MS Cybersecurity · Security+ · Wazuh SIEM Homelab · Bilingual EN/ES
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Seeking SOC, Security Analyst, IT Support, and Security Engineering roles in Southern California.
- Proxmox AD attack lab · Wazuh SIEM · Pi-hole DNS filtering
- Enterprise AD capstone · Wireshark traffic analysis
- NSA IECI workforce development · Graduate Assistant (2 yrs)
about.md
I'm Ronald Parada — MS Cybersecurity, CSU San Bernardino (GPA 4.00, graduated May 2026). I spent two years as a Graduate Assistant in cybersecurity courses and run a homelab with Wazuh SIEM and DNS filtering on real hardware. Bilingual English/Spanish, based in San Bernardino, CA.
I also build websites, volunteer church and karate tech, and tinker on weekends — Meshtastic, RF, hardware. Hobby work is real but secondary; my focus is security operations, analysis, and IT support. Lab content here is high-level only — no exploit recipes.
quick_facts.json
- "location": "San Bernardino, CA"
- "degree": "MS IST — Cybersecurity ✓ May 16, 2026"
- "focus": "SOC · Security Analyst · IT Support"
- "certs": ["Security+", "ISC² CC", "TestOut Linux Pro"]
- "languages": ["English", "Spanish"]
- "status": "open_to_opportunities"
projects/
Coursework and builds mapped to blue team, networking, and IT work — security first.
cyber_lab.research
Defensive homelab on real hardware — SIEM, DNS filtering, RF research. Side experiments labeled below. High level only; no exploit playbooks. interactive map → PRIVATE LAB
skills&certs
Technical
Certifications
Professional
Hands-On Labs
Education
leadership&involvement
Teaching, community leadership, and org involvement — shows reliability beyond the keyboard.
Graduate Assistant — Cybersecurity (2024–2026)
Supported cybersecurity courses at CSUSB: grading, tutoring, course materials, and helping students work through the hard stuff.
Fresca Unción Church
Been going for over a decade — I handle sound, the website, and tech when something breaks.
igleciafrescauncion.com →Coyote Karate Academy VP
Leadership at CSUSB's karate club — martial arts, community, and the dojo's web presence.
coyotekarateacademy.com →IECI · CISO · Phi Kappa Phi
NSA-sponsored cybersecurity workforce development, cyber org involvement, and honors society.
live_demo.homelab_map
Click a node to inspect it. Solid lines are live links; dashed lines are planned. Pi 4 sends Wake-on-LAN to Proxmox.
contact.sh
Let's connect
Employers, collaborators, and anyone who wants to connect — all welcome.
- email ronparada@protonmail.com
- resume download_resume.pdf
- github github.com/ronparada
- linkedin linkedin.com/in/ronaldaparada
- location San Bernardino, CA