{"id":285,"date":"2025-09-25T13:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:19:38","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39925\/2025\/09\/bafkreicbjrb7cnkzm6ft6vraohkxk4j6m2nkelvuvzcp44fzabvhcoehzq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314\" style=\"width:161px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39925\/2025\/09\/bafkreicbjrb7cnkzm6ft6vraohkxk4j6m2nkelvuvzcp44fzabvhcoehzq.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39925\/2025\/09\/bafkreicbjrb7cnkzm6ft6vraohkxk4j6m2nkelvuvzcp44fzabvhcoehzq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39925\/2025\/09\/bafkreicbjrb7cnkzm6ft6vraohkxk4j6m2nkelvuvzcp44fzabvhcoehzq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39925\/2025\/09\/bafkreicbjrb7cnkzm6ft6vraohkxk4j6m2nkelvuvzcp44fzabvhcoehzq-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is <strong>Travon Cleveland<\/strong>, and I\u2019m currently pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity with a minor in Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. Before beginning this academic journey, I served two years in the U.S. Navy, an experience that instilled in me discipline, adaptability, and a strong sense of responsibility. Those lessons continue to shape the way I approach both my studies and my career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose cybersecurity because of my interest in technology and my desire to make a real impact in protecting people and organizations from digital threats. Coming out of the military, I wanted to pursue a field that challenges me, allows me to problem-solve, and gives me the opportunity to keep learning as technology evolves. Cybersecurity combines all of that with the ability to serve a bigger mission: defending systems, data, and communities against growing cyber risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, I\u2019m preparing for the <strong>CompTIA Security+ certification<\/strong> as my next step, with plans to pursue <strong>CySA+ or CEH<\/strong> after that. I\u2019m also building hands-on experience through labs and coursework to position myself for internships such as ODU\u2019s <strong>Cyber LeADERS\/SFS program<\/strong>. My long-term goal is to work in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or in digital forensics, and eventually grow into a threat-hunting or leadership role in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Travon Cleveland, and I\u2019m currently pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity with a minor in Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. Before beginning this academic journey, I served two years in the U.S. Navy, an experience that instilled in me discipline, adaptability, and a strong sense of responsibility. Those lessons continue to shape&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/about-me\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":31571,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31571"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/travoncleveland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}