Skills Matrix
An honest self-assessment. I believe knowing your gaps is as important as knowing your strengths.
ExpertDeep expertise, can teach others
StrongProduction-ready, comfortable leading
ModerateFunctional, building proficiency
LearningActively studying, early stage
Wireless & RF
802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
PHY/MAC deep expertise, rate control, OFDM, MIMO
RF Site Survey & Design
Ekahau certified, predictive + validation surveys
Spectrum Analysis
Omnipeek, MetaGeek, SDR-based interference hunting
Wireless Security (WPA3/802.1X)
RADIUS, ClearPass, certificate-based auth
Mesh Networking
Municipal mesh, TDMA scheduling, airtime fairness
Antenna Systems & MIMO
2x2/4x4 MIMO, beamforming, diversity techniques
DFS/Radar Coexistence
Channel selection optimization, master/client operation
Networking
Network Architecture & Design
Routing & Switching (L2/L3)
Network Troubleshooting
Packet capture, Wireshark, protocol analysis
Load Balancing & QoS
VPN & Zero Trust
SD-WAN
Cellular & 5G
5G/LTE Fundamentals
RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, handoff optimization
Private Cellular Networks
CBRS, private LTE/5G design
Dual-Link Failover
Wi-Fi + cellular blending, Connect Fusion concepts
GSMA/CAMARA APIs
QoD, network slicing for drones
AI & Machine Learning
LLM Engineering & Prompt Design
Claude, GPT-4, Gemini; system prompts, function calling, structured output
AI Agent Orchestration
Multi-agent systems, context compression, LLM routing (Switchboard)
Computer Vision (YOLOv8, CLIP)
Object detection, scene classification, drone footage analysis
Vector Databases (pgvector)
Semantic search, RAG pipelines, embedding models
Vercel AI SDK
Streaming chat, useChat/useCompletion, multi-provider support
AI-Assisted Development
Claude Code, Copilot, AI-driven workflow automation (148+ commands)
Cloud & Infrastructure
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Gmail API automation, Cloud Functions, Terraform on GCP
AWS
Route 53, S3, EC2, Lambda
Docker & Containerization
Multi-stage builds, Docker Compose, production deployments
Kubernetes
Sandboxed workloads, pod orchestration (FullstackAgent)
Terraform / IaC
GCP resource provisioning, state management
Vercel / Cloudflare Workers
Edge deployments, serverless functions, CDN optimization
Programming & Automation
Python
FastAPI, async/await, CLI tools (Rich, Click), data pipelines
TypeScript / JavaScript
Next.js 15+, React 19, Node.js, full-stack applications
Rust
NetworkHawk WiFi scanner, Tauri desktop apps
Bash/Shell Scripting
CI/CD Pipelines
GitHub Actions, automated testing, deployment workflows
API Design (REST/GraphQL)
FastAPI, Next.js API routes, WPGraphQL
Drone & Robotics
Drone Operations & Telemetry
Flight planning, real-time telemetry, waypoint missions
Drone Video/Image Processing
Automated footage analysis, AI-powered scene detection
Reverse Engineering (ADB/Protocol)
Potensic drone control protocol reverse-engineered via ADB
UAS Regulatory (Part 107)
FAA regulations, airspace classification, BVLOS waivers
Embedded Systems (ESP32)
IoT sensor integration, wireless telemetry bridges
Tools & Platforms
Aruba (AOS/Central)
ClearPass, AirWave, Central, full stack
Ekahau / Site Survey Tools
Omnipeek / Packet Analysis
Git / GitHub
Branching strategies, PR workflows, GitHub Actions
Juniper Mist
ServiceNow
Security
Network Security Architecture
Compliance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
Healthcare and financial compliance
Accessibility (ADA/WCAG)
Built adawcag-checker automated compliance tool
FIPS 140-3 / FedRAMP
Defense/government security frameworks
Leadership
Technical Team Leadership
Customer Relationship Management
Technical Sales & Pre-Sales
Solopreneur & Product Strategy
Independent consulting, shipping multiple products and client deliveries
Project Management
Honest Gaps
Areas where I'm actively building knowledge. I'd rather be upfront about what I don't know than pretend.
Embedded Firmware
Have not written device firmware; strong at testing and debugging firmware behavior from the network side
Minstrel-HT Rate Control
Studying the algorithm; understand rate adaptation concepts deeply from operational experience
ns-3 / Network Simulation
Learning; have built Python-based link simulators as stepping stone
NVIDIA Jetson / Edge AI
Understanding architecture and telemetry; building toward hands-on development
Part 107 Certification
Studying for FAA drone pilot certification; operational knowledge from building drone software