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60 years old
Married with 2 sons
wife and both sons are computer science engineers
I am an IT technician and have been for about 30’ish years
Ex-Carpenter (12 years)
Ex-Truck Driver (6 years)
30’ish years as an IT Tech - Mostly Self-Taught
I’ve worked in support Call Centres as 1st&2ndLVL tech (software mostly)
AS a Desk-Side Support Tech (software/hardware)
AS a Projects Deployment Technician (mostly hardware and configuration of same)
AS a Hardware Service Repair Technician
I am OEM certificate with Lenovo and Dell on Laptops/Desktops
I have an MS Windows XP certification
I have a A+ certification (grandfathered)
I have an insatiable curiosity for all things computer related.
I am self taught debugging dump files (sysops)
I am self taught PFSense professional (running it for at least the past 10 years or so)
I self teach my self everything I need in life: such as small engine repair (lawn mower,snow blower, whipper snipper, chain saws, hedge trimmers, tree branch trimmers etc,etc,etc), change me own car brakes/oil/filters/exhaust systems/evac valves/plugs etc,etc,etc/sharpen my own knives - you know the kind of things MOST men should be able to do but most men today can’t do.
I attempt to self teach myself everything and go grab professional training when necessary.