Grant Barton
Bellingham, WA 98225 ยท
grant@bartong.me
I am an IT student in Bellingham, Washington. My favorite things include coffee, Washington-grown apples, and more coffee. I'm interested in finding ways to implement security in a user-friendly manner.
Work and Volunteer Experience
Mentor
- Student teacher at cybersecurity camps for high school and elementary school students
- Wrote and delivered lectures on Linux and the bash programming language
June 2017
Volunteer
- Update the museum's Ebay store and Wordpress site
- Process payments, provide tours, repair and clean as needed
July 2017 - Present
Summer Intern
- Led cabins of 8 to 10 children
- Ensured the safety and enjoyment of campers
- Independently completed various maintenance projects around camp
June 2013 - August 2013
Snowboarding Instructor
- Independently led classes of one to six children
- Wrote and adapted lesson plans to meet the learning styles of different groups
December 2011 - March 2013
Education
Western Washington University
Bachelor of Science
Cybersecurity
Course Examples:
- Operating Systems I
- Technical Writing
- Databases
- Secure Software Development
September 2018 - Present
Whatcom Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Transfer
Cybersecurity
Course Examples:
- Cisco Networking IV
- Computer Programming II (Java)
- Business Law
- Industrial System Security
- HTML Fundamentals
April 2016 - June 2018
Skills
Programming Languages & Tools
Subjects Studied & Practiced
- Networking: Cisco IOS, dynamic routing, TCP/IP
- Programming: Python, C, Bash, HTML/CSS
- Security: Security policy, Snort, iptables, Wireshark, Metasploit
- Administration: Debian, CentOS, Active Directory, Ansible, Puppet
Other Skills
- WA State Food Worker Card & MAST Permit
- Native English, conversational French
- Strong customer service skills
- Always excited to learn something new
My Favorite Tech News
| Website | Description |
|---|---|
| Debian Bits | Blog of the Debian GNU/Linux project |
| Krebs On Security | A cybersecurity-focused blog by Brian Krebs |
| Phoronix | Linux hardware (and software) news by Michael Larabel |
| HackerNews | User-shared tech news, hosted by Y Combinator |
| Arstechnica | Generic tech and science news |
| Null Program | Tech with a focus on low-level programming and tools by Chris Wellons |
| Steve Klabnik | Rust and web-programming blog by Steve Klabnik |
| Zach Holman | Blog on the tech industry and culture |
| Ben Cox | Tech and networking blog |
| Association of Computing Machinery | Tech industry news |
| Cloudflare Blog | Blog of the Cloudflare corporation |
| Crowdstrike Blog | Blog from the security company Crowdstrike |
| Daniel Miessler | Security-centric blog |
| Cisco Talos Blog | Latest cybersecurity threat reports from the security team at Cisco |
| I'd Rather Be Writing | News and blog posts on modern technical writing |
| Latacora Blog | Random infosec opinions from the security firm Latacora |
| Random ASCII | Programming and tech pieces by Bruce Dawson |