About

Enterprise Technology Architect & InfoSec Community Builder

Hey, I'm Skye.

I build, break, rebuild, and secure stuff that keeps technology running — currently an Enterprise Technology Architect at Netsmart.

I'm deep into cloud architecture, automation, and technology classes on Udemy at 2am.

Outside the day job, I help run InfoSec events like SecKC, BSidesKC, and DEF CON — wrangling volunteers, planning chaos, and making sure the community stays fun, inclusive, and just the right amount of weird.

I really enjoy sharing knowledge — mentoring, giving talks, and showing people that cybersecurity isn't a dark art. It's just puzzles, teamwork, and persistence — with the occasional caffeine fueled incident call.

In short: I architect secure systems, love a good hackathon, and believe community is where the real innovation happens.

Users profile

Experience

Technology Architect - Plexus Enterprise Architecture @ Netsmart

June 2025 - Present

Drive cloud strategy and infrastructure modernization across AWS, private cloud, and emerging platforms like Azure and GCP. Design and review infrastructure for scalability, cost efficiency, and operational excellence. Support enterprise migrations, resilience planning, and architecture validation.

Core Technologies
l AWS
l Azure
l GCP
l Infrastructure Architecture
l Cloud Migration
l DevOps
Team Lead, Network and Infrastructure - Plexus Platforms @ Netsmart

March 2024 - June 2025

Led a team of skilled professionals ensuring security, reliability, and efficiency of hosting infrastructure. Led Network Major Incident Response team, accelerating issue identification and resolution by over 80%. Implemented NetSecDevOps practices leveraging AI/ML and code-first approaches.

Core Technologies
l Network Security
l Infrastructure Management
l Incident Response
l Team Leadership
l DevOps
Network Security Engineer - Enterprise Cloud Technologies @ Netsmart

June 2022 - March 2024

Specialized in managing firewalls and serving as point of escalation for datacenter issues. SME for firewalls and security technologies in both private and public cloud. Member of Security Incident Response and Major Incident Response teams.

Core Technologies
l Firewalls
l Cloud Security
l Private Cloud
l Public Cloud
l Incident Response
Lead Security Engineer @ Onsite Logic

September 2021 - June 2022

Engineered and implemented IT infrastructure and security policies for clients. Led a team of five on implementing security controls across various client industries. Committee Chair for Security Management.

Core Technologies
l Security Engineering
l Infrastructure
l Team Leadership
l Client Management
Security Analyst @ Cenetric Network Services

May 2019 - August 2021

Performed in-house, on-site, and remote computer services as lead engineer on assigned projects. Worked on advanced Network, Security, and IAM rollouts for mid to large scale clients.

Core Technologies
l Network Security
l IAM
l Client Services
l Security Analysis
Apple/Service Engineering Leader @ Micro Center

May 2018 - May 2019

Diagnosed and repaired macOS, iOS, and Windows devices. Ensured KPIs including Customer Satisfaction, Profit and Loss, and Authorized Service Provider Metrics were met through collaboration with a team of 20+. iOS Repair Deployment Lead and Supervising/Training Technician.

Core Technologies
l macOS
l iOS
l Windows
l Device Repair
l Team Leadership
l Training

Tech Stack

Usually the tools I use for the job, depend on the job. There's no one-size fits all, and as such I'm always trying out new technologies, and constantly learning.

The following technologies are the ones I'm most familiar with, and I've linked to code that I've written with each.

devOps

l Ansible
l Terraform
l Kubernetes
l Docker
l GitHub Actions
l Jenkins

cloud

l AWS
l Azure
l GCP
l Cloudflare
l VMware
l Hyper-V

databases

l PostgreSQL
l MySQL
l MongoDB
l Redis
l SQLite

networking

l Cisco
l Juniper
l pfSense
l VPN
l Load Balancers
l DNS

security

l Firewalls
l SIEM
l Vulnerability Scanning
l Incident Response
l Network Security

monitoring

l Prometheus
l Grafana
l Datadog
l Splunk
l ELK Stack

Resume

My curriculum vitae can be viewed at cv.skyefugate.com

A shortened PDF version can be downloaded below ↓