I am beginning my professional journey and looking for projects and roles where I can gain hands-on experience.
I am building a portfolio of hands-on projects and learning exercises that show what I can do as I gain experience.
Queried Windows authentication events in Splunk and organized activity by user, host, and time to investigate failed sign-ins and unusual access patterns. Documented evidence, analytical findings, and escalation notes; installed Wazuh on Ubuntu Server and verified dashboard access to expand endpoint-monitoring practice.
Served as first responder in a team security simulation; analyzed traffic, discovered network assets and exposed services, investigated potential threats, and prioritized findings. Validated vulnerabilities through NVD and MITRE CVE resources and produced a Five Ws incident report with evidence, impact, risk, and remediation recommendations.
I am beginning my professional journey and looking for projects and roles where I can gain hands-on experience.
I am Darryl Ennals. I am at the start of my career and have little formal work experience. I am looking to build practical skills and take on opportunities that help me learn and contribute.
Experience
Customer/Technical Support Specialist (Contract)
Everise · October 2025–January 2026
Dry Van Driver
IPS Drivers LLC · October 2023–June 2024
Owner and Administrative Operations
Brix Transportation LLC · November 2019–October 2023
Education
Western Governors University
B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance · Class of 2028
Per Scholas
Cybersecurity Analyst Program | Intensive 15-week bootcamp with 400+ training hours · Class of 2026
Skills
Queried Windows authentication events in Splunk and organized activity by user, host, and time to investigate failed sign-ins and unusual access patterns. Documented evidence, analytical findings, and escalation notes; installed Wazuh on Ubuntu Server and verified dashboard access to expand endpoint-monitoring practice.
Served as first responder in a team security simulation; analyzed traffic, discovered network assets and exposed services, investigated potential threats, and prioritized findings. Validated vulnerabilities through NVD and MITRE CVE resources and produced a Five Ws incident report with evidence, impact, risk, and remediation recommendations.
Developed an ESP32-S3 monitoring device that processes sensor input and provides LED status feedback; tested hardware and software behavior through iterative troubleshooting. Applied threat modeling and secure-configuration considerations to the IoT design and documented architecture, risks, testing, and development progress in GitHub.