Graham Olson's Portfolio
Education
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles CA
Graduated May 2024
Bachelor of Arts: Information Systems & Business Analytics (ISBA)
GPA 3.4
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland New Zealand
January 2023–May 2023
Study Abroad Program
Related Coursework: Database Management Systems, Programming for Business Applications, Networking and Cloud Computing, Operations Management
Experiences
Master Of Science and Business Analytics Liaison
Loyola Marymount University – Los Angeles CA, June 2023-May 2024
Responsible for community outreach, event coordination, and alumni outreach efforts. Maintained communication with faculty and partnered organizations.
Co-President
ISBA Society – Los Angeles CA, December 2021-March 2024
Facilitated professional development and career insights. Organized speaker events and maintained alumni relations.
Certified Lifeguard
Roseville & Los Angeles CA, 2020-2021
Developed teamwork and customer service skills in emergency response and guest assistance.
Community Ambassador
Phi Delta Theta, Los Angeles CA, January 2022-March 2024
Maintained relationships with neighbors, school administration, and fraternity members.
Projects
Datathon Participant
Los Angeles CA, March 2024
As part of my job with Dr. Mangal, I helped plan and participated in our school's annual Datathon, where I analyzed a dataset of 50,000 entries, learned new data analytics tools, and gained experience in team-based data analytics.
Cybersecurity Lab
Los Angeles CA, August 2023-March 2024
For my LMU capstone project, I developed a physical cybersecurity lab with two classmates to provide hands-on experience in basic cybersecurity concepts for business students, addressing a lack of practical opportunities in this field.
Activities
-Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Member
California Psi Chapter at Loyola Marymount.
-Eagle Scout
Member of Troop 121 in Granite Bay, California. I reached Eagle Scout in 2019.
Related Skills
Knowledgeable in SQL, Microsoft Access, Python, HTML, IBM SPSS, Cisco Packet Tracer, Docker, Canva, Atlassian Software, AWS services and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Total Visitor Count:
This website is the result of completing the “Cloud Resume Challenge,” a project from my Networking & Cloud Computing class at LMU. The challenge involved building the site from scratch, including hosting, DNS, and JavaScript. I used AWS services extensively, starting with S3 for storing the website's data, and registered my domain, www.grahamolson.com, with Namecheap. AWS Route 53 resolves the domain to an IP address, working alongside CloudFront to speed up load times via Amazon Edge locations.
To track visitors, I implemented a Python-based Lambda function that increments a counter stored in DynamoDB every time the site is accessed. Displaying the visitor count involves pulling the data from DynamoDB using Amazon’s API.
The process was challenging but rewarding. A major issue arose from having different AWS hosting locations for Lambda and DynamoDB, which delayed my project. However, this taught me valuable troubleshooting skills and the importance of double-checking configurations. This project deepened my understanding of AWS services, web infrastructure, and HTML, and sparked my interest in potentially working at AWS in the future.
Graham Olson
LOS ANGELES CA • 90045
(916) 749-2043 • G@OLSON4.COM • LINKEDIN.COM/IN/GRAHAM-OLSON-LMU
