@PRivers251

Patrick

@PRivers251Mobile, ALJoined February 2022

Tech Enthusiast | Problem Solver | Navigating IT & Software Development with a Strategic Mindset

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I am available for: ~ Networking ~ Full-time IT, web development, or cybersecurity analyst roles ~ Collaborations on ongoing open-source and web development projects.

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PPatrickbitsofprogress.comJul 1 · 9 min read

How I Leveraged LLMs to Capture Terabytes of Historical Email Attachment Compliance Data Into a User-Friendly System

Welcome back to Bits Of Progress, a space where I reflect on hands-on technical experiences, explore systems thinking, and break down the design patterns that keep our infrastructure moving forward. L

PPatrickbitsofprogress.comJun 14 · 10 min read

Autopiloting Devices Already Deployed in Production

When an organization’s growth outpaces its systems implementation capabilities for years, big problems are on the horizon. I have been living in that gap. My name is Patrick Rivers, and I currently se

PPatrickbitsofprogress.comMar 22, 2025 · 6 min read

BGP + NAT Lab with Real Troubleshooting: Static NAT, PAT, and Packet Capture

This lab was designed to simulate what a real-world edge network might look like when connecting internal private IP address space to the internet using BGP and NAT. It covers multi-AS BGP peering, static NAT, PAT, and includes real packet analysis u...

PPatrickbitsofprogress.comMar 18, 2025 · 6 min read

The Hardest Part of Changing Careers That No One Talks About

Everywhere you look online, you’ll find gurus, books, and courses promising to take you from the land of misery—where you hate your job—to the promised land, where you wake up every morning excited to do work you love. That’s a noble goal. I believe ...

PPatrickbitsofprogress.comMar 7, 2025 · 4 min read

BGP & OSPF Multi-Area Routing Lab: ISP Peering & Route Redistribution

Introduction This lab simulates an enterprise network peering with two ISP routers via BGP, while utilizing a multi-layered, multi-area OSPF topology for internal routing. The goal of this setup is to explore BGP peering, OSPF multi-area configuratio...

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Recently published

How I Leveraged LLMs to Capture Terabytes of Historical Email Attachment Compliance Data Into a User-Friendly System

Autopiloting Devices Already Deployed in Production

BGP + NAT Lab with Real Troubleshooting: Static NAT, PAT, and Packet Capture

The Hardest Part of Changing Careers That No One Talks About

BGP & OSPF Multi-Area Routing Lab: ISP Peering & Route Redistribution

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Patrick

About

Available for

Patrick's blogs

Recently published

How I Leveraged LLMs to Capture Terabytes of Historical Email Attachment Compliance Data Into a User-Friendly System

Autopiloting Devices Already Deployed in Production

BGP + NAT Lab with Real Troubleshooting: Static NAT, PAT, and Packet Capture

The Hardest Part of Changing Careers That No One Talks About

BGP & OSPF Multi-Area Routing Lab: ISP Peering & Route Redistribution