Certifications & Achievements

A running record of the industry certifications, digital badges and recognition I’ve earned over 25 years in IT and 13+ years in the classroom. Every badge below is issued and verified through Credly. Select a badge to see its verification page.

Achievements & recognition

• 2026 Outstanding Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year, Collier County Public Schools (SY 2025–2026)
• 2025 NCWIT Southwest Florida Affiliate Educator Award, Honorable Mention (SY 2024–2025)
• 2024 iTECH Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction, Champions for Learning (SY 2023–2024)
• Credly Top Legacy Badge Earner, Credly/Pearson (2024)
• Rated Highly Effective, Florida teacher evaluation, every year from 2014 through 2025
• Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship, Florida DOE (four consecutive years, 2014–2018)
• Selected for the first two cohorts of Collier County Public Schools’ Innovative Teacher Leaders program
• ISTE+ASCD Certified Instructional Leader

Highlighted certifications

• Cybersecurity: CompTIA SecurityX (CASP+), CompTIA CySA+, Cisco CCST Cybersecurity, and CompTIA Security Analytics Expert (CSAE)
• Networking & infrastructure: CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCST Networking, CompTIA Server+, and CompTIA Network Infrastructure Professional (CNIP)
• Cloud: CompTIA Cloud+, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, and Microsoft Azure, Azure Data and Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
• Artificial intelligence: AWS Certified AI Practitioner, Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals, Pearson IT Specialist – Artificial Intelligence, and Certiport Generative AI Foundations
• Teaching: Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE), AWS Academy Certified Educator, and Cisco NetAcad Instructor (5 years of service)

Verified badges

Certiport, a Pearson VUE business · 26

• AI Powered IT Specialist Sep 2026
• Critical Career Skills - Generative AI Foundations Mar 2026
• IT Specialist - Artificial Intelligence Mar 2026
• IT Specialist - Computational Thinking Jul 2024
• IT Specialist - Cybersecurity Jul 2024
• IT Specialist - Data Analytics Jul 2024
• Network Security Support Technician Jul 2024
• Critical Career Skills - Professional Communication Jul 2024
• Independent Contractor Jul 2024
• Future Proof Economies: Workforce Ready Apr 2023
• Communication Skills for Business (CSB) - English for IT Aug 2022
• IT Specialist - Cloud Computing Aug 2022
• IT Specialist - Networking Sep 2021
• IT Specialist - Device Configuration and Management Sep 2021
• IT Specialist - Network Security Sep 2021
• IT Technical Support Specialist Sep 2021
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification (ESB) May 2021
• Key Applications May 2021
• Master Certification in Entrepreneurship May 2021
• IC3 Digital Literacy Certification GS6 Level 3 May 2021
• IC3 Digital Literacy Certification GS6 Master (All 3 levels) May 2021
• IC3 Digital Literacy Certification GS6 Level 2 May 2021
• IC3 Digital Literacy Certification GS6 Level 1 May 2021
• Living Online Jan 2019
• IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Jan 2019
• Computing Fundamentals Jan 2019

Cisco · 56

• AI Fundamentals: Foundations for Understanding AI Sep 2026
• AI Power User Launchpad Sep 2026
• Core Generative AI Skills Sep 2026
• Optimizing Generative AI Sep 2026
• Prompt Like an Engineer Sep 2026
• Industrial Cybersecurity Essentials Jan 2026
• Industrial Networking Essentials Jan 2026
• English for IT: Advice and Time Jan 2026
• English for IT: Describing and Comparing Jan 2026
• English for IT: Needs and Responsibilities Jan 2026
• English for IT: People and Quantities Jan 2026
• Instructor 5 Years of Service Jan 2026
• Discovering Entrepreneurship Dec 2025
• Industrial IoT and Control Systems in Energy Dec 2025
• Industrial IoT and Control Systems in Manufacturing Dec 2025
• Build Your Resume with AI Dec 2025
• Understanding Cisco Network Automation Essentials Oct 2025
• Find Insights with AI Oct 2025
• Hardware and Upgrade Support Oct 2025
• Security and Connectivity Support Oct 2025
• Operating Systems Support Oct 2025
• Create Digital Content, Communicate and Collaborate Online Apr 2025
• Digital Safety and Security Awareness Apr 2025
• HTML Essentials Apr 2025
• Introduction to Greenhouse Gas Accounting for IT Apr 2025
• Introduction to Modern AI Apr 2025
• IT Customer Support Basics Apr 2025
• Getting Ready to Teach Cybersecurity Essentials Nov 2024
• Getting Ready to Teach Networking Essentials Nov 2024
• AI Fundamentals with IBM SkillsBuild Nov 2024
• Digital Awareness Nov 2024
• Linux Unhatched Nov 2024
• Using Computer and Mobile Devices Nov 2024
• Ethical Hacker Feb 2024
• Creating Compelling Reports Nov 2023
• Instructor 1 Year of Service Sep 2023
• Engaging Stakeholders for Success Aug 2023
• English for IT 1 Aug 2023
• English for IT 2 Aug 2023
• Network Support and Security Jul 2023
• Network Technician Career Path Apr 2023
• Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting Apr 2023
• Networking Devices and Initial Configuration Apr 2023
• Introduction to Data Science Apr 2023
• Data Analytics Essentials Apr 2023
• Introduction to IoT Mar 2023
• Operating Systems Basics Mar 2023
• Computer Hardware Basics Mar 2023
• Career Preparation Workshop Dec 2022
• Network Defense Sep 2022
• Endpoint Security Sep 2022
• Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path Sep 2022
• Introduction to Cybersecurity Sep 2022
• Networking Basics Sep 2022
• Networking Essentials Sep 2022
• Cyber Threat Management Sep 2022

IBM SkillsBuild · 11

• AI Fundamentals: Foundations for Understanding AI Sep 2026
• Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals Nov 2024
• Information Technology Fundamentals Oct 2023
• Web Development Fundamentals Oct 2023
• Working in a Digital World: Professional Skills Oct 2023
• Project Management Fundamentals Oct 2023
• SkillsBuild - Customer Engagement: Communication and Personality Dynamics Oct 2023
• SkillsBuild - Customer Engagement: Problem Solving and Process Controls Oct 2023
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals Oct 2023
• Explore Emerging Tech Oct 2023
• Explorations into Mindfulness Oct 2023

Adobe Education · 3

• Adobe Creative Educator Leader Aug 2026
• Adobe Creative Educator Leader Aug 2026
• Adobe Creative Educator Leader Aug 2026

Microsoft · 19

• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals Mar 2026
• Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate (Office 2019) Sep 2022
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP) Oct 2021
• MTA: Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS - Certified 2021 Jun 2021
• Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Jun 2021
• MTA: Networking Fundamentals - Certified 2021 May 2021
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals Apr 2021
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals Apr 2021
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals Apr 2021
• Microsoft Office Specialist: Access (Office 2016) Apr 2019
• Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Office 2016) Apr 2019
• Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook (Office 2016) Feb 2019
• MTA: Cloud Fundamentals - Certified 2019 Jan 2019
• MTA: Mobility and Device Fundamentals - Certified 2019 Jan 2019
• MTA: Database Fundamentals - Certified 2019 Jan 2019
• MTA: Security Fundamentals - Certified 2019 Jan 2019
• MTA: Windows Server Administration Fundamentals - Certified 2019 Jan 2019
• MTA: Windows Operating System Fundamentals - Certified 2019 Jan 2019
• Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint (Office 2016) Jan 2019

Amazon Web Services Training and Certification · 14

• AWS Academy Graduate - Cloud Security Builder - Training Badge Oct 2025
• AWS Academy Graduate - Cloud Web Application Builder - Training Badge Oct 2025
• AWS Academy Graduate - Generative AI Foundations - Training Badge Oct 2025
• AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner - Training Badge Dec 2023
• AWS Knowledge: AWS for Games: Cloud Game Development - Training Badge Dec 2023
• AWS Knowledge: Networking Core - Training Badge Dec 2023
• AWS Educate Introduction to Cloud 101 - Training Badge Apr 2023
• AWS Academy Graduate - Engineering Operations Technicians - Training Badge Apr 2023
• AWS Educate Getting Started with Databases - Training Badge Apr 2023
• AWS Academy Graduate - Data Center Technician - Training Badge Apr 2023
• AWS Educate Getting Started with Cloud Ops - Training Badge Apr 2023
• AWS Educate Getting Started with Networking - Training Badge Apr 2023
• AWS Academy Graduate - Cloud Foundations - Training Badge Mar 2021
• AWS Academy Educator Jan 2021

CompTIA · 5

• CompTIA Server+ ce Certification Oct 2025
• CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Certification Nov 2024
• CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (ITF+) Certification May 2024
• A+ ProSkills Oct 2023
• CompTIA Server+ Certification Jul 2019

NCCER · 1

• Curriculum Proctor Dec 2024

Credly · 1

• Credly Top Legacy Badge Earner Oct 2024

Certiprof · 2

• Lifelong Learning Aug 2024
• Remote Work Professional Certification - RWPC™ ! May 2024

SAS · 3

• SAS Programming 1: Essentials May 2024
• Data Literacy in Practice Oct 2023
• Data Literacy Essentials Oct 2023

XM Cyber · 1

• XM Cyber- Exposure Management Expert Feb 2024

MyInnerGenius · 8

• Fit to Learn: Linux System Administrator Oct 2023
• Fit to Learn: Project Manager Oct 2023
• Fit to Learn: Web Developer Oct 2023
• Fit to Learn: Cybersecurity Professional Oct 2023
• Fit to Learn: IT Design Thinking Oct 2023
• Fit to Learn: Data Analyst Oct 2023
• Fit to Learn: IT Support Technician Oct 2023
• Fit to Learn: Customer Engagement Specialist Oct 2023

IBM · 8

• Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner Oct 2023
• Scala Programming for Data Science - Level 1 Feb 2021
• Hybrid Cloud Conference – App Security and Threat Modeler Feb 2021
• Spark Overview for Scala Analytics Feb 2021
• Spark - Level 1 Feb 2021
• Big Data Foundations - Level 2 Feb 2021
• Big Data Foundations - Level 1 Jul 2017
• Hadoop Foundations - Level 1 Jul 2017

Broadcom · 3

• IT Academy: Software Defined Storage Concepts May 2023
• IT Academy: Cloud and Virtualization Concepts May 2023
• IT Academy: Network Virtualization Concepts May 2023

Microsoft Azure Data Explorer · 2

• Kusto Detective Agency - Onboarding Nov 2022
• Kusto Detective Agency - Case #1 Badge Nov 2022

Fortinet · 1

• Introduction to the Threat Landscape 1.0 Sep 2022

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service · 8

• Cyber Incident Analysis and Response (AWR169)(v.1) Sep 2022
• Secure Software (AWR178)(v.1) Feb 2020
• Network Assurance (AWR138)(v.1) Feb 2020
• Digital Forensics Basics (AWR139)(v.1) Feb 2020
• Information Security Basics (AWR173)(v.1) Feb 2020
• Cyber Ethics (AWR174)(v.1) Feb 2020
• Cyber Law and White-Collar Crime (AWR-168)(v.1) Feb 2020
• Information Security for Everyone (AWR175) Feb 2020

Project Management Institute · 3

• Fundamentals of Predictive Project Management Sep 2022
• Fundamentals of Agile Project Management Aug 2022
• PMI Project Management Ready™ May 2021

Intuit Job Readiness · 1

• Intuit Design for Delight Innovator May 2021

Retired certifications

Credentials from programs the vendor has since retired, which aren’t on Credly.

• Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA): Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS. Covers basic HTML and CSS design and programming. View the certificate (PDF)

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