ALEXANDER PROKOP
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering: University of FloridaGraduation: Fall 2024 | GPA: 2.70
Associate of Arts: Santa Fe Community CollegeCompleted: April 2020 | GPA: 3.31
WORK EXPERIENCE
IT Desktop Support: University of FloridaNovember 2021 - Present
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Participate and present in daily scrum meetings to identify and prioritize tasks
  • Deploy institute's custom windows image to incoming hardware
  • Write documentation and SOPs for knowledge base, researchers, staff, and students
  • Concisely determine and explain encountered hardware or software problems to those affected
  • Schedule service meetings around researchers and students' schedules without distrupting their workflow
  • Back of House Crew Member: Chick-fil-AOctober 2020 - October 2021
    RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Communicate with all stations to ensure the kitchen is running effectively and efficiently
  • Boost team morale through encouragement and mentorship while assisting if falling behind
  • Train new crew members on basic procedures for each station and monitor progress for improvement
  • Properly stock and timestamp product to provide fresh ingredients for customers
  • Maintain a properly cleaned and sanitized environment and workstation
  • Follow proper closing procedures to maintain store cleanliness for opening crew
  • ACTIVITIES
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Assisted UF PhD candidate in his dissertation research to create a paradigm for teaching underprivileged youth computer science concepts.
    GRiP: ExoGlove
    GRiP, General Relief in Prosthetics, is an organization dedicated to teach students computer and material sciences through helping members of their community by creating prosthetics for those in need. My role was as a programmer on the ExoGlove team. Our team is tasked with creating the circuitry and programming of an Exoskeletal Glove designed to give our recipient with muscular dystrophy better grip strength in their affected hand.