Barbora Viski

QA specialist, Community Manager and Moderator

business@bashynx.com | +421 915 040 499

Barbora Viski

business@bashynx.com

Professional Summary

Tech enthusiast with hands-on experience in Linux system administration, web technologies, self-hosting, scripting, and embedded systems development. Actively working on personal and open-source projects.

Skills

Linux System Administration · Server Management · Bash · Python · Embedded Systems (Arduino, C) · IoT Development · Web Hosting (Apache/Nginx) · SQL · Manual Testing · Bug Tracking (GitLab, GitHub, Jira) · HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Bootstrap · EJS · Hexo · ITIL · Git · Confluence

Work Experience

Community Manager and Moderator

Minds Inc. (Feb 2022 - Present)

  • Acted as the liaison between users and developers, communicating feedback and feature requests.
  • Reviewed user-generated content and managed moderation tasks using PostHog and Apache Superset.
  • Created and distributed communications to the user base using Strapi and Mautic.
  • Addressed support tickets in Chatwoot and Zendesk, reporting user issues to prioritize improvements.
  • Fostered community engagement and facilitated effective communication channels.

QA Specialist

Minds Inc. (Jan 2024 - Oct 2024)

  • Conducted manual testing for web and mobile applications, identifying and documenting bugs in GitLab.
  • Provided feedback on features, performed regression testing, and contributed to UX improvements.

Enterprise IT Operations Specialist

T-Systems Slovakia s.r.o. (Mar 2017 - Apr 2022)

  • Resolved incidents and implemented system changes in line with ITIL best practices.
  • Maintained and supported automation team tools, including SCM-Manager, Confluence, and Jira.
  • Created and refined technical documentation to improve troubleshooting and knowledge sharing.
  • Administered enterprise automation tools (HPE SA, HPE OO, HPE DMA).
  • Conducted system monitoring, diagnostics, and maintenance to ensure performance and reliability.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Automotive Electronics

Technical University of Košice (Sep 2017 - Jun 2020)

  • Developed skills in electronic design, signal processing, and microcontroller programming.
  • Gained hands-on experience with embedded systems and programming in C, MATLAB, CANoe and Simulink.

Master's degree, Automotive Electronics

Technical University of Košice (Sep 2020- Jun 2022)

  • Developed skills in electronic design, signal processing, and microcontroller programming.
  • Gained hands-on experience with embedded systems and programming in C, MATLAB, and Simulink.
  • Focused on transmission technologies like LoRa and LoRaWAN for my master’s thesis.

Volunteering

Conference Support Team Member

OpenAlt (Nov 2024 - Present)

  • Created graphics and visuals for promotional materials.
  • Helped with updating and maintaining the conference website. My Contributions
  • Participated in other organizational tasks as needed.

Frontend & Web Projects

Hexo blog templates

Feb 2025 - Present

  • Built and published Tapestry, a personal Hexo blog template, under the MIT license. Source Code · Tapestry Preview
  • Developing Tapestry Code template, currently used for a personal technical blog. Tapestry Code Preview
  • Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, EJS (Embedded JavaScript)

VPS Server Management & Web Deployment

Nov 2019 - Present

  • Built and maintained a home server and VPS running Debian, hosting services for media streaming (Jellyfin), network monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus), cloud storage (ownCloud), and web hosting (Apache/Nginx, Hexo).
  • Configured and managed security protocols, including firewalls, SSH hardening, and backup strategies.
  • Previously administered a TeamSpeak 3 server (2016–2021), managing roles, permissions, and ensuring uptime.
  • Developed a personal CV website and a personal LinkTree site
    • Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, PHP

Licenses & certifications

Languages

  • Slovak: Native
  • English: Fluent
  • Romanian: Beginner (A1, learning)