{"id":120,"date":"2025-12-08T06:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/odupresentationtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-12-10T03:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:10:19","slug":"sample-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/IMG_1382-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" style=\"width:317px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/IMG_1382-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/IMG_1382-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/IMG_1382-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/IMG_1382-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/IMG_1382-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/IMG_1382.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hello, my name is&nbsp;Donte Staves, and I am a senior at&nbsp;Old Dominion University&nbsp;majoring in&nbsp;Cybersecurity. Before beginning my academic journey, I served six years in the&nbsp;U.S. Army Reserves&nbsp;as a&nbsp;Cargo Specialist, where I learned the importance of discipline, adaptability, and attention to detail\u2014qualities that continue to guide me in my professional development. Over time, I became increasingly interested in the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity and how critical it is to protecting information, systems, and people in a digital age. This interest grew into a passion, leading me to pursue a degree that allows me to develop both technical expertise and analytical skills within a field that is constantly challenging and rewarding. This e-portfolio showcases my academic progression, hands-on learning experiences, and the skills I have developed throughout my coursework at ODU. It reflects my growth as a cybersecurity student and highlights the assignments and projects that have prepared me for my future career in the cybersecurity industry. Thank you for taking the time to explore my work and follow my journey toward becoming a cybersecurity professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40336\/2025\/12\/Narrative-Essay.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Narrative-Essay<br\/><\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, my name is&nbsp;Donte Staves, and I am a senior at&nbsp;Old Dominion University&nbsp;majoring in&nbsp;Cybersecurity. Before beginning my academic journey, I served six years in the&nbsp;U.S. Army Reserves&nbsp;as a&nbsp;Cargo Specialist, where I learned the importance of discipline, adaptability, and attention to detail\u2014qualities that continue to guide me in my professional development. Over time, I became increasingly&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":25260,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25260"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dstaves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}