Nicholas S.

Nicholas S. has a diverse work experience in the field of software engineering and DevOps.

Nicholas started their career at DePaul University in 2013 as a Technical Support Specialist and later took on the role of Course Assistant and Grader. Nicholas continued to work at DePaul University as a Graduate Assistant and Tutor from 2016 to 2019.

In 2015, Nicholas joined Discovery Education as a Systems/DevOps Engineer, where they gained expertise in various technologies such as Puppet, Python, and Docker. Nicholas was part of a team that created an AWS Disaster Recovery Proof of Concept and managed Puppet infrastructure upgrades. Nicholas also worked on deploying Nagios and Elasticsearch on OpenStack.

From 2019 to 2020, Nicholas worked at Backstop Solutions Group as a Software Engineer and DevOps specialist. Nicholas was responsible for developing and automating internal systems and processes, working in a SOC2 environment and following compliance and security policies. Nicholas also led a project to migrate the testing system to an On-Demand model, improving productivity and reducing costs.

In 2020, Nicholas returned to DePaul University as an Adjunct Instructor, teaching and mentoring students.

Overall, Nicholas has a strong background in software engineering, DevOps, and teaching, with experience in a variety of technologies and platforms.

Nicholas S. completed their education in a chronological order as follows:

From 2012 to 2016, Nicholas attended DePaul University and obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science.

Following this, from 2016 to 2019, Nicholas pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Software Engineering from the same university, DePaul University.

In addition to their formal education, Nicholas obtained several certifications. Nicholas earned certifications from freeCodeCamp, although the exact completion month is not specified. Nicholas also obtained a certification in Adult First Aid/CPR/AED from the American Red Cross in July 2019. Lastly, they obtained the Core Elasticsearch: Operations certification from Elastic in an unspecified year.