Brendan

Brendan
Abernathy

brendan@brendanabernathy.com

Profile

Creative Technologist with an ever expanding list of interests and skills. Always looking at ways to make the world a more interesting place with technology. Has been programming and working with electronics since the age of 7 - still working to improve those skills.

Experience

Student Technician

Buff Techs 2019-2022

Implemented, developed, and maintained features for a scheduling system used by multiple services across the Office of Information Technology at CU Boulder. Took concepts from suggestions, to prototypes, to testing, to production, as sole developer.

Aided students, faculty, staff, and retirees with front-line IT support. Educated clients on best practices, and new ways to use their software and hardware. Identified and solved issues in both software and hardware for hundreds of clients. Collaborated with colleagues to give the best service to clients on a daily basis.

Education

  • University of Colorado Boulder
    BS in Creative Technologies and Design
    Minor in Computer Science
    Expected Graduation in 2022
  • Fairview High School
    Graduated in 2018

Technical Skills

  • Programming experience in C++, Rust, Python, Lua, PHP, and JavaScript. Familiarity with Java and C#.
  • Knowledge of the Laravel, Vue.js, and Bootstrap frameworks, as well as MySQL and MongoDB databases.
  • Over 10 years experience with UNIX and Windows system administration, including administrating LAMP/LEMP web service stacks.
  • Released projects developed in PHP, JavaScript, and C++.
  • Experience in Unity, Godot, and LÖVE2D.
  • Experience developing in Virtual Reality.
  • Experience with designing and prototyping electric circuits.