I (help) make the Cloud work. You can run a gargantuan infrastructure with a diminutive staff if you focus on automation, foresight, diligence, and surround yourself with people that do the same.

Linux System Engineer @ One of the cogs helping operate one of the World's largest OpenStack cloud computing platforms. Primary provider of reaction gifs for the Rackspace Nova, and associated, teams. All around fixer-upper, in theory. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) San Antonio, Texas AreaLinux System Administrator @ Daily infrastructure operations and customer escalations for the Rackspace public cloud. From October 2011 to June 2013 (1 year 9 months) San Antonio, TexasDecision Support Analyst / Network Technician @ General troubleshooting and operations for our company providing healthcare for the underserved of California's central valley. Everything from plugging in desktops to helping administer our practice management, VOIP, network share, etc. services. From April 2006 to October 2011 (5 years 7 months)

Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration, focus on Information Systems @ California State University, Fresno From 2008 to 2011 Joel Preas is skilled in: Linux, Linux System..., System Administration, Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, OpenStack, Bash, Networking, Troubleshooting, Ubuntu, Virtualization