Projects
A look at IT support work, web development builds, and coursework from my A.A.S. program.
IT / Desktop Support
HDD to NVMe SSD Migration
Diagnosed a laptop performance bottleneck to disk I/O, then cloned the full OS/apps/data to a new NVMe SSD and swapped the drive — eliminating the slowdown with zero reconfiguration.
Read the full case studySystem Health Report — PowerShell Script
A PowerShell script that pulls a full diagnostic snapshot of a Windows machine — OS/uptime, CPU, RAM, disk space, recent event log errors, and top resource-consuming processes — into one timestamped report, built to learn CIM/WMI-based scripting for helpdesk-style troubleshooting.
Read the full write-upWindows Server Home Lab — Active Directory Domain
Deployed a Windows Server 2022 domain controller in VirtualBox and built out a working Active Directory environment — an OU structure, domain user accounts, a security group, and Group Policy — to practice the everyday tasks of help desk and desktop support work.
Read the full write-upWeb Development
Warehouse Inventory Tracker
A PHP/PDO/MySQL CRUD app modeled on real warehouse floor work from my 10+ years in inventory logistics — add/edit/delete items, receive and ship stock, search/filter, and a live low-stock dashboard, built (and debugged) from the developer's side of a job I already know cold.
Read the full write-upSchool / Coursework
Personal Portfolio (Course Capstone)
The final project of the course — my first personal portfolio site, built with Dreamweaver templates, Bootstrap, and jQuery. This site (JWorks14) is the hand-coded rebuild that followed it.
Favorite City Tours
A fictional travel-tour business site built throughout the course — multi-page site (home, tours, cruises, events, about, contact) with a Bootstrap carousel, quote/booking CTAs, and mobile-responsive layout, published live via FTP.