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Finley Zinser

Engineering technology graduate. I work with hardware, code and the cloud.

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Experience

Service

Sales AssociateBandon Supply · Bandon, OregonSep 2025 – Present
  • Contractor and homeowner sales: helping customers find the right materials and products.
  • Accounts receivable and accounts payable.
  • Inventory and purchasing.
  • Special orders.
  • IT support.
  • Drafted the floor plan for an employee housing building, start to finish.
  • Diagnosed and repaired a malfunctioning LED sign board and got it fully working again.
  • Installed and configured an IP camera system on site.
  • Managed Facebook apartment rental listings, with photos and descriptions, and connected interested people with the owner.
  • Wrote rental contracts for the owner’s personal properties, and set up and maintained digital rental agreement forms between applicants and the owner.
  • Managed the company eBay store: listed and sold products, and handled packaging and shipping.
Lift OperatorMountain Creek Resort · Vernon, New JerseyDec 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Operated lift control panels and monitored the mechanical systems.
  • Loaded and unloaded guests safely, explained safety procedures and answered questions about the lift and resort policies.
CashierShopRite · Warwick, New YorkMay 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Ran registers and scanners and handled cash and card payments accurately.
  • Greeted customers, answered product questions and resolved issues.

Tech and repair

Maintenance Coordinator (Remote)Burn Debris · NationwideJan 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Worked by phone with clients across the U.S. to diagnose problems with rented burn ring machinery, and kept them updated on repairs.
  • Identified faulty components, found replacement parts online and arranged shipping to field mechanics.
  • Found and contacted qualified local mechanics to install or repair machinery.

Trades

Construction AssistantLiquid 12 · Manhattan, New YorkOct 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Did nightly inventory counts and prepared lists for morning deliveries.
  • Organized and maintained tools and equipment for each phase of the job.
  • Helped with demolition, material handling and site setup, and kept the site clean and safe.
Wallpaper InstallerBesik Interiors · Manhattan, New YorkAug 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Measured, cut and hung wallpaper on a range of surfaces.
  • Worked with clients on their design preferences and made recommendations.
Construction AssistantThe Farm Warwick · Warwick, New YorkDec 2021 – Aug 2023
  • Did electrical wiring, and diagnosed and fixed electrical problems.
  • Installed electrical fixtures, including lights, outlets and switches.

Skills

Hardware & electronics

  • ESP32 microcontrollers CEIS114
  • Circuit troubleshooting and testing CEIS114
  • Hardware repair
  • IP camera installation

Software & data

Cloud & networking

  • Microsoft Azure NETW211
  • Linux (Ubuntu) over SSH NETW211
  • IPv4 addressing and subnets NETW211
  • Cybersecurity basics

Trade & tools

  • Electrical wiring and fixture installation
  • Inventory management
  • Technical writing
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
More skills

Hardware & electronics

  • ESP32 DOIT DevKit V1 board CEIS114
  • Breadboard circuits: LEDs, push buttons, buzzers, I2C LCDs CEIS114
  • Raspberry Pi

Software & data

  • Data analysis CEIS110
  • Excel charts CEIS110
  • VS Code and Replit CEIS110
  • HTML & CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • Machine learning
  • Software development

Cloud & networking

  • Azure virtual machines, virtual networks and subnets NETW211
  • Azure network security groups NETW211
  • Azure Blob storage, snapshots and versioning NETW211
  • Azure Monitor alert rules and action groups NETW211
  • Windows Server 2019 and Remote Desktop NETW211
  • MQTT (Cayenne IoT platform) CEIS114

Trade & tools

  • Phone support and parts sourcing
  • Customer service
  • AutoCAD
  • 3D modeling

Projects

Three course projects from my engineering technology degree, plus one personal project.

CEIS114 · ESP32, C++ (Arduino), breadboarding, I2C LCD, MQTT

IoT Traffic Controller Light

I wired an ESP32 to two sets of traffic lights, a crosswalk button, an LCD and a buzzer, then added an emergency light I could switch on over Wi-Fi.

The real Serial Monitor output after pressing the button

== Do Not Walk ==
Count =  10  == Walk ==
Count =  9  == Walk ==
Count =  8  == Walk ==
Count =  7  == Walk ==
Count =  6  == Walk ==
Count =  5  == Walk ==
Count =  4  == Walk ==
Count =  3  == Walk ==
Count =  2  == Walk ==
Count =  1  == Walk ==
== Do Not Walk ==
== Do Not Walk ==

Sped up. The project page has the full simulator and notes which parts of its timing are real. Stand-ins: the order of the light cycle, the count step, and the lights holding during the count.

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CEIS110 · Python, SQL / SQLite, pandas, matplotlib, Excel

Programming With Data

I wrote Python scripts that loaded two weeks of NOAA weather data into a SQLite database, queried it with SQL and charted temperature and humidity.

SELECT MIN(temperature), MAX(temperature) FROM observations;
   MIN(temperature)  MAX(temperature)
0              -3.9               8.3

Replays the real result from my project, retyped from my screenshot.

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NETW211 · Microsoft Azure, virtual networks, network security groups, SSH, Azure Monitor

Introduction to Cloud Computing

I deployed Windows and Ubuntu virtual machines in Microsoft Azure, split a virtual network into two subnets, and set up storage, a firewall rule and email alerts.

Select a part of the network.

NETW211-VNet-FZ
A virtual network with two /24 subnets, 10.0.0.0/24 and 10.0.1.0/24, and one VM in each.
Subnet0 and Subnet0-VM
10.0.0.0/24, with the VM at 10.0.0.4.
Subnet1 and Subnet1-VM
10.0.1.0/24, with the VM at 10.0.1.4.
NSG: AllowPing
A rule I added on my Ubuntu VM: priority 310, ICMP, next to the SSH rule at priority 300.

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Personal project · Raspberry Pi, Python, sensors

Smart Home Automation System

A home automation system I built on a Raspberry Pi with sensors, programmed in Python.

  • SensorsDetails coming
  • Motion detectionDetails coming
  • CameraDetails coming
Raspberry PiPython program
  • ActuatorsDetails coming
  • Mobile appRemote control and monitoring. Details coming

Details coming soon →

About me

Finley Zinser, smiling, in a green suit jacket and white shirt.

I like to tinker with electronics and hardware. I finished my Associate of Applied Science in Engineering Technology at DeVry University in 2024, where my projects covered Python and SQL, cloud computing in Microsoft Azure, and microcontroller circuits on an ESP32. I have over four years in technology and hardware, alongside hands-on electrical work, carpentry and painting. I currently work as a sales associate at Bandon Supply in Oregon, where I enjoy helping customers meet their needs. Outside work I make games and software in my spare time. I also enjoy playing guitar, skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, and taking my motorcycle out on nice days.

Education

Associate of Applied Science, Engineering Technology

DeVry University · Sep 2022 – Sep 2024

Get in touch

finleyzinser@gmail.com

Email is the best way to reach me. I’m based in Bandon, Oregon.

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