Carson Towns

About Me

I am currently a Software Engineer pursuing a Masters in Network Engineering, which is increasingly synonumous with Cloud Engineering. This web-based resume is a demonstration of my foundational cloud knowledge, and is a product of my passion for continued education. I love picking up new technologies and solving complex problems with wide impact. I care greatly about using technology for good, and dealing with ethical dilemmas posed by new developments.

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Experience

Software Engineer (DevOps)

Northrop Grumman

2022 - Present

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  • Created a Bamboo plan with the goal of automating unit test execution. Custom scripts were utilized that built and ran unit tests based on the user's needs, in addition to generating coverage and result reports. The user was able to identify granularity of test coverage, from multiple repos down to individual test cases. The plan was later optimized after months of use, allowing parallel execution of tests, reducing overall runtime by upwards of 6 hours.
  • Created a bash script that streamlined a major portion of the onboarding process by automating the download, configuration, and other enterprise-specific setups of a popular IDE. This was previously a multi-hour manual process, dependant on user guides that may or may not have been up-to-date. Following my solution, the process took a few minutes. The script was written such that already-completed steps would be detected and skipped. Compartmentalization was practiced as often as possible, allowing certain steps to be run independent of the script if a user had a specific need.
  • Created a python script to consolidate SRS test failures for multiple baselines. Multiple REST APIs including those for Jira, Bamboo, and Confluence were utilized. The final result was an automated Confluence page that contained SRS test failure information including date entries, test results, associated stories, and would track successive passing results to determine if a failure should continue to be tracked.

Education

Southern Methodist University

2023 - 2025

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Master of Science

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Major: Network Engineering

Emphasis: Cloud Engineering

Lyle Graduate Leadership Certification Program

Oklahoma Christian University

2019 - 2023

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Bachelor of Science

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Major: Computer Engineering

Emphasis: Software Engineering

President of Kappa Sigma Tau Social Service Club

Skills

Languages & Tools

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  • Bash
  • Atlassian Suite
  • Linux
  • Python
  • AWS
  • Cisco IOS
  • JunOS
  • GNS3
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • C++
  • Java

Passionate About

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  • Ethical Technology
  • Process Automation
  • Cloud Computing
  • Innovative UX/UI

Other Reasons You Want Me

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  • Speaking Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Collaboration
  • 100% Joke Hit Rate

Certifications

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