Good afternoon, I'm Zachary Vivian

Education: I graduated from The University of Wisconsin - Platteville, with a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and a Minor in Business Administration in May 2024.

About Me: My academic journey has fueled a passion for specializing in either penetration testing or incident response, with the goal of safeguarding your organization against sophisticated cyber threats and vulnerabilities. As a diligent and quick learner, I am keen on employing advanced analytical tools to thoroughly evaluate potential security breaches. My proficiency in applying cybersecurity frameworks and conducting comprehensive risk assessments enables me to develop strategic approaches to bolster your cybersecurity posture. My ambition is to contribute to your team by not only preempting and mitigating cyber attacks through robust security protocols but also ensuring a resilient and adaptive security infrastructure.

Senior Project: Our senior project integrates our cumulative knowledge of the software development lifecycle, focusing on creating virtual labs for educational use. My team's role involves developing scalable containers and pre-configured virtual machines for Windows and Linux, utilizing Proxmox VE. This allows professors to effortlessly assign and auto-grade lab assignments, providing a practical, hands-on learning experience for students. This initiative highlights our capability to apply theoretical concepts to real-world challenges, enhancing the educational toolkit for future academic use. Due to some difficulties the team had with the UI towards the end of the project, I quickly remade the entire UI with the experience I had gained from making this website. If you'd like to check out the template, visit my GitHub profile from the 'Contact' page or simply click this link. Login with usernames student or teacher and the secure password, password, to view this template built in Angular. This does not have any security implementations, the MySQL database, or the Proxmox VE environment built in with it since it's being shown publicly on my GitHub profile.

Hobbies: In my leisure hours, I'm passionate about exploring the great outdoors, often found backpacking with my friends and my dog, Turbo, by my side. Beyond these adventures, I have a keen interest in photography and longboarding, which allows me to appreciate the world's beauty from different perspectives. Additionally, I dedicate time to personal projects, like developing this website, which not only fuels my creativity but also sharpens my technical skills. Besides that, I enjoy spending the rest of my time playing video games and spending time with family and friends.

On The Mark Solutions -- Implementation and Support Specialist (2024-Current): The primary point of contact for OTMS's clients throughout the implementation process + ongoing support. Creating accurate documentation for user guides and troubleshooting resources, configuring POS software to meet client-specific requirements, providing technical training to clients, and resolving/troubleshooting issues. Also responsible for planning implementation timelines, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring a smooth transition for clients adopting new software solutions.

Lands' End -- Orderfiller (2022-2024): Worked independently in a fast-paced environment picking clothing orders and sorting pieces. Also worked in the shipping department loading truck trailers with packed merchandise.

Technical Skills:

Blain's Farm & Fleet -- Automotive Sales Associate (2019-2023): During most of my college, I worked part time at F&F supervising and training the automotive sales department employees on customer service, special orders, and planograms. Worked alongside management to implement the new warehouse management system. Forklift Certified and DOT Hazards trained, assisted in the warehouse unloading freight trucks, loading customer vehicles, and building equipment and floor models. Also worked in the Automotive Service Center as an advisor to set up vehicle appointments and order tires.

House on the Rock -- Food Service Worker (2017-2019): Between my Junior and Senior years of high school, I worked at the popular tourist attraction and resort directing guests and answering questions, performed general housekeeping and cleaning displays as well as changing decorational themes for seasonal events. Ended up working in the pizza restaurant as well as the ice cream shop serving guests.