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Hello, I am Zack

Zack Loveless

Software Developer and IT/Systems Administrator

I am a Software Developer and Systems Administrator with 3-4 years of working experience and over 10 years of experience in Help Desk. I built websites for startups and personal use, as well as maintain a small homelab.

Systems Administration
Software Development
Customer Service

Skills

Work Experience

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Software Engineer
Drift Glass Ventures

March 2024 - October 2024, Remote

Responsibilities:
  • Developed a double-entry accounting financial modeler in Python.
  • Created a React application in TypeScript for viewing simulation results from a custom financial modelling program.
  • Integrated all components into a single-page application including running python in the browser with web assembly.

Part-Time System Administrator
Totem Arts

June 2020 - Present, Remote (non-traditional)

Totem Arts is a group of game developers devoted to developing a spiritual successor for C&C Renegade for free. The team currently works on a new title for the Unreal Development Kit with plans to port to Unreal Engine 5 or 6 in the coming years.

Responsibilities:
  • Automated deployment and provisioning of all infrastructure using custom Ansible roles.
  • Consult with team members for ongoing updates to team processes.
  • Dockerized all team services and created custom Ansible role to deploy across virtual machines.
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Computer Lab Aide
Arizona Western College

August 2008 - June 2023, Yuma, Arizona

Arizona Western College is the local-area community college for Yuma County in Arizona.

Responsibilities:
  • Delivered tier one / frontline support to customers and aided them in achieving success in an academic environment.
  • Managed over 140 machines and assisted hundreds of students per day administer their accounts.
  • Performed troubleshooting and debugged lab hardware and faults.

Web Developer
S2 Systems (Contract)

March 2019 - November 2019, Kirkland, WA (Remote)

S2 Systems was a startup building a seamless browser isolation technology. CloudFlare, Inc. aquired S2 Systems in January 2020 to offer S2 browser isolation technology as part of their Zero Trust product line.

Responsibilities:
  • Implemented designer wireframes for websites in JavaScript, C#, and HTML on Amazon EC2.
  • Overhauled CSS development process to use reusable SCSS snippets.
  • Maintained a multitenant website project in ASP.NET Core with senior developer.
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Education

Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Administration, Minor in Intelligence Studies
Taken Courses
  • Mediation and Conflict
  • Organizational Theory
  • Public Budgeting
  • Leadership Concepts
  • Gender and Communication
  • Psychology of Terrorism
  • Intelligence-led Policing
  • Intelligence Collection & Analysis
  • Public Sector Communication
AA in Political Science
Taken Courses
  • Calculus I/II
  • Elementary German I/II
  • American Politics
  • World Politics
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics

Portfolio

Ansible Collection: Common
Ansible Collection: Common
Creator November 2021-Current

A collection of Ansible roles for setting up Linux servers.

Ansible Collection: Containers
Ansible Collection: Containers
Creator March 2018 - Present

A collection of Ansible roles for deploying containers using docker and docker-compose.

Financial Modeler
Maintainer February 2024 - October 2024

A double-entry accounting financial modeler in Python for discovering what-if scenarios in a business or checking if a financial idea is feasible.

Atlantis Framework and IRC Library
Creator 2013-2020

An RFC-compliant IRC library designed 100% by myself as a means of learning threading, sockets, and thread safety. The core functionality revolves around the Client side of the specification.

C&C Renegade Scripting
C&C Renegade Scripting
Contributor 2005-2014

I made server-side mods for the video game C&C Renegade by Westwood Studios, using a community maintained scripts.dll. Renegade was my first exposure to C++ and served as an entrypoint for other programming hobbies.

S2 Corporate Websites
Contributor March 2019 - November 2019

I contributed to the development of the S2 Systems corporate websites. The websites were built atop C#/ASP.NET Core and were designed to showcase the company’s browser isolation technology to investors. Cloudflare acquired the company and the work that I did is no longer available for my portfolio.

Awards

Dean's List

At Northern Arizona University, I earned a high enough GPA to be placed on the Dean’s List for my last few semesters of attendance.

Eagle Scout

For my project, I designed and built an ourdoor-learning pergola structure and wooden benches for the Arizona Fish and Game office in Yuma, Arizona. To fund this endeavour, I solicited donations from community businesses and individuals.