Hi

[Colin McGregor]

I would be interested in doing a bit of teaching you
will find a copy of my resume below.

Colin A. McGregor

151 Roehampton Avenue
TORONTO, Ontario
M4P 1P9
(416) 487-9613 (home) (416) 328-7831 (pager)
Electronic mail: colin-+7+y8uhm9Opg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org
Home Page: www.mcgregor.org

Career Profile:

Unix/Linux administration with over 5 years experience
with FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris. 
Written for and been published in Linux Journal
Magazine. 
Presented before local user groups. 
Worked in large ISP environments. 
Able to work under pressure. 

Employment / Work Experience 

Current Network Administrator, G.T.C.C., Toronto,
Ontario October 2003 - Present

Responsible running a network for a charity group on
an effectively zero budget 
Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware. 
Set-up and installed rackmount computers under Linux
and FreeBSD. 
Responsible for disposing of surplus hardware via eBay


Current President, Toronto Free-Net, Toronto, Ontario
(Part time). May 1993 - Present

Responsible as president for running a charity that
has a yearly budget of over $120,000/year. 
Responsible for overseeing the set-up and installation
of the largest charity ISP in Toronto. 
Responsible for coordinating the efforts of over two
dozen volunteers. 
Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware. 
Set-up and installed rackmount modems, minicomputers,
and terminal servers. 
Worked on Sun Microsystem workstations, IBM PCs, and
PC compatibles.

System Administrator, Eden Advertising, Toronto,
Ontario March - October 2000

Set-up and administered Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris
workstations and servers. 
Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware. 
Set-up and installed rackmount modems, minicomputers,
and terminal servers.

System Administrator on Linux servers, ICA,
Misissauga, Ontario July - August 1999

Set-up Linux and FreeBSD servers. 

System Administrator, Internet Direct (now: Look
Communications), Toronto, Ontario November 1995 - May
1999

Set-up and administered Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris
workstations and servers. 
Set-up and been responsible for 3com Total Control
hubs. 
Set-up, installed, and upgraded PC hardware. 
Set-up and installed rackmount modems, minicomputers,
and terminal servers. 
Built custom cables. 
Worked on Sun Microsystem workstations, IBM PCs, and
PC compatibles.

Publications:

In Print: 
"A Temporary Internet Lounge", Linux Journal, February
2005, pages 42-45 
On the Web: 
"A Temporary Internet Lounge Revisited", Linux Journal
Website, http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8081 
"A Motherboard Upgrade HOWTO", Linux Journal Website,
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8219 

Presentations:

The Temporary Internet Lounge December 14, 2004, 7:30
PM, Toronto Linux User Group 
Linux Terminal Server July 23, 2002 7:00 PM, New
Toronto Linux User Group 

Education: 

Computer Programming and Analysis Diploma, May 1983
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto,
Ontario 
Grade 12, Bishop's College School, Lennoxville, Quebec
May 1979 

Interests: 

President of the Toronto Free-Net Inc. 
Amateur Radio Operator (License: VE3ZAA). 

References available upon request. 

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