• FreeBSD / Linux System Administrator

• Unix/Linux administration with over 5 years experience with FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris.
• Written for and been published in a number of IT magazines.
• Presented before local user groups.
• Worked in large ISP environments.
• Able to work under pressure.

Consultant, 2007 - Present

• Writing columns for various publications.
• Consulting - Projects have included creating a custom "Live" Ubuntu Linux DVD, and writing Red Hat Linux documentation for a major Canadian bank.

Network Administrator, Greater Toronto Community Clearinghouse, Toronto, Ontario October 2002 - 2007

• Responsible running a network for a charity group on an effectively zero budget
• Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware.
• Set-up and installed rackmount computers under Linux and FreeBSD.
• Responsible for disposing of surplus hardware via eBay

A Former President / Current Board Member, Toronto Free-Net, Toronto, Ontario (Part time). May 1993 - Present

• Responsible as president for running a charity that has a yearly budget of over $120,000/year.
• Responsible for overseeing the set-up and installation of the largest charity ISP in Toronto.
• Responsible for coordinating the efforts of over two dozen volunteers.
• Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware.
• Set-up and installed rackmount modems, minicomputers, and terminal servers.
• Worked on Sun Microsystem workstations, IBM PCs, and PC compatibles.

System Administrator, Eden Advertising, Toronto, Ontario March - October 2000

• Set-up and administered Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris workstations and servers.
• Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware.
• Set-up and installed rackmount modems, minicomputers, and terminal servers.

System Administrator, on Linux servers, ICA, Misissauga, Ontario July - August 1999

• Set-up Linux and FreeBSD servers.

System Administrator, Internet Direct (now: Look Communications), Toronto, Ontario November 1995 - May 1999

• Set-up and administered Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris workstations and servers.
• Set-up and been responsible for 3com Total Control hubs.
• Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware.
• Set-up and installed rackmount modems, minicomputers, and terminal servers.
• Built custom cables.
• Worked on Sun Microsystem workstations, IBM PCs, and PC compatibles.

• In Print:
• "A Temporary Internet Lounge", Linux Journal, February 2005, pages 42-45
• "Overseas LUG of the Month", Linux Format, April 2006, page 103
• "Debian GNU/Linux", Tux Magazine, April 2006, pages 19-22
• "KDE Kontact", Tux Magazine, July 2006, pages 37-42
• "KDETV", Tux Magazine, August 2006, pages 21-24
• "Controlling Spam with SpamAssassin", Linux Journal, January 2007, pages 94-95
• "Don the Red Hat : Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 5 includes virtualization", Linux Magazine, April 2007, pages 24 - 27
• On the Web:
• "A Temporary Internet Lounge Revisited", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8081
• "A Motherboard Upgrade HOWTO", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8219
• "A Look at the Linux World Canada Show", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8262
• "A Video Card Upgrade HOWTO", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8511
• "A Beginning Look At MythTV", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8658
• "An Evening With Jeff Waugh", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8752
• "The Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) Project", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8811
• "The 2006 LinuxWorld Canada Show", Linux Journal Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9028

• Toronto Linux User Group, December 14, 2004, 7:30 PM, topic: The Temporary Internet Lounge
• New Toronto Linux User Group, July 23, 2002, 7:00 PM, topic: Linux Terminal Server
• Toronto Linux User Group, October 30, 1996, 7:30 PM, topic: Installing Linux

• Computer Programming and Analysis Diploma, May 1983 Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Ontario

• Board Member of the Toronto Free-Net Inc.
• Amateur Radio Operator (License: VE3ZAA).
• Writer.

References available upon request.