User:Lchristopherson
About
Hey, my name is Luke Christopherson, and at the time of writing this article I am 17 years old, and about to graduate high school as a senior. I have had a tough time throughout my high school career, and never really found a place I wanted to be. I had switched schools many, many, many times due to a toxic home environment, and ended up at MHS. I transferred to IT Essentials from Video Game Development, and the thing I remember the most, is Bradley Chamberlain asking me if I'll be okay in this class because its "hardcore" and "nothing like Video Game Development". I did fine. My sophomore year of high school, I was selected to work on the SIEM project, which has now been taken over by Alex Grace. The only reason I did not continue to work on the SIEM, is because the project was assigned around the time when Covid hit. We went online, and I never touched it again. In my Junior year of high school, as well as my first year in 24PinTech, I was not very involved. I was still feeling lazy from Covid and did basically nothing. Once I started my Senior year, I really felt like I wanted to prove that I'm good enough to be remembered in the class. In the first semester I didn't do much. Once I started on the webserver, it was all over for the haters. I mastered Linux, and Nginx, and our Webserver very, very fast. I found this stuff to be relatable to my background in programming, and really enjoyed every minute of working on it... besides adding Wordpress salts. That's about it though, thanks for reading!
Certifications
- CompTIA A+
- Testout Linux Pro
- Testout Security Pro
- Testout PC Pro
Awards
- First Place Gold Medalist, AZSkillsUSA - Web Design
- First Place Gold Medalist, AZSkillsUSA - Career Pathways Showcase (IT)
My Mark
To be honest, there's not a lot I can talk about when it comes to what I left for 24PinTech. Most of my time was spent in the backend, which not many people would understand. I suppose what you can thank me for is pretty links, an organized web server, and backups??? I don't know man, a lot of it was cleaning up other people's work, and expanding on it. W. Oh and also I am the first person to perform a successful heist on the EtherWhipTM.
Where I am
As of now I am working as an IT Field Technician for a small company called ALOA-ETS. It's very fun because the IT portion of the company is not very mature yet, and with me being the only IT person, I get to shape it how I like. I find that this job gives me the same freedom I got from 24PinTech, and I'll tell you, the skills are transferring very good. I have created a web server for them through Azure, (weird), and I get to research a lot of new fun stuff. My boss doesn't know a lot of backend stuff in IT, which gives me an advantage to learn a lot more about backend IT services, which just so happens to be my favorite part. Though I am learning that everything I'm learning was a part of 24PinTech, which is super cool. Thank you Bradford.
I am also going to college at ASU Online. Originally I was planning on going on-campus, but things changed at home, and that wasn't an option anymore. I am majoring in Software Engineering, and I'm very excited to take Calculus for Engineers I and Calculus for Engineers II in one semester! not. I feel that college will take me places I never thought possible, which I am extremely excited to do. Wish me luck.
Contact
| Phone | Other | |
|---|---|---|
| (480) 295-0194 | [email protected] | Homing Pigeon |
Conclusion
In conclusion, I really enjoyed my time at 24PinTech, and love all of the memories I made. I didn't do as much as I wanted to, or could do, but I am still very happy to have been a part of this program nonetheless.
-Luke