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Eli Zink

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Elijah Zink — Resume

Education, certifications, skills, projects & experience

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From Warehouse Floors
to Cloud Architecture

I'm an IT and Cybersecurity student at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, making a deliberate transition into tech. My journey started with a curiosity for how systems work — building my own PC, setting up home lab environments, and diving into networking fundamentals.

Today, I'm pursuing my AWS Cloud Practitioner, CCNA, and CompTIA Security+ certifications while gaining hands-on experience designing cloud infrastructure, configuring Cisco networks, and building automation pipelines with AI tools.

I bring the same discipline and work ethic from warehouse operations into everything I do in tech — showing up, solving problems, and getting things done.

1
Cert Earned
7+
AWS Services Used
10+
Networking Labs
'28
Expected Graduation

Tools & Technologies

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Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS EC2 Lambda S3 RDS IAM CloudFront Route 53
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Networking

Cisco IOS VLANs IPv4/IPv6 Subnetting SSH Packet Tracer

Automation & Dev

Python Bash FFmpeg OpenClaw Git Linux

Credentials & Certifications

DB

Generative AI
Fundamentals

Databricks

Certified ✓
AWS

Cloud Practitioner

CLF-C02

In Progress
CCNA

Cisco Certified
Network Associate

Routing & Switching

In Progress
Sec+

CompTIA
Security+

SY0-701

In Progress

What I've Built

Cloud AWS Capstone

EZ IT Consulting — AWS Architecture (Capstone)

Capstone project for my AWS coursework at Ranken Technical College. Created a fictional IT consulting business scenario and designed a full cloud infrastructure around it, mapping real-world operational needs to AWS services including compute, storage, databases, serverless functions, content delivery, and DNS management.

EC2S3Lambda RDSCloudFrontRoute 53IAM
AI Automation

OpenClaw AI Automation Pipeline

Built an automated content pipeline using the OpenClaw AI agent framework. Configured multi-provider LLM setups with fallback strategies and cost optimization, deployed across macOS and Windows environments.

OpenClawPythonFFmpeg Edge TTSWhisperOpenRouter
Networking Cisco

Cisco Packet Tracer Labs

Completed a series of hands-on networking labs covering VLAN configuration, inter-VLAN routing, subnetting, SSH setup, and router/switch security. Applied OSI model concepts to real-world network scenarios.

Cisco IOSVLANsSubnetting SSHPacket Tracer
Hardware Self-Directed

Custom PC Build & Home Lab

Researched, sourced, and assembled a custom PC from individual components. Extended into a home lab environment for testing network configurations, running local AI models with Ollama, and exploring server administration.

HardwareOllamaLinux Networking

Let's Connect

I'm looking for entry-level roles in IT, cloud computing, or cybersecurity in the St. Louis area. Whether you have an opportunity, a question, or just want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.