Matthew Lingner

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About Matthew Lingner

My name is Matthew Lingner, I am very passionate about cybersecurity and looking for entry-level roles in network administration and software development. I am a Christian who strives to follow God's plan for my life. I am self-driven and seek out opportunities to improve systems and processes in my daily life and in the workplace. My passion is to use my skills in computer science and hardware to make daily repetitive tasks easier or obsolete. Technology Skills and Achievements: 2019 Project Lead the Way Kansas City Innovator Award Network + Certified Studying for the Security + and OSCP Microsoft Office 365, Auto Cad, JAVA Basics, Python, soldering and circuitry Currently Learning Swift, Rust, and SQL Server, Network Attached Storage, and routing implementation in a home lab environment Work Experience Summer Apprenticeship: Carpenter Apprentice - Summer 2020 • Assisted with several home remodeling projects, restored fencing, and built a 12ft x 10ft tool shed Mechanics Apprentice - Summer 2021 - 2023 • Deconstructed and rebuilt vintage BMW race cars • Assisted in the administration of raceway events Student Worker Experience at College of the Ozarks: Cafeteria Worker (Line Server and Dishes)- January 2021 - January 2022 • Served 1,700 students and staff Keeter Center Front Desk - January 2022 – May 2022 • Trained new students in hotel reservation software and managed price changes of a 4.8-star hotel • Assisted guests with historical questions about College of the Ozarks IT Helpdesk Admin - August 2022-Present • Took the initiative to improve the IT work order system (SysAid) and reduced the work order count from 150 to 20 within 4 months of employment by encouraging and helping teammates complete tasks assigned to them • Tasked with configuring SysAid to make improvements in readability and efficiency, while assigning work orders to and maintaining a team of 12 students • Manage Keeter Center computers and hotel management system (Opera) • Quickly provide remote and physical IT support for College of the Ozarks Campus to over 2200 devices and over 1700 active directory user accounts while maintaining project deadlines. • Test, document, and install software requested by users • Fix and replace parts in printers, desktops, and computers after troubleshooting user support tickets • Analyzed, planned, and implemented a solution to our virtualization workstation by integrating a remote virtualization server while ensuring our department had the proper licenses to run the virtual machines.