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💻 Suleiman Yusuf Gacheru

IT Support Specialist | Systems & Security Enthusiast | Aspiring Network Technician
📍 Mombasa, Kenya • 📧 dretrevor8@gmail.com • 📞 +254 110 579100
🔗 LinkedIn |

👋 About Me

I'm a passionate IT Support Specialist with 2+ years of hands-on experience in:

  • Troubleshooting hardware/software issues
  • Setting up and securing LAN/WAN networks
  • User Access managment
  • Providing remote technical support
  • Training users and documenting IT systems

I'm certified in Google IT Support, Cybersecurity, and currently advancing my networking skills through Cisco Networking Technician training. I'm also a full-stack web developer (React.js, Ruby on Rails) and an advocate for systems that are both efficient and secure.

🧠 Skills Snapshot

  • 💻 IT Support: Desktop/laptop repair, printer/scanner setup, preventive maintenance
  • 🔐 Cybersecurity: Risk assessment, threat mitigation, Linux security, SIEM, IDS
  • 🌐 Networking: LAN/WAN configuration, firewall setup, router/switch installation
  • 🖥️ Systems Admin: Windows/Linux management, Active Directory
  • 📚 Documentation & Training: Workflow mapping, user guides, support walkthroughs

🔧 Tools & Technologies

Windows Linux Cisco Packet Tracer Kali Linux Wireshark VirtualBox Splunk
Python SQL Bash Active Directory React.js Ruby on Rails PostgreSQL

📂 Featured Projects

🛡️ Vulnerability Assessment Lab (Kali Linux)

Used Nmap, Nikto, and OpenVAS to assess and document vulnerabilities in a local Ubuntu server.
➡️ Coming soon to this repo!

🖧 Home Network Setup & Hardening

Designed and configured a secure home LAN/WAN network with firewall rules, VLANs, and guest access isolation.

📁 Ticketing System Simulation

Created a mock IT help desk ticketing system with user priorities and escalation levels using Google Sheets + Apps Script.

💼 Experience

🛠 IT Technician @ Hetroxity – Freelance (Mombasa)
• Built and maintained secure home/office networks
• Diagnosed and repaired desktops and laptops
• Set up routers, crimped cables, configured firewalls

🏗️ Project Manager @ Marditech Ventures
• Managed construction resources and risk
• Coordinated teams, schedules, and vendors

🗂 Office Assistant (Intern) @ State Department for Youth Affairs
• Streamlined data systems and improved documentation workflows

📜 Certifications & Education

  • Google IT Support Certificate
  • Google Cybersecurity Certificate
  • Google Project Management Certificate
  • Google IT Automation with Python (In Progress)
  • Cisco Networking Technician Path (In Progress)
  • Full-Stack Web Development @ Microverse

📈 Goals

  • 🛠 Build and share more hands-on IT/cyber/networking labs
  • 🎓 Earn Cisco CCNA
  • 🔐 Set up a home SOC using ELK stack or Security Onion
  • 📢 Mentor others entering tech from Kenya

🤝 Let’s Connect!

Feel free to collaborate, connect, or just say hi!

📧 dretrevor8@gmail.com
📞 +254 110 579100
🔗 LinkedIn
🌍

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein

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  1. Blog_App Blog_App Public

    This Blog App provides a well structured Ui for easy navigation of users. It allows them to write their blogs, view others blog, comment and leave a like. The Tech stack primarily used is Ruby on R…

    Ruby

  2. Budget_App Budget_App Public

    Budget App is a finance app to help clients manage their financial records and spendings. the main languages used to achieve this include Ruby, Rails and css.

    Ruby

  3. Python_Key_Logger Python_Key_Logger Public template

    🔒 Secure Keylogger: A Python-based keylogger for discreetly monitoring keyboard activity on target systems. Captures keystrokes, logs window titles, and takes screenshots securely. Perfect for debu…

    Python

  4. Python_Network_Analysis_Tool Python_Network_Analysis_Tool Public

    The core goal for this project is to come up with a network analysis tool which combines the architcure of Intrusion Detection system (IDs) and Security Information and Event managemt (SIEMs)

    Python

  5. Vehicle-Booking-App-Frontend Vehicle-Booking-App-Frontend Public

    Forked from tan12082001/Vehicle-Booking-App-Frontend

    CaBooky is Car booking service. This application allows the users to subscribe(sign up) to the app so that the user can add new cars and be able to reserve the cars basing on the date and city. Thi…

    JavaScript

  6. Nelofarzabi/Capstone_Project Nelofarzabi/Capstone_Project Public

    This is my first capstone project at Microverse. I developed this project using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, which showcases my skills as a front-end developer. With the help of this project, I can e…

    HTML 4