[aklug] Re: Introduction...

Heya welcome! If you're into development at all I'd recommend signing up
for the Alaska Hackathon mailing list as well http://alaskahackathon.org/
which happens during spring and fall each year.. it's a great way to get to
know people up close and personal like and we have little microthons all
the time :)

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http://about.me/ShaneSpencer
On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Josh Reynolds <josh@spitwspots.com> wrote:
>  Hey guys :)
>
> New to the list, so figured I would give a quick intro...
>
> Born and raised in Owensboro, Ky, the home of the world's best mutton BBQ
> and very close to some excellent bourbon distilleries ;)
>
> I have worked for Dell (remote tech), Wells Fargo (linux based firewall
> design), Global Crossing (Phoenix), and several other companies. I've
> been using linux since around 1996 (started with RedHat, then Mandrake, and
> finally settled on Debian and stuck with it). I built my first (FreeBSD
> based) 8 node hot-swappable load balancing web cluster at 2000 while
> working for a webhost in Phoenix. I spent time as a network admin at
> various SMB's, and have helped develop products for Thales, Harris,
> Raveon, Accedian Networks (under the Performant Networks project), and
> Ubiquiti Networks.
>
> I also spent 6 years in the Indiana Army National Guard as a Joint Fires
> Observer / Fire Support NCO / SIPRNet Administrator and served in OIF 0
> 7-08, and left the Army as the Fire Support NCO for 1-152 RSTA.
>
> I moved up here to Alaska a little over a year ago to help a friend of
> mine with his WISP in Homer called SPITwSPOTS. We're a fixed wireless
> provider with a mix of residential and commercial services, including
> managed wifi and hotspots. We also dabble in a few other things.
>
> I'm 33 years old, married (8 years), have 3 kids (15 year old step-son, 7
> year old daughter, and 3 year old son), and we recently acquired a shih-poo
> puppy named Minion last week.
>
> I like firearms, martial arts (love watching MMA), NFL, reading, TV, movies,
> traveling, and long walks on Bishop's Beach in Homer, Alaska :)
>
> I also spend a lot of time on irc, the Ubiquiti Forum, and the
> afmug/wispa/nanog/arin/pfsense/various_security lists.
>
> I haven't been involved with a LUG since around 2001, so it's awesome to
> find out there's one here in Alaska - even if it is up in Anchorage :)
>
> Nice to meet you all!
>  --
>
> Josh Reynolds, Chief Information Officer
> SPITwSPOTS, www.spitwspots.com
>
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