Based in North Alabama

Daniel
Staggs

IT Professional — though the GitHub suggests there's more to it than that.
Pursuing Security+ and learning AI.

Pursuing Security+ · Studying AI & Machine Learning · BBA Completing in Management / CIS

IT by trade.
Builder by habit.

I'm a North Alabama-based IT technician finishing a BBA in Management & CIS at the University of North Alabama. I've spent several years supporting real systems across schools, churches, and a community college.

Outside of work I build full-stack web apps and tools. Currently working toward CompTIA Security+ and spending more time learning how AI works and how to use it.

5+ Years in IT
6+ Live Projects
IT & Dev ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
🏆 BEST Robotics Coach

Things I've built.

Full-stack. Deployed. Actually works.

ML · Automated · Seasonal

CFB Game Prediction Model

An automated ML pipeline that predicts NCAA college football games weekly. Pulls 20+ years of historical data, trains a Gradient Boosting model, and uses SHAP to generate per-game explanations of the model's reasoning, all deployed automatically via GitHub Actions. Note: the live site only shows predictions during football season.

Pythonscikit-learnSHAPGitHub ActionsGitHub Pages
Infra · Production

FOG Imaging Server

Identified inefficiency in a manual PC imaging workflow at work and designed and built a FOG server on Linux from scratch, enabling automated PXE network imaging across the fleet. Replaced a fully manual process that didn't exist at the organization before.

LinuxFOG ServerPXE BootNetworkingSysadmin
Infra · Personal

Linux Server Homelab

Headless Linux server running Python bots, local LLMs, Docker services, Nginx reverse proxy, Tailscale VPN access, uptime monitoring, and automated offsite backups via rclone to Wasabi.

LinuxDockerNginxTailscalercloneLocal LLMs
ML · Python

Fantasy Football Analyzer

Flask app integrating the ESPN private API with a scikit-learn regression model to rank waiver wire pickups, propose trades, and optimize lineups. v2 roadmap includes live polling and LLM-generated matchup notes.

PythonFlaskscikit-learnESPN API

What I work with.

Languages

  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML / CSS
  • SQL

Frameworks & Tools

  • Next.js / React
  • Vite
  • Flask
  • scikit-learn
  • Pandas / Matplotlib
  • Git / GitHub

Backend & Infra

  • Supabase / SQL
  • Docker
  • Nginx
  • Linux
  • Vercel
  • Tailscale VPN

IT & Systems

  • PC / Mac / Linux support
  • Hardware repair & rebuilds
  • Network troubleshooting
  • FOG / PXE imaging
  • Windows (7-11) & macOS
  • Google Workspace / M365
  • AV systems & OBS
  • Robocopy / data migration

Where I've worked.

IT Computer Technician

2025 – Present

Northwest Shoals Community College · Muscle Shoals, AL

  • Designed and built a FOG server on Linux from scratch, enabling automated PXE network imaging across the fleet and replacing a fully manual process
  • System imaging & deployment via Acronis, Windows configuration, device & user support, Auto Attendant administration
  • Advanced software, OS, and CMD-based troubleshooting

BEST Robotics Coach

2022 – Present

Covenant Christian School · Tuscumbia, AL

  • 2026: 3rd place hub (inaugural Battle Bots competition)
  • 2025: 4th place middle school hub
  • 2024: 1st place middle school hub + 1st place middle school regional championship
  • 2023: Regional championship appearance
  • 2022: 4th place middle school hub
  • Mentor/Coach students in engineering principles, coding, and problem-solving

IT Technician & STEM Instructor

2022 – 2025

Covenant Christian School · Tuscumbia, AL

  • Managed and upgraded IT systems across PCs, networks, Chromebooks, and AV equipment
  • Designed STEM and coding lessons for 1st-6th graders covering digital literacy, logic, and programming concepts
  • Reprogrammed and maintained audio systems, stage lighting, and AV equipment for school events

Contract IT Support

2020 – 2025

Cliff Haven Church · First Presbyterian Tuscumbia

  • Rebuilt PCs, migrated data, modernized AV infrastructure at both locations
  • Designed and implemented IT and livestream systems; trained staff for independent operation

Let's talk.

Feel free to reach out using the form below or through any of the links on the right.