A personal playground for curious minds

Build things.
Break things.
Learn something.

I’m Sid Nguyen. This is where I test technologies, explore new ideas, and make room for the things I love beyond the keyboard.

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SIDTECHS / LAB 01 ALWAYS LEARNING
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Curiosity → experiment → understanding01 / ∞
CCIE #17598GCIH #6051PMP #275453The experience behind the experiments ↗
01 / The technology lab

Less theory.
More “what if?”

A place to test, learn, and showcase the technologies I work with. From network architecture to virtualization and collaboration, the best way to understand something is to get hands-on.

CONNECTIONS THAT MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE POSSIBLE

Networking & architecture

Routing, switching, and the design decisions that connect people to applications. I use this space to explore how networks behave, how they fail, and how to build them better.

RoutingSwitchingData centers
INTERACTIVE DEMO / A PACKET’S JOURNEY
Your device→Switch→Router→Destination

Press “Send a packet” to follow the path. An illustrative simulation.

02 / The foundations

Experience earned.
Curiosity kept.

Credentials across networking, security, virtualization, collaboration, and project management. Each represents another chapter in a lifelong interest in how things work.

CISCOCCIE
Cisco #17598

CCIE

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert

Networking
PMP certification graphic
PMI #275453

PMP

Project Management Professional

Project management
GCIH certification graphic
GIAC #6051

GCIH

GIAC Certified Incident Handler

Security
VMWAREVCP
VMware

VCP

VMware Certified Professional

Virtualization
CISCOCCVP
Cisco

CCVP

Cisco Certified Voice Professional

Collaboration
CISCOCCSP
Cisco

CCSP

Cisco Certified Security Professional

Security
MICROSOFTMCSE
Microsoft

MCSE

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Messaging & security
MICROSOFTMCITP
Microsoft

MCITP

Microsoft Certified IT Professional

Exchange & Windows Server
JUNIPERJNCIS-ES
Juniper

JNCIS-ES

Enterprise Security

Security
JUNIPERJNCIS-ER
Juniper

JNCIS-ER

Enterprise Routing

Networking
EXINITIL
EXIN

ITIL

Foundation in IT Service Management

Service management

Credentials earned across my career, including legacy programs. Illustrations identify each credential; renewal status and specific versions are not represented. PMP and GCIH graphics are from the issuing organizations’ badge pages.

03 / Away from the keyboard

Different machines.
Same obsession.

MKIV Supras, a Ducati Diavel, a 2004 Viper, and a 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo. Engineering, character, and the joy of the drive.

JAPANESE PERFORMANCEILLUSTRATED GARAGE

The MKIV Supra.

An enduring fascination with Toyota’s fourth-generation Supra. A place for the cars, the details, and the stories behind the enthusiasm.

TOYOTA / MKIV SUPRADriven by curiosity.
04 / Beyond the familiar

There’s a whole world
outside the lab.

Different roads, different cultures, and a growing collection of places that stay with me.

Open my travel atlas ↗
Sid’s travel mapVisited countries are highlighted in lime. Small Caribbean destinations are marked with circles. A searchable list follows the map.FijiTanzaniaW. SaharaCanada — visitedUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadHaitiDominican Republic — visitedRussiaBahamas — visitedFalkland Is.NorwayGreenlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexico — visitedUruguayBrazil — visitedBoliviaPeru — visitedColombia — visitedPanama — visitedCosta Rica — visitedNicaraguaHonduras — visitedEl SalvadorGuatemala — visitedBelize — visitedVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrance — visitedEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaica — visitedCuba — visitedZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnam — visitedNorth KoreaSouth Korea — visitedMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSweden — visitedBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermany — visitedBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgium — visitedNetherlands — visitedPortugal — visitedSpain — visitedIreland — visitedNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.New ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChina — visitedTaiwanItaly — visitedDenmark — visitedUnited Kingdom — visitedIceland — visitedAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapan — visitedParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaN. CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoTrinidad and TobagoS. SudanAruba — visitedCuraçao — visitedBonaire — visitedTurks and Caicos Islands — visitedCayman Islands — visited35 destinations. Plenty more to explore.