Daniel Mendez

Software | Web Design | Networking

About

Dedicated, and knowledgeable Computer Science graduate with over three years of proven experience in network/system administration and network automation.

Highly skilled in critical thinking and problem solving with demonstrated knowledge related to software development using high level frameworks such as .NET core and Node.js/Express. Proficient in front end design using React.js/Next.js, HTML+CSS, and Sass.

Technical Skills

Front End Development

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Material UI

Back End Development

  • ASP.NET Core Web API
  • ASP.NET Core MVC
  • Node.js (Express)

Tools

  • Microsoft Azure (Storage, Function, Web App)
  • Docker (Docker Compose)
  • Entity Framework Core

Databases

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL

Work Experience

DBU Information Technology

Networks/Systems Administrator

March 2017 - Present

  • Increased web security by ensuring password-less Web App migration to Azure using Managed Service Identity and Key Vault.
  • Maintained Zabbix monitoring to monitor devices, generate email alerts and daily reports to locate and resolve issues promptly.
  • Developed Sharepoint Workflows in Power Automate to provide robust automated tasks for faculty across multiple departments.
  • Troubleshot network infrastructure to establish fast, stable and secure networks for 4,000+ clients across three campuses.
  • Migrated Palo Alto Virtual IP policies for thousands of clients significantly improving network security and performance.
  • Developed network automation tools using Python, and Azure Function for port security audits, reports, and configuration changes.

Four Story Creative

Development Intern

January 2020 - March 2020

  • Improved user experience to virtual reality simulations by refining swift locomotion and hand interaction.
  • Expanded software accessibility by porting virtual reality simulation to PC.

Projects

Jester

WIP

June 2020-Present

Discord bot that displays popular jokes from r/jokes.

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Dough To Bread

PRIVATE REPO

January 2020-Present

Tracks manual/bank transactions, lists connected accounts, displays account balance. Adopts a Microservices model in Spring Boot, Docker Compose to deploy each microservice and MySQL image, and a React.js-based UI which makes API calls to endpoints created in the backend.

Advising Scheduler

September 2019 - December 2019

Adds student degree plans, documents completed courses, and creates recurring calendar schedules with reminders based on class selections. Developed in C# using ASP.NET MVC 5 and Entity Framework.

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