Jason X. Xie

Education

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA est. May 2027

• B.S. in Information Science, minors in Chinese and Computer Science
• Current GPA: 3.81 / 4.00 – Dean’s List 3 out of 3 semesters
• Coursework: Data Analysis, Networking, Digital Privacies, Technical Writing, Human-Centered Systems, Discrete Structures, Calculus 1 & 2, Linear Algebra
• Involvement: Computer Science Club, OASIS (Inf. sci. club), UX Design Club

Experience

GenCyber Tech Support Pittsburgh, PA June 2024

• Ensured a week-long cybersecurity camp for teachers went smoothly by dealing with real-time issues, answering questions, and helping participants promptly.
• Developed and assisted with Windows and Ubuntu Linux lessons and activities.
• Allowed camp to start and end on schedule by collaborating with the other student support members—communicating about and effectively dealing with problems.

Certifications

CompTIA ITF+ (IT Fundamentals) BE6QZ6F5Z1E41397 Jan. 2025

• Introduction to and overview of fundamental IT skills and knowledge.
• Pursuing CompTIA A+ certification, estimated completion in summer of 2025.

Bootcamps

Air Force Association CyberCamp Pittsburgh, PA June ’23, July ’22

• Attended twice—once for the standard camp and another for the advanced camp.
• Learned and applied Windows and Linux cybersecurity concepts, including user management, file permissions, system monitoring, firewalls, security policies/PAM.
• Team achieved second place in the final competition, the goal of which was to secure a Windows and Linux system.

Projects

Typewriter Repair Smith-Corona, Silver Seiko, Olivetti, Royal 2022–Now

• Cleans and fixes manual typewriters, usually bought from Goodwill or eBay.
• Interacts with online communities of enthusiasts to get help and aid others.
• Uses methodical problem solving skills to find and resolve issues.

Best Neighborhood in Pittsburgh Python 3, Pandas April 2024

• Utilized data about arrests, fires, and traffic from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center to determine the “best” neighborhood in Pittsburgh with those metrics.
• Analyzed data with Pandas and used Geopandas to create intuitive visualizations.

Parabola Grapher Java Oct. 2022

• Created a graphing utility in Java utilizing a limited toolset, implementing a scalable window, customizable range, and showing x- and y-intercepts.
• Processes user input with error handling and graphs based on given parameters.

Discord Bot Python 3, discord.py July 2021

• Developed a Discord bot for a friend’s server using the discord.py library.
• Features text-based games—such as a spreadsheet-entry (office job) simulator—and Discord-specific functions like user lookup and retrieving deleted messages.

Skills

• Languages: Java, Python 3, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, R
• Technologies: Linux, Pandas, Figma, Inkscape, Office 365
• Can sometimes solve The New York Times mini crossword in fewer than 30 seconds.