Summary
Austin Hickey is a systems-minded technologist and System Administrator with 11 years of hands-on experience managing servers, office networks, email services, and web operations for small-to-midsize organizations. Currently pursuing an MS at Florida State University, he blends academic research with practical development skills—building mobile-friendly web apps that matched teaching assistants to courses and digitized graduate applications to cut paper waste. At Wolf's Irrigation and Landscaping he not only ran online operations but designed a custom database and UI to aggregate and streamline incoming work orders, demonstrating a knack for turning operational pain points into automated workflows. A longtime video game developer and programmer, he pairs creative problem solving with solid infrastructure knowledge, often bridging front-end usability with backend reliability. Based in Greater Orlando, Austin brings a pragmatic, user-focused approach to system design and automation, and he has a dry sense of humor reflected in his playful GitHub bio quoting Steve Ballmer.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology at Florida State University
Spanish, English