Where It All Began
My Mission
But beyond the technology, my mission is clear: to bridge the gap between cutting-edge innovation and real-world cybersecurity challenges. I thrive at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure—working to create solutions that not only protect organizations at scale but also empower the next generation of technologists to innovate with security in mind.
The Spark
Every story has a beginning. Mine started at age three, when my father—a Senior Network and Security Engineer at 3M—took me to his office. Surrounded by glowing monitors and the hum of servers, I found my first spark of curiosity.
What began as wide-eyed wonder at keyboards and cables grew into a lifelong passion for technology, problem-solving, and security.
The Evolution
That curiosity evolved into hands-on exploration: building robots, launching my YouTube channel "Itz Josh" at age ten covering networking and Linux troubleshooting, writing code, and later publishing a #1 new release technology book.
Along the way, I founded Coding Central, a nonprofit that has provided free computer science education to over 5,000 students worldwide in partnership with Microsoft, Google, Adobe, and more.
Today
Today, I am an Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors student, National Cyber Scholar, and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC). My journey has led me to architect AI-powered learning platforms, lead a research team, achieve top 0.01% performance rankings, build Security Operations Centers, and design automated incident response systems that align with MITRE/NIST frameworks.
