Network technician and computer science graduate, CCNA certified with a business administration minor. Networking is my strength, and I am well-rounded across software and computer science, from configuring and automating networks to building and shipping full applications.
A personal AI assistant I built and run on my own NAS, a home server I can SSH into from anywhere. COMPUTA is a Next.js app containerized with Docker, reachable over Tailscale, and connected to my calendar and tasks. The same NAS self-hosts a Plex media server and stores the timelapse footage from my 3D printer, pulled off the printer's flash drive over FTP. It all runs on my own hardware, under my own control.
Private project. Demo available on request.
A command-line application for running a restaurant from the perspective of a manager, host, and server. It handles the full floor workflow: seating customers, assigning servers to tables, taking and modifying orders against a live menu, splitting checks, collecting tips, and applying happy hour pricing, with manager tools for hiring, sales tracking, and secure login. Built in Java with an MVC structure and object-oriented design, and written entirely by hand without GenAI. It was a four-person group project for an upper-division software engineering course. I built the menu system, implemented the Happy Hour feature using the Decorator design pattern, added input validation, and wrote a large share of the unit tests.
A Java application that models the data behind a music streaming service. Users browse a music store, add albums and songs to a personal library, build and manage playlists, rate songs, and track their listening history across individual user accounts. The design separates the source catalog from each user's personal collection and follows an MVC structure, written entirely by hand without GenAI. It was a two-person project for the same software engineering course, and I implemented the majority of the system, including the core library model, playlist management, user accounts, and play tracking.
A two-part networking project. The first is an enterprise network designed and simulated in Cisco Packet Tracer, built from routers, core and distribution switches, and edge devices. The second is a Python automation script that connects to live Cisco devices with Netmiko, captures their running configurations into date-stamped backups every night, and flags configuration drift by comparing each day against the last. It handles timeouts and authentication failures gracefully and reports a summary of every run. Built alongside earning my CCNA certification.
A data project with the Arizona Baseball Software Development Team, where I was project manager leading a group of eight. We built predictive performance models from TrackMan batted-ball data, monitoring the TrackMan system and collecting stadium measurements from Google Earth, which I processed. I wrote the Python analysis and engineered an "xHR" metric that estimates home run likelihood across more than 60 NCAA stadiums, and the scalable formula behind it was adopted program-wide to support data-driven player development. I also produced hitting reports for the coaching staff and led many of the team's working calls.
Other things I have built include WordHunt, a word game, and an experimental AI trivia game.
Layer 1 and layer 2 network work across client sites. I troubleshoot connectivity with Cisco IOS and Wireshark, install and terminate Cat6 and fiber, crimp RJ45, and validate links with toners, cable testers, and certification testers. I maintain MDF, IDF, and server room standards including rack layout, labeling, and cable management, handle TV installations, and keep clients updated through each job.
Java · Python · C · JavaScript · TypeScript
React · Next.js · Node.js · NestJS · HTML & CSS
Cisco IOS · Wireshark · VLANs · Cat6 & fiber termination · Cable & certification testing
MongoDB · SQL · Docker · Git · Linux · Tailscale
Led 50 participants on a 10-day international trip, managing logistics, scheduling, and group coordination.
Raised over $8,000 for the Children's Miracle Network through coordinated fundraising events.
Recognized as Most Outstanding Risk Management among 22 fraternities at the University of Arizona.
I am a computer science graduate of the University of Arizona, where I also minored in business administration. My focus is networking: I earned my CCNA and work as a network technician at RabenIT, handling layer 1 and layer 2 infrastructure and helping people make sense of their technology.
I like understanding systems all the way down, from the object-oriented design of an application to the physical and data-link layers of a network. Off the clock I am laid back and easy to work with, and I run my own corner of the internet, including this site and my email at austinraben.com. When I build something, I take it all the way to running in the real world, not just working on my laptop.