PHP and MySQL Devops Professional in Seattle

Rob Smith, devops professional located in the greater Seattle area.

Skilled

I am a devops professional located in the greater Seattle area. I have a wide array of skills and a broad knowledge base to draw from. I have worn many hats. Developer, dba, sysadmin, etc. I've been working with PHP and MySQL for over 8 years and have extensive experience with complex problems and codebases.

Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work for a number of exciting environments, each with their own challenges and triumphs. I have worked to help grow the business, optimize strategies, develop effective search engine optimizations, specify and configure hardware to meet growth rates.

Systematic

I take pride in the way I go about approaching and solving problems, whether they be technical or otherwise, always with a cool head, and a systematic approach. I am always up for a challenge, driven, self motivated, resourceful, and ambitious.

I strive to write code of the highest standard, clean, well documented, efficient, and maintainable. My technologies of choice are PHP, MySQL, Linux, and Apache. I have been working with these technologies for years from both an administration and development angle.

Passionate

I am one of the lucky few that get to wake up every day and do what I love. I donate my time to open source projects like MythTV. I am a supporter of the EFF and FSF. I also have a selection of my hobby code under a FLOSS license.

Experienced

I feel that I posses not only a great understanding of technology, but also a unique mix of experience and a mature prespective that is required to succeed.