About

Zigg.

Engineer:

I started my career in tech at 16. A local ISP and Managed IT company in my home town found me while I was working part-time as a cellphone repair tech. We got to talking, I offered to come take a look at some Linux problems they were having, and the rest is history. While I have taken other roles over time and experienced many interesting positions over the years, tech always beckoned to me. I have served as a Systems Administrator, a Platform Systems Engineer, a Linux Platform Engineer, a Cloud Services Engineer, and currently as a Lead Cybersecurity Architect and Engineer at a Fortune 500 company.

Photographer and Camper:

I love our planet. I crave being in nature. I camp as often as I can, wherever I can. Sometimes I go with friends, sometimes I go with my kid, sometimes I go alone. But any which way, I am going. I connect deeply to our home and especially our sky. I am always in wonder of the stars. I will look at them for hours on end when I go camping or backpacking. This lead me to Astrophotography, which I have committed a lot of time and resources to. I have been fortunate to live near Dark Sky locations and have taken advantage of them throughout my years here. I am eager and hungry to explore more of the solar system that gave birth to us all.

Tinkerer:

Learning is one of my biggest passions in life. I love to discover and I discover best with my hands. Whether it is building new computers, repairing cars, soldering electronics, or building tables from scrap wood I find, I love getting my hands dirty and learning something as I do. I have always been a naturally curious person and will do anything I can to figure out how something works when it catches my interest. My budget is often times the only limit to how far I’ll go with my projects, and to that avail it makes me wish I had endless resources to play with.

And so much more:

As I said in the home page, I am not the most interesting person in the world… But I do try to find interesting things all throughout my world. I am also just an average guy trying to find my own path. One of my biggest motivators is my child, who I love and adore more than words can explain. Together with her, I have uncovered many wonderful adventures and hobbies. It is amazing what you can learn about yourself and your world through the wondrous eyes of a child. Without a doubt, a Dad is the #1 thing that describes me. I have found my best inner peace and happiness in that journey and look forward to where it takes me next.

Anything else, just ask. I am a pretty direct and open person, if I feel like it.