Cybersecurity & Systems Professional

I design secure, automated, and human-centered technical systems, with a background spanning cybersecurity, education, and workforce development.

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IMPACT YOU CAN MEASURE
Years in Education & Technology
Grant Funding Managed & Secured
Learners Served

I work at the intersection of security, automation, and communication.
My focus is on building systems that are secure by design, maintainable in practice, and understandable by the people who use them.

PRACTICAL SYSTEMS. REAL-WORLD IMPACT.

Services

I work with schools, organizations, and teams who want technology to actually work in practice — not just in theory.

My background spans computer science education, cybersecurity awareness, automation, and workforce-aligned program design. I’m especially interested in work that connects learning, systems, and real-world outcomes.


I’m always open to conversations about consulting, collaboration, or full-time roles where these skills can have meaningful impact.

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Applied experience in cybersecurity fundamentals, risk frameworks, and security awareness, with an emphasis on practical decision-making, human factors, and real-world constraints.

Designing and implementing lightweight automation and workflows that reduce friction, improve reliability, and scale human effort — often using tools like APIs, scripting, and event-driven systems.

Translating complex technical concepts into clear, usable guidance for students, educators, administrators, and non-technical stakeholders.

Hands-on projects demonstrating how I think, build, test, and iterate. Code lives on GitHub; context and lessons learned live here.

Real Work with purpose

Selected Projects & Systems

A curated selection of projects that reflect how I think, design, and build systems across automation, AI, and applied technology. Each project is rooted in real use cases, not hypothetical demos.

Product Design · Systems Thinking · Behavior Design
RPG Fitness

A gamified fitness application that applies RPG mechanics—classes, skill trees, progression, and rewards—to long-term habit formation and physical training. Designed as both a consumer-facing product concept and a systems-thinking exercise in motivation, feedback loops, and scalability.

👉 GitHub: https://github.com/ProfessorYeager/rpg_fitness_app

Education · Game-Based Learning · Python
PyQuest

An educational Python game framework designed to teach programming concepts through quests, challenges, and interactive progression. PyQuest blends foundational computer science instruction with narrative-driven learning to improve engagement and retention.

👉 Try it yourself: https://professoryeager.github.io/PyQuest/

👉 GitHub: https://github.com/ProfessorYeager/PyQuest

AI · Automation · Technical Documentation
GitHub Repo AI Journal

An AI-assisted journaling and documentation system that analyzes GitHub repositories to generate structured reflections, insights, and development logs. Built to support intentional learning, technical communication, and long-term project reflection.

👉 See the concept:
https://professoryeager.github.io/github_repo_ai_journal/

👉 GitHub: https://github.com/ProfessorYeager/github_repo_ai_journal

Infrastructure · Cybersecurity · DevOps
Raspberry Pi Homelab & Infrastructure Lab

This ongoing lab project is a modular Raspberry Pi homelab built to demonstrate real-world infrastructure concepts, including network segmentation, observability, containerization, and secure remote access.
Each node has a defined role, with The Forge acting as the stable control and observability plane. The lab emphasizes intentional design decisions, documentation, and incremental expansion rather than premature complexity.

Reflections and Documentation

Blog

A sing-source of documentation and reflection from my experience.

  • How I work in practice

    “Gabriel cares about the details. He truly believes in results and doing things the right way, for the right reasons. I’m impressed with his ability to iterate and consider the big picture in his work. He is an educator by heart, which allows the programs he develops to be thorough and focused on the best benefit for all parties. Above all, he’s a trustworthy person which is his biggest strength.”
    Robin Weston
    Founder – Compendium

  • How I work in practice

    “Gabriel is a rare gem who walks the talk! He is an advocate for building a caring community and connecting people together through events he organizes and attends. I worked with Gabriel to organize a Technology Career Summit and he was an excellent teamplayer and a wealth of knowledge as we prepared. During the event, Gabriel shined as he made vendors and guest speakers feel welcomed and ensured they had what they needed. His attention to detail and calm disposition are such assets. I highly recommend Gabriel for any position which entails teaching, leading, organizing, managing, speaking, collaborating, connecting, and sharing passion about the technology industry – to name a few.”
    Sara Sabourin
    Coach, Coordinator, Educator

  • How I work in practice…

    “Gabriel is a well-connected professional that always takes the time to support anyone in his network. He has a very impressive background and profile. Gabriel is a proactive, result oriented, educated employee that puts all his energy and time to get the job done. He is a great asset to the community.”
    Hao Dang
    Speaker Manager
HOW I APPROACH COMPLEX WORK

Process

Whether I’m working in education, technology, or security, this is the approach I use to move from ambiguity to impact.

1. Understand the Problem in Context

I start by understanding the real constraints — people, systems, timelines, and risk. This often means asking uncomfortable questions, reviewing existing processes, and identifying where theory breaks down in practice.

2. Design for How Things Actually Work

From there, I focus on structure: workflows, decision points, and system boundaries. The goal is not elegance for its own sake, but solutions that are maintainable, explainable, and resilient in real environments.

3. Build, Test, and Iterate

I prefer small, testable implementations over big bets. Whether it’s curriculum, automation, or technical systems, I iterate based on feedback, failure modes, and real-world use — not assumptions.

4. Support Adoption and Improvement

The work isn’t done when something ships. I pay close attention to documentation, communication, and handoff — making sure systems can be understood, trusted, and improved by the people who inherit them.

1. Understand the Problem in Context

I start by understanding the real constraints — people, systems, timelines, and risk. This often means asking uncomfortable questions, reviewing existing processes, and identifying where theory breaks down in practice.

2. Design for How Things Actually Work

From there, I focus on structure: workflows, decision points, and system boundaries. The goal is not elegance for its own sake, but solutions that are maintainable, explainable, and resilient in real environments.

3. Build, Test, and Iterate

I prefer small, testable implementations over big bets. Whether it’s curriculum, automation, or technical systems, I iterate based on feedback, failure modes, and real-world use — not assumptions.

4. Support Adoption and Improvement

The work isn’t done when something ships. I pay close attention to documentation, communication, and handoff — making sure systems can be understood, trusted, and improved by the people who inherit them.

Want to see how this approach shows up in real work?

LET’S CONNECT

Contact

If you’re interested in my work, want to talk through an idea, or think there may be an opportunity to collaborate, I’d be glad to connect.

I’m especially open to conversations around education, cybersecurity, systems thinking, and applied technology work.

I do my best to respond within a couple of business days.

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