
# Technical problem solver building practical IT skills through physical and virtual home labs. Exploring Windows administration, Active Directory, Networking, and Automation while documenting projects and progressing toward the CCNA 200-301.
gio@netbox:~$ cat /etc/whoami name = "Giovanny JR Valerio" handle = "NetworkGio" role = "Console Operator" degree = "B.A. Computer Science, Lehman / CUNY" certs = ["CompTIA A+", "CourseCareers IT"] studying = "CCNA 200-301" loves = ["Switching", "Routing", "Python"] sports = ["Knicks", "Yankees", "LA Dodgers", "Giants"] coffee = True # tip: I make computers do my chores. gio@netbox:~$ sudo ./ship-it.sh
> Built a 20U rack with Cisco 1900 router, Catalyst 2960X switch, ASA 5506-X firewall. Punched a patch panel, configured VLANs, 802.1Q trunking, and inter-VLAN routing via PuTTY.
> Designed a dual-system Azure environment with structured VNet/subnet architecture. Captured ICMP, DNS, DHCP, SSH in Wireshark. Validated VPN encryption + IP obfuscation.
> Virtualized enterprise env in VirtualBox. Windows Server 2019 DC with DNS + IIS. Joined Win10 endpoints, ran full ticket lifecycle, provisioned 10–15 AD users with RBAC.