kirk elifson
T +1 813.358.6192 • B [email protected]
Education
University of Central Florida
B.S. Computational Physics
Orlando, FL
2012–Present
Activities: Co-founder of Hack@UCF, a club with a focus on computer security. We hold weekly meetings
where we give presentations, participate in CTF competitions, and create workshops for teaching new skills.
Relevant coursework: Intro to C Programming, Computer Science I, Discrete Structures, Introduction to
Cryptography and Network Security
Land O’ Lakes High School
H.S. Diploma
Land O’ Lakes, FL
2008–2012
Activities: Attended DEFCON 20 in Las Vegas
Relevant coursework: AP Computer Science
Experience
QTR Systems
Junior Software Developer
St. Petersburg, FL
April 2014–Present
Working on the backend of a staff portal for nursing home environments. Displays patient location on a map,
and provides interface to manage residents. (Languages used: C#, Python)
Greenway Medical
Software QA Intern
Tampa, FL
November 2013–April 2014
Developed an automated testing suite for a front-end application for patients and backend software used by
practices.
Seminole Lodge 85
Technology Chair
Lake Wales, FL
September 2011–Present
Maintaining the website for my Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow lodge. (seminole85.com)
Projects
Chrome2Markdown
(source github.com/kirkelifson/chrome2markdown)
January 2015
Details:
This gem is used to convert a folder of URLs from an exported set of Google Chrome bookmarks into
markdown. Created for my Octopress blog to quickly export links I have saved and equally extendable to
anyone’s bookmarks. (Ruby)
Scanner
with Sam Edley (source: github.com/sedley/Scanner)
October 2012
Details:
Authentication system utilizing the Raspberry Pi for deployment at campsites in Florida. Barcodes are scanned
into the system and logged to the database. Aimed to keep track of attendees at Order of the Arrow Section
Conference. (Python, SQLite, Arch Linux)
Athena
with Sam Edley (source: github.com/kirkelifson/sourcemod)
August 2012
Details:
Live web-based scoreboard for Counter-Strike: Source. (Pawn, PHP)
Skillset
Languages:
Primary experience: C, C#, Python
Intermediate experience: Ruby, Javascript, Perl
Minor experience: x86 NASM
Server management: Currently managing three Debian servers. Experience with configuring Postfix
and Dovecot for mail, Apache and nginx for web, and Counter-Strike game servers.