Portfolio of Paul Taylor.

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Introduction

Hello! my name is Paul Taylor. I am a cybersecurity major at Penn State Berks. Currently, I am in my second year of my bachelors and will continue onto my masters after my future graduation. Upon completing my first year at Penn State, I have successfully made it onto the deans list both Fall and Spring semesters.

This upcoming summer of 2024 I plan gaining more hands on skills by obtaining an internship. Not only do I seek to improve my current standing in the Information Technology / cybersecurity field, I also plan to hone my current skills as a student and a future career professional.


Education

Penn State University - Berks Campus

2022 - Present

Throughout my time at Penn State, I have learned a wide information about the technology and cybersecurity field. Since enrollment I have completed 54 credits and have achieved status of deans list twice.

Berks Career & Technology Center

2020 - 2021

During this time, I studied Computer Systems and Telecommunications. From this educational resource provided to me during my highschool years, I introduced myself to college level information technology prior to stepping on campus.

Twin Valley High School

2018 - 2022
Experience

Fastenal Company

Customer Warehouse Support - Leesport, PA
June 2022 - Present

Since starting at Fastenal, I have been fully immersed within a supply chain enviorment that allowed me to gain knowledge on basic fundementals of a business and its counterparts. Being an on-site branch, we were partnered with a gyro stabilization company called Seakeeper.

So far I have been tasked with the following responsibilities:

  • Managing and maintaining customer vending machines for sufficent technician use. This includes using a remote point of sales (POS) system to operate inventory count, restocking, configuration, integration and optimization.
  • Upgrading hardware such as peripherals, networking devices, and computers. So far I have successfully upgraded the branches desktops and server to a fast, and efficent level.
  • Recieving and delivering all product that comes through Fastenal in a timely manner. This also involves picking from inventory to fufill instant orders.
  • Keeping an accurate count of inventory by completing monthy cycle counts.

View the mission and objective of our partnership with Seakeeper Here!

Shady Maple Gift Shop

East Earl, PA
July 2021 - July 2022

Shady Maple has taught me the basic principals on treating customers with respect and service, no matter the ask. Working here was a stepping stone for more demanding jobs that were in my future.

Certifications
Projects

Covid Group Case Study


"Data analysis and data organization within MySQL"

Within a group, stats were precisely pulled to result in accurate findings. This was Conducted using real COVID-19 statistics.


Raspberry Pi DNS Server


"Ad-filtering and monitoring configuration with the Raspberry Pi 4 and 0W "

Using AdGuard or Pihole, I was able to configure an internal ad blocker using a seperate DNS server.


MySQL Final Project


"Database design, implementation, security, accessibility, and organization within a realistic scenerio"

Using group efforts, this project was documented and created using MySQL.


Python Library Project


"Data analysis and data organization within MySQL"

Within a group, stats were precisely pulled to result in accurate findings. This was Conducted using real COVID-19 statistics.