Stavros Panagiotis Papastavrou
IT Support / Systems-Oriented Student
New York City, NY • International Student (F-1)
Experience
IT Trainee – Municipal IT Department (Greece)
- Provided frontline IT support and troubleshooting for staff
- Assisted with system operations and user access issues
- Operated within formal procedures and accountability structures
Independent Technical Projects
- Built and maintained Linux VPS environments for websites and services
- Deployed Flask-based platforms with authentication and logging
- Managed DNS, HTTPS (Certbot), and production deployments
- Designed and operated Discord automation and bot systems
Technical Skills
- Operating Systems
- Linux (VPS, CLI), Windows
- Networking
- TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSL, ports & routing basics
- Servers & Hosting
- Linux VPS, Nginx, Gunicorn, Certbot
- Programming
- Python, Flask, basic JavaScript, HTML/CSS
- Automation
- Scripting, Selenium, workflow automation
- Tools
- Git, SSH, VS Code, Cursor, Fiddler
- Media Tech
- Adobe Premiere Pro, 4K proxy workflows
Education
Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY)
Associate Degree – Computer / IT Track (In Progress, Spring 2026 start)
Languages
Greek (Native) • English (Advanced – C2 level)