Ben Barrows

Ben Barrows is a highly experienced Linux system administrator with a background in enterprise environments, boasting 20 years of expertise. His skills include designing, deploying, and managing Linux-based solutions for corporate clients, with a focus on security, messaging, and application platforms. Ben is well-versed in mainstream Linux distributions such as Debian, Fedora, SuSE, and Arch, and he excels in compiling software on Linux and troubleshooting compiling errors. He is proficient in compiling and patching the Linux kernel, possessing a comprehensive understanding of security, encryption, port scanning, sniffing, TCP/IP, network routing, and debugging network issues. Ben is knowledgeable about SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSH protocols.

Ben has outstanding time management skills and can juggle multiple high-priority projects effectively. His positive attitude, willingness to learn, and commitment to offering the highest level of customer service have earned him recognition and awards for outstanding customer satisfaction, leading to contract renewals. Specializing in UNIX (HP-UX), Solaris, RedHat JBOSS EAS, Apache TomEE, Ansible, Docker, Vagrant, Kibana, Subversion, GIT, Linux distributions (RedHat, SuSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Gentoo), Postfix, Opensource compilers, Root Cause Analysis, ITIL 4 Foundations, Disaster Recovery, LAN/WAN Administration, Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket/Stash, Bamboo, HipChat, Crowd), Documentation, Security, CFengine, Nagios, Icinga2, SolarWinds, Nginx, Apache Web Server, Thycotic Secret Server, Artifactory, OpenProject, VEEAM, Vcenter/VSphere, Horizon VDI, Microsoft Office 365 Administration, Sensu, Influxdb, and Grafana. Ben's educational background includes studying at Borah High School, and his professional experience spans roles such as Systems Engineer at Ntrepid Llc, Senior Linux System Administrator at Getwellnetwork, Systems Engineer III at Cabela'S, Systems Engineer at Hp, Linux Messaging Engineer at Hp, Linux Messaging Engineer at Cri Advantage, Linux System Administrator at Manpower Technical Hewlett-Packard, and Technical Support at Cyberhighway.