I'm a tech enthusiast who loves nothing more than to learn new skills, implement new ideas, and participate in process improvement.
Because you can have "just an I.T. guy", or you can have an "it" guy.
/about
I’m a highly skilled GNU/Linux, Windows, and Android user with a deep passion for understanding how things work. I got my start in I.T. after learning about virtual machines while watching NetworkChuck on YouTube; my newer laptop didn't have enough RAM or space on the HDD to run VirtualBox, though. So I did what any tinkerer would do. I found my old, dead laptop from 2017, opened the case, threw in a SSD and 32GB RAM, and brought it back from the grave! I'm proud to say it not only runs three operating systems (Linux Mint, Windows 11 and MX Linux), but it's my current "daily driver".
Now, I rebuild laptops and PCs, setup webpages and servers, optimize systems, and perform data transfers and recovery. All this while attending college full-time and pursuing an engineering degree.
Keith Dietz
/skills
Systems Design/Process Improvement
Leadership & Motivation
Device Optimization
HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Python/Machine Learning
Linux/Windows/Android/Raspberry Pi OS
LAMP Stack
Virtualization/Containerization
Networking/Server Administration/Access Control
Soldering & Micro-Soldering
Hardware & Software Diagnostics
/tools
GParted
ddRescue
iFixIt Toolkit
Medicat USB
GNOME Disk Utility
Porteus - Portable Linux
Local Offline A.I. Access
Over 40TB of Storage (Including LTO Tape Backup)
& A Bunch of Bootable USBs!
/recent-projects
Proxmox Server Build on HP z820 Workstation
Functional Microbiology Lab Setup in My Own Home (received near-perfect score on Bio II research paper)
Built My Own Linux Tablet with Laptop Capability
Created a "Universal USB" (can read ANY office file format using clever partitioning & open-source apps)
Recently Learned PHP Configuration (Self-Taught)
Recently Learned Micro-Soldering (Self-Taught)
Recently Finished CompTIA ITF Course of Study
Currently Studying CompTIA A+ Content
