Core Academic Showcase
Chemistry Lab Report
This Chemistry lab report from my freshman year represents my foundational introduction to rigorous academic research and scientific methodology. By carefully documenting the experimental procedures and analyzing the results, I developed strong critical thinking and analytical skills. It stands as my best early academic effort, showcasing my ability to communicate complex scientific concepts clearly and concisely. This piece laid the groundwork for my future technical writing and problem-solving endeavors.
Main Alexander Castellanos - 2022 Lab Report Guide Chemistry
Scroll through the original laboratory report detailing the procedures and analytical findings below:
Senior Project Deep-Dive
Svatantrata.net & Enterprise Network Simulation
The Summary: The purpose of this project is to develop a comprehensive personal portfolio website, Svatantrata.net, to showcase my technical projects and integrate seamlessly with professional platforms like LinkedIn and GitHub. Concurrently, it involves designing and simulating a functional enterprise-grade network infrastructure. This ongoing effort leverages industry-standard hardware, including an Arista Datacenter Switch, HPE and Dell Servers, and Mikrotik routing equipment, to gain hands-on experience in enterprise systems engineering.
The Research: Primary sources included extensive technical documentation and architecture guides from Arista, HPE, Dell, and Mikrotik, supplemented by enterprise networking best practices and online technical communities. The central problem I aimed to solve was bridging the gap between theoretical networking concepts and practical, enterprise-level deployment, while simultaneously creating a centralized digital identity to document and share this complex process.
The Outcomes: The project has resulted in the successful deployment and continuous integration of Svatantrata.net as the central hub for my professional identity. The physical prototype of the enterprise network is currently active and ongoing, featuring integrated hardware from multiple enterprise vendors to simulate a realistic, scalable datacenter environment. I have successfully established core routing and switching capabilities within this lab.
BTC Integration: This project applied core technical competencies in network topology design, server hardware configuration, and system administration, demonstrating skills essential for modern IT and enterprise networking roles.
Specialized Projects & Electives
Charger Checkout Program
For a Computer Science project, I developed a custom charger checkout management program designed to streamline the loaning process for Stacy. Using Python, I created a functional software utility capable of tracking inventory and logging user checkouts efficiently. Although it was ultimately not implemented due to a shift in management for the charger checkout system, the project provided invaluable experience in software development, user interface design, and solving real-world logistical problems with code.
Charger Checkout Source Code
Tools Used: Python 3, Standard Libraries for I/O operations.
This archive contains the Python source code and associated log/data text files that made up the backend of the checkout utility.
Download Source (.zip)