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

IT Support

IT support home lab simulating on-prem and cloud infrastructure: Active Directory domain, Intune MDM device management, M365 tenant, PowerShell automation, and real help desk scenarios.

Active DirectoryIntune MDMM365PowerShell

SOC Home Lab

SOC Analyst

4-VM VirtualBox environment running Wazuh SIEM with 5 validated MITRE ATT&CK scenarios, custom Sigma detection rules, Python alert enrichment pipeline, and full incident response reports. End-to-end SOC analyst workflow — alert, triage, investigate, contain.

WazuhMITRE ATT&CKSigmaPythonMetasploitVirtualBox

AI Phishing Detector

Blue Team + Full-Stack

Blue team email triage tool: 98.82% accurate ML classifier + Claude LLM threat reasoning, IOC extraction, SPF/DKIM/DMARC header analysis, and structured SIEM output. Built for SOC Tier 1 analyst workflows. Live deployed.

PythonFastAPIReact 19MLMITRE ATT&CKDocker

Password Strength Analyzer

Full-Stack

Real-time entropy-based password analyzer with a 5-segment visual strength meter and actionable security feedback. React 19 + TypeScript + Vite 8.

TypeScriptReact 19Vite

Algorithm Visualizer

CS Fundamentals

Interactive desktop application for visualizing sorting algorithms with smooth animations. Built with Python and tkinter for educational purposes.

Pythontkinter

// 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.