Hey, I'm Abenezer — Software Engineering Student

Systems, Support
& Infrastructure

Fourth-year Software Engineering student seeking roles as an IT Support Analyst, Service Desk Analyst, or Junior Systems Administrator. Two internship terms of issue triage, QA testing, and technical investigation, plus a hands-on homelab where I troubleshoot networks from the packet level up.

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Now — running homelab01: Ubuntu, Pi-hole, Tailscale

Seneca Polytechnic campus
About Me

From software to systems.

I'm a fourth-year Software Engineering student at Seneca Polytechnic, working where hardware meets the web. I build embedded systems in C and FreeRTOS and full-stack applications with React, Flask, and PostgreSQL, and I've spent two internship terms at GGF International shipping and testing features on a live platform. Lately I've been sharpening my data analytics skills through industry job simulations with Deloitte and BCG X.

Outside of that, I'm focused on infrastructure and automation: if I do something twice, I start looking for a way to script it. I run an Ubuntu homelab that I manage over SSH and Tailscale, where I capture and analyze traffic with tcpdump and Wireshark, run Pi-hole for DNS, and script network triage in PowerShell.

2
Internship Terms
~30%
Fewer Reported Bugs
4
REST APIs Shipped
2
Certifications
Experience

Where I've worked

Two internship terms building and testing software in production settings.

Product Engineering Intern — GGF International

June 2026 – August 2026

Supporting feature planning and quality across a live platform, working across front-end and back-end feature work alongside QA testing, usability review, and cross-team reporting.

  • Queried and maintained structured issue records in JIRA's underlying database across 40+ items per release cycle, supporting triage, escalation, and fix validation through database management and technical analysis.
  • Executed structured QA testing across web and mobile features, documenting reproducible defects and validating fixes to support product-quality and release readiness.
  • Authored weekly status reports and stakeholder presentations using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, summarizing release activity, defect trends, and product-quality findings for cross-functional teams.

Full Stack Developer Intern — GGF International

May 2025 – August 2025

Built and validated backend features end-to-end, translating business requirements into working REST APIs across six Agile sprints.

  • Collaborated with subject-matter experts and stakeholders across six Agile sprints to translate business requirements into technical specifications, ensuring solutions were documented and validated prior to development.
  • Configured four REST API integration points using efficient, well-structured, and maintainable workflow principles, supporting system integration within a production e-Business application; structured test coverage contributed to an approximately 30% reduction in reported bugs.
Selected Work

Top Projects

A selection of things I've built recently.

Homelab network diagram: Internet to router, with homelab01 running Pi-hole and a Windows laptop connected over Wi-Fi
Flagship Project
Ubuntu Networking Wireshark tcpdump Pi-hole Tailscale PowerShell

Homelab: Network Discovery & Troubleshooting

An Ubuntu server (homelab01) I manage over SSH to learn how networks work at the packet level. I documented its IP, gateway, DNS and ARP setup, captured full DHCP, ARP and DNS exchanges with tcpdump and Wireshark, and traced DNS through Pi-hole to Cloudflare. Along the way I broke and fixed DNS on purpose, fixed a clock-sync issue breaking apt, set up Tailscale for remote access, wrote a post-mortem after locking myself out over the VPN, and built a PowerShell triage script that checks each network layer and names where it breaks.

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Smart Braille Learning and Translation Assistant
C FreeRTOS ESP32 Flask

Smart Braille Assistant

An embedded device on the NXP FRDM-K66F that teaches and translates braille, with a live Flask dashboard over an ESP32 where Gemini AI recommends what to practice next.

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Student Wellness Platform
React PostgreSQL Full-Stack

Student Wellness Platform

A full-stack app that tracks wellness habits like sleep, stress, and study time and connects those patterns to academic performance.

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Pommy Pomodoro Timer
HTML CSS JavaScript

Pommy

An aesthetic productivity pomodoro timer with adjustable focus and break sessions and theme switching.

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Toolkit

Skills & Technologies

Infra & Networking
Linux (Ubuntu)
SSH
TCP/IP
DHCP · DNS · ARP
Wireshark / tcpdump
Tailscale
Pi-hole
Languages
PowerShell
Python
SQL
JavaScript
TypeScript
C
Web
React
Node.js
Flask
HTML
CSS
Embedded
FreeRTOS
ESP32
NXP FRDM-K66F
Tools
Git
GitHub
PostgreSQL
Excel
Academia

Education

Bachelor of Software Engineering — Seneca Polytechnic, School of Software Design & Data Science. Expected graduation: 2027.

SEH500
Microprocessors & Computer Architecture
CPU architecture, assembly programming, embedded systems, and hardware-software integration.
SEP300
Software Development & Deployment
Multi-class application design with unit testing, database connectivity, and deployment practices.
BTP500
Data Structures & Algorithms
Implementation and analysis of core data structures emphasizing efficiency and computational complexity.
SED500
Introduction to Software Engineering
End-to-end SDLC including requirements analysis, system design, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
SEE500
Systems Requirements Engineering
Requirements elicitation, modeling, and validation using agile and waterfall methodologies.
BTS535
Software Project Management
Agile and classical practices including Scrum, Kanban, risk management, and quality assurance.
Credentials

Certifications

Industry job simulations completed through Forage.

Deloitte · ForageJul 2026

Data Analytics Job Simulation

Data Analysis Forensic Technology
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BCG X · ForageJul 2026

Introduction to Data for Decision Makers Job Simulation

Campaign Performance Analysis Communicating Findings
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Get In Touch

Let's work
together

Ask me anything or just say hi — I'd love to connect and explore opportunities.

abenezerbrh@gmail.com Connect on LinkedIn →