I am a University of Minnesota student, Linux user, and system administrator interested in internet data privacy, security, and open source projects.
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Work Experience
- Techlore 2021 – Present
- Techlore Talks Weekly Podcast Co-host
- Community Administrator
- Hosting and management of discuss.techlore.tech community forum
- Video research, writing, and review
- Anoka-Hennepin School District 2020 – Present
- Technology Paraeducator
- Support staff and students with hardware and software in a classroom environment
- Documented technical processes and procedures
- Supported and distributed Chromebooks to students during distance learning (2020)
- Technology Paraeducator
- Experimax 2018 – 2021
- Sr. IT Technician
- Specialized in Apple software and hardware
- Built and launched experimaxmn.com e-commerce platform, obtaining $20K+ in sales first year
- Worked with retail customers directly to resolve technology problems
- Documented processes & trained new hires
- Sr. IT Technician
- Target 2017 – 2018
- Guest Services Team Member
- Communicated 1-on-1 with guests and processed transactions in a retail environment to guarantee customer satisfaction.
- Guest Services Team Member
- DigitalOcean 2015 – 2016
- Freelance Technical Writer
- Published eight tutorials on website and server administration-related topics
- Freelance Technical Writer
Voluntary Work
- Neat.Computer 2022 – Present
- Public web service hosting, including Mastodon, Matrix, and WordPress.
- Privacy Guides 2020 – Present
- Project Lead
- 80K+ Monthly Unique Website Visitors
- GitHub Code Change Review and Community Management
- Research and Writing on Data Privacy and Security Topics
- Project Lead
- PrivacyTools Services 2019 – 2020
- I installed and maintained a variety of free online services for the PrivacyTools community, including:
- Matrix, decentralized chat
- Mastodon, federated social networking
- Discourse, community forum
- WriteFreely, decentralized blogging platform
- I installed and maintained a variety of free online services for the PrivacyTools community, including:
- OpenNIC 2016 – Present
- DNS Server Operator
- Developed and hosted project homepage at opennic.org.
Education
- University of Minnesota ~2024
- Degree in Progress
- BASc, Information Technology Infrastructure
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College 2022
- Associate of Arts
Certifications
- CompTIA A+ (2019 – 2022)
- Jamf Certified Associate Version 10
- Apple Certified Mac Technician 2019
- Apple Certified iOS Technician 2019
- Google Certified Educator Level 1
- GoGuardian Teacher
Organizations
- Anoka-Hennepin Paraeducator Association 2021 – Present
- Executive Board Member
- Local Cluster Lead Representative
IT Skills
- Linux Administration
- CentOS, RHEL, Ubuntu Server
- Git
- GitHub organization management
- Issue tracking, discussions, pull requests, code review
- GitHub Pages
- DNS
- Authoritative zone administration
- Recursive nameserver operation
- DNSSEC
- Windows Server
- ActiveDirectory, Group Policy, etc.
- Technical Writing
- Troubleshooting & Support
- WordPress