Owner/Publisher, Blue Gnu Media & Technology
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
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- Owner/Publisher at Blue Gnu Media & Technology (Sole Proprietorship)
- Pastor at Matheteuo Christian Fellowship
- Security Officer at US Security Associates
- Past
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- 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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Don Parris’s Summary
Free/Open Source Software advocate and journalist, Security officer, ordained minister. Author of "Penguin in the Pew". Designed church management database back-end for MySQL and PostgreSQL. My phenomenal track record as a journalist includes moving up from new journalist to Editor-in-Chief in 6 months and leading LXer.com through strong growth over the course of the ensuing year. My ability to lead sustained growth and build community gave me the confidence to launch Blue GNU, a website focused more narrowly on the Free Software movement. Blue GNU, now in its 2nd quarter, is showing strong growth.
Open Networker: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/opennetworkers/
Don Parris’s Specialties:
Editing, Writing editorial and news articles, Software licensing issues, FOSS movement studies, building & moderating on-line communities, General security/surveillance, First Aid/CPR/AED, Biblical counseling, preaching/public speaking
Don Parris’s Experience
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Owner/Publisher
Blue Gnu Media & Technology (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
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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Pastor
Matheteuo Christian Fellowship
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Religious Institutions industry)
May 2001 — Present (7 years 3 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
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Security Officer
US Security Associates
(Security and Investigations industry)
September 1993 — Present (14 years 11 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 providing computer technical assistance and developing the department's intranet site.
"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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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, database design (CHADDB)
Don Parris’s Groups:
Charlotte Linux User Group (Acting Chairman), OpenDocument Fellowship, The Freely Project, Online News Association
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Fork Union Military Academy Alumni and Friends member
Don Parris’s Honors:
* Certificate of Commendation, October 2006 - US Security Associates
* Certificate of Appreciation, 2006 - Project Co-Coordinator for Clean Air Works
* Certificate for Pastoral Excellence, 2000 - Eastern Bible Institute
* Good Conduct Medal x2 - USMC
* Arctic Service Ribbon, 1989 - USMC
* Certificate of Appreciation, 1987 - USMC
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