{"id":40,"date":"2025-03-17T19:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branden-g.ca\/portfolio\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-01-31T12:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T17:27:31","slug":"qualifications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branden-g.ca\/portfolio\/qualifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills and Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hard Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows Server 2025 \/ 2022 \/ 2019 \/ 2016 \/ 2012 R2 \/ 2008 R2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows 11 \/ 10 \/ 8.x \/ 7 \/ Vista and older<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active Directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web Development (HTML, CSS, WordPress, Apache2, PHP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unix (FreeBSD, Solaris).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Android (4.4 and above)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft 365 and Office (2007 &#8211; 2024 LTSC | Word, PowerPoint, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Networking (DHCP, DNS, IPv4, IPv6)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cisco iOS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple iOS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AWS and Azure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtualisation (VMware, VirtualBox, QEMU\/KVM, Hyper-V)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soft Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Customer Service Excellence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problem Solving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adaptability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial Literacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polite \/ Kind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post-secondary Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Durham College (Jan 2025 \u2013 Present)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/durhamcollege.ca\/programs\/cybersecurity\">Cybersecurity<\/a> \u2013 Graduate certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Durham College (Jan 2019 \u2013 June 2023)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/durhamcollege.ca\/programs\/computer-systems-technology-three-year\">Computer Systems Technology<\/a> \u2013 Ontario College Advanced Diploma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Humber College (Sep 2017 \u2013 Apr 2018)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Partly completed <a href=\"https:\/\/appliedtechnology.humber.ca\/programs\/computer-and-network-support-technician.html\">Computer and Network Support Technician<\/a> Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honors &amp; awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Durahm College Honour Roll Spring\/Summer 2025\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/branden-g.ca\/Education\/Awards\/Branden-Gilfoil-DC-Honour-Roll-Spring-Summer-2025.pdf\">Proof<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Durahm College Honour Roll Winter 2025\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/branden-g.ca\/Education\/Awards\/Branden-Gilfoil-100541393-DC-Honour-Roll-Winter-2025.pdf\">Proof 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/durhamcollege.ca\/mydc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/SEIT-College-Honour-Roll-For-Display-202541-IT-portfolio.pdf\">Proof 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Durahm College Honour Roll Winter 2021\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/durhamcollege.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/BITM-CHR-202141.pdf\">Proof 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/branden-g.ca\/Education\/Awards\/Branden%20Gilfoil%20-%20You%27re%20on%20the%20College%20Honour%20Roll%20this%20semester%20(Winter%202021).pdf\">Proof 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Durahm College Honour Roll Summer 2020\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/branden-g.ca\/Education\/Awards\/Branden%20Gilfoil%20-%20You%27re%20on%20the%20College%20Honour%20Roll%20this%20semester%20(Summer%202020).pdf\">Proof<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ontario Scholar (June 2017)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/branden-gilfoil\/details\/honors\/1753144105930\/single-media-viewer\/?profileId=ACoAACd0MxkB4e2Y1MjI2wOlwovr0Znqq45U32A\">Proof (LinkedIn Login Required)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Achieving Highest Proficiency in Grade 11 World History (October 2016)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/branden-gilfoil\/details\/honors\/1753143740991\/single-media-viewer\/?profileId=ACoAACd0MxkB4e2Y1MjI2wOlwovr0Znqq45U32A\">Proof (LinkedIn Login Required)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade 11 Honours Role (October 2016)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/branden-gilfoil\/details\/honors\/1753143623039\/single-media-viewer\/?profileId=ACoAACd0MxkB4e2Y1MjI2wOlwovr0Znqq45U32A\">Proof (LinkedIn Login Required)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard Skills Soft Skills Post-secondary Education Honors &amp; 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