Josh McFarland

Developer / I.T. Professional / Goat Herder

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Professional Experience

Architectures

Windows
Mac
Linux
Servers
Desktops
Laptops

Frameworks

Laravel
Rails
Bootstrap
HTMX
Tailwind CSS
RippleUI

I.T.

Data Recovery
Machine Imaging
Remote Deployment and Management
Ticketing Systems
Directory Services

Languages

BASH
C
C#
CSS
HTML
Java
Javascript
OCaml
PHP
Python
Ruby
SQL

Networking

Cisco Routing and Switching
Cisco Wireless 200-355
Installed Professional Networks for Businesses
OSI Model

Security

Custom 2FA Implementations
Web Application and Network Firewalls
SSL/TLS Certificates
VPNs (Wireguard, IPSEC, L2TP)
Web Site Auth
Server User/Group Perms and ACLs

Technologies

Mobile Tech (iOS/Android)
Virtualization (Proxmox, Hyper-V, VMWare, QEMU, Virtualbox, Parallels, KVM)
Web Administration (DNS, Certs, Hosting, Servers)
Unity Game Engine
AI code generators (ChatGPT/Copilot)
Databases (MySQL, MariaDB, DB2, SQLite)
Formal Education

Employment

Ouachita Baptist University

Programmer
Arkadelphia, AR
  • Full stack web developer using PHP and IBMi series servers for in house ERP
  • Completed IBMi server training course
  • Performed various server upgrades
  • Installed and configured production GIT repository

Airmax Communications, LLC

Installer/Tower Monkey/Sysadmin
Hope, AR
  • Worked on operations management programs and network status map using Google Maps and Ubiquiti UNMS APIs
  • Troubleshooting for various server issues
  • Installed and configured radio tower equipment, climbing 200 foot towers like a boss
  • Installed/configured IPAM server for managing IP space and Owncloud server for hosting shared files
  • Created scripts for mass deploying SSH keys and remotely configuring equipment changes
  • Door to door sales and installation of CPE

Startek

Customer Security Department Supervisor
Hot Springs, AR
  • Fielded departmental questions for over 35 employees for a Fortune 100 company
  • Made customer escalation call backs, handling 'difficult' customer concerns
  • Utilized user authentication and document handling best practices
  • Assisted clients with all aspects of account security
References
Available upon request.
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