Welcome to my project hub—where code meets impact. Below are some of my favorite builds across cloud, automation, scripting, and design.

🔹 PowerShell Toolbox

What it is: A curated collection of scripts for real-world IT tasks.
Skills used: Scripting, automation, GitHub workflow.
Explore: View Scripts on GitHub

🔹 VMware Machine Repurposing

What it is: A documented, repeatable process for cloning and reconfiguring Windows VMs for onboarding or MDM testing.
Skills used: VMware, scripting, IT documentation.
Explore: View blog post

🔹 Core Server SSL Automation with PowerShell

What it is: Automated the creation and binding of self-signed certificates to IIS on a Windows Server Core machine using only PowerShell. This was critical due to lack of GUI access. Included scripting for certificate creation, HTTPS binding, and validation.
Skills used: Windows Server Core, New-SelfSignedCertificate, netsh, IIS PowerShell modules, Import-PfxCertificate, binding via appcmd.
Status: Successfully implemented in production for internal web apps requiring encrypted communication.

🔹 Photography Galleries with Poetry Pairing

What it is: A blend of code and creative—where WordPress, Envira Gallery, and storytelling meet.
Skills used: WordPress, plugin management, layout design.
Explore: Photo & Code

🔹 PHP + SQL: Simple Form with Database Insert
What it is: A beginner-friendly Dev Lab demo that inserts user data into a database using PHP and SQL. Great for learning form handling, database interaction, and secure back-end flow.
Skills used: PHP, SQL, HTML, form handling, database interaction Explore: View blog post

🔹 Azure Infrastructure Provisioning for Migration

What it is: Provisioned foundational Azure resources in preparation for migrating on-prem workloads. The first stage involved setting up the environment using PowerShell for repeatable, scriptable infrastructure deployment.
Skills used: Azure PowerShell (Az module), Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups, Storage Accounts, and Virtual Machines (Windows Server 2022).
Status: Core infrastructure deployed via script, ready for domain controller replica and SQL migration.

1. Login and set your Azure subscription context

Connect-AzAccount
Set-AzContext -Subscription “Migration Subscription”

2. Create Resource Group

New-AzResourceGroup -Name “RG-OnPrem-Migration” -Location “West US”

3. Create Virtual Network & Subnet

$vnet = New-AzVirtualNetwork -ResourceGroupName “RG-OnPrem-Migration” `
-Location “West US” -Name “OnPrem-VNet” -AddressPrefix “10.0.0.0/16”

Add-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig -Name “InfraSubnet” `
-AddressPrefix “10.0.1.0/24” -VirtualNetwork $vnet

$vnet | Set-AzVirtualNetwork

4. Create Network Security Group

$nsg = New-AzNetworkSecurityGroup -ResourceGroupName “RG-OnPrem-Migration” `
-Location “West US” -Name “Infra-NSG”

5. Deploy a Windows Server VM (for DC or test workload)

$cred = Get-Credential
New-AzVM -ResourceGroupName “RG-OnPrem-Migration” -Name "DC-Replica" -Location "West US"
-VirtualNetworkName “OnPrem-VNet” -SubnetName “InfraSubnet” `
-SecurityGroupName “Infra-NSG” -Credential $cred -Image “Win2022Datacenter”

Jet Mariano

Projects