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Anthony Tropeano

From Construction Management to Cybersecurity Engineering

In 2020, I made a calculated career change from construction project management to cybersecurity. With zero coding experience, I taught myself programming and earned my B.A.S. in Cyber Operations from the University of Arizona (summa cum laude, 4.0 GPA). Now pursuing my M.S. in Computer Science - Cyber Operations at Dakota State University.

🚀 The Journey (2020-Present)

2020-2021: Started UCF's Full-Stack Web Development bootcamp (MERN stack) and enrolled at SNHU
2021-2023: Taught coding while learning - bootcamp grader (edX/2U)
2023-2025: Transferred to UA for a deep dive into systems programming (C), security (NSA Cyber Ops program), and automation (Rust) while tutoring students in Python
2025-Present: Founded Defend I.T. Solutions - applying everything I've learned to real client problems
2026-Present: Started M.S. in Computer Science - Cyber Operations at Dakota State University

This GitHub represents 5 years of continuous learning - bootcamp projects, coursework, personal experiments, and production systems. Every repo is a step in the journey from "never wrote code" to "building secure, automated infrastructure."

💼 What I Do Now

  • Security Engineering: Network hardening, SIEM deployment, vulnerability assessment
  • Infrastructure Automation: Proxmox, OPNsense, VPN architecture, deployment tooling
  • Full-Stack Development: React/Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, production web applications
  • Systems Programming: C, Rust, low-level security tooling

🔧 Currently Building

  • Rust-based security automation tools (0xDL, pveauto)
  • SOHO security appliance framework (SAFE-PC)
  • Client solutions at Defend I.T. Solutions

📫 Let's Connect: Portfolio | anthony@wedefendit.com

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  1. safe-pc safe-pc Public

    SAFE-PC is an automated framework that converts end-of-life x86_64 PCs into sustainable, fully unattended SOHO security appliances using Proxmox, OPNsense, Suricata, and Python-driven orchestration.

    Python 1

  2. pveauto pveauto Public

    Rust-based library and command-line tool designed to download and Verify Proxmox Virtual Environment ISO images automatically.

    Rust

  3. threads-kernel threads-kernel Public

    Implemented core operating-system components in C within the THREADS teaching framework, including thread scheduling, semaphores, mutual exclusion, message passing, interrupt handling, and basic sy…

    C 2

  4. 0xDL 0xDL Public

    Asynchronous Rust downloader with progress bars and SHA256 verification

    Rust

  5. dependability-tracker dependability-tracker Public

    Gain insights into your employee's calling out habits. Dependability Tracker is a Node.js application built with Next.js, React.js, TailwindCSS, Nodemailer, and TypeScript.

    TypeScript

  6. trashscanner-web-app trashscanner-web-app Public

    TrashScanner the App is a PWA built using React, TypeScript, and pure CSS. The Application is powered by Node.js, Express.js, Heroku, and MongoDB

    TypeScript 1