Security, infrastructure, and systems work.
I am building the cybersecurity side of my practice formally, with the same systems-first approach that has
shaped my work in post-production, workflow design, and digital infrastructure for years.
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)Currently completing Certificate IV in Cyber Security at RMITHome lab practice: OPNsense, Suricata, Proxmox, VLANs, SplunkWorkflow and infrastructure consulting backgroundMelbourne based, open to remote and hybrid opportunities
Context
The thread did not change. The language did.
I have spent two decades working on systems that people depend on when deadlines, scale, and complexity start
colliding. Sometimes that system was a colour pipeline. Sometimes it was a delivery workflow. Sometimes it was
the infrastructure that kept a creative team from losing access, context, or control.
Cybersecurity is a natural continuation of that work, not a dramatic pivot away from it. I am interested in
resilience, exposure, operational clarity, and the point where a process starts becoming unsafe long before it
becomes obviously broken.
What I Bring
I bring a combination that is unusual but useful: formal security study, practical infrastructure curiosity,
workflow auditing experience, and strong communication with non-specialist stakeholders. I know how to reason
through messy systems and explain what matters without theatrics.
My home lab runs OPNsense with seven VLANs, Mullvad WireGuard with policy-based routing, Suricata IDS,
Unbound DNS with DoT, and a Proxmox cluster hosting 13+ VMs monitored via Grafana and Prometheus. I have worked
through real failure scenarios, including a full floating rule collapse after a major OPNsense update, and
recovered them systematically.
If you are looking for someone moving into security who already understands operations, delivery pressure, and
documentation discipline, that is the angle I come from.
Security Through Systems Thinking
I approach security the same way I have approached creative infrastructure for years: identify the weak links, reduce hidden fragility, document clearly, and design for reliable operation instead of heroic last-minute fixes.
Hands-On Infrastructure Context
I maintain a home lab and self-hosted services with practical exposure to OPNsense firewalling, Suricata IDS testing, Proxmox virtualization, VLAN segmentation, and Splunk-based log review. That keeps the work grounded in operating conditions rather than abstract theory.
Clear Communication Under Pressure
A large part of my career has been translating technical complexity for producers, clients, and teams who still need to make decisions quickly. That communication discipline carries directly into security work.
Workflow and Risk Awareness
Creative production taught me to see access gaps, version confusion, brittle handoffs, backup failures, and delivery risk early. Security formalises that same instinct and sharpens it.