Garret Learned

Led a team of peers through a two semester project building a website, this included using Jira for Project Coordination, GitHub for Code Sharing & Reviewing, & soft skills of managing people with their 2 week deadline windows, product deliveries, & quality of work.

I have worked at several resuturants, with EDH Saloon being the most recent. I learned many soft skills during this time including the importance of hustle, being on time, & customer service.

Led a team of peers to perform a Software Quality Assurance check for a teacher on his website, this included making sure the tema was coordinated using Jira, writing test cases with Jest, performing blackbox & whitebox testing and soft skills of helping make sure my team submitted deadlines on time, with correct & high quality work.

After spending a year as a Varisty Team Captain where I led our team to a historic Nation eSports Collegiate Championship victory, I helped coordinate fun events, fundraising opportunities, & eSports Tournaments during my time in the eSports club. I learned & practiced many people, project coordination, & networking skills.

Served as the student lead in a community college hackathon, guiding a team through Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges focused on uncovering hidden data within images and files using steganography and digital forensics techniques. Oversaw team strategy, assigned tasks, and facilitated problem-solving sessions to reveal embedded ‘flags’ through metadata analysis, image layer examination, and data extraction. Strengthened leadership and technical skills in a high-pressure environment, ensuring efficient collaboration and effective use of cybersecurity principles to solve complex challenges under tight deadlines