About me

I’m Andy. I learn quickly and I’ve gotten hands-on with a lot of different areas of tech over the years.

For the last several years, I’ve worked as an installation technician for door automation and window furnishing systems. This role sharpened my troubleshooting methodology and customer service skills — both directly applicable to IT. More importantly, it taught me how to think systematically about problems and stay composed under pressure.

Beyond that, I’ve been hands-on with technology for years. I’ve built home networks, deployed services on Linux, set up Windows Server in an AD environment, tinkered with programming across multiple languages, and generally broken and fixed things in my homelab. All self-directed. I recognize that this breadth means I’m not an expert in any single area yet — but I’m resourceful, I learn fast, and I’m not afraid to dig into something unfamiliar. It also means that generally new topics relating to computer systems come reasonably easy to me.

I got my CompTIA A+ certification earlier this year and I’m currently working toward my CCNA. My long term goal is to work in networking within a data center environment, but I’m realistic about the path — I’m actively pursuing entry-level roles like help desk and data center technician positions to get my foot in the door and build toward that goal or find that another path is what I’m destined for.

I started documenting things here because writing forces you to really understand what you’re learning, and it gives potential employers something concrete to look at.

What this site is

A collection of my notes, writeups, and labs. Things I’ve built, broken, fixed, and learned from. Some posts are detailed technical walkthroughs, others are quick reference notes. It’s raw documentation of the work — not polished content marketing, just real problem-solving and learning in progress.

The posts here represent the kind of work I do: methodical troubleshooting, hands-on lab work, and documentation of what actually works. It’s a portfolio of my learning process.

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