Build With SDS

Sara
da Silva

New Plymouth, NZ ·

Customer Success Tech at PrimoWireless, troubleshooting Fibre, Wireless and VoIP by day. Lead full-stack developer on contract with Appdoers by night, shipping React and Node to real clients. Level 7 Diploma in Cloud Engineering, 25 certs across AWS, Azure, IBM AI, Cisco, MikroTik, Anthropic. MTCNA certified. CCNA in active lab prep. I'm awake when London sleeps. I'm not done.

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02 / STACK

What I build with

Three areas of practice — networking, full-stack development, and cloud — built in parallel through real work, real hardware, and 21 certifications.

Networking

Real-hardware networking, not simulated. MikroTik RouterOS, VLANs, OSPF, BGP, WireGuard. Built and maintained a 5-VLAN production network with a dedicated lab segment for exam prep.

MikroTik RouterOSCisco IOSVLANsOSPF · BGPWireGuardSNMPFibre / VoIPLAN/WAN
{ }Development

Full-stack from database to deploy. React and Next.js frontends, Node.js backends, Stripe payments including Google Pay, Firebase, REST APIs.

React · Next.jsNode.jsTypeScriptStripeGoogle PayFirebaseSQLREST APIs
Cloud & Infra

AWS, Azure, Docker. 25+ self-hosted services running on a ProDesk in production — monitored, automated, and backed up to a Synology NAS with zero-trust remote access via Cloudflare.

AWSAzureDockerCloudflareLinuxCI/CDNginxLet's Encrypt
Full skill breakdown on About →
03 / HOMELAB

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VLAN-segmented production network with a dedicated VLAN 40 lab segment for CCNA prep. MikroTik routing, Grandstream switching, Synology NAS, full Docker stack on an HP ProDesk, 3× TP-Link HX510 Wi-Fi 6E mesh.

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MikroTik hAP ac²
Grandstream GWN7711P
Synology DS425+
HP ProDesk i7
3× TP-Link HX510
CCR1009 + 3× hAP ac²
WireGuard VPN
Cloudflare Tunnel
Router / routing
Switch
NAS / storage
Compute / servers
Wireless APs
IoT · VLAN 30
Lab · VLAN 40

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LAB NETWORK · VLAN 40CCR1009 · GWN7710 · 3× hAP ac²CCR1009-8G-1S-PCLab gateway · 192.168.40.101G trunkGWN7710 (unmanaged)Lab switch · flat L2 · no VLANshAP ac² #1192.168.40.11hAP ac² #2192.168.40.12hAP ac² #3192.168.40.13LAB USE CASESMTCNA exam prep — real RouterOS configOSPF multi-area (3 routers + CCR1009)eBGP peering between CCR + hAP unitsWireGuard site-to-site VPN practiceVLAN + inter-VLAN routing labsCAPsMAN wireless controller setupFirewall rule testing (chains)STP / spanning tree practiceWireshark packet capture on interfacesEVE-NG on ProDesk for Cisco IOS/JunosCCNA ACL, EtherChannel, NAT practiceVLAN 40 port on GWN7711PManaged via SSH from VLAN 20 (port 22)EVE-NG VM on ProDesk for Cisco/Junos topologiesCCR1009 CLI via WinBox or SSHINTERNET / ISP WANPPPoE · Public IP · no CG-NAT1G ether1 (WAN)MikroTik hAP ac²192.168.99.1 · VLAN router · WireGuard · firewall · NATWireGuard VPN192.168.177.0/241G copper (LAN trunk)Grandstream GWN7711P192.168.99.2 · managed · 2.5G · SFP+ · 802.1Q · PoE+VLAN 20 HOME · VLAN 30 IOT · VLAN 40 LAB · VLAN 50 GUEST · VLAN 99 MGMT2.5G2.5G1GVLAN 30Synology DS425+192.168.99.3 · VLAN 99SERVICESCloudflare tunnelSMB shares · NUT UPSDSM · Slack alertsEcoFlow River 3 PlusUPS · NUT · Slack alertsHP ProDesk i7 32GBProduction server · 2.5GDOCKER SERVICESPlex · Sonarr · RadarrTdarr · Prowlarr · OverseerrFlareSolverr · Uptime KumaHome AssistantHomepage · FrigateAdGuard Home · NPMThe Dude (CHR VM)Watchtower · EVE-NG (VM)TP-Link HX510 #1 (main)Wi-Fi 6E · wired · VLAN trunkSSIDSHome → VLAN 20IoT → VLAN 30Guest→ VLAN 50Wireless meshTP-Link HX510 #2 (node)Wireless mesh · backhaulWireless meshTP-Link HX510 #3 (node)Wireless mesh · backhaulIOT · VLAN 30Tapo C211 cameraTapo C201 cameraTapo P110M plugs ×2Tapo P110 plug ×1Tapo L530 bulbs ×2Tapo H110 hub + IRTapo L900 LED stripTapo temp/humidityEcho Pop ×2Samsung TVAC (via IR blaster)blocked → Home/Lab/MgmtHA controls intra-VLAN onlyFrigate RTSP stream onlyREMOTE ACCESSPlex port forwarddstnat → ProDeskCloudflare tunnelHTTPS · NAS / ProDeskThe Dude (CHR VM)SNMP · Slack · Better StackAdGuard HomeDNS blocking · all VLANs
Full homelab panel: Gear · Services · VLANs & Firewall →
04 / CERTS

25 certs · 6 in progress

AWS, Microsoft Azure, IBM AI, Google, Cisco, MikroTik, Anthropic, Grandstream, Harvard — self-directed across cloud, AI, networking, and software. MTCNA certified. CCNA in progress.

Cloud & Infra
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AWS · Microsoft
AI & ML
8 + 5 in progress
IBM · Google · Anthropic
Networking
5 + 1 in progress
Cisco · Grandstream · MikroTik
Software Eng
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IBM · Harvard
IT Support
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Google · Cisco
Education
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Yoobee · Massey · Whitecliffe
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05 / CONTACT

Let's talk.

I'm looking for the next role. Level 2 support, sysadmin, or full-stack engineering — remote or New Plymouth-based.

GMT+13. Online when London logs off. Useful for follow-the-sun coverage, off-hours incidents, or shipping while the rest of the team sleeps.

STATUS
Open to work
LOCATION
New Plymouth, NZ
TIMEZONE
GMT+13 · NZST
OPEN TO
Remote · Onsite NZ
Level 2 Technical Support
ISP, MSP, or enterprise. Fault escalation, provisioning, on-call.
Sysadmin / Network Eng
Linux, Docker, MikroTik, VLAN segmentation, monitoring stacks.
Full-Stack Engineering
React, Node.js, TypeScript, payments, APIs, end-to-end ownership.