Portrait of Adam Halliday

Hey, my name is Adam Halliday

I'm an Information Systems student at BYU's Marriott School of Business. I build and run the infrastructure, automation, and systems that keep organizations secure and efficient.

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Specifications

ProgramB.S. Information Systems, Brigham Young University — expected Apr 2028
GPA3.97 · Full-tuition academic scholarship
Current roleStudent Platform Engineer, BYU Office of Information Technology
FocusPlatform engineering · Cybersecurity · Automation · Web systems
CertificationsCompTIA Security+ · Scrum PSM I · Mendix Rapid Developer · TestOut ×3
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish (fluent)

§ 01

Summary

I love the work behind the scenes: hardening systems, automating the tedious, and turning messy processes into things that just work. When it's done right, you can hear the difference.

Key figures

  1. >50%fewer critical vulnerabilities after I proposed and rolled out Action1
  2. ~60%less staff scheduling time with a Mendix app I built from scratch
  3. >85%fewer noncompliant accessibility elements on the BYU Geology website
  4. 100+Windows, macOS, and Linux machines supported at >98% uptime

§ 02

Experience

Aug 2026 – Present · Provo, UT

Student Platform Engineer

BYU Office of Information Technology

  • Administer and audit enterprise infrastructure with OpenShift Virtualization, Microsoft MCM, Kasten, and Falcon LogScale, keeping customer uptime above 95% per SLA.
  • Configure and troubleshoot containerized and virtualized environments on Kubernetes and OpenShift, with security hardening, monitoring, and documentation. Tickets close in under 24 hours.
  • Build automation and configuration workflows with Ansible, AWX, and Terraform alongside full-time platform engineers, replacing outdated routines and improving security.
  • OpenShift
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible / AWX
  • Terraform
  • Kasten
  • Falcon LogScale
  • Microsoft MCM

Dec 2025 – Aug 2026 · Provo, UT

Student Computer Support Representative

BYU Geological Sciences

  • Built and documented a Mendix scheduling app from scratch, cutting staff scheduling time by ~60%.
  • Improved BYU Geology website accessibility in Brightspot, cutting noncompliant elements by >85%.
  • Found and fixed vulnerabilities with Falcon LogScale, MCM, Jamf Pro, and Action1. Proposed Action1, which cut critical vulnerabilities by >50%.
  • Maintained 100+ Windows, macOS, and Linux machines at >98% uptime, and supported Active Directory and inventory with >95% accuracy through a migration.
  • Mendix
  • Jamf Pro
  • Action1
  • Active Directory
  • Brightspot

Dec 2025 – Apr 2026 · Sugar House, UT

WordPress Web Design Intern

Sterling Furniture Company

  • Redesigned and deployed the company WordPress site, lowering bounce rate by ~25%.
  • Implemented a digital inventory management system, reducing warehouse admin time by >75%.
  • Developed AI-assisted content workflows, cutting social media admin time by >30%.
  • WordPress
  • Google Analytics
  • Inventory systems
  • AI workflows

§ 03

Projects

P-01 · Data engineering

ETL.

General Conference ETL Pipeline

A Python and BeautifulSoup pipeline that scrapes, cleans, and stores General Conference data in PostgreSQL so it can be queried and analyzed.

  1. Scrape
  2. Clean
  3. Store
  4. Analyze
  • Python
  • BeautifulSoup
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL

P-02 · Security

50%

Action1 Patch Rollout

More than half of critical vulnerabilities eliminated at BYU Geological Sciences. I proposed the tool, made the case for it, and implemented it.

  • Action1
  • Patch management
  • Falcon LogScale

P-03 · Low-code app

60%

Mendix Scheduling App

About 60% less time spent on staff scheduling. Built and documented from scratch for BYU Geological Sciences.

  • Mendix
  • Documentation

P-04 · Accessibility

85%

BYU Geology Website

More than 85% fewer noncompliant elements after an accessibility overhaul in Brightspot.

  • Brightspot
  • Web accessibility

P-05 · Web & operations

3×

Sterling Furniture Redesign

Three measurable wins from one internship:

Bounce rate~25% lower after the WordPress redesign
Warehouse admin>75% less with digital inventory
Social media admin>30% less with AI-assisted workflows

P-06 · Hands-on security

40+

TryHackMe

Rooms completed across cybersecurity, Linux, networking, DevOps, and security best practices.

  • Linux
  • Networking
  • DevOps

P-07 · Currently working on

Now.

AWS, Network+ & agentic AI

What's on my bench right now: getting hands-on with AWS, studying for my next certification and working agentic AI into my daily routines.

CloudPlaying around with AWS · Practicing for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
CertificationWorking toward CompTIA Network+
AIImplementing agentic AI into my daily routines

§ 04

Skills & certifications

Technical skills

Systems & security
  • Active Directory
  • Group Policy
  • Microsoft MCM
  • Jamf Pro
  • Falcon LogScale
  • Action1
  • Snipe-IT
  • Vulnerability mitigation automation
  • Computer networking
  • Linux
  • Windows Server
Cloud & infrastructure
  • OpenShift Virtualization
  • OpenShift Container
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible / AWX
  • Terraform
  • Kasten
  • Veeam Backup & Replication
  • AWS (EC2, Elastic Beanstalk)
  • Azure
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
Development
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • VBA
  • HTML / CSS
  • SQL / PostgreSQL
  • Git / GitHub
  • Agile
  • Mendix
  • Bootstrap
  • Brightspot
  • WordPress
Data & BI
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • SQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Advanced Excel
  • Google Analytics

Certifications

CompTIASecurity+
Scrum.orgProfessional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
MendixRapid Developer
TestOutPC Pro · Network Pro · Security Pro

§ 05

Background

Education · Expected Apr 2028

B.S. Information Systems

Brigham Young University — Marriott School of Business

GPA3.97
ScholarshipFull-tuition academic scholarship
CourseworkCybersecurity · IT Infrastructure · Business Programming · Database Systems · Statistics · Spreadsheets
InvolvementMedia & Website Manager, BYU Cybersecurity Students Association · Member, Association for Information Systems

Medellín, Colombia · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025

Volunteer Representative — ¡Hablo español!

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Two years serving fully in Spanish. I led 10+ district council meetings, improving key metrics by more than 50% at times, and built Excel automation for inventory and finances that saved over 4 hours of admin work each week.

Kamas, UT · Aug 2020 – Aug 2023

Head Lifeguard & Swim Instructor

South Summit Aquatic & Fitness Center

Before I monitored servers, I monitored pools. I managed shifts, balanced pool chemistry, prevented emergencies, and taught kids of all ages to swim. That's where I learned to stay calm and keep watch.

§ 06

Off the clock

H-01 · Audio

Headphones, DACs & amps

I'm an audio enthusiast. I like comparing headphones, fine-tuning the signal chain from DAC to amp, and studying frequency-response graphs more closely than most people would.

DAC / ampQudelix 5K
In-ear monitorsSennheiser IE 600
Fig. 1 Sennheiser IE 600 — frequency response, 20 Hz–20 kHz, L/R average. What I'm listening on right now.

Source: measurement by Crinacle (IEC 60318-4 coupler), traced.

H-02 · Reading

The Times, the Journal, and a good book

Keeping up with business, technology, and the world is part of my routine, and I always have a book or two going.

Daily readsThe New York Times · The Wall Street Journal
Currently readingThe Motivated Child · Scrum

H-03 · Gaming

Counter-Strike & RPGs

Counter-Strike when I want competition and teamwork. A big open world or a long RPG when I want a story to get lost in.

All-time favoritesThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild · Mass Effect Legendary Edition

H-04 · Outdoors

Hiking

Getting out on the trail is how I reset. In Utah, there's always another one to try.

Favorite trailsBald Mountain · Zion National Park

§ 07

Contact

Let's build something secure.

Open to internships, projects, and conversations about infrastructure, security, and automation.