Scott Harpster
Systems Engineer at Southwest Education Development Center
Cedar City, Utah, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Harpster is a versatile systems engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience managing Linux and Windows servers, databases, and network infrastructure for multiple school districts. He blends deep scripting and development skills (Perl, PHP, C++) with practical operations—building custom ticketing, dispatch, and data-sync systems while managing 30+ Linux servers and VMware/UCs. Scott designs and deploys wireless and wired networks (Cisco, Ruckus, Brocade), Palo Alto firewalls, VoIP, and security camera integrations, and has led monitoring and configuration backup rollouts using tools like Zabbix and Rancid. With an MS in Cyber Security and Information Assurance (3.9 GPA), he pairs formal security training with real-world incident-aware administration. Colleagues rely on him for creative, full-stack solutions that bridge sysadmin, networking, and application development in resource-constrained educational environments.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Cyber Security and Information Assurance, 3.9, Master’s Degree, Cyber Security and Information Assurance, 3.9 at Southern Utah UniversityDiploma, Diploma at San Clemente High School
English
Github Skills (62)
snmp10
dashboard10
bootstrap10
admin10
adminlte10
laravel10
backup10
network10
bug-tracker9
monitoring9
ip-address9
duplicati9
system-monitoring9
jdownloader9
network-monitoring9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
scotticles/EasyPing
Jul 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:5 releases, 24 commits, 39 pushes in 1 year 9 months
SEDC/Koha
Jul 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 11 pushes, 4 branches in 10 months
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