Zachary Achenbach
Rockland,MA
Summary
Versatile system administrator proficient in hardware, software and security planning. Selects, installs, configures, and manages components. Highly skilled in Windows and Linux server management and deployment.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
System Administrator Co-Op
Raytheon BBN
Cambridge, MA
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Set up, administered, and disposed of servers for high-level projects.
- Wrote scripts to help optimize the efficiency of lab setups, and to automate tasks.
- Performed research and testing in virtual environments to create solutions to important issues.
- Created isolated networks that utilized VLANs, ACLs, and subnetting for secure connections.
- Procured functional domains using Windows Server services, such as AD/DS, DNS and DHCP servers and more.
- Managed server configurations and performed routine maintenance to enhance reliability.
Technical Support Engineer Co-Op
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Used ServiceNow to manage and track any issues brought to my attention by customers.
- Efficiently aided customers with hardware, software, and network-related issues to minimize downtime of user devices.
- Performed Windows and MacOS procurement, imaging, and upgrading for new and returning clients.
- Assisted in the training of fellow interns, who would take on my position after my departure.
- Troubleshot Windows and macOS devices, using in-house software and tools such as JAMF.
- Documented troubleshooting processes and created knowledge base articles for future reference.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Minor in Computer Networking
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA08.2025
Skills
- Network design and administration
- Network Security; Firewalls, ACLS, and VLANs
- Technical Troubleshooting and Customer Support
- Programming in C, Java, and Python
- Scripting Automation in Bash and PowerShell
- Web Programming and Hosting
- Database Administration
- Onboarding, Offboarding, Upgrades
- Infrastructure Upgrades
- Algorithm design and analysis
- Eclipse and Visual Studio
- Microsoft Office 365, Sharepoint
- VirtualBox, VMWare, and OpenShift
- Zabbix, IPAM, and Splunk
- Kubernetes and Ansible
- Server management
- Windows Server, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy Objects, and more
- Linux, primarily Ubuntu, RHEL, and Kali Linux
- Data manipulation, storage, and sharing via RESTful APIs, XML/JSON, and MySQL databases
Certifications And Projects
- LPI Linux Essentials Certification and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Currently Studying for CCNA (in progress)
- User Friendly Information Application, which uses APIs to display current useful information. Implemented using Kotlin.
- Personal Portfolio Website to house information about me, including current projects and work of mine.
- Chatbot using machine learning to help users find useful information for Wentworth website.
- ML based shopping list that uses scraping and preference-based modeling to assist users in finding cheap groceries quick.
Timeline
System Administrator Co-Op
Raytheon BBN
01.2025 - 05.2025
Technical Support Engineer Co-Op
Harvard University
04.2024 - 08.2024
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Minor in Computer Networking
Wentworth Institute of Technology