Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Projects
Volunteer Experience
Timeline

Whitten Smith

Kalamazoo,MI

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented professional with a proven track record in cybersecurity and educational support, notably at Gull Lake High School. Expert in operating system hardening and delivering exceptional customer support. Successfully implemented a Synology NAS, enhancing data management, and passionately mentored students in cybersecurity, demonstrating significant achievements beyond daily tasks.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

MiCareerQuest volunteer

01.2023 - Current
  • Served as a Stryker/CyberPatriot volunteer, helping teach kids about cybersecurity

Data Analyst

Kiss Financials
11.2022 - 09.2023
  • Implement macro-driven data entry solutions to reduce time and effort to gain new clientele

Gull Meadow Farms
07.2021 - 10.2021
  • Provided exceptional customer support while delivering engaging and educational activities, ensuring participant safety

Education

High School -

Gull Lake High School, Richland, MI
  • Computer Science Departmental Award
  • GPA: 3.61

Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI

Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
  • Relevant Coursework: C++

Skills

  • Operating System Hardening
  • Networking
  • Antivirus Management
  • Active Directory
  • Hardware Installation
  • Incident Report Writing
  • C
  • Bash
  • Python
  • Customer Support
  • Educational Support
  • Individual Tutoring

Accomplishments

  • 3x Cyber Patriot Team Leader
  • 2x 2nd Gold Tier, Cyber Patriot
  • 3x Michigan Governors High School Cyber Challenge
  • 2x Top 6 in State Finish, Michigan GHSCC
  • National Honor Society
  • Networking Defense Essentials (NDE)
  • Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE)

Projects

Gull Lake Network Lab, Created a network lab in the classroom using a variety of Cisco networking equipment, including 1941 routers, 2960-48 Switches, 3560-48 Switches, and several end devices. Linux Hardening Script, Developed a Linux hardening script to improve the security used in CyberPatriot competitions.

Volunteer Experience

  • Cyber Patriot Mentor, Gull Lake High School, Richland, MI, 06/01/24, Present, Preparing several teams with operating systems and packet tracers labs.
  • Student Admin, Gull Lake High School, Richland, MI, 09/01/23, 06/30/24, Implemented and managed a Synology NAS with 30 TB of storage, deploying student accounts and quotas.
  • MiCareerQuest volunteer, 01/01/23, 12/31/23, Served as a Stryker/CyberPatriot volunteer, helping teach kids about cybersecurity.
  • Math Tutor, 01/01/21, 12/31/24, Developed and implemented individualized tutoring plans for each student.

Timeline

MiCareerQuest volunteer -
01.2023 - Current
Data Analyst - Kiss Financials
11.2022 - 09.2023
- Gull Meadow Farms
07.2021 - 10.2021
Kalamazoo Valley Community College - ,
Gull Lake High School - High School,
Volunteer State Community College - ,

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