Kinh Tran

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Professional Summary
Technologist with hands-on experience architecting, building and deploying applications across various environments. Azure Solutions Architect Expert certified, with a background spanning full-stack development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
Skills
Languages: C# · PowerShell · Python · TransactSQL · TypeScript AI Tools: DeepSeek-R1 · Ollama · Open WebUI
Cloud Tools: Amazon Sagemaker · Azure · Firebase
Development Tools: Bash · Confluence · Jira · Git · Jupyter Notebook · Node.js
Infrastructure Tools: Caddy · Docker · Gunicorn
Libraries and Frameworks: Angular · Flask · HTMX · Jest · NUnit · OpenID Connect · SQLite · WebAuthn
Agile Methodologies: Scrum · Kanban
Soft Skills: Written Communication · Verbal Communication · Adaptability · Collaboration · Research
Professional Experience
Head of IT Department Literacy And Mathematics Academy Aug 2025 - Present
  • Developed internal and client-facing web applications targetting staff and parents
  • Set up and maintained web servers, network ad blockers, and printers
  • Core skills: Python · Bash · Git · Caddy · Docker · Adaptability
Coding Teacher Literacy And Mathematics Academy Aug 2024 - Present
  • Taught coding, typing, and basic computer literacy to 50+ elementary school students
  • Developed custom teaching material and internal tools to foster a healthy learning environment
  • Core skills: Python · Adaptability · Verbal Communication
Security Data Scientist Arctic Wolf Apr 2024 - Aug 2024
  • Investigated features for detecting malicious websites using classical machine learning models
  • Proposed features using insights from academia, IBM, Open Threat Exchange, and more
  • Published a scholarly article about the investigation on Arxiv
  • Core skills: Scrum · Research · Written Communication
Backend Developer Ethos.city Mar 2023 - Sep 2023
  • Implemented scalable backend social media solutions
  • Core skills: TypeScript · Git · Firebase · Jest · Remote Collaboration
Full Stack Developer Camis Inc May 2019 - Aug 2019
  • Developed new features and tests, and resolved bugs on the website
  • Core skills: C# · TypeScript · TransactSQL · Git · Angular · Jest · NUnit · Scrum
DevOps Specialist (Co-op) Camis Inc Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
  • Engineered an analytics tracking library in TypeScript to log key user-engagement metrics
  • Created a dashboard to control terminals across North America
  • Core skills: PowerShell · TypeScript · Git · Node.js · Kanban
Certifications
Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Oct 2025
AZ-305
  • Credential ID: B6292ACBB3F47CAC
  • Core skills: Azure
Azure Security Engineer Associate Microsoft Jul 2025
AZ-500
  • Credential ID: 5FC587FE0B86FCA9
  • Core skills: Azure
Education
Computer Science University of Guelph Sep 2023 - Aug 2024
Master of Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence
Bachelor of Computing University of Guelph Sep 2014 - Apr 2020
Major in Computer Science (Co-op) (Honours with Distinction)
Double Minor in Mathematics and Statistics
Projects
Audiobook GPT Personal Present
  • Integrated Fish Audio S2 with Blender to produce and edit narrations of story text
  • Developed pipelines in the cloud to automate the uploading of audio to YouTube
  • Core skills: Python · Azure · Git · Docker
Reading Log Calendar Literacy And Mathematics Academy May 2026
  • Developed a web app for parents to track child's progress
  • Added SSO logins and biometric/pin integration for parental approval
  • Prioritized a stack that maximizes ease of handover and security while minimizing cost
  • Core skills: Python · Git · Flask · Google Sheets · HTMX · SQLite · OpenID Connect · WebAuthn
Raspberry Pi Servers Literacy And Mathematics Academy Sep 2025
  • Set up network-wide ad blocker using Pi-hole
  • Hosted internally developed web apps on the internet
  • Core skills: Bash · Git · Caddy · Gunicorn
Self-hosted DeepSeek-R1 Personal Jan 2025
  • Set up a personal AI chatbot and hosted it on the internet
  • Core skills: Bash · Deepseek-R1 · Ollama · Open WebUI · Caddy · Docker
Malicious Website Detection AI Arctic Wolf Aug 2024
  • Improved existing Jupyter Notebooks with additional features and classifications
  • Engineered data pipelines in AWS for collecting and aggregating 400K data points into S3 buckets
  • Ranked feature importance for classifying malicious websites
  • Core skills: Python · Bash · Amazon Sagemaker
Pseudonymity Manager University of Guelph Dec 2023
  • Made a browser extension for creating and storing fake account profiles online
  • Integrated a password manager, an email masking service, a VPN, and a geolocation database
  • Core skills: TypeScript · Git