// 2025

Studying Computer Science (Cybersecurity)

Proficiency in Ruby including Gosu

Achieved the CCNA networking certificate

Advanced in C# including Dotnet

Basics in ARM assembly and super-low-level computing

Full TFR network upgrade - Security, Tailscale, TLS Certificates, Redundancies, DNS server, Emails

Created a self-hosted Home Assistant server

Released PWMan - C# Password Manager

Informal Tutoring

Uni campus volunteering help

Experienced with Amazon AWS (Cloud Architecting)

Playing a significant amount of table tennis

Perfect subject grades achieving a 4.0 GPA

4,000 YouTube subscribers
// 2024

Revamping personal website with Svelte (in progress)

Became a full-time Debian user as my main OS

Started educating others in Python + general tech stuff

Experimenting with, though not great, at CTF

API upgrade

Deployed a hub-and-spoke WireGuard network model to access network resources remotely

Upgraded the TFR mail servers

Released a proof-of-concept fullstack application, HiveHelper
// 2023

I started learning C# and plan to develop Windows as well as mobile apps

Gave up learning C# however I did experiment with Rust and loved it

Started to get into cybersecurity and privacy

Created a custom WireGuard-based VPN to bypass tricky firewalls using websocket proxies

Set up a TrueNAS server with Syncthing in a jail for remote synchronisation
// 2022

I became advanced in the Python programming language

Released version 6 of my personal website introducing very advanced CSS, JavaScript and optimized HTML

Network segregation: CDN, joeymanani.com, theflyingrat.com, subdomains, statics

Network security and hacking - Reverse shell proof-of-concept script
// 2021

I started developing my online portfolio for professional use

I placed first in an Australian national Python competition (Grok Learning)

Received the St John Ambulance First Aid Certificate for basic emergency life support & cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Released version 5 of my personal website simplifying it and making it aesthetically pleasing
// 2020

I started learning the Python programming language by building a Discord bot

I began working with Raspberry Pi's and electrical engineering

Released revision 4 of my personal website, this time more of a backend update than a frontend utilizing a database and PHP
// 2019

Achieved 5th place in RoboCup state-wide Robotics Competition held in Melbourne, Australia

Started revision 3 of my personal website, a modified template which used high contrast and advanced HTML features

Expanded my web development knowledge by including JavaScript and advanced CSS in my projects
// 2018

RoboCup Mentor Award – Helping other students succeed in their robot builds and programs

2nd place in RoboCup Robotics Competition – Building and programming a robot to follow a predetermined course and overcome obstacles in its path
// 2017

Started exploring robotics and their uses

Experimented with Lego's EV3 robotics kit and made a working black and white printer

Released revision 2 of my personal website with basic styles and HTML, a cream colored background with black text
// 2016

Started my web development journey

Found my identity by fiddling with computers and making cool things happen

Released revision 1 of my personal website - literally a coming soon page and figuring out how to make my website public