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Stew Alexander

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Stew Alexander

Infrastructure Automation & Network Security Engineer for AI Systems

15+ years building resilient, zero-trust architectures for AI/ML systems โ€ข Building the automated future

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Creator of CERBERUS - A Multi-Perspective AI Framework for Quantum-Era Cyber Defense


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๐Ÿ‘ค About

Senior infrastructure engineer specializing in AI/ML security architectures. Key achievements:

  • ๐Ÿ† 99.9% uptime hybrid-cloud infrastructure at Covariant.AI
  • โšก 60% faster deployments via Python/SaltStack automation
  • ๐Ÿš— Pioneered autonomous vehicle networks for IIHS crash testing
  • ๐ŸŒŸ Technical Superstar Award - Extreme Networks (2009)
  • ๐Ÿ“š 40,000+ reads on technical articles

๐Ÿ“ Based in RTP Area, NC โ€ข Serving clients nationwide


๐ŸŽฏ Why Follow Me?

If you're interested in:

  • ๐Ÿ” Security: Zero-trust architectures, quantum-resistant crypto
  • ๐Ÿค– AI/ML Ops: Sub-ms latency infrastructure, multi-agent systems
  • ๐Ÿ Python automation: SIEM integration, network analysis tools
  • ๐Ÿ“š Learning: I share breakdowns of complex topics (quantum security, BGP, NIST frameworks)

๐Ÿ’ฌ Have ideas or want to contribute? Open an issue or reach out!

Click Follow to get updates on new projects, articles, and open-source tools!


๐Ÿšง Current Focus

  • ๐Ÿ”ฌ Researching: Post-quantum cryptography implementations in Python
  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Building: NetAttack.viz (interactive L2/L3 attack walkthroughs), ShadowVendor enhancements, and other network security tooling
  • ๐Ÿ“– Learning: Rust for high-performance network tools
  • ๐Ÿค Open to: Collaborators on CERBERUS multi-agent framework

๐Ÿ’ฌ PRs welcome on ShadowVendor, network-attack-visualizer, and Awesome-Mnemonics


๐ŸŽฏ Services

๐Ÿš€ For Remote Teams & Startups

Zero Trust architectures, multi-cloud (AWS/GCP), sub-ms latency for AI/robotics workloads.

๐Ÿข For Local SMBs (Triangle Area)

Fixed-fee security assessments, PCI-DSS gap analysis, ransomware-ready hardening.

๐Ÿค For MSPs & IT Partners

White-label security architecture and automation expertise.

๐Ÿ’ผ Available for:

  • ๐Ÿข On-site consulting (Triangle area)
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Remote infrastructure design & implementation
  • ๐ŸŽค Speaking engagements on quantum security & AI infrastructure

๐Ÿ’ป Expertise

๐Ÿง Linux/UNIX ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Cybersecurity ๐ŸŒ Networking โšก Automation
Debian โ€ข RHEL SIEM โ€ข Zero-trust Multi-vendor Python โ€ข Ansible
System hardening Quantum-ready defense SD-WAN โ€ข BGP IaC โ€ข CI/CD
๐Ÿค– AI/ML Security ๐Ÿ” Post-Quantum Crypto
Multi-agent architectures ML-KEM โ€ข ML-DSA
Zero-trust AI workloads Implementation readiness
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Detailed Technical Skills

Cloud & IaC:

  • โ˜๏ธ 200+ AWS EC2 instances managed
  • ๐Ÿ”ง Terraform, Kubernetes, OpenStack, GCP
  • ๐Ÿ Python/Ansible/SaltStack automation

Security:

  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Next-Gen Firewalls: Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, FortiGate
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Zero Trust implementations (Tailscale)
  • ๐Ÿ“œ PCI-DSS / NIST 800-207 compliance

Networking:

  • ๐ŸŒ Multi-vendor: Cisco, Juniper, Dell
  • ๐Ÿ“ก HA wireless design for enterprises & government
  • ๐Ÿš€ Sub-ms latency AI/robotics networks

๐Ÿš€ Featured Projects

๐Ÿ” ShadowVendor

Python Stars

Network vendor analysis tool with interactive dashboards & SIEM integration. Supports Cisco, Juniper, HP/Aruba, Extreme, Brocade and more.

Key Features:

  • ๐Ÿ“Š Interactive vendor dashboards
  • ๐Ÿ” Real-time device detection
  • ๐Ÿ“ค SIEM event export

๐Ÿ’ฌ PRs welcome! Looking for contributors on dashboard enhancements and new features.

๐ŸŒ NetAttack.viz

Live Demo Stars

Zero-backend, step-by-step visualization of classic Layer 2/3 attacksโ€”packet flow, topology, and MITRE ATT&CK context. PWA-friendly.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Ideas and scenario PRs welcome.

๐ŸŽฏ CERBERUS

AI Quantum

Multi-agent AI framework for quantum-era cyber defense.

Key Features:

  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Multi-agent architecture
  • ๐Ÿ” Quantum-resistant security
  • ๐Ÿค– Zero-trust AI workloads

๐Ÿค Open to collaborators on multi-agent framework development.

Stars

Developer productivity mnemonics and lifehack acronyms.

Key Features:

  • ๐Ÿ’ก Memory aid acronyms
  • ๐Ÿ“š Developer productivity tools
  • ๐Ÿ”– Quick reference resources

๐Ÿ’ฌ Contributions welcome! Submit your favorite mnemonics via PR.

โž• More projects

๐Ÿข Experience

Key Organizations:

  • ๐Ÿญ Covariant.AI - AI robotics infrastructure
  • ๐Ÿš— Perrone Robotics / IIHS - Autonomous vehicle networks
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ US EPA - Government cloud implementations
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Alamance Community College - Educational infrastructure
  • ๐Ÿข IBM, Lucent Technologies, Extreme Networks - Enterprise networking

Recognition:

  • ๐Ÿ† Who's Who of America Honored Listee (2024)
  • โญ Technical Superstar Award - Extreme Networks (2009)
  • ๐Ÿ“ 15+ Open Source Contributions - LibreNMS, OSQuery, NTOPng communities

โœ๏ธ Recent Content

๐Ÿ“ Medium (40,000+ total reads)

Technical articles on command-line tools, infrastructure automation, and quantum security. Featured article: "20 Awesome Command Line Tools for the Mac" (40,000+ reads).

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Cerberus-AI YouTube

Quantum cybersecurity education, CERBERUS framework demonstrations, and post-quantum cryptography explanations.

Quantum-AI security research, framework updates, and implementation guides.

Available for:

  • ๐ŸŽค Technical conference presentations
  • ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcast interviews on quantum security
  • ๐Ÿ“š Workshop facilitation on Zero Trust architectures

๐Ÿ’ผ Work With Me

Available for consulting, architecture design, and fractional SRE services

Schedule Call Email

Blog LinkedIn

Serving startups, SMBs (RTP/Triangle area), and MSPs nationwide


๐Ÿ’ก FOSS Advocate โ€ข ๐ŸŽน Piano Jazz โ€ข ๐Ÿง  Lifelong Learner


๐Ÿ“Š GitHub Contribution Activity

Open Source Contributions: 15+ contributions to LibreNMS, OSQuery, NTOPng communities

GitHub Contribution Graph


Building the automated future - let's connect!

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  1. ShadowVendor ShadowVendor Public

    Network device vendor analysis tool - Transform MAC address tables into interactive dashboards, detect new vendors, and export SIEM events for security monitoring. Supports Cisco, Juniper, HP/Arubaโ€ฆ

    Python 7 2

  2. Linux-Tools Linux-Tools Public

    List of Linux Tools I put on almost every linux / Debian host, with a lazy installer for those who just want all the tools at once

    Python 31 8

  3. Awesome-Mnemonics Awesome-Mnemonics Public

    ๐Ÿง  A field guide to mnemonics for engineers: outages, RCAs, infra design, burnout, and conflict. Structured entries with when-to-use, pitfalls, combinations, and examples. Pipelines and playbooks foโ€ฆ

    Rich Text Format 17

  4. MebaneWeather MebaneWeather Public

    Severe weather dashboard for Mebane North Carolina's MebaneWeather.com

    HTML 1

  5. VIM-Awesome-Cheatsheet VIM-Awesome-Cheatsheet Public

    Cheatsheet for Vim

    193 5

  6. NetDisco-Ubuntu-Install NetDisco-Ubuntu-Install Public

    Clearer instructions on how to load NetDisco on an Ubuntu server

    5 3