From owner-freebsd-jobs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 2 09:32:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2052516A4CE for ; Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:32:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.parodius.com (mail.parodius.com [64.62.145.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03BD443D48 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:32:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jdc@pentarou.parodius.com) Received: from pentarou.parodius.com (jdc@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.parodius.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i729WoZm057823 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 2 Aug 2004 02:32:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jdc@pentarou.parodius.com) Received: (from jdc@localhost) by pentarou.parodius.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i729Woj0057822 for freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org; Mon, 2 Aug 2004 02:32:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jdc) Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 02:32:50 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick To: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040802093250.GA57641@parodius.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org References: <20040801173709.GA33102@parodius.com> <410DD3EE.4020300@pacbell.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <410DD3EE.4020300@pacbell.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: BSD Administrator LFW X-BeenThere: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Jobs offered and sought List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 09:32:51 -0000 I've been working in the field for over 10 years (13 if you include volunteer work). My profile and resume are more or less a sliding window, keeping the past 3-4 jobs, since anything longer than 3 pages tops is considered superfluous. I believe you read my resume and concluded that I had "just finished high school". I haven't attended any type-of schooling since January 1994; this is shown. Throughout my schooling, I concurrently gained my CNE (but do not list it, since I have no desire to be contacted by recruiters wanting someone to maintain their Netware networks ;) ), while simultaneously working for over 4 years at Oregon State University. Since 1994 I've been working for either universities or small-to-large companies doing *IX administrative work. None of this is listed on my resume due to the aforementioned -- it's old news. No agency cares to know about how I worked for OSU from 1990-1995, MediaCity and Verity in 1995-1996, nor BendNet in 1997. Yadda yadda yadda. In addition, different companies need individuals for different positions. I have no problem working as either a gopher, an "assistant", or a senior administrator. Too much focus in this industry is put on something as miniscule as a title. I was hired by those companies for the positions you see (either an Asst. or a Senior), and had I not been suited for the position, I would not have been given it. To answer your question directly: you're asking the wrong person. You should be asking all the companies out there wanting a "senior" administrator to explain what it is that's "senior" to them. If you want a literal number, here you go: 8+ years seems to be the defining difference between Senior and Junior. Best wishes. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. | On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 10:41:02PM -0700, richard childers / kg6hac wrote: > Jeremy, > > I can't help but notice that, after high school, and four months as a > contractor, you shot from 'Assistant UNIX Systems Administrator' to > 'Senior UNIX Systems Administrator'. > > ( http://jdc.parodius.com/work/ ) > > > What, in your mind, constitutes seniority? > > I'm just curious, because I've been administering UNIX systems for, > well, two decades. > > Perhaps I should call myself > Uber-Uber-Uber-Uber-Senior-UNIX-Systems-Administrator, to distinguish > myself from the crowd of merely 'senior' UNIX systems administrators. > > /-: > > > Regards, > > -- richard > > > Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > >FreeBSD administrator looking for work within the northern California area; > >limited SPECIFICALLY to the Mountain View/Sunnyvale area of Silicon Valley. > >Relocation (inner-state and outer-state) is presently not a viable option. > > > >Over 10+ years of experience in both heterogeneous (BSD/Linux/Solaris > >and Windows) and homogeneous (pure BSD, Linux, or Solaris) environments. > >Familiar with many forms of scripting languages (as all admins should be). > >Also very familiar with a range of networking equipment and network device > >configurations (layers 1 through 7). Extensive exposure to 24x7x365 work > >environments and "on-call" emergency duties. Excellent communication and > >documentation skills. > > > >I'm more than willing to do remote work (occasional telecommuting is > >possible for within California, otherwise I'd prefer Email+phone) for folks > >outside of the state of California. > > > >Salary and/or hourly wages are negotiable; to put it bluntly, I'm quite > >affordable. I prefer a position I enjoy and find challenging, not large > >paycheques; as long as I can pay rent and feed myself, I'm happy. > > > >My profile and job history can be viewed at http://jdc.parodius.com/work/ > >References available upon request. > > > >Thanks! > > > > > > > > -- > > Richard Childers / Senior Engineer > Daemonized Networking Services > 945 Taraval Street, #105 > San Francisco, CA 94116 USA > [011.]1.415.759.5571 > http://www.daemonized.com > > 'A well-schooled electorate, being necessary to the security of > a free State, the right of the people to keep and read Books, > shall not be infringed.' -- (Attributed to J. 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