Joe Roybal

Computer Science Graduate Working at the University of Arkansas

Resume

Joe Roybal

Joewroybal@gmail.com – Springdale, Arkansas


Experience

University of ArkansasSoftware Specialist

  • Wrote and utilized web browser extensions and windows scripts to automate tedious tasks (Python, JS)
  • Provided software maintenance and support for commercial applications and ones made in house (VB.NET)
  • In charge of generating and distributing daily and monthly reports using Microsoft Access

Aug 2021 – Present Fayetteville, AR

SU Gardening Club Lead Backend Developer

  • Worked with a team of peers to create, implement, and deploy a functional web app
  • Set up, developed, and refined the back-end of the web app using Heroku
  • Used Flask and a MySQL server to create and maintain the databases for the web app
  • Initialized on-site Raspberry Pi that was used for data collection and distribution
  • Initialized and defined an algorithm for sanitizing user input

Jan. 2021 – May 2021
Georgetown, Tx

Southwestern University IT Technical Consultant

  • Assisted faculty, staff, and students with software and hardware issues
  • Installed and configured software and hardware in computer labs across campus
  • Set up visual and audio supplies for events and classrooms around campus
  • Maintain and repair 200 university printers
  • Worked with Windows and Mac OS

Aug. 2018 – Present
Georgetown, Tx

Southwestern University Mini-SCOPEResearch Assistant

  • Worked with other Computer Science majors on various projects using artificial intelligence
  • Used Java, C#, and PowerShell with Evolutionary Neural Networks to create various projects
  • Organized and documented many game files for the use of other artificial intelligence projects
  • Committed and commented lines of code to the code base via Git

May 2018- Jun 2018
Georgetown, Tx

9th Texas Security Awareness Week at UT Dallas Cybersecurity Hackathon Competition

  • Attended a workshop to develop hands-on skill in cyber security topics such as: Digital Forensics, Reverse Engineering, Penetration Testing, and more
  • Applied cyber security knowledge base to the competition and received 3rd Place Overall
  • Worked with Kali Linux and Windows

Month YEAR – Month YEAR
Dallas, Tx

Education

Southwestern University
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science with Data Science & Design Thinking Minors

Coursework:
  • Computer Science 1 & 2 (Data Structures)
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Computer Organization
  • Computer Systems
  • Algorithms
  • Database Management
  • Environmental GIS
  • Linear Algebra
  • Architecture Design
  • 3D Art & Animation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Programming Languages
Clubs
  • President of Robotics Club
  • Vice-President of Computer Science Club

May, 2021
Georgetown, Texas

Hobbies & Interests

I am interested in gaming, electronic restorations, painting, coding for fun, Robotics club, Computer Science club, hiking, etc. Through these hobbies, I gained useful experiences and connections.

Skills & Certifications

Certificates:
  • Introduction to SQL
  • Introduction to Relational Databases in SQL
  • Joining Data in SQL
  • Database Design
  • Introduction to GIS
Awards:
  • 3rd place in 2019 TEX SAW Cybersecurity Hackathon Competition
Languages:
  • Java
  • Python
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • GO
  • C++
  • C
Software:
  • Developer Tools: Visual Studio, Eclipse, PyCharm, p5.js, Arc G IS, J Unit Testing, Git
  • Platforms: Windows, Mac , Linux (multiple distributions)