bio
I’m a Georgia boy (Atlanta, not Tbilisi) transplanted to Brussels via Prague and Luxembourg. Until recently I was working as a consultant for a large international organisation based in Belgium. At the moment I’m running Kingfisher Operations (a Brussels-based consultancy).
My career to date has consisted mainly of system administration and software development. My primary coding language is Python but I’m conversant in BASH, ANSI C, Perl, and PHP. I’m learning Common LISP and Haskell. I’m keen on devops, an old idea with a hip new name. I’ve managed a variety of system architectures over the years: Linux, BSD, Solaris, MS Windows, HP-UX, AIX, etc. In recent years my focus has drifted towards data visualisation and information security.
But I’m not your stereotypical geek. Although I work with computers I see them as tools fitting into a wider context, not as ends in themselves. My interests outside the computing domain include history, maths, economics, scenario planning, archiving, philosophy, geopolitics, and literature.
I'm the proud papa to a beautiful little girl named Evelyn Sky. I have quite possibly the greatest dog in the whole city of Brussels, an Akita Inu named Nadya. On top of this, I had the unimaginable good luck to find one woman in this world who'll put up with me, my lovely wife Katka.
Also, as I recently managed to satisfy a Belgian flight examiner, I'm also a private pilot.
professional certifications
Opinion is sharply divided regarding the value of technology certs. I happen to be a Splunk-certified Architect & Developer and also an (ISC)² CISSP. Just thought I'd mention the fact, in case that sort of thing matters to you.
resume / curriculum vitae
Available upon request. (See contact details above.)
