Jack of all trades,
Master of none,
Often better than a master of one
I'm a tech obsessed geek from the North of England. I like breaking things, making things, mending things and making things do other things.
I don't think I pigeon hole well, but if you had to I'd probably be filed under S for security geek... No, wait, T for tinkerer... No, wait, S. No, arrrgh, can't we just sit down with a coffee and a muffin and talk about something else?
I have worked in IT for about ten years, mostly within the education sector. During which time I've looked after networks, small systems, frickin huge systems, replaced toner cartridges and mice balls (remember them?), coded, done web design, system design, stopped people getting to things, showed people how to get to things, got to things I shouldn't have in order to show people how to stop people getting to things. I have talked people scared of computers through how to find rouge devices on thier networks from the comfort of my office. I have written technical manuals for complex domain configuration. I have patiently told people that they should probably turn off the machine that's belching black smoke if the smell is putting them off their work, or if they don't want the office to burn down. I currently am trying to get students to understand that libraries aren't just stuffy places where they keep the dead trees, but not for much longer as soon I'll be driving lots of network kit for a big webhosting company.
In my spare time I help run the Leeds Hackspace, where people to gather to share their knowledge of making and breaking things. And build siege weapons. And drink beer. I'm also an active member of the Leeds chapter of 2600, an occasional attendee of Leeds GeekUp, and a lover of bacon, coffee and doughnuts.
I'm always open to interesting job offers, drop me a line. channon (AT) tamonten.com
