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Linux, virtualization, automation, and infrastructure
InternetGuy
Systems engineer with long-running experience across UNIX, Linux, cloud platforms, virtualization, provisioning, and the practical plumbing that keeps internet services running.
Infrastructure Experience
Practical systems work across UNIX and Linux environments, with an emphasis on installation, maintenance, and repeatable infrastructure practices.
- Linux: Red Hat/CentOS/Debian/Ubuntu/Arch, 2002 - Present
- Solaris: 1996 - 2005
- SunOS: 1987 - 1996
Linux installation and maintenance, infrastructure as code practices, and VMware 7/8 installation and maintenance.
Cloud and Virtualization
Experience building and maintaining virtualized and cloud-hosted systems, from traditional hypervisors to container orchestration and image-based provisioning.
- AWS: 2016 - Present
- Diskimage-builder: 2023 - Present
- Docker: 2018 - Present
- GCP: 2020 - Present
- Hyper-V: 2018 - Present
- Kubernetes: 2021 - Present
- OpenStack: 2023 - Present
- Packer: 2016 - 2023
- VMware: 2009 - Present
- Xen/KVM: 2007 - 2009
VMware vSphere 4/5/6/7/8, vRealize Operations Manager, and Site Recovery Manager.
Automation and Tooling
Scripting, configuration management, CI tooling, and data formats used to make system builds and operations more repeatable.
- Ansible
- Bamboo
- Bash
- Bitbucket
- C
- GitLab
- Go
- Jenkins
- Jira
- JSON
- PowerShell/PowerCLI
- Python
- YAML
Additional tools and platforms available on request.
Internet Services
Hands-on experience with the core services, protocols, and provisioning methods behind classic and modern internet infrastructure.
- Databases: MySQL, Postgres, Redis, SQLite
- DNS: BIND, dnsmasq
- Mail: Exim, Postfix, Sendmail, Zimbra
- Protocols: NFS, CIFS, LDAP, iSCSI, FC, RAID, SSH, TCP/UDP, S3
- Provisioning: PXE, iPXE, IPMI, Redfish
- Spam filters: SpamAssassin, ClamAV
- Web: Apache, Nginx
- Nostalgia Index: Classic UNIX references and archives
Additional services and tooling experience available.
Current Studies and Interests
Active areas of learning and exploration, especially where storage, automation, and virtualization systems overlap.
- AWS
- Docker
- GCP
- Go
- Harvester
- Hyperconvergence
- Kubernetes
- NVMe
- Rancher
- S3/Object Storage Systems
- Terraform
- VMware
- U.S. Army MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) reference
Industry trends remain a strong area of interest.
Selected Projects
Public repositories that reflect hands-on infrastructure, provisioning, and tooling work.
- Browse A multi-file pager with recursive navigation.
- DIB7 Ansible-based diskimage-builder workflow.
- go-prompt Fork of c-bata/go-prompt.
- initramfs-flash Create initramfs images for iPXE installers.
- sentinal Software for logfile and inode management.
- ubuntu-autoinstall Create an ISO for unattended Ubuntu LTS auto-install.
More repositories are available on request.
Contact
Available for infrastructure, automation, and systems engineering conversations.
Mail:
contact@internetguy.net
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/jjbailey
"The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple." -- Albert Einstein