Daniel Koba

Provided direct customer-facing support to students, faculty, and guests in a high-traffic university environment Resolved time-sensitive operational issues, exercising discretion with sensitive information Followed strict procedures and maintained accurate records and activity logs

Student Assistant - Ohio Union, The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH

(2025-02 - 2025-10)

• Provided direct customer-facing support to students, faculty, and guests in a high-traffic university environment
• Resolved time-sensitive operational issues, exercising discretion with sensitive information
• Followed strict procedures and maintained accurate records and activity logs
• Communicated clearly across teams to coordinate resources and respond to requests efficiently

Home Lab Administrator - Personal Lab

• Built and maintain a multi-service home lab running segmented VLANs, a pfSense firewall, and self-hosted services across virtualized environments
• Handle hardware setup, imaging, configuration, and troubleshooting across multiple devices
• Manage network security, access controls, and system monitoring — simulating enterprise IT operations
• Use lab environment daily to practice for CCNA and study network defense concepts

B.S. - Computer Science & Engineering - The Ohio State University, College of Engineering (2026-12)