ADRIAN M.

I help small and mid-sized businesses run secure, reliable networks, stay compliant, and automate the busywork with AI. I'm a working IT Director with 15+ years in IT, supporting offices, retail, restaurants, and multi-location businesses. I know what breaks at 6 PM on a Friday, what fails an audit, and which manual tasks quietly eat your team's week. WHAT I CAN HELP WITH Network & Security - Network design, rollouts, and troubleshooting (Cisco Meraki, UniFi, Cisco) - Segmentation for guest Wi-Fi, payment systems, and back-office - Vulnerability scanning and remediation (Tenable, Nmap) - Firewall, VPN, and endpoint protection Compliance - PCI DSS scoping, gap assessments, and remediation for any business that takes card payments - Security policies, documentation, and audit prep AI & Automation - Workflow automation with n8n: syncing systems, alerts, reports, approvals - AI-powered tools built on the Claude API: document processing, chat assistants, content pipelines - Custom internal web apps (React + Supabase) to replace spreadsheets and paper forms Microsoft 365 & Cloud - M365, Exchange, Entra ID, and Intune administration and migrations - Azure and AWS, Windows Server, Active Directory - Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox) and Synology/QNAP storage WHY WORK WITH ME - I manage these systems every day as an IT Director, not just as a consultant - I communicate in plain English and document everything (Hudu, runbooks, diagrams) - Top Rated, with 68 completed jobs on Upwork How I like to start: a short call to understand your setup, then a clear written plan with scope and cost before any work begins. If your network, security, or manual processes are holding your business back, send me a message. I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.