11. D.Eng. in Systems Engineering

Twenty-plus years of enterprise Quality Engineering is not merely a career — it is a systems engineering research program. The portfolio demonstrates SAFe 6.0 Release Train Engineer competencies, X-shaped skill sets spanning multiple engineering domains, and a GoldHat Standard™ that codifies the strictest practices across cybersecurity, DevOps, QA, automation, and instrumentation. The MTG deck serves as a trade secret demonstration vehicle: it proves analytical capability without compromising proprietary methods.

Portfolio Evidence

  • 20+ years enterprise QA across financial, healthcare, logistics, and technology sectors — Professional Portfolio
  • SAFe 6.0 RTE competencies: release train engineering at scale
  • GoldHat Standard™: certification mark for software development practices — Professional Methodology
  • Jenkins CI/CD pipeline design and automation
  • NAICS 541511 compliance framework: systematic service classification
  • Guenhwyvar deck as trade secret demonstration vehicle — Professional Overview
  • 12-property web infrastructure with deployment automation — Study Overview (Property Network)
Published Corpus Evidence: The LUMINOUS Behave Test Suite demonstrates systems-level BDD test design. The LAN AISec Adventure documents building a complete systems engineering environment from bare hardware. The Understanding the Ant Farm translates systems architecture into an accessible metaphor — the Quality Engineer’s ability to communicate complexity across knowledge levels.

12. Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology

The 25-year autoethnographic study (1999–2026) is the portfolio’s central anthropological work. Beginning as an 8th-grade research paper on witchcraft and expanding through the Y2K transition, the rise of the internet, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the study applies the researcher as subject within a radical transparency framework. The four-dimensional corpus architecture treats YouTube consumption history, LLM dialogue, resume claims, and integrated identity perspectives as anthropological datasets. The RPG element catalogs (6,106+ elements) document genre conventions for legal and cultural analysis.

Portfolio Evidence

  • 25-year autoethnographic study of American culture (Y2K through 2026) — Study Overview, Study Methodology
  • Four-dimensional corpus architecture as anthropological methodology — Corpus Architecture
  • YouTube behavioral metadata (2015–2026) as cultural consumption record — Research Instruments
  • RPG element catalogs: 6,106+ elements across electronic and tabletop genres — LUMINOUS RPG Engine, OmniPokémon Roster
  • Scènes à faire analysis for legally defensible genre conventions
  • Rocky Horror Picture Show security volunteer as cultural participation
  • Phoenix, Arizona as developmental ecology (Sun Belt rapid-growth analysis) — Biography

13. D.Min. in Theology & Comparative Religion

The portfolio’s theological dimension is not decorative. Matthew 22:36–40 is tattooed on the researcher’s hand per Deuteronomy 6:8 and functions as the governance axiom for every system. The researcher is ordained, with formative exposure to both Buddhist monastic mentorship and Baptist Christian formation. The ministry launch due diligence report demonstrates doctoral-level understanding of IRS church recognition (Pub 557), Virginia nonstock corporation formation, charitable solicitation exemptions, and FTC disclosure rules for monetized religious media.

Portfolio Evidence

  • Ordained minister with documented ordination
  • Matthew 22:36–40 as governance axiom (Golden Rule, tattooed per Deuteronomy 6:8) — HNA-1.0
  • Human Necessity Axiom (HNA) and Axiom6 as theological governance — Human Necessity Axiom
  • Buddhist monastic mentorship + Baptist Christian formation — Monastic Legacy
  • Ministry due diligence: IRS Pub 557, Form 1023, Virginia nonstock corporations
  • Charitable solicitation exemption analysis (VDACS OCRP)
  • Ascetic practice framework: fasting, cilice, 17 consumption/spiritual states
  • LGBTQ+ identity integration with ministry (bisexual, community engagement, radical transparency) — Ethics Framework
Published Corpus Evidence: The Gir-Axiom is theological governance in code — establishing that single-human loyalty cannot override universal ethical axioms. The Monastic Legacy page documents the Sylvestrine order’s Benedictine roots and their connection to the researcher’s contemplative practice. The Heritage site traces the papal lineage (Sylvester I, II, III, IV) that contextualizes the theological dimension.