Nathan Kohls

Nathan kohls

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location of Nathan KohlsMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    IT Security Nerd

  • Education

    • Green bay east high school

      2012 - 2016

      Activities and Societies: Student Council, FBLA, Musical Productions, Jazz band, Pep band, Marching band, Mock Trial, Spanish Travel Club, Prom Planning, Math Team, Science Team

    • University of wisconsin-madison

      2021 - 2022
      Computer science
    • University of wisconsin-milwaukee

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor's degree computer science
  • Experience

    • Uwm student affairs it

      Aug 2017 - Jan 2019
      Help desk specialist

      Tier 1 Help Desk Student --> Tier 2 Help Desk Student Supervisor --> Windows Endpoint Student and Student SupervisorPart of a team responsible for management of over 400 university machines using Active Directory, SCCM, and JSS, troubleshooting client problems, documenting both attempted and successful solutions, and using agile development principles to bring internal projects to fruition. Internally promoted to a student supervisor where I completed my previous duties while training and evaluating the growth of new students, working closely with full time staff to identify weak points and bridge gaps in understanding through new training. Handled advanced client issues, escalating to full time endpoint staff when necessary.Chosen by the division’s Windows admin to be the Windows Endpoint student, working closely with them in resolving and documenting issues that required escalation, as well as fulfilling the division’s needs by proactively architecting group policy and solidifying user roles. Received advanced training in creation and deployment of new windows images and task sequences. Show less

    • University of wisconsin-milwaukee

      Sept 2018 - Aug 2021

      Hired as a Long Term Employee research assistant in the Strickler Lab, with duties including using machine learning and computer vision for water treatment research as well as taking and reconstructing holograms of small animals. Two current projects: One on vehicular cyber-security with a focus on connected and autonomous vehicles under Dr. Lingfeng Wang, and another on the applications of deep learning to ecological pattern recognition under Drs. Peter Hinow and J "Rudi" Strickler.

      • Research Assistant

        May 2020 - Aug 2021
      • Undergraduate Research Assistant

        Sept 2018 - May 2020
    • Colectivo coffee

      Jan 2020 - Jul 2022
      Shift lead

      Barista, shift lead, and all around coffee expert at CCR

    • Eclectic computing solutions

      May 2021 - Sept 2023
      Independent consultant

      Started my own company to continue work on a few research projects in the Strickler lab at UW-Milwaukee. Current projects include: Automating Wastewater Treatment Polymer Levels with AI and Image Recognition; Digital In-line Micro-Holographic Approaches to Capturing Fruit Fly Landing Procedures and Bio-Mechanics; and 3D Daphnia Path Tracking in a Quad Diffusion Chamber.

    • University of wisconsin-madison

      Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
      Graduate teaching assistant

      Prepared lectures and demonstrated problem solving techniques for a discussion section ofCS/MATH 240 and provided students with assistance in office hours for the same. Contributed tothe student’s development as they prepared to demonstrate mastery of common DiscreteMathematics concepts required for further Algorithms and Theoretical Computer Scienceeducation.

    • Sun & soil

      Feb 2023 - Sept 2023
      Independent software developer

      Freelance design of an inventory calculator system

    • Caltrans

      Sept 2023 - Feb 2024
      Information technology associate

      Participates in Systems Maintenance, Operations, Design, Builds, Analysis, Compliance, andStandards. Assesses prevention and detection measures in an environment of over 25K assets.Responds to security incidents across the enterprise as well as to skill building and robustnesstesting exercises carried out by both internal and external teams. Performs system and securityapplication upgrades while remediating vulnerabilities and threats. Researches and evaluatesprograms and products for suitability in the environment. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications