Connor Woods

Recent CS grad seeking work in DevOps
and cloud engineering roles

Welcome to my resume website. Below you will find more information about the skills and qualifications I can bring to your team. Please contact me via email or LinkedIn if you are actively hiring (side bar icons).

This site is built using various AWS technologies as a demonstration of knowledge. It is a simple HTML page (with CSS/JS) hosted in an S3 bucket and delivered via CloudFront from edge locations nearest the user. A custom domain is assigned to the distribution by attaching a TLS certification and configuring Route 53 DNS routing.

This site is version controlled in GitHub while being continuously integrated through Actions and SAM templates to automate deployment. It is also serverless, using a REST API Gateway to invoke Lambda functions for operations such as DynamoDB queries - this site has logged 0 visits.

Skills

  • AWS - S3, Lambda, IAM, API, Dynamo, CloudFront, VPC, EBS, Route 53, ACM, KMS, EC2
  • Languages - Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, bash/CLI, HTML/CSS
  • CI/CD - Git Actions
  • Linux, Windows
  • IaC - AWS SAM & CloudFormation, Docker
  • Excel sheets, technical writing and diagrams

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Validation: X7F1RTSJ3F1QQ85S

Projects

Personal resume website utilizing cloud technologies

  • Constructed serverless SPA hosted in S3 using CloudFront, Route 53, SAM, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB
  • Implemented GitHub Actions as CI/CD pipeline to automate infrastructure deployment
  • Secured application against top OWASP web threats by adding AWS WAF and ACLs

Mobile application "A Better Way" Senior capstone

  • Collaborated with 4-person team to develop a mobile CRUD application to stakeholder specifications
  • Determined best software solutions based on design choices and time/budget constraints
  • Developed login/signup page and secure storage of users credentials
  • Implemented authorization tokens and proper revocation for protected view pages

Work Experience

Research assistant - Machine learning

Aug 2019 - May 2020
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  • Analyzed malware using machine learning techniques to determine anomalous execution
  • Used fuzzing techniques to find vulnerable states in proprietary network protocols
  • Interpreted technical and research writing to formulate educational labs

Research assistant - Blockchain

Aug 2018 - May 2019
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  • Researched blockchain as a security and data assurance technology for upcoming research
  • Worked with other researchers to develop & test applications running on public blockchains

Education

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Bachelor of Science: Computer Science
May 2020