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* '''Databases:''' MySQL, SQLite. | * '''Databases:''' MySQL, SQLite. | ||
− | * '''DevOps:''' Docker containers | + | * '''DevOps:''' Docker containers, Docker-Compose, CI/CD Pipelines with Gitlab and Gitlab-Runner |
* '''Windows/Windows Server 2016-2019:''' Experience in administering a Domain Controller with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and PowerShell. Package management with Chocolatey. Experience adding LDAP login capability to web apps | * '''Windows/Windows Server 2016-2019:''' Experience in administering a Domain Controller with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and PowerShell. Package management with Chocolatey. Experience adding LDAP login capability to web apps | ||
− | * '''Automation:''' Experience in orchestration and automating tasks using Ansible. | + | * '''Automation:''' Experience in orchestration and automating tasks using Ansible. Continuous deployment of websites using CI/CD pipelines and shell scripts over SSH. |
* '''Virtualization:''' Extensive experience with virtualization software such as oVirt engine, VirtualBox, and VMWare. | * '''Virtualization:''' Extensive experience with virtualization software such as oVirt engine, VirtualBox, and VMWare. |
Revision as of 16:41, 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.
1. 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.
2. 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 – PRESENT, Anticipated Graduation Date: 12/2023 GPA: 3.65; Related Studies: Unix for Programmers; Object Oriented Programming/Design; Music Recording.
2. ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE: COMPUTER SCIENCE, TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NORFOLK, GRADUATED 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, Kali Linux, *nix): Knowledgeable in package management, user/group management, building from source, IPTables firewall, NFS, job schedulers & systemd unit files, bash scripting, web hosting & highly-available hosting, SSH Keys and SSL Encryption, and regular expressions.
- Programming Languages: Advanced Python 3 and C++, YAML, Experience with HTML, Jinja2 Templating, and ORMs. Basic experience with SQL, JavaScript.
- Databases: MySQL, SQLite.
- DevOps: Docker containers, Docker-Compose, CI/CD Pipelines with Gitlab and Gitlab-Runner
- Windows/Windows Server 2016-2019: Experience in administering a Domain Controller with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and PowerShell. Package management with Chocolatey. Experience adding LDAP login capability to web apps
- Automation: Experience in orchestration and automating tasks using Ansible. Continuous deployment of websites using CI/CD pipelines and shell scripts over SSH.
- Virtualization: Extensive experience with virtualization software such as oVirt engine, VirtualBox, and VMWare.
- Research: Experience in web scraping, formatting, and filtering data using Python.
- Networking: Knowledge of DNS, IP addressing, ports, routing/switching, VLANs, HTTP, OSI & TCP/IP models, experience troubleshooting network issues with CLI programs.
- Monitoring:
* ELK Stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana for uptime monitoring systems. * 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
1. GEORGE MCLEOD Director of Geospatial & Vis Systems Old Dominion University Information Technology Services gmcleod@odu.edu 757-683-6752
2. AL DURSO Owner, A & B Marine 757-582-4406
3. CHRISTOPHER ZAJCHOWSKI, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Human Movement Sciences Old Dominion University 757-683-5078 czajchow@odu.edu
4. RAHUL MALIK Systems Engineer III, Old Dominion University Computer Science Department’s Systems Group 757-639-5304 malik@cs.odu.edu
5. ISAAC HAGY Systems Engineer I, Old Dominion University Computer Science Department’s Systems Group 804-876-2868