== Recent Professional Experience Highlights/Accomplishments

* _Systems Administrator_, then _Systems Engineer_, for *https://getfoxyproxy.org/[Foxyproxy^]* as a consultant/independent
contractor *since March 2014*
** *Consolidated* customer-facing server count *from 1500+ to ~750* in underutilized clusters
** *Reduced* infrastructure *costs by ~75%*
** *Redesigned* several platforms *for GDPR compliance*
** *Designed* a SSO (Single Sign-On) *backend/architecture* for customers
** *Re-architectured* an authentication scheme for a global service to use *centralized authentication* with *bandwidth accounting*
* _NOC engineer_ for a community/volunteer-driven city-wide WiFi project, *Project.Phree* for *1 year* (now defunct)
** *Designed* custom WAP firmware for *mesh networking*
** *Deployed* supporting *infrastructure*
** *Incorporated* other *volunteers*
* *Systems Administrator* for *https://asmallorange.com/[A Small Orange^]* for *2.5 years*
** *Maintained/managed* shared and managed-dedicated hosting servers (*400+ servers*)
** *Redesigned* PXE system for installs/deployments
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* _Hardware diagnostician_ for *https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrister-global-services-network/[Barrister Global Services Network^]* for *1 year*
** Remotely *triaged* user/consumer *hardware issues*
** Remotely *triaged* enterprice/corporate *office printer* issues
* _Linux Systems Administrator_ for *http://www.tektonic.net/[Tektonic^]* for *1.5 years*
** *Managed* OpenVZ/Virtuozzo containers (*~300 instances*) and supporting infrastructure
** Provided *support to clients*
* Support Technician and NOC Admin for https://www.acetechgroup.com/[ACE Technology Group^] for 1.5 years
** Remotely *managed* point-of-presence *VPN bridges* and *client machines*
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