Jon Fedyk is a technology specialist with 20 years of experience in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. I recommend and develop IT solutions from the data centre through infrastructure and applications. I currently hold the position of Senior Technical Platform Analyst for a major Canadian insurance company.
Contact
E-mail: jon@feddy.caWeb: http://feddy.ca/
Projects
Resume
My full resume is available for download.
Jon Fedyk’s Curriculum Vitæ
Qualifications and other facets of my professional career.
Qualifications
- Increasing expertise and responsibility in 20 years in Information Technology positions.
- 7+ years experience in creating and managing a virtual infrastructure.
- 9+ years experience managing and administrating GNU Linux/Unix systems.
- 16+ years experience managing and administrating Microsoft Windows systems.
- I hold a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) designation.
Interests
- Virtualization
- Network, computing, storage and virtualization convergence
- Automation of every aspect of infrastructure support — DevOps
- Open data/public data web applications
- Iterative development, automated deployments, testing, rollbacks
- Statistics and data presentation
Primary Skill Sets
- Knowledge and experience in technical solutions for high availability, virtualization, scaling solutions and performance among others.
- Informed of current technology trends and topics.
- Preparing well researched papers on technology issues and directions.
- Experience with Enterprise IT issues from the data centre to acquisitions to technology choices.
Core Expertise
- Virtualization: VMware, Xen
- Web Servers: Apache, nginx, IIS
- Database Servers: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server
- Load balancers/reverse proxy: nginx, Citrix Netscaler, Microsoft ISA Server
- Application Frameworks: Django
- Languages:
- Application development – Python, PHP.
- Batch processing/automation – Python, Bash, VBscript, Windows Command Shell
- Cloud: Rackspace
- Other: Networks, security
Roles
- Mentor
- Leader
- Researcher
- Problem Solver
- Infrastructure Designer
- Team Builder
Availability
I am available for employment or contract positions, remote work accepted. Serious employers may contact me regarding opportunities.