Security Officer/LEED Project Administrator
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
- Current
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- LEED Project Admin/Security Officer at US Security Associates
- Past
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- Pastor at Matheteuo Christian Fellowship
- Owner/Publisher at Blue Gnu Media & Technology
- Editor-in-Chief at LXer.com
- Owner at The Parris Group (Sole Proprietorship)
- Infantryman, Security Supervisor at US Marine Corps
- Education
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- Lighthouse Christian College
- Fork Union Military Academy
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- Industry
- Security and Investigations
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Don Parris’s Summary
I am a LEED Accredited Professional for Operations & Maintenance (LEED AP O+M) and hope to find opportunities to work on LEED Operations & Maintenance projects or Facility Management.
My professional experience spans the areas of security, Free/Open Source Software, pastoral ministry, and more recently, sustainability. I am currently the project administrator for a LEED EBO&M project (since 2008), and play a significant role in a local air quality improvement program.
Open Networker: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/opennetworkers/
Don Parris’s Specialties:
LEED AP O+M, Sustainability, Journalism, Free/Open Source Software, Managing Virtual Communities, Security/Surveillance, First Aid/CPR/AED, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching/Public Speaking
Don Parris’s Experience
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LEED Project Admin/Security Officer
US Security Associates
(Privately Held; Security and Investigations industry)
September 1993 — Present (16 years 3 months)
Patrol the facility and monitor fire, security and major mechanical systems. Respond to various emergencies, enforce policies, and assist the Facility manager in other tasks, including coordinating the client's air quality outreach program and serving as administrator for their LEED EB+O&M project since 2008.
Recommendation from Facility Manager (not a Linked-In member):
"During the past 10 years, Don Parris has demonstrated an enthusiastic interest for the Internet and other computer related issues. A forward thinking person, Don introduced our associates, on his own time, to the internet and its potential for the business community in 1996.
Don has also assisted me and my staff in ways that would normally have required our in-house computer support. He has helped to streamline our service request process by developing our intranet site. I'm impressed with Don's initiative to step out and pen his thoughts of free/open source software into a book, "Penguin in the Pew."
Nathan Brown, Facility Manager, National Gypsum
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Pastor
Matheteuo Christian Fellowship
(Religious Institutions industry)
May 2001 — September 2009 (8 years 5 months)
* Organize & lead worship services for small house-church congregation
* Teach faith-related principles, primarily through example and instruction
* Assist others with solving personal problems
* Manage ministry's 10-computer lab running various Linux systems
* Configure/use various networking services
* Manage ministry's hosted website
* Currently Implementing OpenVPN solution to allow secure connections from remote locations
* Implemented CUPS network printing solution -
Owner/Publisher
Blue Gnu Media & Technology
(Online Media industry)
June 2007 — June 2009 (2 years 1 month)
Planned and executed the launch of Blue Gnu Media & Technology, a publishing company, and its flagship service, the news website, Blue GNU, focused on the Free Software movement. Blue GNU's audience is growing rapidly even in just its second fiscal quarter. Launched separate service writing and editing for marketing purposes.
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Editor-in-Chief
LXer.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
April 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 3 months)
* Oversee daily operations of growing Linux News Site
* Edit, write, and publish news, editorial, and tutorial articles on live newswire
* Edit aggregated articles to ensure proper links and lead text in place
* Recruit and supervise editorial team, largely volunteers
* Work with audience and publisher to implement new features
* Develop audience in various geographical markets
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Owner
The Parris Group (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
September 1999 — August 2000 (1 year )
* General hardware/software upgrades
* Desktop publishing.
* Cleaned up data and implemented new data entry procedures for a 3rd-party Microsoft Access atabase,
* Conducted basic computer training classes, hardware and software upgrades (Windows-based). -
Infantryman, Security Supervisor
US Marine Corps
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
September 1985 — September 1991 (6 years 1 month)
* Infantryman - 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines
* Battalion Mail Clerk - 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines
* Security Supervisor - UK
Don Parris’s Education
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Lighthouse Christian College
M.Th. , Theology , 1998 — 2000
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Fork Union Military Academy
Diploma , general , 1983 — 1985
Additional Information
Don Parris’s Websites:
Don Parris’s Interests:
Gardening, Camping, Hiking, swimming, Learning foreign languages (German & Spanish), database design (CHADDB)
Don Parris’s Groups:
IFMA
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Software Engineering Institute Virtual SPIN -
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Free Software Foundation -
U.S. Green Building Council -
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Fork Union Military Academy Alumni and Friends -
Charlotte Linux User Group -
Green, Energy & Sustainability Careers & Jobs -
Corporate Facilities -
opensourc3
Don Parris’s Honors:
* Project Leader Award, October 2008 - Clean Air Works
* Certificate of Appreciation, 2006-2008 - Project Coordinator for Clean Air Works
* Certificate of Commendation, October 2006 - US Security Associates
* Certificate for Pastoral Excellence, 2000 - Eastern Bible Institute
* Good Conduct Medal x2 - USMC
* Arctic Service Ribbon, 1989 - USMC
* Certificate of Appreciation, 1987 - USMC
Don Parris’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
