Daniel Tam

Systems Administator and Application Developer

About Me

Hello! I’m Daniel Tam. I am a skilled systems administrator and a strong application developer. I am always interested in the newest technologies and the most efficient methods to get things done.

I can leverage my skills to develop and administate systems and applications allowing for a very broad skillset for any situtation!

Bio

Email
daniel@danieltam.net
Phone
+1-469-892-8730
Address
Plano, Texas, U.S.A

Professional Skills

Windows Systems Administrator
Master
Linux Systems Administrator
Expert
Check Point Firewalls
Advance
Microsoft Azure
Intermediate
C#
Advance
JavaScript
Advance
Java
Advance
Go
Intermediate

Work Experience

System Administrator at Trinity Consultants
April, 2021 - Present
After becoming the System Administrator for Trinity Consultants, I was to focus on strengthening the infrastructure. I began to move the infrastructure into Microsoft Azure and leveraged cloud services where needed. I deployed new backup and disaster recovery plans and infrastructure utilizing Veeam. I was also put in charge of the network security, deploying new tools and locating areas of weaknesses that needed to be addressed such as a new VPN service.
Network Administrator at Trinity Consultants
January, 2015 - April, 2021
As the Network Administrator for Trinity Consultants, I was in charge of configuring, deploying, and maintaining all networking equipment. From Check Point firewalls to HP network switches and Ubiquiti Unifi Access Points, I had to ensure the stability and security of it all throughout up to 60 different offices. I assisted in the deployment of new equipment, deploying new servers and workstations throughout Trinity Consultants. I also became the dedicated Linux administrator for Trinity Consultants, configuring and managing Linux machines as needed.
Desktop Administrator at Trinity Consultants
August, 2013 - January, 2015
During my time as the Desktop Administrator, I ordered and deployed new workstations to new and existing users. I assisted in troubleshooting hardware and software for over 500 different users. I was in charge of maintaining and updating our workstation imaging software using Windows Deployment Service and Toolkit. Leveraging my programming skills, I developed and deployed programs in C# or PowerShell scripts to automate and create better workflows.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University of Texas at Arlington
2019 - 2021
A strong focus on practical computer science within the engineering department. Learned many new methods and tools to better understand and become a better engineer.

Portfolio

Embedded Programming; Arduino

Cross-platform Game Controller

Using an Arduino, linked a video game controller from one platform to an older generation platform. Allowed the use of a Nintendo Wii controller onto an Nintendo 64 game console.

Application Development; Go

Discord Chat Bot

A chatting bot that responds with text or images based on specific commands on the Discord chat platform. High performance and quick responses that is in multiple different servers.

Linux Administration; CentOS

Parallel Computing Cluster

Built highly performance computing cluster for CAMx modeling. Built using CentOS 7 and utilizing mpich.

Contact

+1-469-892-8730
daniel@danieltam.net