Carson Chiu

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Technology Support Technician Co-op

Stratford Hall — Vancouver, BC

May 2025 – Dec 2025

Provided technical support to staff and students, troubleshooting and resolving hardware and software issues across a variety of devices
Administered and maintained Apple device fleet using Mosyle MDM, including device enrollment, configuration, and policy management
Managed user accounts, permissions through Active Directory and Google Workspace
Supported staff and student email systems and collaborative tools within the Google Workspace environment

Baggage System Operative

ABCoast — Richmond, BC

Sept 2021 – Jan 2025

Coordinated prompt action when facing sudden issues
Responded effectively to sudden crises and mitigated problems
Resolved conflicts and ensured passenger satisfaction
Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability by fulfilling multiple different duties at different times (i.e. Going from customer service to ensuring that the baggage system was functioning properly)

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VPN & DNS Filtering Project

Mar 2025 – Present

Docker Pihole Wireguard Caddy

TLS protection and reverse proxying with Caddy to secure access to internal services
Implemented Pihole as a DNS to filter advertiser domains network-wide
Configured a VPN using Wireguard to secure connections coming into local network

Self-hosted Resume Website

Mar 2026 – Present

Docker Caddy Act Runner

Self-hosted portfolio deployment on Raspberry Pi with Caddy reverse proxy
Automated HTTPS provisioning via Caddy for secure public access
Integrated Cloudflare DNS and CDN for domain routing and edge protection
Implemented CI/CD pipeline using Gitea Actions to automate testing and deployment workflows

Self-hosted Git Repository

Mar 2026 – Present

Docker Gitea

Containerized Gitea deployment using Docker Compose for private Git repository hosting
Managed persistent storage and container networking for reliable version control access
Configured user authentication and SSH key management for secure repository operations

Deploying Express App with Caddy and EC2

Feb 2025

Caddy EC2 Bash Route 53

Configured HTTPS encryption using Caddy
Hosted portfolio site on AWS using EC2 Instance and Route 53 domain

Networking Configuration Project

Dec 2024

DHCP BIRD VirtualBox

Linked multiple networks with VM nodes to each other
Assigned IPv4 addresses using DHCP protocol
Deployed dynamic routing with BIRD

New User Bash Project

Dec 2024

Arch Linux Bash

Recreated "useradd" command from scratch via bash scripting
Implemented automatic configuration and packages for the user

Database Development Project

Apr 2024

Microsoft Visio MySQL

Honed leadership skills through collaboration and coordinating in a group project
Developed tables, relationships, and indexes to support data integrity
Implemented SQL queries to manage and manipulate data

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