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* Developed Django web applications for the ODU Computer Science Department. | * Developed Django web applications for the ODU Computer Science Department. | ||
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* '''Lobby Display''': Hosted on a touchscreen display at two locations in ODU, this application displays a visual directory for ODU’s CS Department. Professors login via LDAP to the portal and customize their profiles. | * '''Lobby Display''': Hosted on a touchscreen display at two locations in ODU, this application displays a visual directory for ODU’s CS Department. Professors login via LDAP to the portal and customize their profiles. | ||
| − | * '''Consultant Scheduler''': A system to keep track of coworkers' scheduled work hours. | + | * '''Consultant Scheduler''': A system to keep track of coworkers' scheduled work hours. Consultants enter their class hours and choose their preferred work schedule. The system cross-checks the class schedule and ensures a minimum number of consultants are on schedule at once. Bootstrap5 frontend. |
'''IT''' | '''IT''' | ||
| − | * Implemented an ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana cluster) to monitor the uptime of 300+ clients in 4 different computer labs | + | * Implemented an ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana cluster) to monitor the uptime of 300+ clients in 4 different computer labs and utilized Metricbeat and Heartbeat data shippers. |
* Practiced customer service using a ticketing system to troubleshoot issues. | * Practiced customer service using a ticketing system to troubleshoot issues. | ||
| − | * Administer 1000+ client | + | * Administer and troubleshot 1000+ client Windows and Unix Environment |
* Completed learning projects in Linux/Windows servers, highly-available hosting, networking, and Django web app development. | * Completed learning projects in Linux/Windows servers, highly-available hosting, networking, and Django web app development. | ||
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==RESEARCH== | ==RESEARCH== | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 6 February 2023
Well-rounded sysadmin with diverse experience seeking to apply his skills for a position in IT, Cybersecurity, or Application development.
Contents
Time at Systems Group
Est. 10/2021 - Present
Projects & Accomplishments
Software Engineering
- Developed Django web applications for the ODU Computer Science Department.
- Lobby Display: Hosted on a touchscreen display at two locations in ODU, this application displays a visual directory for ODU’s CS Department. Professors login via LDAP to the portal and customize their profiles.
- Consultant Scheduler: A system to keep track of coworkers' scheduled work hours. Consultants enter their class hours and choose their preferred work schedule. The system cross-checks the class schedule and ensures a minimum number of consultants are on schedule at once. Bootstrap5 frontend.
IT
- Implemented an ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana cluster) to monitor the uptime of 300+ clients in 4 different computer labs and utilized Metricbeat and Heartbeat data shippers.
- Practiced customer service using a ticketing system to troubleshoot issues.
- Administer and troubleshot 1000+ client Windows and Unix Environment
- Completed learning projects in Linux/Windows servers, highly-available hosting, networking, and Django web app development.
RESEARCH
- Is it safer at the beach? Spatial and temporal analyses... Coded a Python script to periodically scrape video and save frames from a live webcam stream of a beach. The pictures and video were then analyzed using GIS software and open-source tools to measure the level of social distancing.
Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105533 Code: GitHub Repo
Education
1. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CYBERSECURITY, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, 08/2021 – IN PROGRESS GPA: 3.65; Related Studies: Unix for Programmers; Object Oriented Programming/Design; Music Recording.
2. ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE: COMPUTER SCIENCE, TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NORFOLK, GRADUATION MAY 2021 GPA: 4.0; Summa Cum Laude; President’s Honor Role; Phi Theta Kappa; Related Studies; Calculus; Data Structures and Algorithms.
3. HS DIPLOMA, NEW SUMMIT ACADEMY, COSTA RICA, GRADUATED 2014 GPA: 3.75; Graduated from a study abroad program in CR, where I lived for a year and was exposed to the culture.
Skill Profile
• Linux environments (Ubuntu Server, Debian): Knowledgeable in package management, building from source, IPTables firewall, NFS, job schedulers and systemd unit files, bash scripting, web hosting, SSH Keys and SSL Encryption, and regular expressions.
• Databases: MySQL, SQLite.
• DevOps: Docker containers, GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
• Windows/Windows Server 2016-2019: Experience in administering a Domain Controller, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and PowerShell. Package management with Chocolatey. Experience adding LDAP login capability to web apps
• Programming Languages: Advanced Python 3 and C++. Experience with HTML, Jinja2 Templates, and ORMs. Basic experience with SQL, JavaScript.
• Automation: Experience in orchestration and automating tasks using Ansible. Deployment of websites using CI/CD pipelines and shell scripts over SSH.
• Virtualization: Experience with oVirt engine, VirtualBox, and VMWare.
• Research: Experience in web scraping, formatting, and filtering data using Python.
• Networking: Basic knowledge of IP addressing, OSI, TCP/IP models, and troubleshooting networking issues with CLI programs.
• Monitoring:
ELK Stacks: Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana: Data Shippers: MQTT protocol, Heartbeat, Metricbeat, Filebeat, Thingsboard IoT Dashboard
• Version Control: Gitlab and GitHub.
• IDE/Text Editors: Prefer Visual Studio for C++ and VS Code for Python and Linux remote development.
References
GEORGE MCLEOD Director of Geospatial & Vis Systems Old Dominion University Information Technology Services gmcleod@odu.edu 757-683-6752
AL DURSO Owner, A & B Marine 757-582-4406
CHRISTOPHER ZAJCHOWSKI, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Human Movement Sciences Old Dominion University 757-683-5078 czajchow@odu.edu
RAHUL MALIK Systems Engineer III, Old Dominion University Computer Science Department’s Systems Group 757-639-5304 malik@cs.odu.edu
ISAAC HAGY Systems Engineer I, Old Dominion University Computer Science Department’s Systems Group 804-876-2868
