I’m Jesse. I bring more than 20 years of trucking and logistics experience, a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems with a cybersecurity concentration, and a growing practice of hands-on IT learning.
I build practical IT skills with a focus on networking and security. Backed by a CIS degree and a career in logistics, I enjoy turning technology into reliable tools that solve real problems.
What first drew me to computers was the ability to shape technology into something that performs a useful function. I enjoy coding and working with physical hardware, and I’m developing hands-on networking skills with a security focus.
Computer Information Systems
Bachelor’s degree with a cybersecurity concentration.
20+ years in trucking
Scheduling, logistics coordination, and adapting when conditions change.
Methodical troubleshooting
Check the evidence, make a focused change, and verify the outcome.
Windows + Kali Linux
Dual-boot laptop used as a starting point for practical learning.
Practical evidence
Projects & learning
Documented exercises that show what I did, what I observed, and what I learned.
01 / Windows DHCP lease & connectivity
Completed hands-on lab
Practised inspecting network settings, deliberately releasing a working IPv4 lease, requesting a lease again, and checking connectivity after renewal.
Inspect
Used ipconfig /all to identify the IPv4 address, DHCP server, default gateway, and DNS servers.
Change
Ran ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew. The active Wi-Fi adapter regained its original IPv4 address.
Verify
Received four replies with zero loss from both the local gateway and 8.8.8.8 after renewal.
Read the lab notes and limits
DHCP was enabled. The DHCP server and gateway were both 192.168.0.1.
The laptop received 192.168.0.193 again after renewal; receiving the same address is normal.
Disconnected adapters produced messages, while the active Wi-Fi adapter renewed successfully.
Before release, pinging google.com also succeeded. DNS was not retested after renewal.
This was a controlled lease exercise, rather than a confirmed DHCP server outage. Successful pings verify reachability, not every application or internet service.
02 / Network printer troubleshooting
Scenario-based training
Worked through fictional support cases involving a saved printer IP mismatch, a DHCP reservation tied to an old network card’s MAC address, and a paused print queue.
What the scenarios covered
Compare the printer’s current IP with its Windows TCP/IP port configuration.
Use ping to check reachability, then use a test page to verify printing.
Update a DHCP reservation when a replacement network interface has a new MAC address.
Distinguish DHCP settings, Windows printer ports, the Print Spooler service, and queue status.
These were guided discussion exercises. No physical office printer or business network was changed.
03 / Arduino model-rocket altimeter
Personal hardware & coding project
I coded and built an Arduino-based altimeter for a model rocket project, combining programming with physical electronics to measure altitude.
The project reflects what interests me about technology: creating a device that performs a useful function. It brings together my coding hobby, hands-on hardware work, and interest in understanding how systems operate.
Career direction
Building toward IT infrastructure.
I’m exploring part-time IT support, deployment, and data center opportunities in the Oklahoma City area, with a preference for weekend-compatible schedules while maintaining my trucking career.
My next learning areas will expand this portfolio with additional practical evidence.
Windows supportNetwork diagnosticsDeployment fundamentalsInfrastructure documentation