Hi, I’m Casey. I have a deep passion for cyber security, cloud computing, and system automation. I’m a 20+ year IT veteran and experienced business professional, and seek to help and support my peers and technical communities whenever I can.
I build things
I enjoy figuring out solutions to complex problems and then getting on the tools and making them a reality. With Azure as my choice of cloud Pokemon, I’ve helped countless organizations find success with their migrations to the cloud and digital transformations.
I love to code. I use the discipline of DevOps and Platform Engineering to build and deploy sustainable, repeatable, and automated cloud solutions by leveraging infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines. From IaaS deployments to serverless solutions with Azure Functions, to container orchestration with Azure Kubernetes Services, I automate it all and love every second of it.
One of my hobbies is microelectronics and IoT. I love to make my own smart home creations that add a level of complexity to my life that I dare not impose on anyone but my family. Say a prayer for them.
I’m also an amateur woodworker and am lucky enough to have space at home for my own little workshop. It feeds my hunger for learning new things and acquiring new skills, and I believe it’s good for your health to have hobbies where you need to use your hands and gets you away from screens.
I automate things
I’m a bit of a polyglot. I’ve tackled problems using Python, PowerShell, C#, Go, and more. My work colleagues have learned that if they want a manual task turned into an automated one, just make me do it once.
I’m all about not making people mindlessly follow steps from a doc or wiki. That’s just wasting everyone’s time. If there’s a task that’s structured and repeatable, that’s where computers shine. That frees up the magnificence of human minds to focus on what they are designed for – creativity and unstructured problem solving.
I automate all kinds of things, from complicated business processes to cloud infrastructure deployments, and even in my personal life – like managing devices and routines in my smart home and optimizing my finances. If it’s something I can do over and over, you bet I’m automating it.
I secure things
To know how to secure something, you must first know how it can be broken. As it turns out, when it comes to breaking things, I’m a natural.
I thoroughly enjoy the challenges offered by offensive security. My development background helps me understand how applications are created and how they interact with other systems, which is critical to figuring out how an application can be exploited.
Any fool can know. The point is to understand. -Albert Einstein
I sharpen my ethical hacking skills in my spare time with hacking challenges such as HackTheBox, TryHackMe or machines from Vulhub, which all continue to be an invaluable learning tools.
I choose to wield this power for good, not evil. I regularly consult with development teams, system administrators, and cloud architects, advising organizations on identifying how their applications, systems, and even their people can be exploited. I work with these teams to remediate vulnerabilities and create and implement preventative controls to reduce risk within the organization.