Marcello Di Benedetto

About me

I am a recent graduate from the University of Calgary's BSc. Computer Science in Human Computer Interactions program. My interest in computer science has stemmed from the hardware side of things, through the configuration of computing and networking resources for family, friends, clients, and coworkers. While striving to learn and align with the best practices in all these cases, I have fostered practical knowledge and an appreciation of the fields of Information Technology and Systems Administration.

At my time at UofC, the CPSC program's emphasis on creative and collaborative work has given me confidence in understanding and applying application programming interfaces and common software design methodologies to complex software and systems. The more theoretical aspects of my work have provided me with an avenue to satisfy my compulsion to see what makes software tick, from the highest layer of abstraction to the bare metal.

My more recent ventures have focused on the fields of DevOps and Information Security. Specifically in the use of containerization and virtualization as a means to organize and secure services used by developers to build, test and run their codebase contributions. This has even occupied my extra-curricular time, in the development of a home lab environment for securing my home network, providing media services and performing casual malware analysis.

Whenever I have some time to myself, I enjoy building Legos, binging movies, and good old fashioned PC gaming.