I am a computer professional who does contract work and contributes to the open source community. I now contribute primarily to the Fedora Project (Profile). My current employer is cat-man-du (Read more...). My skill set is extensive, built largely through experience. My strongest talents are with building and maintaining servers. I also have development, maintenance, repair and other assorted skills.

I do what I do because I love it. I feel like working with the open source community gives me the opportunity to make contributions to what I believe is the future. I love having the opportunity to make a difference. When looking for work, I look for ways in which I can spread the open source phenomenon and benefit it at the same time. I'm not looking for high-profile recognition; I see my work as a way that I can benefit the world and support my family at the same time.

With the Fedora Project, I have the chance to work on one of the biggest GNU/Linux distributions. Since the Project is a meritocracy, my ongoing efforts are rewarded by bigger and better opportunities to contribute. I get to work with a large pool of talent that spans the globe. These are people who are often as passionate about open source as I am. I also get the opportunity to assist large numbers of end-users who are just beginning their journey with open source. Although I don't spend much time in end-user channels, I feel that the work I do on websites and documentation provides at least as much benefit.

The freelance writing that I do is often related to technology, though I can cover other subjects as well. I enjoy writing and find it to be relaxing in much the same way as many people enjoy reading. Sample articles and more information can be found on my wiki.

My résumé is available online.

If you have any questions, let me know.