IT · Network · Security · AI Automation — Rancho Cordova, CA
I build systems that run themselves.
Most résumés list what someone was allowed to do inside a job. This one shows what I do when nobody is assigning the work.
On my own machine I run a fleet of AI agents that build and ship real software while I sleep — a two-machine operation with its own memory, budget, approval gates, and a loop that measures its own output and gets cheaper every week. The IT foundation underneath is real too: Security+, CCNA coursework, hands-on network and systems work.
CompTIA Security+ · Cisco CCNA coursework · B.S. Business Administration
The proof · a self-orchestrating agent estate
I didn't take a course on this. There wasn't one.
I designed, built, and operate an autonomous multi-agent system, solo. It is the portfolio — everything below came out of it. I read the docs, wired the pieces, broke it a hundred times, and kept the thing running. That is the actual skill: turning something ambiguous and unbuilt into infrastructure that holds up without me babysitting it.
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cooperating machines — workstation and always-on home server, over a private mesh
601/602
metered LLM calls kept on $0 providers by a free-first router
$0
spend on ~498K tokens of routine traffic — the expensive model is saved for judgment
24/7
reboot-durable — the producer survives the night on an always-on node
How it's built
A two-machine mesh that routes its own work
Persistent memory as source code. Agents read and write a structured memory layer, so lessons survive across sessions. The system remembers its own mistakes instead of repeating them.
Human-in-the-loop gates. Anything irreversible or costing money stops and waits for me. Everything reversible just runs.
Cost engineering. A free-first router keeps routine traffic on $0 local/free-tier providers with per-call token accounting and a self-tuning provider loop.
The self-improvement loop
It critiques itself, then fixes the highest-leverage thing
01 all activity → one warehouse
02 digested into a state-of-estate briefing
03 critiqued by a second AI as adversary
04 highest-leverage fix shipped
05 verified against a real metric → repeat
Made reliable, the hard way. Migrated it off a desktop that slept onto an always-on node; promoted the database to a cloud write-master so no one machine is a point of failure; added supervision and a fail-fast circuit breaker so a stuck agent can't quietly burn hours or money.
gibson://build-log — real entries from one overnight run
A terminal panel replays real entries from an overnight autonomous run: hardening the cross-node queue, closing guardrail holes, a claim-to-complete round-trip landing in history for the first time, and the free-first router holding 601 of 602 metered calls at zero dollars.
What the system — and I — have actually shipped
Real software, live on the internet.
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games in Godot 4 & TypeScript, with test suites and CI
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automated tests green on the Malborn card-game engine
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products live on the internet — SaaS, storefront, apps
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production MCP servers + 25 config kits (The Sound Method)
For recruiters & their AI tools
The honest, machine-readable version.
Screening 200 applicants, or handing this to an LLM to summarize? Here is the straight signal — no keyword-stuffing, no white-on-white tricks, just what is true.
Candidate summary
Security+ IT specialist with Cisco CCNA coursework and hands-on experience building and securing a small-business network, who also builds and operates an autonomous multi-agent AI system. Reliable and fast-learning.
Target roles
IT support · Network operations · Help desk · entry SOC / NetAdmin
Location
Rancho Cordova / Sacramento, CA · on-site or remote
Certifications
CompTIA Security+ · Cisco CCNA coursework (ENSA) · Microsoft Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate (Coursera) · Red Hat RH124 course badge · Google Cybersecurity · Google IT Support
Point AI at an ambiguous problem, return with a working result. Built a self-improving agent estate solo.
Everything on this site is verifiable. Where an exact date or figure isn't confirmed on disk, it's flagged rather than invented.
Work history — including the short chapters
The honest version, not the padded one.
I'm not going to stretch two-week jobs into six months. Short stints taught me things fast; here's the whole picture, flattering parts and not.
2025 – Present
Founder & Solo Engineer
The Sound Method · thesoundmethod.me
Run an end-to-end AI products business alone: storefront, digital delivery, agent automation, content, support. Every layer — idea to production to handing it off so it keeps running without me.
2025 – Present
Freelance IT & Technical Contractor
Sacramento Area
Contract IT and systems work for small businesses: network and hardware buildout, user access and security config, Python/PowerShell automation, documented so it stays maintainable. Run a personal pen-testing lab for ongoing practice.
Dec 2023 – Aug 2025
IT & Door Security (part-time)
Just the Sip · Sunol, CA
Part-time work for a family-owned spot while I finished school — and it was really two jobs. I built and ran the network: 100+ ft of structured CAT5, dual routers/modems and a switch, hardened with MAC filtering, secure config, and a password policy. I also worked the door, which is where I got good at threat assessment: reading a room, catching the problem before it becomes one, deciding fast with real stakes. Closer to watching a system for the thing about to break than you'd think.
"He often made them better… a sharp eye for weak points and a knack for solutions that are both practical and cost-effective." — Savren Thompson, COO
Aug – Nov 2023
Wildfire Evaluator
Wildfire Services Group · Butte County, CA
Coordinated a 6-person field team and ran residential wildfire-risk assessments. Educated hundreds of homeowners on mitigation in plain language — how to translate a scary technical risk into something a non-technical person will actually act on. That skill shows up everywhere now, from client handoffs to the course I built.
Nov 2024 – May 2025 · ~6 months
FIP Operator
Modus
Where code started for me. I ran CNC machines and G-code, and it was the first time I rewrote the program to fix the problem in front of me instead of waiting for someone else to: removing redundant probe cycles cut cycle time from 8 to 4 minutes across 1,050 parts. Automate the annoying part, write it down so it outlives you: the same instinct running my whole agent estate now.
CompTIA Security+Cisco CCNA courseworkMicrosoft Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate (Coursera)Red Hat RH124 course badgeGoogle CybersecurityGoogle IT SupportGoogle Advanced Data AnalyticsSecurity Principles in Cloud Computing
Open to IT roles
Let's talk.
If a robot or a stranger read this first, thanks for getting to the bottom. If you're hiring for IT, network ops, help desk, or SOC / NetAdmin — I ship, I document, and I don't need babysitting.
IT & Cybersecurity Specialist — Network · Security · Help Desk / SOC / NetAdmin
Rancho Cordova, CA
925-209-6443
conordobbs@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/conor-dobbs
conor-portfolio.pages.dev
Professional Summary
CompTIA Security+ certified IT specialist with Cisco Networking Academy CCNA coursework and hands-on experience building, securing, and supporting small-business network infrastructure, plus deep hands-on experience automating IT and operations work with AI and scripting. Strong foundation in network administration, Windows security, and cybersecurity fundamentals, backed by Cyber Security & Network Administration coursework and a self-built penetration-testing lab. Reliable, fast-learning, and looking for IT support, network operations, help-desk, and entry-level SOC / NetAdmin roles.
Security: Windows network security, vulnerability assessment, threat assessment, Nmap, Wireshark, Metasploit, Kali Linux, secure configuration & hardening, Capture The Flag
Systems & Admin: Windows, Group Policy, VM provisioning, Google Workspace admin, cloud fundamentals, documentation, training & runbooks
Scripting & Automation: Python, PowerShell, TypeScript/Node, SQL; AI/agentic workflow automation, MCP server development, local LLMs (Ollama), Cloudflare Workers, Stripe
Certifications
CompTIA Security+ · Cisco NetAcad CCNA coursework (ENSA) · Microsoft Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate (Coursera) · Red Hat RH124 course badge · Google Cybersecurity Specialization · Google IT Support Specialization · Google Advanced Data Analytics · Security Principles in Cloud Computing
Provide contract IT support, systems administration, and technical project work for small businesses.
Build and maintain network and hardware setups, configure user access and security settings, and automate repetitive IT workflows with Python and PowerShell.
Design AI-driven automation (multi-agent workflows, custom tooling) that removes manual steps, with human approval gates on anything touching money or production.
Run an active personal security lab for ongoing vulnerability-assessment and network-defense practice.
IT & Security Support (Part-Time) — Just the Sip, Sunol, CADec 2023 – Aug 2025
Deployed and configured the business network: 100+ ft of CAT5 cabling, two routers/modems, and a wired switch.
Monitored connectivity, configured switches/routers, and troubleshot issues under real-world pressure.
Implemented security measures — secure router config, MAC filtering, password hardening — aligned with Security+ best practices.
Worked door/physical security, developing hands-on threat assessment: identifying risks, de-escalating, deciding fast in a live environment.
Wildfire Evaluator — Wildfire Services Group, Butte County, CAAug – Nov 2023
Led a team of 6, coordinating daily tasks and meeting project milestones on time and within scope.
Conducted residential risk assessments and educated hundreds of homeowners on mitigation.
FIP Operator — ModusNov 2024 – May 2025
Ran CNC machines and G-code; removed redundant probe cycles, cutting cycle time from 8 to 4 minutes across 1,050 parts.
Authored operator documentation and training that onboarded new operators and reduced operational complexity.
Projects
Autonomous Multi-Agent AI System (Gibson): Designed and operate a 24/7 system across two networked machines (workstation and always-on server) over a Tailscale + SSH mesh, with human-in-the-loop approval gates, persistent memory, supervision, and a fail-fast circuit breaker. Built a free-first AI router keeping ~100% of routine LLM traffic on $0 providers (601 of 602 metered calls, ~498K tokens, $0 spend).
Shipped software: CloseCadence (deployed SaaS + published npm package), notices.me (Cloudflare Workers + D1 app), The Sound Method (Cloudflare/Stripe storefront), and five games in Godot/TypeScript with automated test suites and CI.
Hardware: Built a functional cyberdeck and a Chromebox pen-testing lab for vulnerability assessment and network diagnostics.
Education
Cyber Security & Network Administration coursework (A.S. program) — Las Positas College, Livermore, CA · 2025 B.S., Business Administration (Management) — California State University, Chico · 2024