+1 630 881 4458 ⋄ Fancy Farm, KY
blake@blakewilson.dev ⋄ linkedin.com/in/lbbwilson ⋄ blakewilson.dev
OBJECTIVE
I am passionate about the ways modern programming languages such as Rust and Kotlin help us produce secure, reliable software. I believe ethical software has the potential to improve the lives of marginalized communities. I’m seeking a full-time position that allows me to utilize my skills and education in a meaningful way.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics 2022
Florida State University
Associate of Applied Science in Electrical Technology 2019
Western Kentucky Community and Technical College
SKILLS
Technical Skills GNU/Linux, Rust, Kotlin, C/C++, Java, Python, GCC, Clang, rustc, Emacs, IntelliJ IDEA
Paradigms Object-Oriented, Imperative, and Functional Programming; Debugging; Algorithm Analysis
Collaboration Git and VCS, excellent written communication skills, passion for diversity and inclusivity
EXPERIENCE
Assistant System Administrator Aug 2021 - Feb 2022
ViWinTech Windows & Doors Paducah, KY
Assisted Sys Admin with management of IT infrastructure of a mid-size manufacturer.
Managed roughly 50 office workstations and more than 20 production floor workstations.
Maintained servers ranging from IBM AIX and Windows Server 2000 (sic!) to VMWare ESXi and Windows Server 2022.
Maintenance Technician & IT Specialist May 2019 - Aug 2021
ViWinTech Windows & Doors Paducah, KY
Collaborated as a member of a team to quickly assess, diagnose, and correct impediments to production.
Troubleshooted IT, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems in a fast-paced, industrial environment.
Took initiative to revamp maintenance parts inventory and manage ordering process.
Trained incoming technician.
PROJECTS
Mastodon. Compiled, installed, and administrated an instance of Mastodon, a decentralized, federated microblogging platform, on a Linode VPS running Arch Linux with an NGINX reverse proxy.
Rustafarians Mental Health Web App. Designed and implemented a Yew (Rust front end framework) web app for connecting individuals with mental health care providers. The app used an Actix Web back end and Amazon DynamoDB to store provider information. This was an undergraduate capstone project and received a grade of 100%.
Arch Linux Wiki Dark Mode. Created pull/merge requests on GitHub and Gitlab to incorporate Dark Mode Wiki Media extension as a submodule in Arch Linux Wiki environment.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Discrete Mathematics, Data Structures, Theory of Computation, Writing for Compilers, Android Development, Deep & Reinforcement Learning, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Databases, Applied Statistics