About InetDaemon

InetDaemon is my online identity and nome de plume. I'm a renaissance man--a polymath with specialties in multiple disciplines. I'm an Internet author, engineer, architect, instructor, philosopher, photographer and artist. I am at my most challenged when I'm learning new technologies and solving interesting problems.

 

Myers-Briggs: INTJ (scientist/architect)

 

Internet Author

Since 1996, I have written more than 800 tutorials for InetDaemon.com. My tutorials are read worldwide by over twelve million people each year. The number of readers keeps growing every day with no active marketing of the site. Organizations such as Microsoft, Wikipedia, HowStuffWorks, Wireshark, OpenBSD and others link to, or quote from my tutorials. The list of sites that point to InetDaemon.Com includes too many IT professionals and computer science professors and universities to count. Our list of readers includes engineers and professionals from the top telecom and network equipment manufacturers, defense contractors, terrestrial and wireless telecommunications carriers, financial investment houses, and more!

 

Engineer & Architect

InetDaemon has managed global BGP peering between the top 50 ISP's (that's heavy-weight Internet). He has designed and built entire enterprise infrastructures for medium to large organizations. He has performed requirements analysis, product development and project management. He has managed hardware, software and personnel through the entire IT life-cycle. He has expertise designing and implementing continuity of operations plans. He has built network operations systems to monitor and manage networks and servers of nearly all types and sizes.

I built my entire enterprise LAN from the ground up including custom built computers, servers, networks and Internet and systems security.

Not only do I architect data centers and computer networks, I am also working on sketches, blueprints and elevations for the dream home I will build one day. It will have a workshop, a classroom, a data center, a wine cellar, media hall and a commercial-grade kitchen. My dream home will serve as a bed and breakfast, a retreat, lecture hall and IT boot camp. It will be a place where I will be able to reach, teach, and learn for the rest of my life.

 

Instructor

Through my site, InetDaemon.Com, I have taught millions around the world about computers, networking, the Internet, telecommunications and security. I have headed up the training efforts at several organizations where I was hand-picked to mentor aspiring engineers. I am a certified IBM instructor and carry a number of professional certifications.

 

Photographer & Artist

I've been taking pictures for more years than I can recall and like everything else, I'm entirely self-taught. I started with nature and landscapes and I have moved on to other subjects and techniques over the years. I shoot in digital (raw). I use and recommend Canon equipment. I'll be adding a gallery soon so you can see some of the amazing places I've been and get a glimpse of how I see the world around me.

As an artist, I work in multiple mediums. I sketch in pencil, paint in watercolors and dabble with digital art and 3D rendering, as time allows. I also produce all the layout and graphics for this website.

 

Clientele

The short-list of current and former clients or employers includes:

• AOL
• Sprint
• SunCom/T-Mobile
• New Skies Satellites (a spinoff of Intelsat)
• IBM
• The State Department
• The U.S. Navy - Space and Naval Warfare Command
• The Army National Guard
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Department of Homeland Security

 

Specialties

InetDaemon's specialties include:

• High-availability Internet access
• High-availability Websites
• Load Balancing/Traffic Engineering
• Network Administration and Management
• Datacenter Design
• System Administration (UNIX, Linux and Windows)
• Network and Operations Management
• Website design
• Terrestrial Telecommunications, Satellite
• Systems and Network Security
• Digital Photography
• Fine Menswear

Certifications

InetDaemon carries certifications from:

• Cisco
• IBM
• Sun
• ITMSF

Everything Else

InetDaemon produces this site in his off-hours, adding tutorials as he finds the time, usually inspired by questions asked by our readers. These questions force InetDaemon to keep expanding the boudaries of his knowledge and expertise. He finds a great deal of enjoyment in helping others to learn about Information Technologies, especially when it helps the student step out of poverty and into a promising career.

Questions for InetDaemon on technology subjects or about himself may be directed to the online web form. InetDaemon personally answers selected email received via this form, but only in his spare time, so answers may take several months to get back to you.

InetDaemon is also enjoys nature walks, philosophy, science-fiction and computers.

InetDaemon lives in Northern Virginia (the Internet Capital of the World) with his wife, dog and cat.