Objective:

I am seeking employment opportunities in the Information Technologies field. While full time or part time employment is acceptable, I am most interested in freelance work, especially off-site systems administration.

Also, for those in need of light electronic repair, theatrical equipment repair, or the like, I do that sort of work at Norcostco Texas Costume in Dallas, Texas.

Computer Hardware and Software experience:

I have ongoing experience in maintaining a small Gentoo Linux based network. Part of that maintenance is keeping this web server on the Internet. This involves being able to keep the server running, as well as keeping the site current.

Beyond this, I also have experience configuring the computers of numerous users of this web site, Pappy's Kernel Seeds. I have two-hundred-and-thirty-six separate kernel configurations from wide and varying systems, up to and including a kernel configured for use with a RISC processor MAC.

I also have experience in the operation and configuration of remote, headless servers.

I have experience using Slackware, Debian, Gentoo, and many of their derivatives.

I also have extensive experience in Windows XP, Vista, and a slight bit of experience with Windows 7.

I have extensive system support experience that includes, but is not limited to:

  • Tear-down and rebuild of computer hardware, including laptop units.
  • Troubleshooting and repair of malfunctioning hardware.
  • Troubleshooting, repair, and installation of operating systems.
  • Backup and restore operations.
  • I have knowledge of the operation of standard office suite software, both open and closed-source derived.

    HTML coding experience:

  • Pappy's Kernel Seeds
  • Avalon Services
  • Miscellaneous:

    Gentoo Forum discussion threads:
  • Thread 1
  • Thread 2
  • Thread 3
  • Thread 4
  • Other skills:

    Light electronic, mechanical, and theatrical equipment skills:

  • Forty years soldering experience.
  • Troubleshooting and repair of all major brands of analog and digital lighting systems.
  • Troubleshooting and repair of all major brands of fog machines.
  • Troubleshooting and repair of sound equipment, including amplification and effects systems, wireless microphone systems, and wired and wireless production intercom systems.

    Have excellent written communication skills, and experience editing/proofreading text. Also have experience in digital audio recording.

    Employment history and references available upon request.

    Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.