From 567775ab16a738db55f89d8fa8df2326e3a3ece7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Bland Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:08:29 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Errata on information. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ~ Must have been late when I wrote that last stuff 😵‍💫😵‍💫 --- src/routes/+page.svelte | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte index b123b56..f50b3c9 100644 --- a/src/routes/+page.svelte +++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte @@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ >
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Hello, my name is Nick @@ -29,8 +32,9 @@

About Me

- Since 2014, I've had an interest in programming and making things. I've made this - portfolio as a place for me to collate and show off some of the work that I've done. + Since 2014, I've had an interest in programming and making things. This portfolio serves + as a place for me to collate and show off some of the work that I've done and + experiences I've had. At the moment, I've returned back to Uni to finish my degree after achieving a point in @@ -45,31 +49,32 @@ - While this isn't an exhaustive list of all my skills, it is a brief list of skills I - wished to highlight. Please see the next section for detailed information on how I have - utilised these skills in other workplaces. + While this isn't an exhaustive list of all my skills, it is a brief list of skills and + interests I wished to highlight.

Education & Goals

- I am currently studying a Bachelor of Information Technology at Griffith University, - opting for a no major or minor option. Having previously studied Computer Science at QUT - from 2019-2021, I decided to take a break from study and focus on work experience. As of - 2023, I returned to studying at Griffith using the experiences I gained from both QUT - and from work. + As of 2023, I have returned to studying a Bachelor of Information Technology at Griffith + University using the experiences I gained from both QUT and work environments. Having + previously studied Computer Science at QUT from 2019-2021, I gained critical knowledge + on how computers worked at a low-level, and other concepts such as networking. Following + the COVID pandemic, I decided to take a break from studying to pursue getting hands-on + experience in work environments. - From my previous work experience, employers look more for relevant skills and industry - knowledge over the type of degree or the majors and minors you study. The mentorship I - gained from those jobs was what influenced me to change my degree over, and to not - choose a major. + From my previous work experience, I found that employers look more for relevant skills + and industry knowledge over the type of degree or the majors and minors you study. The + mentorship I gained from those jobs was what influenced me to change my degree over from + Computer Science, and opt for the no major or minor route. As time has progressed, my goals and ambitions have also adapted. Initially, I wanted to - be a systems administrator. Upon reaching that goal, I shifted my gaze to what I wanted - to do work towards, setting on cybersecurity. Given that the industry is ever-changing, - I felt it appropriate to not hem myself in to a single major or minor. + be a systems administrator. But upon reaching that goal, I shifted my gaze to another + long-held interest: cybersecurity. Given that the industry is ever-changing, I felt it + appropriate to not hem myself in to a single major or minor, and to focus on the bigger + picture the IT industry presents.

Experiences

@@ -78,10 +83,10 @@ Griffith University has also been helpful in engaging me with industry panels and experiences. In early 2024, one of my units had a panel with some industry experts who - discussed what the future of the IT industry would look like. Coming away from that - panel, I felt better about the path I had taken. The experts all agreed that the - industry is an ever-changing field, so it really doesn't make sense to stay comfortable - with a single expertise. + discussed what they thought the future of the IT industry would look like. Between talks + of AI, and other new technologies, I came away from that panel feeling better about the + path I had taken. All the experts agreed that the IT industry is a constantly changing + field, and that standing still is the worst mistake you can make as a newcomer. Another extracurricular activity I undertook was the 2023 'James-Jam'. In this activity, @@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ Outside of work experience and university, I also aim to learn new projects in my own - time. For example, the website you are reading this on was built by hand by me. You can + time. For example, the website you are reading this on was built by hand, by me. You can find the source code for this project, and others at my personal GitLab instance hereGitHub here. - On top of that, I also have my own homelab setup. Utilising Proxmox, I run hosts and - containers for various services that both me, and my friends and family enjoy. For a - list of services that I am running, you can visit my AWS-hosted status page here. - The homelab is a constantly evolving project that has given enabled me to self-teach - myself aspects of linux administration in a safer environment. In the future, I may have - a blog with some of the more interesting projects I've worked on. + The homelab is a constantly evolving project that has enabled me to self-teach myself + aspects of linux administration in a safer environment. In the future, I may have a blog + with some of the more interesting projects I've worked on.

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