whoami

I’m Carl — a cybersecurity analyst and developer based in the Philippines.

I work in security by day — GRC, third-party risk, incident response — and I’m constantly coding: building my homelab, running Gaspar Labs, and automating everything I can. This blog is where I document what I learn — mostly for future me, but maybe it helps you too.

What you’ll find here: security write-ups, homelab guides, projects I’ve built, basketball league updates, and random notes on life. My portfolio has the work history. What I’m up to right now lives on /now.

Outside of work:

• Basketball trainer & commissioner of the WKND G League, now on S4
• Rebuilding after ACL reconstruction — logging every step
• Gaming (moba, simracing, FPS, emulation)
• Photography, videography & media (streaming, content creation)
• Reading, cooking, karaoke, fitness
• Collecting quotes worth keeping (2026)

I also make carldss cards for the league on the side.

Find me @carlignn everywhere or check my socials.