Resume
Derrick Dryer
IT professional, military veteran, and Computer Information Systems student. Passionate about networking, system infrastructure, and home lab projects. Always learning, always building.
Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (412) 480-6852
LinkedIn: ddryer007
GitHub: derrickdryer
Featured Skills
- Networking & Hardware
- Maintains home lab environment with multiple servers, switches, and routers.
- Proficient in installing, upgrading, and maintaining computer hardware and software systems.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco networking equipment and protocols.
- Skilled in diagnosing and resolving network & hardware issues.
- Technical Proficiency and Troubleshooting
- Expert in diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues.
- Experienced in maintaining and troubleshooting advanced systems, including data-center infrastructure.
- Systems Installation & Maintenance
- Proficient in installing, configuring, and maintaining operating systems.
- Proficient in ensuring operational readiness and efficiency through meticulous maintenance and timely upgrades.
- Familiar with data center hardware and networking infrastructure.
Additional Skills
- Time Management
- Self Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Linux
- System Administration
- Technical Writing
- Python
- JavaScript
- Problem Solving
Experience
Student Workforce Trainee - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pittsburgh, PA
June 2024 - Present
- Assisted senior IT specialists in overseeing datacenter infrastructure.
- Installed, upgraded, and maintained computer hardware and datacenter infrastructure.
- Provided technical support to end-users and resolved hardware and software issues.
- Recorded, reported, and troubleshooted diagnostic failures.
- Gained knowledge in datacenter level Infrastructure, Networking, and Operating Systems.
- Assisted in the removal and storage of 250+ decommissioned servers, completing the task several months ahead of schedule.
Secretary - NuArt Memeorial
Salt Lake City, UT
August 2020 - August 2021
- Managed customer interactions, ensuring clarity on headstone production timelines.
- Conducted digital and physical bookkeeping.
- Provided receptionist duties and guided clients through product processes.
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance 5th Generation - United States Air Force
Hill AFB, UT
September 2016 - June 2020
- Maintained and repaired F-35A aircraft systems and components.
- Conducted pre-flight and post-flight inspections.
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on aircraft.
- Documented maintenance accurately and in a timely manner according to inspection and repair criteria.
- Trained and mentored junior airmen on aircraft maintenance procedures.
- Performed inspections and maintenance actions, contributing to high mission capable rates.
- Backed Red Flag 19-1, performed 8 Post/Before Operation Servicing inspections and dispatched 2 aircraft enabling 159 sorties, 277 flight hours and a 94% mission capable rate.
- Exercise Combat Power Member, readied 31 aircraft and assisted 190 maintenance actions, 16 inspections and 3 tire changes resulting in 52 F-35A’s being dispatched.
Employee - Pizza Marsala
Irwin, PA
July 2014 - September 2016
- Prepared and cooked food according to recipes.
- Provided customer service and maintained a clean work environment.
- Managed cash register and processed customer transactions.
- Assisted in inventory management and restocking.
Education
Pennsylvania Western University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems
August 2021 - May 2025
GPA: 3.9/4.0
- Cisco CCNA I
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Application Programming I/II
- Systems Anaysis and Design
- Systems Project Management
- Database Design and Management
- Database Programming
- Web Programming I/II
- Python
- CIS Internship
- COBOL
- ERP