Introduce yourself to the Community

[Deanna]

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[sbzsilva]

Hello everyone,

My name is Sergio Silva, and I’m excited to join this Red Hat community from Vancouver, Canada! Today, I decided to take a leap forward in my certification journey by setting up a Red Hat development environment in my lab—and connecting with all of you felt like the perfect next step.

Professionally, I’ve spent several years as a Network Support Engineer, specializing in Cisco technologies, Fortinet, and Sophos firewalls. Recently, I’ve been diving into Palo Alto firewalls and am eager to expand my expertise in Ansible to streamline automation workflows.

I’m thrilled to collaborate, learn from this community, and share insights as I prepare for my Red Hat certifications. Let’s grow together—see you online!

Regards,

@sbzsilva 

[TudorRaduta]

Hey Sergio, welcome to the community! Excited to have you here and looking forward to learning and growing together!

[Chetan_Tiwary_]

@sbzsilva welcome to the community! Congratulations on starting your journey by RH development lab in your home setup ! We all almost started our journey the same way!!

Your valuable experience in the Networking domain especially Cisco tools could be very benefecial to our learners here. Looking forward to your contributions in this community.

Let me know for any help you need.

[nunes20]

Hello, my name is Willian Nunes, a Brazilian security systems analyst.
Linux is either love or hate, I love it!
I'm currently studying to get a Red Hat certification in the future. Thank you all for sharing your experiences and knowledge!
Every day is a day to learn something new!

[TudorRaduta]

Welcome, Willian! It’s great to have a fellow Linux enthusiast here, and we’re excited to support you on your Red Hat certification journey!

[Stephyards]

Hi everyone,
I'm Stephen Olaiya, a Systems and Network Administrator based in Lagos, Nigeria. I currently serve as Head of IT at Sterling Infrastructure (WURABET), where I oversee our IT operations across Windows Server and Linux environments, with a strong focus on Red Hat-based systems, virtualization, cloud integration, and network security.

 Background & Skills

Started with a degree in Computer Science, and over the years, I've worked across various sectors including telecommunications, fintech, and manufacturing. I’ve built and managed hybrid infrastructures using Proxmox, VMware, pfSense, Ansible, and Terraform. I’m also experienced with Microsoft 365 integration, data backup strategies, and system hardening.

Skills I'm Developing

• Advanced Ansible automation

• Kubernetes on Red Hat/OpenShift

• Ceph storage and RHCSA/RHCE certifications

• Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and aerospace OS specialization (my long-term passion)

Favorite Red Hat Courses

• Red Hat System Administration I & II (RH124, RH134) – solid foundational courses

• Ansible Automation (DO407) – this one helped me streamline deployment tasks

• OpenShift Administration – still learning, but very excited about this

Career Highlights

• Successfully led a full IT infrastructure migration involving Proxmox, Active Directory, and Synology NAS for a 50-user SME.

• Automated system provisioning and patch management using Ansible.

• Built a cybersecurity lab using Proxmox, pfSense, and open-source tools for internal training and research.

Fun Facts

• I'm currently designing a project that combines Proxmox, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Red Hat tools in an enterprise-grade simulation.

• I’m also into language learning – practicing German and Spanish daily.

• Big fan of space systems — I'm working toward building skills relevant to RTOS and aerospace computing.

Happy to be part of the RHLC — looking forward to learning, sharing, and collaborating with everyone here!

[TudorRaduta]

@Stephyards¡Hola, Stephen! It’s great to have someone with such diverse experience in the community. We’d love to hear more about your projects and the amazing work you’re doing. Looking forward to learning and collaborating with you!

[Stephyards]

Thank you so much. I look forward to that.

[Srimukhi]

Hey All! I am Srimukhi an undergrad student from the stream computer science and business system... Looking forward to have a great time at REDHAT...!

[TudorRaduta]

Welcome, @Srimukhi! Excited to have you here and looking forward to learning and growing together in the Red Hat community!