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Arthur Taft

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Education

BS, Cybersecurity - Minor in German

May 2028

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT

Skills

Operating Systems: Linux (6 years, primary OS) • Windows • macOS • FreeBSD
Scripting & Automation: Bash (5 years) • Python (5 years) • PowerShell (2 years) • Make
Systems & Services: Nginx • Bind9 DNS • NFSv4 • Git • GitHub • Jira • Confluence

Experience

IT Help Desk Specialist

June 2026 — Present

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT

  • Built, packaged, and deployed applications and PowerShell automation utilizing Microsoft Intune.

  • Assisted in developing new documentation system, authoring an average of 3 new articles per week.

  • Updated technician training materials and served on the hiring committee for new technicians.

IT Help Desk Technician

November 2024 — August 2025

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT

  • Trained and assisted faculty, staff, and students with Windows and macOS computers, mobile devices, printers, projectors, and other peripherals; resolving most walk-in issues in under 10 minutes and all others within 1 hour.

  • Assisted with configuration, imaging, and deployment of new computer systems, enrolling devices into campus device management.

  • Logged, tracked, prioritized, and documented requests in Jira; escalating complex network and infrastructure issues with clear, detailed notes.

Cybersecurity Club

August 2024 — Present

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT

  • Active member, officer, and president during 2024, 2025, and 2026 respectively.

  • Set up and deployed production services supporting club infrastructure and hands-on activities.

  • Authored Windows and Linux hardening scripts used by the club’s competition team.

  • Completed two overhauls of club documentation; co-led the 2025 Beginner Track, trained new students in hands-on cybersecurity fundamentals.

Rides Coordinator

March 2022 — November 2024

Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington, UT

  • Promoted twice in under two years; supervised and coordinated ride operations staff while delivering safety-critical customer service in a high-volume environment.

Projects

Homelab

  • Installed, managed, and maintained multiple Linux and FreeBSD servers and services: Nginx web server and reverse proxy, Bind9 internal DNS, and a NAS using NFSv4 and Filebrowser.

  • Migrated web infrastructure into FreeBSD jails, managing ZFS datasets and snapshots and configuring VNET networking.

  • Automated website build and deployment with a Makefile, Bash, and Python toolchain.

Backup and Restore

  • C# .NET application utilizing WinForms to create GUI front end for user profile backup and restore application.

  • Robocopy backend for efficient multi-threaded file transfer; utilizes UAC to back up or restore any profile on the system.

Certifications, Training & Honors

License and Honors: Technician Class Amateur Radio License, FCC (2025) • Eagle Scout, Scouts BSA (2024)
Self-study: Hack The Box Academy — Information Security Foundations skill path; Introduction to Active Directory, macOS Fundamentals, and Network Traffic Analysis modules