Hi. I’m Nathan V.
I’m an experienced IT, operations, and security professional with a background spanning large-scale enterprise environments to small startups (including teams under 50 people). I’m a work in progress—just like this site—and my skills remain varied and somewhat eclectic.
I’ve held titles like Application Engineer, Operations Engineer, Systems Engineer, Support Engineer, Systems Administrator, Information Assurance NCO, Security Engineer, Principal DevOps Engineer, and several others that reflect the same mix of hands-on and strategic work.
More useful context: I’ve worked across operating systems from Windows 3.11 to modern Linux distributions (like Ubuntu Server) and maintain both Linux and Windows servers today, along with various client OSes. I’ve managed virtualization platforms including Xen, VMware, Hyper-V, and AWS in production environments. I’ve configured and administered storage solutions like NetApp and EMC SANs (fiber and iSCSI), hold certification as a Nimble Storage administrator, and have over a decade of deep hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud technologies. My work has included mission-critical production databases, front-end systems, backup infrastructure, load balancers, networking, and more. I earned my Server+ certification while supporting a large-scale datacenter environment.
On the security side, I’ve completed Security+ along with numerous military security certifications. I’ve pursued advanced studies in areas like CEH, CASP, and CISSP (though I skipped the exams at the time), as well as hundreds of hours of AWS classes. I’ve identified and exploited critical vulnerabilities in information systems and helped shape and enforce policies impacting large groups.
When I first built this site, development wasn’t a strength—I’d only dabbled in PHP and Perl. That’s shifted significantly in recent years. I’ve spent considerable time building services and automation in Ruby and Python, with code still running in production today, including tools and business-critical international services that handle viewing, monitoring, management, and configuration of key customer-facing functions.
I’m genuinely enjoying development work and welcome more opportunities to apply these skills in different contexts. I’d love to share some projects here when possible, though NDAs and IP restrictions often limit what I can discuss publicly.
Beyond the work side, I’m a U.S. military veteran, a husband, and a father—priorities that keep me grounded (and busy).
If you have questions, employment/consulting inquiries, or just want to chat about tech or family life, feel free to reach out via email. I’m happy to help where I can.
-Nathan