Cybersecurity & Systems Engineer

Secure, fast digital systems for businesses that need technology to feel dependable.

I help small businesses, startups, and professionals improve their websites, harden the basics, and make technical decisions with less guesswork.

  • Security-aware builds
  • Performance-minded UX
  • Clear technical handoff

Credibility

Security-first mindset, performance focus, and a clear development process.

Technical work should reduce uncertainty. I make risks, tradeoffs, and next steps visible without turning the process into noise.

What I focus on

Security decisions explained in plain language

Fast interfaces that do not sacrifice maintainability

Clear priorities instead of vague technical anxiety

Systems thinking across code, hosting, accounts, and users

Development Process

  1. Audit

    Find the highest-value fixes first.

    I review the site, stack, access patterns, and user flow to separate real risks from noise.

  2. Fix

    Resolve the issues that matter.

    I implement or guide practical improvements with clean code, clear handoff notes, and minimal disruption.

  3. Improve

    Leave the system easier to operate.

    The end state should be faster, safer, and easier for a business owner or team to understand.

Services

Practical engineering for the places where trust is won or lost.

The work is intentionally focused: build better web experiences, reduce obvious security risk, improve performance, and make technical choices easier to defend.

Web Development

Secure, fast websites and interfaces built with clean architecture, accessible UI, and maintainable code.

  • Astro, Next.js, and React builds
  • SEO-ready structure
  • Secure form and deployment basics

Cybersecurity Basics

Practical audits for small teams that need to reduce obvious risk without enterprise complexity.

  • Surface-level security review
  • Account and access hardening
  • Clear fix list with priorities

Performance Optimization

Frontend and hosting improvements focused on speed, reliability, and a better user experience.

  • Core Web Vitals review
  • Asset and bundle cleanup
  • Caching and delivery guidance

Technical Consulting

Calm engineering support for decisions around systems, infrastructure, workflows, and security tradeoffs.

  • Architecture review
  • Tooling recommendations
  • Implementation planning

Technologies I Work With

Comfortable across code, systems, and security basics.

Frontend

Astro Next.js React TypeScript JavaScript Tailwind CSS

Backend

PHP APIs Auth flows

Databases

MySQL Data modeling Backups

Hosting & Infrastructure

Vercel Hostinger Hosting Mexico Nginx DNS

Communication

Resend Email delivery Form workflows

Systems & Security

Linux Shell Networking OWASP Basics Hardening Logs

Pricing

Clear starting points for common website scopes.

Simple packages for focused builds. Each project still starts with a short audit so the scope matches the real technical work.

Landing Page

A focused one-page presence for a service, offer, or professional profile.

Starting at $3,500 MXN

Timeline: ~3-5 days

  • Hero section + services + contact
  • Responsive design
  • Smooth animations
  • Basic SEO
  • WhatsApp integration
Start with an audit
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Full Website

A more complete site for businesses that need multiple pages and room to grow.

Starting at $6,000 MXN

Timeline: ~1 week

  • Multipage site
  • CMS support
  • Custom design
  • Performance optimization
  • Hosting guidance
Start with an audit

Online Store

A practical ecommerce foundation for selling products online with a clean buying flow.

Starting at $12,000 MXN

Timeline: ~2-3 weeks

  • Product catalog
  • Shopping cart
  • Payment gateway integration
  • Admin panel
  • Advanced SEO
  • Analytics integration
Start with an audit

Maintenance

Ongoing support for keeping a site updated, backed up, and easier to operate.

$800 MXN / month

Timeline: Monthly

  • Weekly backups
  • Plugin/library updates
  • Minor content edits
  • Priority support
Start with an audit

Final pricing depends on project complexity and technical requirements.

Selected Work

Real project work, presented without inflated claims.

A focused look at practical web, systems, and security work: what needed to be solved, how it was approached, and what changed.

Selected client project

Jultz

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Technologies

Next.js React Tailwind CSS PHP API

Challenge

The project needed a modern web foundation with a clean frontend experience and a practical API layer that could support ongoing updates.

Solution

Built with Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS, with a PHP API layer for server-side data and integration needs. The focus was reusable UI, clear structure, and maintainable delivery.

Outcome

A cleaner technical base for the Jultz site, with a frontend and API approach that can evolve without turning every change into a full rebuild.

Representative web build

Security-first service website

Technologies

Astro Tailwind CSS Accessibility Deployment review

Challenge

The business needed a clearer web presence, but the existing site was slow, hard to update, and had weak contact flow protections.

Solution

Rebuilt the main pages with a static-first architecture, simplified the content hierarchy, and tightened form, dependency, and hosting basics.

Outcome

A faster, easier-to-maintain site with clearer calls to action and fewer obvious security gaps.

Representative systems scope

Small-office systems audit

Technologies

Linux Networking Access review Documentation

Challenge

A team had shared credentials, inconsistent device setup, and no simple view of the most urgent technical risks.

Solution

Mapped accounts, devices, access points, and common failure paths, then delivered a prioritized remediation plan.

Outcome

Owners got a practical fix list, cleaner access control, and a better baseline for future support.

Open Source & Development Projects

Technical side projects with a practical purpose.

Small tools and experiments are part of how I test ideas, document technical decisions, and keep sharpening systems thinking.

Technical side project

VerzideTweaks

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A performance-focused Windows tweaks and utilities toolkit. It is presented as an optimization tool for personal systems work, not as a universal fix for every machine.

Windows Optimization Utilities Performance
System tuning experiments
Workflow utility ideas
Practical performance focus

Testimonials

Client notes from practical, real-world work.

Short feedback from local and small-business style projects where communication, delivery, and maintainability mattered.

“Nos ayudó a lanzar nuestra tienda con un diseño limpio y rápido. Excelente comunicación y entrega puntual.”

Jultz

Teziutlan, Puebla

Online store project

Certifications

Continuous learning, verified before it becomes a claim.

LinkedIn certification

LinkedIn certifications
Completed
Cybersecurity

Google Cybersecurity

Organization
Google
Issue date
21/12/2025
Completed
Artificial Intelligence

Principles and Applications

Organization
UVM
Issue date
26/11/2025
Completed
Cybersecurity

CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course

Organization
Packt
Issue date
03/01/2026
Completed
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Introduction to Programming

Organization
Get trained for work - Carlos Slim Foundation
Issue date
05/01/2026
Completed
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Ethical Hacker

Organization
Cisco
Issue date
08/01/2026
Completed
Network Security Threat Detection

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Organization
Cisco
Issue date
27/12/2025

About

Engineering mindset, security instincts, and a bias for clear systems.

Verzide is the personal brand of a cybersecurity and systems engineer focused on practical technical work for teams that need dependable foundations.

I work at the intersection of websites, infrastructure, and security. That means I care about how an interface feels, how it performs, how it is deployed, and where it can fail.

My approach is straightforward: understand the system, identify the real constraints, explain the tradeoffs, and make improvements that a business can actually maintain.

I am continuously learning because the technical landscape keeps moving. The goal is not to chase every new tool. It is to keep building judgment, sharpen the fundamentals, and apply them where they create real value.

Problem-solving

I start with the business problem and work back to the technical path that makes sense.

Security basics

I look for practical risks around access, data flow, dependencies, and deployment hygiene.

Clear direction

I document decisions so teams understand what changed, why it changed, and what to do next.

Contact

Start with a free audit.

Send a short note about your website, systems, or security concern. I will help you identify the first useful next step.

Email minquizreal@gmail.com
Best first step A focused review of your current site or setup