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Stew Alexander

🛡️ Stew Alexander

Infrastructure Automation & Network Security Engineer for AI Systems

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

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


📑 Table of Contents


👤 About

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

  • 🏆 99.9% uptime hybrid-cloud infrastructure at Covariant.AI
  • 60% faster deployments via Python/SaltStack automation
  • 🚗 Pioneered autonomous vehicle networks for IIHS crash testing
  • 🌟 Technical Superstar Award - Extreme Networks (2009)
  • 📚 40,000+ reads on technical articles

📍 Based in RTP Area, NC • Serving clients nationwide


🎯 Why Follow Me?

If you're interested in:

  • 🔐 Security: Zero-trust architectures, quantum-resistant crypto
  • 🤖 AI/ML Ops: Sub-ms latency infrastructure, multi-agent systems
  • 🐍 Python automation: SIEM integration, network analysis tools
  • 📚 Learning: I share breakdowns of complex topics (quantum security, BGP, NIST frameworks)

💬 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!


🚧 Current Focus

  • 🔬 Researching: Post-quantum cryptography implementations in Python
  • 🛠️ Building: NetAttack.viz (interactive L2/L3 attack walkthroughs), ShadowVendor enhancements, and other network security tooling
  • 📖 Learning: Rust for high-performance network tools
  • 🤝 Open to: Collaborators on CERBERUS multi-agent framework

💬 PRs welcome on ShadowVendor, network-attack-visualizer, and Awesome-Mnemonics


🎯 Services

🚀 For Remote Teams & Startups

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

🏢 For Local SMBs (Triangle Area)

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

🤝 For MSPs & IT Partners

White-label security architecture and automation expertise.

💼 Available for:

  • 🏢 On-site consulting (Triangle area)
  • 💻 Remote infrastructure design & implementation
  • 🎤 Speaking engagements on quantum security & AI infrastructure

💻 Expertise

🐧 Linux/UNIX 🛡️ Cybersecurity 🌐 Networking ⚡ Automation
DebianRHEL SIEMZero-trust Multi-vendor PythonAnsible
System hardening Quantum-ready defense SD-WANBGP IaCCI/CD
🤖 AI/ML Security 🔐 Post-Quantum Crypto
Multi-agent architectures ML-KEMML-DSA
Zero-trust AI workloads Implementation readiness
🛠️ Detailed Technical Skills

Cloud & IaC:

  • ☁️ 200+ AWS EC2 instances managed
  • 🔧 Terraform, Kubernetes, OpenStack, GCP
  • 🐍 Python/Ansible/SaltStack automation

Security:

  • 🔥 Next-Gen Firewalls: Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, FortiGate
  • 🔒 Zero Trust implementations (Tailscale)
  • 📜 PCI-DSS / NIST 800-207 compliance

Networking:

  • 🌐 Multi-vendor: Cisco, Juniper, Dell
  • 📡 HA wireless design for enterprises & government
  • 🚀 Sub-ms latency AI/robotics networks

🚀 Featured Projects

Python Stars

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

Key Features:

  • 📊 Interactive vendor dashboards
  • 🔍 Real-time device detection
  • 📤 SIEM event export

💬 PRs welcome! Looking for contributors on dashboard enhancements and new features.

Live Demo Stars

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

💬 Ideas and scenario PRs welcome.

AI Quantum

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

Key Features:

  • 🛡️ Multi-agent architecture
  • 🔐 Quantum-resistant security
  • 🤖 Zero-trust AI workloads

🤝 Open to collaborators on multi-agent framework development.

Stars

Developer productivity mnemonics and lifehack acronyms.

Key Features:

  • 💡 Memory aid acronyms
  • 📚 Developer productivity tools
  • 🔖 Quick reference resources

💬 Contributions welcome! Submit your favorite mnemonics via PR.

➕ More projects

🏢 Experience

Key Organizations:

  • 🏭 Covariant.AI - AI robotics infrastructure
  • 🚗 Perrone Robotics / IIHS - Autonomous vehicle networks
  • 🏛️ US EPA - Government cloud implementations
  • 🎓 Alamance Community College - Educational infrastructure
  • 🏢 IBM, Lucent Technologies, Extreme Networks - Enterprise networking

Recognition:

  • 🏆 Who's Who of America Honored Listee (2024)
  • Technical Superstar Award - Extreme Networks (2009)
  • 📝 15+ Open Source Contributions - LibreNMS, OSQuery, NTOPng communities

✍️ Recent Content

📝 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).

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

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

Available for:

  • 🎤 Technical conference presentations
  • 🎙️ Podcast interviews on quantum security
  • 📚 Workshop facilitation on Zero Trust architectures

💼 Work With Me

Available for consulting, architecture design, and fractional SRE services

Schedule Call Email

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


💡 FOSS Advocate🎹 Piano Jazz🧠 Lifelong Learner


📊 GitHub Contribution Activity

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

GitHub Contribution Graph


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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/Aruba…

    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

    🧠 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 fo…

    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