# Matthew Salinas

> Professional portfolio for Matthew Salinas — USAF Cyber IT veteran, cybersecurity specialist, and founder of Hungry Nova Labs LLC (Augusta, GA).

Website: https://msalinas.us/
Company: https://hungrynovalabs.com/
Email: Matthew.salinas@outlook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-salinas-hernandez-66b5a52ba/
GitHub: https://github.com/Squidspork
Photo: https://msalinas.us/images/matthew-salinas.jpg

## Summary

Matthew Salinas builds secure infrastructure, local-first / private AI systems, and practical cybersecurity tools. Open to cybersecurity roles, systems/network administration, private AI infrastructure work, consulting, and Hungry Nova Labs collaborations.

## Background

- USAF Staff Sergeant, Cyber IT Specialist (2018–2025)
- Founder, Hungry Nova Labs LLC
- Based in Augusta, Georgia; open to remote / hybrid conversations
- CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Project+; ITIL v4 Foundation; BS Cybersecurity & Information Assurance (WGU, pending); fluent Spanish
- Scale: 1,700+ tickets/year supporting ~400 clients; up to 139 VMs in military environments; 200+ enterprise servers

## Primary projects (business-useful order)

1. Augusta Cybersecurity — https://augustacybersecurity.com — Community cybersecurity education site (Next.js, Cloudflare Workers)
2. nova-pup — Fine-tuned model on Ollama https://ollama.com/hungrynovalabs/nova-pup and Hugging Face https://huggingface.co/hungrynovalabs/nova-pup-4b
3. AnythingQR — https://anythingqr.win — Client-side 4K QR generator
4. NovaGate — Private OpenAI-compatible AI gateway (LiteLLM, Ollama, Cloudflare Tunnel)
5. Canary — Ransomware tripwire CLI (Rust)
6. Kodkod — Plain-English nmap + local LLM security analysis
7. Shodan Council — Scheduled exposure monitoring with leadership reports
8. NovaScribe — Local-first AI word processor (Tauri)
9. AI Shipyard — Multi-agent software factory on local models
10. HNL Ops Dashboard — Internal ops surface behind Cloudflare edge
11. GWEN / Gwendoleth — Private coding agent with mTLS edge guard
12. Gwendoleth Browser — Security-focused browser project
13. Yucahu — iOS food scanner with StoreKit + Cloudflare Worker backend
14. Mavis Search — Ephemeral private SearXNG sessions
15. OpenLogos Lab — https://github.com/Squidspork/openlogos-lab — Local multi-agent research reports
16. Republic of Machines — Multi-agent deliberation councils
17. Bookmaker — Local AI novel workshop → EPUB
18. Cardputer NovaRun / PicoAI — Handheld terminals for private Ollama
19. Eldritch — Consent-based camera/mic assistant (R&D)
20. Hungry Nova OS — Lightweight custom OS foundation for lab VMs (R&D)

## Skills

Security & networks: firewall policy, Linux hardening, network troubleshooting, Zero Trust / mTLS, OSINT, vulnerability assessment.
Private AI: Ollama, LM Studio, model fine-tuning, OpenAI-compatible gateways, multi-agent systems, local-first apps.
Cloud & infra: Proxmox, Cloudflare Workers, Cloudflare Tunnels, Docker, Postgres/SQLite, nginx.
Languages: Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Rust, Go, Swift, PowerShell/Bash.

## Optional

- Contact: https://msalinas.us/#contact
- Full project list with outcomes: https://msalinas.us/#work
- Recruiter snapshot: https://msalinas.us/#snapshot