Available for IT Support Roles
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Richard Blea

CS graduate with hands-on IT experience — Active Directory, Intune MDM, M365, and PowerShell automation. Security fundamentals built in: I've run real attack scenarios in a Wazuh SIEM lab to understand what IT teams are defending against. Available for IT support and infrastructure roles.

IT SupportSecurity-AwareFull-Stack DevCompTIA A+ in progressSecurity+ in progress
0IT Policies Deployed
0SIEM Alerts Triaged
0MITRE ATT&CK Scenarios
0.00%ML Classifier Accuracy

// About

Who I Am

The security depth is the differentiator.

I'm a CS graduate from CU Denver (May 2026) focused on IT support and infrastructure. I've built the same environments IT teams operate every day — Active Directory domains, Intune MDM device management, M365 tenant configuration, and PowerShell automation for user provisioning and group policy.

My training covers security fundamentals, which makes me better at IT work — not distracted from it. Patch prioritization, least-privilege access reviews, endpoint hardening, phishing triage — these are IT support functions. Understanding the threat side means I do them deliberately, not just mechanically.

I'm looking for IT support and infrastructure roles where I can contribute from day one. Security-aware IT professionals handle more — faster triage, fewer escalations, configurations that don't create problems later. That's the value.

// Projects

What I've Built

Infrastructure built and defended in real environments.

Ridgeline IT Lab

Endpoint + M365

IT support home lab simulating on-prem and cloud infrastructure: Active Directory domain, Intune MDM device management, Microsoft 365 tenant, PowerShell automation, and practical help desk scenarios.

Active DirectoryIntune MDMMicrosoft 365PowerShell

AWS IAM Analyzer

Cloud Identity

Read-only AWS IAM and CloudTrail posture analyzer that maps identity findings to CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark v5.0.0 controls and produces practical remediation evidence.

AWS IAMCloudTrailCIS BenchmarkPythonSecurity Automation

Aegis Flow

Cloud Security

AWS security automation that responds to GuardDuty findings by quarantining resources, freezing IAM access, and writing an auditable remediation record.

AWSGuardDutyIAMEventBridgeSecurity Automation

// Skills

What I Know

Tools used in production, labs, and deployed projects.

Systems & Infrastructure

Active DirectoryWindows ServerIntune MDMMicrosoft 365Endpoint HardeningGroup PolicyVirtualBoxLinux / Unix

Identity, Access & Security Ops

Least-Privilege ProvisioningMFA EnforcementPatch ManagementWazuh SIEMWiresharkNmapIncident TriageMITRE ATT&CK

Languages & Frameworks

PythonTypeScriptReact 19FastAPIJavaScriptHTML / CSSShell / BashC / C++

Tools & Practices

GitHub Actions CIDockerGitpytestRuffREST APIsVS CodeAgile

// Certifications

In Progress

A+

CompTIA A+

Covers hardware, networking, operating systems, security fundamentals, and IT support troubleshooting. Industry standard entry point for IT support roles.

⏳ In Progress
Sec+

CompTIA Security+

Validates cybersecurity fundamentals: threats, vulnerabilities, access control, cryptography, and risk management. DoD 8570 / 8140 compliant.

⏳ In Progress

// Resume

My Resume

Available for IT support and infrastructure roles immediately.

// Contact

Let's Connect

Available immediately for IT support and infrastructure roles.

Security awareness is how I approach IT work — not a separate track. If you want someone who keeps systems running and knows why the configurations matter, reach out.