Elliot Cooper

Deliver undergraduate ESL courses focused on spoken and written English, designing curriculum and assessments to improve student fluency and academic writing.

Taught undergraduate ESL courses in spoken and written English, improving student communication skills and academic performance across multiple cohorts.

Automated systems using Puppet and Ansible and wrote bash scripts that migrated 3,000 virtual machines from Xen to OnApp, while performing Linux administration and security tasks.

Wrote technical articles about the Linux operating system for online publication, explaining complex topics to technical audiences.

Authored customer-facing documentation guiding clients on securing Linux IoT devices, producing clear technical guidance to support product adoption.

Automated systems with Puppet and Ansible, managed Debian/CentOS/Ubuntu package repositories, and performed administration, scripting and security evaluations.

Performed systems automation with Puppet, scripting in Python and Bash, and general Linux administration including security and troubleshooting.

Founded and managed a small NGO overseeing program development, volunteer recruitment, grant writing, bookkeeping, and IT/infrastructure operations.

Provided Linux administration, scripting, and security/troubleshooting across multiple engagements between 2004 and 2010.

Developed and taught an English program across three primary schools reaching ~100 children and coordinated a team of foreign ESL teachers.

Recruited and managed volunteers, taught ESL and women's computer skills classes, and managed IT infrastructure for the foundation.

Taught ESL to professional students in Tokyo, developing lesson plans to improve workplace English communication.

Managed bulk domain reseller accounts and provided technical support for domains, websites, and email services.

Completed a Master of Arts in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield from September 1997 to July 1998.

Grade: 2:1

Completed a Bachelor of Arts (2:1) in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield from September 1994 to June 1997.