Ben Probst

Ben Probst

Computer Engineering Student - DevOps Artisan - Dragon Boat Racer

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About Me

I'm a Computer Engineering student at Queen's University with hands-on experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps automation, and cloud infrastructure management.

Education

Computer Engineering

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

September 2021 – April 2026 (Expected)

Interests

Homelabbing & DevOps

Programming Automation Monitoring

Reading

Science Fiction Business Self-Improvement

Fitness

Dragon Boat Racing Weightlifting Running
Ben Probst

Skills & Technologies

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWSKubernetesDockerCloudflareAnsibleLinux
Programming & Scripting
PythonGoJavaScriptBashPowerShellTypeScript
DevOps & Monitoring
IBM InstanaGrafanaPostgreSQLPrometheusGithub Actions

Homelab

Live System Metrics

Real-time data from my homelab server β€’ Collected via Prometheus Node Exporter β€’ Visualized with Grafana

Some Critical Performance Metrics

Fitness metrics and activity logs...?

Activity Breakdown

Last month's activity distribution

Outrigger Canoe (18%)
Dragon Boat (31%)
Running (23%)
Weight Training (23%)
Other (5%)
Ben Probst

Ben Probst

Toronto, Ontario

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All-Time Running
424.3
KM Distance πŸ—ΊοΈ
77
Total Runs πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ
42h 50m
Moving Time ⏱️
3,285.9m
Elevation Gain πŸ”οΈ

Recent Activities

Projects

A collection of projects that demonstrate my technical skills across different domains, from web applications to robotics systems.

Appliance Installation Management Software
Appliance Installation Management Software
Personal Project January 2025 – Present

A multi-tenant SaaS Progressive Web App for appliance installation contractors to track employee hours, manage tasks, and monitor job site progress with real-time geolocation validation and role-based access control

SvelteKitTypeScriptGoPostgreSQLDockerAWS
Tool Sharing App
Tool Sharing App
Queen's Engineering Society September 2023 – April 2024

A cross-platform tool sharing application using Flutter, enabling efficient community resource sharing with Firebase integration for robust database management and user authentication

FlutterFirebaseCross-platform
Rover Wheel Control System
Rover Wheel Control System
Queen's Space Engineering Team September 2022 – April 2023

An advanced drive and wheel control system utilizing C++ and ROS libraries with a sophisticated proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller for enhanced rover adaptability to diverse terrains

C++ROSPID ControlRobotics

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