hi, i'm hayden!

IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Professional | High School Senior & IT Intern

I manage(d) 800+ endpoints, servers, and network infrastructure at my local high school while (currently) running a production-grade homelab with ESXi virtualization, Kubernetes clusters, and GitOps workflows. I also conduct security research and bug bounty hunting, following responsible disclosure practices.

I prioritize security as a systems property, not a bolt-on feature.

Currently preparing for cybersecurity studies at UIUC while building real-world experience in enterprise infrastructure management and application security.

What I Do

Infrastructure & DevOps

• Enterprise infrastructure management (VMware ESXi, Active Directory, network administration)
• Kubernetes orchestration with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps
• Self-hosted services and homelab architecture
• Traefik reverse proxy, cert-manager, Authentik SSO integration
• Container orchestration and automation

Security Research

• Bug bounty hunting with responsible disclosure
• Vulnerability assessment and security testing
• Discovered and responsibly disclosed critical vulnerabilities in production systems (credential exposure, unauthorized database access)
• Network security and penetration testing

Development

• Full-stack web applications
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• CI/CD pipeline automation
• Self-hosted service deployment and maintenance

Tech Stack

Category	Technologies
Languages
Container & Orchestration
Infrastructure
CI/CD & GitOps
Security & Auth
Monitoring & Observability
Databases & Storage
Tools & IDEs

Current Systems

Desktop

• 
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (16c/32t)
• Radeon RX7900XT 20GB

Laptop

• 
• Intel i7 6-core
• Radeon Pro 5300M 4GB

Homelab

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• Dual Xeon E5-2670 v2 (20c/40t total)
• Running K8s clusters, GitLab, self-hosted services, Authentik SSO

Daily Driver

2023 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Limited

Connect

Illinois State Scholar | 4.45 GPA | Planning an academic track toward a Cybersecurity PhD