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IT Professional · Cybersecurity Student · MERN Developer

Breaking things down,
then building them better.

Antonio del Toro — pixel art portrait

I'm Antonio — a bilingual IT professional and self-taught developer with a thing for how systems work under the hood. By day I keep things running at the service desk. Off the clock I'm studying cybersecurity and writing code.

Antonio del Toro — pixel art portrait
About

I got into tech the way most self-taught people do — by breaking something and refusing to stop until I understood why. Before IT, I spent nearly a decade as a Certified Court Interpreter in Chicago, navigating high-pressure environments where clarity and accuracy weren't optional. That discipline carried over.

It led to CompTIA certifications, a freelance web dev practice under deltoro.codes, and eventually a service desk role supporting users and systems in corporate environments. Now I'm channeling that same curiosity into cybersecurity and information assurance at Western Governors University.

I believe the best security people are the ones who've sat on both sides — the ones who've built things know how they break. Based in Los Angeles. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Networking & Security
CompTIA A+ Network+ Security+ CIOS CSIS ITIL 4 TCP/IP DNS DHCP VPN Access management Network troubleshooting
Support & Ops
Help Desk Microsoft 365 SAP Concur SharePoint DocuSign Ticketing Systems Onboarding / Offboarding
Development
JavaScript React Node.js Express MongoDB HTML CSS Git
Languages
English (native) Spanish (native)
Experience
May 2026 — Present
Service Desk Analyst
Thunderhawk Technology Partners · Contract · Glendale, CA
  • Triage first-line authentication and access issues in an Okta SSO environment for Public Storage, isolating password, MFA, or app-assignment root cause before escalating with documented findings
  • Verify user identity against policy before credential and MFA resets to harden the service desk against social engineering, and remediate endpoints via Tanium across a distributed environment
  • Own end-to-end site readiness for 18 locations during a 1,000-site acquisition integration, coordinating network, workstation, and PCI DSS-scoped payment hardware installs
  • Manage ServiceNow incident and service-request queues under ITIL-aligned processes, supporting Cisco Meraki and VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN across distributed retail sites
2024 — Present
Full-Stack Web Developer
deltoro.codes · Remote
  • Build and maintain full-stack web applications for clients using the MERN stack
  • Troubleshoot website, hosting, and user-related issues across client projects
  • Guide clients through system workflows and create documentation to reduce repeat issues
  • Diagnose technical issues independently using documentation and online resources
2022 — 2023
Executive Administrative Assistant to the CEO
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. · Hanover Park, IL
  • Coordinated onboarding/offboarding and system access with IT and HR
  • Troubleshot SAP Concur access and user issues in a high-volume corporate environment
  • Supported SharePoint, DocuSign, and internal tools across the organization
  • Resolved user access and reporting discrepancies in expense management systems
2013 — 2022
Certified Court Interpreter
Cook County Office of the Chief Judge · Chicago, IL
  • Provided precise English/Spanish interpretation across criminal, civil, and family court proceedings
  • Maintained strict confidentiality, impartiality, and accuracy in high-pressure legal environments
  • Facilitated clear communication between Spanish-speaking individuals and the judicial system
  • Illinois Supreme Court Certified · Credential #1190 · occasional assignments accepted
Education
2025 — Present
BS, Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Western Governors University
2018 — 2022
MA, Latin American Literature & Culture
Northeastern Illinois University
2014 — 2017
BA, Spanish Language & Literature
Northeastern Illinois University
2011 — 2012
Certificate, Legal Interpreting
Waubonsee Community College
2005 — 2006
Certificate, Web Design & Multimedia
Waubonsee Community College
Contact

Let's talk — whether it's a security role, a freelance project, or just to connect.