Summary
Jerrett Longworth is a Computer Science PhD student and graduate research assistant at the University of Central Florida specializing in computer architecture, with 11 years of hands-on experience across teaching, systems administration, and research. He has built practical tooling and curricula—founding a widely used free library of C practice problems focused on pointers and dynamic memory—that has measurably helped students pass courses. At Leidos he streamlined VM deployments with an Ansible-based workflow, cutting redundancy by 75%, and produced onboarding and infrastructure documentation to improve team productivity. As a TA and learning assistant he has managed large course sections and recitations, demonstrating an ability to translate complex concepts into accessible learning materials. Outside research and ops, he has driven campus adoption of open educational resources through coordination with student government and faculty, helping increase OER use at UCF from 5% to 19% between 2020–2022.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Central Florida