Chase Sharp

Located in Seattle, WA

About Me

Currently working on personal projects to keep my skills sharp while I pursue a Technical Support position. My most recent projects have been practicing exploits within a virtual pentesting lab I configured, and developing a video game from the ground up using a combination of Unreal, Blender, Audacity, and GIMP 3.0.

As a result of working in the service industry for the past 13 years, my soft skills are top notch. Understanding a consumers needs, and having the relevant skills to solve their issues at hand are key to striving in those spaces. In the tech field, efficient Root Cause Analysis problem solving can be jump started through effective listening and communicating.

Independent of coursework, I have studied and simulated a multitude of different Support Ticket software. These include Freshdesk, Zendesk, Salesforce, Service Desk, and Bold Desk. I learned these to be able to quickly adapt to any Support Ticket software that I may encounter.

Please check out my projects page while you are here! I am great at explaining complicated topics in a way most people can comprehend, and I believe these posts showcase this best. They also show just how motivated and eager I am to learn new technical topics outside of the workspace.

My resume, projects, and blog can be found in the navigation bar above.

Below I have a list of relevant certifications and courses I’ve completed with a brief explanation of what I learned from both Whatcom Community College and Western Washington University.

Certifications

CompTIA Network+ - N10-009 Exam
Certification Recieved: April 13th, 2025
Certification Expires: April 13th 2028
Proof of Certifcation
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Graduated from Whatcom Community College in 2021 with a Associate of Science in Cybersecurity.

My courses included:

-Open Source Operating Systems
-Cisco Networking I, II, and III
-Network Security I and II
-Industrial Control Systems Security
-Digital Forensics

My experience at Whatcom was incredibly tangible. I learned how to configure a multitude of Cisco devices through Cisco IOS. I gained experience with Snort, Burpsuite, nmap, and other useful network tools. I commonly used Linux(Debian/Redhat), Virtualization software, and packetTracer in course work.

The Cisco Networking series of classes had us learn how to set up a multitude of networks from the ground up. It covered the entirety of the CCNA Certification exam. Course work included subnetting, configuring Cisco Switches, and configuring/troubleshooting a variety of networks.

Industrial Control Systems Security covered security concepts tailored to embedded and/or live systems. It taught security concepts pertaining to programmable logic controllers and security ideas like a Data Diode. This course prepared me to take the first step towards helping secure critical infrastructure like dams, windmills, nuclear power plants, etc.

Digital Forensics covered a vast amount of material pertaining to digital fingerprints, meta-data, file recovery, network scans, and intrusion detection/prevention systems. Using tools like Snort, we set rules and monitored their effect using WireShark. For web pages we used Burpsuite to collect, disseminate, and organize data. The basics of steganography were also taught.

Attended Western Washington University from 2014 to 2017 and have 134 credits completed towards a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. I completed the requirements for a Minor in Mathematics.

My courses included:

-Computer Programming I
-Computer Programming and Linear Data Structures
-Data Structures
-Calculus I,II, and III
-Linear Algebra
-Probability and Statistical Inference
-Series and Limits

Most of my coursework at Western revolved around mathematics, python, java, and statistics. I am capable of writing scripts with multiple different python libraries and am capable of learning new ones quickly. I can incorporate the fundamentals of data structures and sorting algorithms when trying to parse/organize raw data. Due to my mathematics background, I am comfortable learning and applying advanced filtering algorithms when investigating data sets.

I was an active member of multiple clubs including the Collegiate Cyber Defense Club and Video Game Design Club. As a competing member of the WWU team for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, I was in charge of administering and hardening a Windows server acting as the Domain Controller. As the exact operating system of the Domain Controller was a mystery until the event, I had to learn how to set up and defend this service on multiple versions of Windows Server.
In 2017 we took 2nd place in the Pacific Rim.

I am most easily reached by email.

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