About
Systems and network engineer since 1999. I build infrastructure that has to keep working when nobody is watching — and software for the specific problems in front of me.
Twenty-five years of networks, servers, and the people who depend on them: an ISP of my own, hospital-grade networks, hosting at scale, and now a handful of products that grew out of problems I could not stop thinking about.
Independent — contract and consulting. Network and systems engineering for clients who need something built, fixed, or made to stay up. The products on this site came out of that same work.
Inetking Internet Services — Systems/Network Engineer. Built and deployed a WISP from the ground up: backend automation for client provisioning and disconnection, BGP routing and upstream connectivity, weekly Linux fleet patching, monthly wireless radio upgrades in production.
Innovative Computer Solutions — Systems/Network Engineer. Built an MSP practice for local business, designed and maintained HIPAA/PCI-compliant networks for physician and hospital offices, held client systems at 99% uptime.
Bubble Up — Systems/Network Engineer. Site-to-site VPN between datacenter and three offices; test and production environments hosting 400+ artist sites; managed the Amazon EC2 footprint.
Crane Worldwide (and B Resources, its outsourced IT arm) — Systems/Network Engineer. Datacenter-to-site VPNs, VoIP/SIP hardware migrations, SSO across test and production.
HostGator — Systems Administrator. Shared and dedicated hosting operations: connectivity, server faults, application issues, installs, and change control in a high-volume environment.
SharkTECH Internet Services — Systems Administrator. Scripting and tooling to automate daily operations, plus the on-call work of keeping client infrastructure online.
BlazingBSD Internet Services — Systems/Network Engineer. Uptime and online presence for client sites; systems built, installed, and networked from bare hardware.
US Government — Systems Analyst / Systems Administrator. Where it started: network connectivity, application issues, installs, and change control under procedure.
Linux administration across Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS and Red Hat; Windows Server (2003/2008 era through current); hardware build, repair and troubleshooting.
Cisco hardware and routing, BGP, site-to-site VPN, VoIP/SIP, wireless ISP deployment and radio management, network monitoring and automation.
Assistive communication for non-verbal students. In App Store review — submission notes, screenshots, and reviewer correspondence tracked here.
In reviewOffline inverter monitoring and control. Running at home; settings panels and the automation engine are the next milestones.
In development