A few weeks ago I published a post called “200 applications, 6 interviews, 0 offers.” It was an honest accounting of what the entry-level cyber job search actually…
May 11, 2026 Field NotesI’ve applied to roughly 200 cybersecurity and IT roles since the start of my senior year. As of this writing the number sits around 195, and I’m being…
May 11, 2026 Field NotesI graduated from the University of Tampa with a B.S. in Cybersecurity and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army National Guard, branched 17A, Cyber Warfare.…
May 11, 2026 Field NotesI knocked out AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) back-to-back. Foundational-tier on both, which means neither one makes me a cloud engineer. What they…
March 9, 2026 Field NotesAs I approach graduation from the University of Tampa, I’ve been thinking carefully about the next step in my education and career. After considering several graduate programs, I’ve…
March 9, 2026 Field NotesCybersecurity is a field where learning never really stops. New threats emerge constantly, technologies evolve, and the skills needed to defend systems have to keep pace. One of…
February 2, 2026 Field NotesCertifications have become an important part of how I approach learning in cybersecurity. Not as a replacement for hands-on experience, but as a way to validate fundamentals and…
February 2, 2026 Field NotesAs I near the completion of my undergraduate degree, I am beginning to focus more intentionally on what comes next and how I want to continue developing within…
February 2, 2026 Field NotesArmy ROTC has been the most demanding commitment of my college experience, and without question, the one that has shaped me the most. From the beginning, ROTC introduced…
February 2, 2026 Field NotesI am currently working as a Network Analyst Co-Op at TECO’s Bearss Operations Center, where I gain hands-on experience in an operational environment supporting critical infrastructure across both…