Gabriel Piazza

About Me

I am a passionate technician who loves troubleshooting computers and learning about new technologies. I earned my CompTIA A+ certification in January 2026, and I am always looking for projects I can use as an excuse to drill my technical skills.

Interested in reaching out? You can contact me at [email protected], as well as call or text me at (336) 403-7079

Operating Systems

If there's one thing I thought I knew a lot about before taking the A+, it would be operating systems. It turns out there is so much more to troubleshooting Windows 11 then simply checking task manager. Since passing the A+, I have learned so much about using other troubleshooting tools such as control panel, microsoft management console, and the command line. I am now not only more than capable of troubleshooting Windows, but also MacOS and Linux.
Customer Service

I have been working in fast food since May of 2025, and I have learned so much about how to treat customers, how to work in a professional team environment, and how to deal with stressful situations. I am proud to say that I am a valuable addition to the company, and I was awarded an employee of the month certificate in September for my dedication and enthusiasm.

Hardware and Networking

Out of all the huge projects I am currently working on, my proudest creation is my home network. The A+ is a great resource for learning the basics of servers and networking, but the amount I have learned from the A+ is very little compared to what I've learned from building a home network myself. There really isn't a better way to learn about the different parts of a PC then buying the components from ebay and building one yourself.
Programming

I have been learning the basics of programming, particularly C#, since I was about 10 years old. I've branched away from this language in the last few years, and I now specialize in C++, with some additional experience in Java and Python. Throughout my programming journey, I have made countless applications, a few of which are available on my github.

My Passion for Tech

My most valuable trait is undoubtetly my enthusiasm and dedication to technology. I am always looking for projects that will stretch my thinking and problem-solving skills, and I am eager to learn more and more things about computers every day. I am completely self-taught, and everything I have learned and built has come from pure curiosity for technology.

January 2018 — Started to learn programming

This is when I started watching a 10 hour long youtube video on C#, and I enjoyed learning the language so much that I then started making simple games in Unity.
December 2024 — Introduced to networking

My first time seeing an IP address was when I started doing research on how to make online video games. I followed a video series on making a UDP-based server and a web-based game client in javascript. While that project was ultimately abandoned, it was my first time introduced to networking.
May 2025 — Building a PC

I was very interested in game development at this point, but my 2015 macbook pro was quite limiting. So, I decided to figure out how to build a desktop PC from on my own, and I learned so much about the physical design of computers. The PC I built is still my primary computer to this day.
July 2025 — CompTIA A+

At this point I'm set on pursuing IT as a career, and I decided to start studying for the CompTIA A+ exam. It was a long and wild ride, but I finally earned my A+ certification in January of 2026, and I learned about so many areas of IT that I didn't even know existed.