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# [Getting Kicked Out Was the Best Hack of My Career](https://braindump.0x8r41nr07.xyz/getting-kicked-out-was-the-best-hack-of-my-career?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Here’s the short version: I’m 57, spent over three decades as a Creative Director in advertising, and I’m now studying to become a SOC Analyst. I didn’t plan this. It happened because I got fired.

Aug 7 · 4 min read · braindump.0x8r41nr07.xyz  
Updated Aug 22  
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from Hacker to Creative Director and back

30 years in creative leadership (in the ad industry as a Creative Director) taught me one core skill: dissecting complex systems and finding the flaw before someone else does. My tech roots run back to 8-bit machine code on a C64 (yeah – 80s, baby!) Today, I’m combining that legacy hacker curiosity with modern threat detection and offensive security. BATTLE-TESTED LOGIC: Decades of high-pressure problem solving and systems analysis. HACKER MINDSET: I don't just follow playbooks; I reverse-engineer how the attack path actually works. CONTINOUS SKILL-UP: CompTIA Security+ certified (among other certs), building home labs, and constantly training for L1 ops to future Pentesting.

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