me

Hey !!

I am Nick, I am a student, pursuing a Computer Engineering Integrated Master at CEID, University of Patras, Greece, and this is my CV:

Programming Languages:

  • C++ (university-taught level)
  • Java (university-taught level)
  • Objective-C (good level)
  • ARM Assembly (good level) as part of University course Computer Architecture I
  • Intel Assembly (ability to at-least read through personal study)

Tools:

IDEs:

  • Visual Studio & Visual Studio Code
  • IntelliJ’s CLion & Idea
  • Xcode
  • Eclipse

Other tools:

  • GitHub & Git (Version-control)
  • TravisCI (Continuous Integration)

Experience:

  • ported an opensource system monitor (conky) to macOS
    • involved good memory management techniques
    • learning about system internals and system APIs to access memory, cpu and disk statistics
    • strict testing with tools such as Xcode’s Instruments
  • creator of opensource project ManageConky (a widget manager for the conky system monitor)
    • involved managing and maintaining C/C++ code amongst with complex build systems (Makefiles/CMake)
  • wrote a small tool for Windows called runnix that interfaced with WSL (a feature of Windows OS) back when there was WSL v1.0 :)

  • with unix based/inspired systems such as GNU/Linux and macOS

  • Contributed Backend code that manages users and their respective data (purchases list, product ratings and comments on products) for the macOS app MacForge using Google’s Firebase SDK. This involved:
    • User Authentication mechanisms
    • Database Design & Management

  • I maintain this blog, forked from a template but improved to my taste through time by me.

  • Have played with CTF Challenges from Hack The Box (Really enjoyed the Reverse Engineering ones; which made me eager to learn Intel Assembly, it being a mandatory condition!)

Seminars Attended:

  • Intracom Telecom’s seminar regarding Telecommunications & more [Patras, Greece]

Books I’ve Studied (amongst many others):

  • C++ Primer, Fifth Edition, Addison Wesley Effective C++, Third Edition, Scott Meyers, Addison Wesley

Contact

(Remove space between pylarinos and nick):
pylarinos nick AT gmail DOT com