Systems Administrator at Internode
Adelaide Area, Australia
Systems Administrator at Internode
Adelaide Area, Australia
I'm a Systems Administrator and Developer.
Focuses in the past have been on managing, running, maintaining, and developing for the Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP software stacks. Currently I'm working on expanding my skills - Solaris, various virtualisation technologies, Perl...
Previously I did a lot of C/Gtk+ coding for various open-source projects, primarily GPE, Gaim (now Pidgin), and gnome-pilot. I have a strong interest in various Internet technologies (such as XMPP).
Linux, Apache, Solaris, MySQL, QMail - sysadmin & tuning
PHP programming, optimisation
HTML / CSS / Javascript development, including AJAX technologies.
C, Perl, Python, Gtk+ (& PyGtk) development
memcached integration into web apps
OpenAds experience (2.0 and 2.4)
vBulletin experience (primarily 3.0)
Willing & able to learn new languages & technologies
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
A System Support role, involving building new server installs, maintaining & patching existing servers, upgrading key software components, and various other sundry tasks.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
July 2003 — July 2008 (5 years 1 month)
Web Developer (PHP / JS) and Systems Administrator (Linux) for a highly successful online community and multiple web-based stores. Online advertising administrator and developer. CGChallenge administrator.
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
November 2000 — November 2003 (3 years 1 month)
Provided day-to-day support for needs on the local network; helped plan school-wide infrastructure & platform upgrades.
(Online Media industry)
March 2003 — July 2003 (5 months)
PHP Web developer of both internal and third-party sites, I was also a part-time systems administrator. The main internal sites were a popular news site and forum in the computer graphics / visual effects realm, now a part of CGSociety.
Bachelor of Information Technology , 2001 — 2003
New technology, open-source software, portable computing, XMPP, computer graphics.
Golden Key Society member, 2003-