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Jack Blackwood

Network Engineer, Cybersecurity & IT Enthusiast, Advanced Computer Science Student

I am eager to showcase my skills and capabilities to understand Information Technology issues on both a Government and Commercial policy level. Developing skills in Enterprise Networking , Java, HTML and software development, web-app LAMP Stack.

Technical Skills

Skilled in:

HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Git/GitHub, Networking, Support


Learning:

Agile Web, ReactJS, Bootstrap, PHP, Enterprise Networking


Familiar:

C, Java, Kotlin, mySQL, TCP/IP, Python

Work Experience

Network Support Engineer - Technical Co-Op - Cisco Meraki

Cisco Meraki Oct 2024 to Present

Skills: Meraki Stack, Network Troubleshooting, Vendor Support, Technical Documentation

L1 🠲 L2 Support - Technical Support Team - Pentanet

Pentanet (ASX:5GG) Aug 2022 to Present

Skills: Technical Support, Issue and Complaint Resolution, Customer Service, Commercial & Residential, Wireless

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Education

Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science [Honours]

University of Western Australia 2022 - Present

International Cybersecurity, Environmental Policy and Planning


  • CITS3006 - PENETRATION TESTING
  • CITS3200 - PROFESSIONAL COMPUTING
  • ASIA3005 - AUTOCRACY AND DEMOCRACY IN ASIA
  • POLS3304 - POLICY AND DIPLOMACY IN PRACTICE
  • CITS3002 - COMPUTER NETWORKS
  • CITS3007 - SECURE CODING
  • CITS3403 - AGILE WEB DEVELOPMENT
  • POLS2201 - FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY

  • CITS2002 - SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING
  • CITS3001 - ALGORITHMS, AGENTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
  • GEOG1104 - DISASTERS!
  • GEOG3303 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING
  • CITS2003 - OPEN SOURCE TOOLS AND SCRIPTING
  • CITS2200 - DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS
  • GEOG2206 - POPULATION CHANGE: DEBATES AND CONTROVERSIES
  • IREL2001 - FOUNDATIONS OF FOREIGN POLICY
  • CITS1401 - COMPUTATIONAL THINKING WITH PYTHON

  • CITS1402 - RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  • CITS2211 - DISCRETE STRUCTURES
  • POLS1102 - UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS
  • ASIA1001 - ASIAN SOCIETIES AND CULTURES
  • CARS1000 - COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH SKILLS (CARS)
  • CITS1001 - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING WITH JAVA
  • CITS1003 - INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY
  • PHIL1001 - ETHICS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY
University of Sydney 2025 (6 Months est.)

Cross-Institutional Study

  • COMP4426 - Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • COMP5349 - Cloud Computing

High School

Guildford Grammar School 2016 to 2021 (5 yr.)

Relevant subjects:
Engineering Studies ATAR, Mathematics Methods ATAR, Philosophy & Ethics ATAR, Economics ATAR, English ATAR

  • • Institute of Engineers Australia, Certificate of Excellence in Engineering Studies
  • • GGS ATAR 2021 Engineering Studies Award
  • • Vice Captain 2021 Mock Trials

Certifications

Currently Studying for Cisco CCNA, (ISC2) CC


Deloitte Australia - Technology Job Simulation

Forage Oct - Dec 2023

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Fortinet Network Security Associate - NSE 1 & 2

Fortinet Issued 2022/2023

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Network Server Security - Protecting the Server and Client

Alison

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Extracurricular Activities

University Clubs

University Computer Club '2022-23',
Coders for Causes '2023,


Volunteer Work

Head of Technology, Elucidate, 2024
National Youth Science Forum, Staff & Attendee


Miscellaneous

Studying HSK 1 (Chinese Competency),
Taekwondo Black Belt Dan 2 Kwikkon Authenticated,
Piano Playing,
Participant of the Sharing a Hills Christmas community project.