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"One of the universal rules of happiness is: always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual. "

- Terry Pratchett
(Jingo)

"The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a mouse. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. "

- John Dvorak
(1984)
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  This area lists all of my relevent and specific IT experience such as specific industry software, database and web server platforms, programming languages


 Server Administration: Linux  
 
Apache Web Server Administration
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  1999
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Linux
Details: The Apache Web Server has been the primary platform under which the majority of my web sites and applications have been deployed. (RedHat and Debian servers)
Samba Fileserver Administration
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2000
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Linux
Details: I have a great deal of experience installing and configuring Samba servers and integrating them into Windows networks within workgroups and MS Active Directory domains.
Sendmail 7.0 - 8.12 (current version)
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2000
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Linux
Details: I have experience in installing, configuring and maintaining SMTP servers with Sendmail on numerous Linux servers. ALong with Sendmail, I also have experience implementing a Spam Assassin configuration for filtering spam.
ChilisoftASP
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2000
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Linux
Details: ChilisoftASP (under Apache) is Sun's answer for hosting ASP sites/applications in a UNIX-like environment. My eliquid.com client/invoicing tracking application is currently run under ChilisoftASP.
Qmail
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  2004
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Linux
Details: While at Tregaskiss, I administered 2 Dell PowerEdge Qmail servers that looked after email for the entire enterprise.

 

  

 
 Server Administration: Microsoft  
 

Internet Information Services (IIS)
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  1999
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details:  IIS is a secondary platform for some of my web sites and applications. The Emeds client tracking application and websites were hosted solely on an IIS setup. I have experience in PWS, IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0.
Microsoft Terminal Services
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  2000
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Microsoft Windows (NT/2K/XP)
Details: I have experience configuring Microsoft's Terminal Services. I have used Terminal Services Client to administer all Windows 2K servers in Eliquid's server cluster located in Florida (Dialtone Internet) and Emeds inhouse server cluster.
Microsoft Active Directory
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  2001
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Microsoft Windows (NT/2K/XP)
Details: I have set up and administered several corporate networks (from 20 - 145 systems) with domains under an Active Directory structure.
Microsoft Exchange Administration
Experience:  Lightly Used
Began:  2001
Category:  Server Administration
OS:  Microsoft Windows (NT/2K/XP)
Details: Emeds requested that I set up and administer an Exchange server for the company's email while I was an employee there.

 

 

 Programming Languages  
 
Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  1996
Category:  Programming Languages
OS:  N/A
Details: HTML forms the backbone of all web projects I have participated in. I use HTML extensively, at first in handcoded form (Notepad), before graduating to Dreamweaver which has greatly improved my HTML coding productivity.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  1999
Category:  Programming Languages
OS:  N/A
Details: Every web site and application I have developed since 1999 has used style sheets to help preserve site style and formating continuity.
SQL: Structured Query Language
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  1999
Category:  Programming Languages
OS:  N/A
Details: I have been using SQL since my first foray into databasing with MS Access. I am very comfortable with the language and have written numerous, complex queries for most of the applications I have developed,
Active Server Pages (ASP)
Experience:  Lightly Used
Began:  2000
Category:  Programming Languages
OS:  N/A
Details: The majority of the sites and applications I have designed (including the previous incarnation of this site) have been done in ASP/VBScript with PostgreSQL databases. The client tracking application I completed for Emeds was in ASP/VBScript with MSSQL Server databases.
Practical Extraction and Report Language (PERL)
Experience:  Lightly Used
Began:  2002
Category:  Programming Languages
OS:  Linux
Details: I have been developing my Perl programming skills since Sept. 2002.
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  2002
Category:  Programming Languages
OS:  Linux
Details: PHP is my personal choice for application development. I have used PHP in a number of projects in conjuction with MySQL. Boreal, Minerva and this web site are all written in PHP.
ASP.NET (C#)
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2003
Category:  Programming Languages
OS:  Microsoft Windows (NT/2K/XP)
Details: During my term at the Data Corporation, all projects were required to be written in ASP.NET / C#. As of this writing, I am only 1 of a handful of developers in town with lengthy experience in Dreamweaver's fledgling ASP.NET support.

 

  

Database  
 
Microsoft Access 97/2000/XP
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  1999
Category:  Databasing
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: Microsoft Access 97 was my first venture into databasing on an Microsoft NT 4.0 server. I've used it on and off over the last few years for small projects where the client didn't wish to purchase SQL Server or make use of a Linux server..
PostgreSQL 6.5 - 7.4.x
Experience:  Lightly Used
Began:  2000
Category:  Databasing
OS:  Linux
Details: PostgreSQL was my initial Linux database platform of choice. It powers the backend of the a large majority of the web sites /applications that I have developed for Eliquid Media. I have since shifted to the more widely used MySQL.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2001
Category:  Databasing
OS:  Microsoft Windows (NT/2K/XP)
Details: I have been using SQL Server on and off since 2001 when there hasn't been an option to use a Unix-based database server. The client-tracking web application I designed for Emeds Canada used SQL Server 2000 for its backend. All applications that I created for the Data Corporation also used this database platform.

SQL Server was a logical step up from my experience with MS Access..
Microsoft Visio
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2001
Category:  Databasing
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: I generally use Visio for documenting database schemas / frameworks before implementation.
MySQL
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  2002
Category:  Databasing
OS:  Linux
Details: MySQL replaced PostgreSQL as my Linux database platform of choice following my move tp PHP. While it lacks certain features of PostgreSQL, its greater speed and broadness of use made my move a logical step.
DB2 Administration
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2004
Category:  Databasing
OS:  AS-400 (IBM)
Details: During my time at Tregaskiss, I interacted frequently with their primary AS400 server. Most data I used in the applications designed for Tregaskiss originated from this platform.

 

  

 Web Development  
 
Macromedia Dreamweaver 2/3/4/UltraDev/MX/MX 2k4
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  1999
Category:  Web Development
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: Dreamweaver is the cornerstone of my web development / design capabilities. I have used it almost every day for the past few years. As a tool, I find it an exceptional development program.
DNS Configuration
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  1999
Category:  Web Development
OS:  N/A
Details: I have a great deal of experience in the set up and maintenance of domain DNS records across both the Linux and Windows platforms.
Macromedia Flash 4 - MX
Experience:  Lightly Used
Began:  2001
Category:  Web Development
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: Flash animations have been needed for a number of my projects. At present, my Flash knowledge is intermediate as Eliquid.com currently employs a full time Flash developer.

 

  

Graphic Design  
 
Adobe Photoshop 4.0 - CS3
Experience:  Used Daily
Began:  1997
Category:  Graphic Design
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: Adobe Photoshop is another of my cornerstone programs that I have spent a great deal of time using. While I generally am in the role of web developer rather than designer, I do still spend many hours each week creating and editing images in Photoshop as I hope this website will emphasize.
Metacreations Poser 4
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  1998
Category:  Graphic Design
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: Poser 4 is a 3D, graphical, figure modeling program which I have used quite frequently in some of my graphical projects. All figures in this website (such as the those in the header of this site) were created using Poser 4.
Adobe Illustrator 8-CS3
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2002
Category:  Graphic Design
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: I have generally used Illustrator for general corporate identity work and marketing material frameworks (an example of which can be found here)
SwishMAX
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  2004
Category:  Graphic Design
OS:  Microsoft Windows (All)
Details: Since starting at Tregaskiss, I have been using SwishMAX quite frequently for smaller Flash-style projects.

 

  

 Networking  
 
TCP / IP Networking
Experience:  Used Frequently
Began:  1988
Category:  Networking
OS:  N/A
Details: I have been setting up and administering TCP / IP computer networks since my days at Octagon Engineering.

 

  

 

  
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