Hugo Salamanca — Founder, HoustonSecureIT
ISC2 Certified
Cybersecurity℠
Founder & lead security engineer

Hi, I'm Hugo Salamanca

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity℠ · Houston, TX

I spent 8+ years securing enterprise infrastructure for airlines, energy companies, hospitals, and manufacturers across Houston. Now that same discipline goes to local homes and small businesses — at a price that makes sense.

Why I started HoustonSecureIT

Over 8 years I worked inside some of Houston's most demanding IT environments — a major airline, a pipeline company, a hospital network, logistics, a chemical plant. Every one had a security team, enterprise firewalls, and round-the-clock monitoring.

The homeowner down the street and the shop on the corner don't have any of that. Default router passwords. Kids on the same network as the work laptop. Guest Wi-Fi tied into everything.

HoustonSecureIT closes that gap. Firewalla makes enterprise-grade security reachable. I make sure it is set up right — and Autopilot handles the routine so overnight shifts don't stall the shop.

I'm Houston-based, ISC2 certified, and I only take clients I can actually help. If you're not a fit, I'll say so and point you the right way.

Credentials & certifications

ISC2
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity℠
Google
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
CompTIA
CompTIA A+

8+ years of enterprise IT

Houston's demanding industries, brought to the house and the shop.

Southwest Airlines·IT Field Technician
2022 – Present
Aviation

Near-zero unplanned downtime across multi-terminal airport infrastructure. LAN/WAN, VPN, endpoint lifecycle, security compliance.

ONEOK Inc.·Network Field Engineer
2021
Energy

Network infrastructure at pipeline and processing facilities. Cisco UCM/Unity, 24/7 industrial uptime.

Nexus Health Systems·IT Analyst
2020 – 2021
Healthcare

Desktop support across clinical sites. VPN, Office 365, SCCM imaging, ServiceNow within strict SLAs.

UPS·IT Support Specialist
2018 – 2020
Logistics

Supported logistics operations technology in distribution environments with direct SLA impact.

BASF·IT Field Support
2016 – 2018
Chemical / Manufacturing

On-site IT at chemical plants under strict compliance. Data recovery, migrations, infrastructure upgrades.

Technical skills

Firewall installation
LAN/WAN design
VPN configuration
Wireless infrastructure
Cisco networking
IDS / IPS
Endpoint security
Vulnerability assessment
Active Directory
Network monitoring
Security hardening
Remote support
Serving the Houston metro

Houston · Katy · Sugar Land · The Woodlands · Pearland · Pasadena · Friendswood · Clear Lake · Conroe · Cypress

Ready to secure the network?

Free consult. I'll recommend exactly what you need — nothing more.