Application development -- including standalone interactive applications, Web/Internet applications, or batch data processing scripts. Linux or other UNIX platform preferred.

Linux System administration -- managing network services such as web servers, mail servers, firewalls, databases, etc.

Programming Languages:

• Perl, PHP, Python
• C/C++, Java
• HTML/CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XUL (Firefox user interface language)

Operating Systems:

• Linux (Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo)
• Most versions of Windows (much less than Linux)

Network Service Installation & Configuration:

• Apache (including mod_perl, PHP, SSL, mod_rewrite, etc)
• MySQL & PostgreSQL (databases)
• Postfix (mail transport agent)
• Firewalls using iptables
• Network monitoring with Nagios
• Nameservices with Bind

Rackspace Managed Hosting

San Antonio, TX
May 2007 - Present

I am currently a Level II Linux Systems Administrator. I help clients with various problems and issues regarding hosted web servers, databases, email, and other things as needed.

HCJB World Radio

Quito, Ecuador and Shell, Ecuador
January 2004 - early 2007

Performed various system administration tasks involving a Bynari e-mail/groupware system, various firewalls and databases, wrote scripts for various data processing needs. Also in charge of the backup system. July 2006 -- transitioning to be the interim "IT guy" at HCJB's jungle hospital in Shell, Ecuador. This will involve maintaining the Linux servers as well as Windows clients and keeping the network and the PBX running smoothly.

Self-employed -- Yoder Internet Development

Salem, OR
December 2000 - 2003

Maintaining a co-located server with customers' web pages. Keeping up to date with security patches. Custom programming for clients. Also involved a trip to Ecuador doing some system administration for a school. Developing web sites and an application with Kylix.

Interlink Network Group

Salkum, WA
July 1999 - August 2000

Implemented Web based applications, using primarily Perl and PHP, to client specifications as well as internal projects. Also wrote a daemon in C to speed up searching of a large database. I did nearly all back end development for StrayPet.com and Domain Maniac, among other things.

Applied Logic Corporation

Salem, OR
October 1996 - August 1998

Responsibilities included writing Visual Basic applications and Microsoft Office macros to client specifications, installation and configuration of Windows NT, and some AS/400 programming.

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA
1994 - 1996

I was the student webmaster intern. Responsibilities included maintaining my university's Web server using Netscape Server on SunOS, programming Perl CGI scripts (including an alumni database), and maintaining student and faculty personal Web page accounts. After I graduated, they asked me to write an online application for admission.

B.A in Computer Science
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA
1992 - 1996
(Business Administration minor)

Linux System Administration training
Eklektix, Inc.
Boulder, CO
April, 1999