Michael Pyant

Bio

Since graduating in 2003 from Z.B. Vance High School (currently Julius Chambers), he has worked independently as a photographer, graphic designer and violinist. His skills evolved to encompass web programing and IT. Discerning the call of public service he was ordained in 2013 and is stationed as an itinerant elder in the AME Zion Church.

He is a North Carolina Electronic Notary Public and established Pyant Integrated Professional Services, LLC in 2023. This business name is a nod to one of his undergraduate majors. As proprietor of Pyant IPS he spends his time seeking opportunities to promote digital literacy and provide information management or other IT related services. He lives in Charlotte, is an 8 Handicap golfer, likes to swim and hopes to leave behind something great for the kids.

Tech Skills

Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  • static and dynamic webpages
  • Wordpress and other content managment theme generation
  • search engine optimization
  • metadata

Software: Adobe CS, Microsoft Office, Google Workspaces

  • graphic design and image manipulation
  • PDF and text file optimization
  • .CSV files and flat file databases
  • collabrative technoloogies
  • GIS/location data

Databases: SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL

  • information design
  • data engineering
  • database management

Data Science: PHP, R, Python

  • data visualizations
  • report generation
  • statistics (descriptive and inferential)
  • web scraping
  • artificial intelligence engineering

Violin Repertoire

My playing is on par with Telemann's 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin and Bach's violin concertos.