Errata on information.
~ Must have been late when I wrote that last stuff 😵💫😵💫
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<div class="hero-overlay bg-opacity-30"></div>
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<div class="hero-overlay bg-opacity-30"></div>
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<div class="hero-content text-left text-accent-content flex-col lg:flex-row">
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<SkeletonImage src="https://cdn.nickbland.dev/nickbland%2Fstatic%2Fimages%2Fprofile.webp" altText="Profile of me." />
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<SkeletonImage
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src="https://cdn.nickbland.dev/nickbland%2Fstatic%2Fimages%2Fprofile.webp"
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altText="Profile of me."
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/>
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<div>
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<h1 class="mb-6 text-6xl font-bold text-wrap text-center text-primary-content">
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<h1 class="mb-6 text-6xl font-bold text-wrap text-center text-primary-content">
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Hello, my name is Nick
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Hello, my name is Nick
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl text-center text-base-content font-bold">About Me</h1>
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl text-center text-base-content font-bold">About Me</h1>
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Since 2014, I've had an interest in programming and making things. I've made this
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Since 2014, I've had an interest in programming and making things. This portfolio serves
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portfolio as a place for me to collate and show off some of the work that I've done.
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as a place for me to collate and show off some of the work that I've done and
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experiences I've had.
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At the moment, I've returned back to Uni to finish my degree after achieving a point in
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At the moment, I've returned back to Uni to finish my degree after achieving a point in
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<Skills />
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<Skills />
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While this isn't an exhaustive list of all my skills, it is a brief list of skills I
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While this isn't an exhaustive list of all my skills, it is a brief list of skills and
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wished to highlight. Please see the next section for detailed information on how I have
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interests I wished to highlight.
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utilised these skills in other workplaces.
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl text-center text-base-content font-bold">Education & Goals</h1>
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl text-center text-base-content font-bold">Education & Goals</h1>
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I am currently studying a Bachelor of Information Technology at Griffith University,
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As of 2023, I have returned to studying a Bachelor of Information Technology at Griffith
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opting for a no major or minor option. Having previously studied Computer Science at QUT
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University using the experiences I gained from both QUT and work environments. Having
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from 2019-2021, I decided to take a break from study and focus on work experience. As of
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previously studied Computer Science at QUT from 2019-2021, I gained critical knowledge
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2023, I returned to studying at Griffith using the experiences I gained from both QUT
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on how computers worked at a low-level, and other concepts such as networking. Following
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and from work.
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the COVID pandemic, I decided to take a break from studying to pursue getting hands-on
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experience in work environments.
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From my previous work experience, employers look more for relevant skills and industry
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From my previous work experience, I found that employers look more for relevant skills
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knowledge over the type of degree or the majors and minors you study. The mentorship I
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and industry knowledge over the type of degree or the majors and minors you study. The
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gained from those jobs was what influenced me to change my degree over, and to not
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mentorship I gained from those jobs was what influenced me to change my degree over from
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choose a major.
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Computer Science, and opt for the no major or minor route.
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As time has progressed, my goals and ambitions have also adapted. Initially, I wanted to
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As time has progressed, my goals and ambitions have also adapted. Initially, I wanted to
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be a systems administrator. Upon reaching that goal, I shifted my gaze to what I wanted
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be a systems administrator. But upon reaching that goal, I shifted my gaze to another
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to do work towards, setting on cybersecurity. Given that the industry is ever-changing,
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long-held interest: cybersecurity. Given that the industry is ever-changing, I felt it
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I felt it appropriate to not hem myself in to a single major or minor.
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appropriate to not hem myself in to a single major or minor, and to focus on the bigger
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picture the IT industry presents.
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl p-5 text-center text-base-content font-bold">Experiences</h1>
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl p-5 text-center text-base-content font-bold">Experiences</h1>
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Griffith University has also been helpful in engaging me with industry panels and
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Griffith University has also been helpful in engaging me with industry panels and
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experiences. In early 2024, one of my units had a panel with some industry experts who
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experiences. In early 2024, one of my units had a panel with some industry experts who
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discussed what the future of the IT industry would look like. Coming away from that
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discussed what they thought the future of the IT industry would look like. Between talks
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panel, I felt better about the path I had taken. The experts all agreed that the
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of AI, and other new technologies, I came away from that panel feeling better about the
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industry is an ever-changing field, so it really doesn't make sense to stay comfortable
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path I had taken. All the experts agreed that the IT industry is a constantly changing
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with a single expertise.
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field, and that standing still is the worst mistake you can make as a newcomer.
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Another extracurricular activity I undertook was the 2023 'James-Jam'. In this activity,
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Another extracurricular activity I undertook was the 2023 'James-Jam'. In this activity,
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Outside of work experience and university, I also aim to learn new projects in my own
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Outside of work experience and university, I also aim to learn new projects in my own
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time. For example, the website you are reading this on was built by hand by me. You can
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time. For example, the website you are reading this on was built by hand, by me. You can
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find the source code for this project, and others at my personal <a
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find the source code for this project, and others at my personal <a
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href="https://git.nickbland.dev">GitLab instance here</a
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href="https://git.nickbland.dev">GitLab instance here</a
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or my <a class="link" href="https://github.com/NickBland">GitHub here</a>.
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or my <a class="link" href="https://github.com/NickBland">GitHub here</a>.
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On top of that, I also have my own homelab setup. Utilising Proxmox, I run hosts and
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Moreover, I also have my own homelab setup. Utilising Proxmox, I use Proxmox to run
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containers for various services that both me, and my friends and family enjoy. For a
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virtual machines and containers for various services that I use for myself and my
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list of services that I am running, you can visit my <a
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friends. For a list of services that I am running, you can visit my <a
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href="https://status.nickbland.dev/">AWS-hosted status page here</a
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href="https://status.nickbland.dev/">AWS-hosted status page here</a
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The homelab is a constantly evolving project that has given enabled me to self-teach
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The homelab is a constantly evolving project that has enabled me to self-teach myself
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myself aspects of linux administration in a safer environment. In the future, I may have
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aspects of linux administration in a safer environment. In the future, I may have a blog
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a blog with some of the more interesting projects I've worked on.
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with some of the more interesting projects I've worked on.
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl p-5 text-center text-base-content font-bold">Contact</h1>
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<h1 class="my-6 text-6xl p-5 text-center text-base-content font-bold">Contact</h1>
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