Available May 2026

Ryan Bayles
Data · Systems · Security

MIS student with a Cybersecurity Emphasis and Data Analytics minor at Utah State University, building real infrastructure: self-hosted dashboards, Python analytics engines, and full-stack web tooling.

Projects

Infrastructure and tooling built and deployed in production, not just coursework.

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2016

Discord Bot

Designed and deployed a verified Discord bot in JavaScript (Node.js) that scaled to 1,000+ public servers. Built the full backend: command handling, user data persistence, and automated event processing, backed by an AWS-hosted database for real-time operations.

Node.js JavaScript AWS Heroku
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Dec 2024

Pi-hole DNS Server

Configured a Pi-hole server on a Raspberry Pi to block ads and unwanted traffic across an entire home network. Optimized DNS settings and built custom allow/block list management for precise traffic filtering.

Raspberry Pi Linux DNS Networking
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2026

Self-Hosted Portfolio

This portfolio is fully self-hosted on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Nginx, exposed to the public internet via DuckDNS dynamic DNS. Built entirely in HTML and CSS with no frameworks or external dependencies, and served from home hardware 24/7.

Nginx HTML / CSS Raspberry Pi DuckDNS Linux
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Skills & Technologies

Tools I use in production and coursework.

Languages & Scripting

Python JavaScript Node.js Bash SQL PHP

Data & Analytics

pandas NumPy Tableau Power BI Matplotlib Seaborn Excel

Databases

SQLite MySQL PostgreSQL DB Design Query Optimization

Systems & Infrastructure

Linux Nginx Raspberry Pi DNS / TCP-IP Cron SSH

Security

Intrusion Detection Threat Hunting Cryptography XSS SQL Injection Incident Response

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Heroku Git GitHub

Education

Utah State University

B.S. Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity Emphasis

Minor in Data Analytics  ·  Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

GPA 3.6 Huntsman Scholars, Top 20%

Relevant Coursework

Data Analytics Cryptography Intrusion Detection & Incident Response Threat Hunting

Graduating May 2026

Logan, UT

Experience

Sales Team Lead

Ninefold Marketing  ·  Ogden, UT

May 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Achieved $100,000+ monthly sales revenue while consistently exceeding targets
  • Engaged 100+ potential customers daily, continuously refining conversion strategies
  • Led and trained a team of 10+ sales representatives

Let's connect

Open to new grad roles, internships, and interesting problems.