About

Alan is a software developer in Chicago who has also lived in Saint Louis.

Education

Alan studied IT at College of DuPage before transferring to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to study computer science. He then moved back to Chicago to be closer to his relatives, and is currently finishing his computer science degree at NEIU, located on Chicago's north side. He studied abroad through the SIUE School of Business and went to Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing. He has also gone to hackathons and created many apps and websites.

Skills

• Java
• Python
• C++
• Linux
• Windows
• macOS
• Apache
• MySQL
• PHP
• Bitnami
• cron
• Bash
• Git
• APIs
• VPSs

• HTML
• CSS
• JS
• Wordpress
• Virtualbox
• VMware ESXi
• Cloud
• Infosec
• FreeNAS
• DD-WRT
• Cisco IOS
• FortiOS
• Networking
• pfSense
• Ticketing

• Web hosting
• cPanel
• MS Office
• LaTeX
• Markdown
• UML
• XML
• JSON
• PC repair
• Malware
• Remote work
• Learning
• Writing
• Domains
• Dashboards

Nowadays, tech skills shouldn't be set in stone. Technology changes all the time, so it's important to be able to adapt to industry changes. It's extremely important to be able to quicky learn new languages, frameworks, and tools.

Resume

Resume available upon request. Please email me using the link below if you are interested. I do not keep a resume publicly available on my website due to issues relating to privacy and spam. But I'd be more than happy to send you a copy if you email me.