Zak Kent

Zak Kent's work experience includes:

- Software Engineer at Cogniac Corporation beginning in 2023

- Software Engineer at Puppet from 2017 to 2021, primarily working on PuppetDB (PDB) and handling customer support escalations related to performance

- Associate Software Engineer at Puppet from 2017 to 2019, contributing to the implementation of PDB node provisioning using PostgreSQL's pg_basebackup command

- Engineering Intern at Puppet in 2017

- Technical Lead at Hack Oregon from 2016 to 2017

- Program Manager at San Carlos Apache Tribe from 2011 to 2015

- 4th Grade Teacher at San Carlos Unified School District from 2010 to 2011

- Activity Center Manager at Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, US Armed Forces Recreation Centers Europe from 2004 to 2007

- Bicycle Mechanic at Cycle Spectrum from 2002 to 2003

- Bicycle Mechanic at State Line Cycles from 2001 to 2002.

Zak Kent graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Recreation and Tourism Management, completing their education from 2006 to 2010. In addition to their degree, Zak has obtained several certifications, including "Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: Nand to Tetris Part II" and "Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris" from Coursera in 2022 and 2021 respectively. Zak also holds certifications in various courses from Coursera, such as "Front-End JavaScript Frameworks: AngularJS," "Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools," "Using Databases with Python," "Using Python to Access Web Data," "HTML, CSS and JavaScript," "Machine Learning," and "Principles of Computing (Part 2)" obtained in 2016. Moreover, Zak has pursued additional certifications in "Agile Machine Learning," "Machine Learning," and "Strategic Data Architecture" from Hack Oregon, although the specific dates of completion are not provided.