👋 I AM HAITHAM
Certified ENGINEER.
A strong advocate for data privacy and open-source self-hosted solutions – check out github/awesome-selfhosted.
⬇ PLATFORMS IVE WORKED WITH ⬇
EXPERIENCE TIMELINE
December 2023
Became ISC2 CISSP Certified
Bold prediction I will obtain a CISSP certification towards the end of December 2023
July 2022
Became CompTIA CySa+ Certified
First intermediate cybersecurity certificate
August 2022 - May 2024
Masters of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering at USC
Eager to learn more about the field of cybersecurity I enrolled at USC to pursue my graduate studies as a fully funded GEM fellow.
February 2022
Founded YourNetworkGuru LLC
Founded yournetworkguru to help small business build secure networks amidst the work from home movement.
December 2019
Network Specialist program at NewHorizons
This was an incredible opportunity to reinforce the knowledge I had gained during my undergrad studies
October 2017 - August 2022
IT System Administrator at Western Allied
As a fresh grad I got to assist in expanding the network instruction and strengthen their security. I got to interact with several IT vendors.
January 2017
Became CompTIA Sec+ Certified
My first security certificate. This is the certificate most entry DoD positions require.
August 2016
Became CompTIA Net+ Certified
My first networking certificate. Equivalent to the CCENT at the time.
August 2013 - May 2017
Graduated Umass Boston with a B.S. in System Administration
I specialized in Windows and Linux systems. Locally hosted services. This was before cloud platforms were as popular as they are now.
WHEN NOT WORKING I LIKE TO
Love it or hate it the field of tech is constantly evolving so I make sure to spend some time listening to the latest tech podcasts and brushing up on my skills. Here are some podcasts and books I recommend
Some other hobbies I enjoy include
I am a fan of Chef John, Kenji Lopez Alt, Alton Brown, and Guy Fieri.
Although I am not as good at cooking as I like to be, I am a food channel subscriber. If your just starting I recommend Gordon Ramsey Ultimate Home Cooking course. Its what helped me survive my undergrad.
Perhaps one of the first hobbies that drew me to tech. I am currently rocking a 12th gen Intel i7 and a GTX 3070TI with 32GB of DDR4 RAM. I was lucky enough to snag a PS5 my PSN tag is xtremegamer1995.
Chess is a hobby I don't get to enjoy as much as I like to. I still like to think that I am good. Anything over an ELO 1200 bot from chess.com can defeat me tho.
I was fortunate enough to travel when I was young. Lived in countries like Germany, Lebanon, and Kuwait before eventually settling in the US.