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Ian Johnston
Seattle, Washington
ian at dangerpants dot com
Objective
I am interested in a position in which I can utilize both
my photographic and software development/process automation
skills.
Work History
Dangerpants Photography, Seattle, WA; 3/2013 to present.
Freelance photographer. Specializing in headshots, portraits,
education and event photography. Classes prepared and taught:
- Camera Fundamentals: Step beyond Point-and-Shoot and
expand your creative potential
- Photoshop Layers and Masks: Creating rich multi-layer
images
Adobe Systems, Seattle, WA; 2011 to present. Automation
Engineer, Information Technology. Helping to found a new
Automation group within Adobe IT, based in part on BMC software.
Scotto Moore, Seattle, WA; 2010. B Camera
Operator/2nd Unit Director of Photography. Helped film The Coffee Table.
Annex Theatre, Seattle, WA; 2009 to present.
Technical Director. Responsible for all technical aspects of
running a 99 seat producing theater company.
Adobe Systems, Seattle, WA; 2005 to 2010. Automation
Engineer, Information Services/Technology. Developed small- to
large-scale scripts and applications using Perl, MySQL, LDAP/AD
and Adobe Flex, focusing on internal customer self-service apps,
cross-authentication, automation, and monitoring.
Adobe Systems, Seattle, WA; 10/2000 to 2005. Unix
systems administrator, Information Services. Primary duties
include medium-scale Perl development, focusing on directory
integration (AD, NIS, LDAP), as well as NTP administration.
Working with all versions of Solaris, as well as Linux, Windows
XP and Mac OS X.
Adobe Systems, Seattle, WA; 2/98 to 10/2000. Build
engineer, InDesign QE group. Working with NT 4.0 and MacOS 8.6
systems, using Visual C++ 5.0 and MetroWerks CodeWarrior.
Extensive Perl scripting. Helped in setup and administration of
Perforce version control system. Unix-based webserver
implementation and maintenance.
F5 Labs, Seattle, WA; 6/97 to 11/97. Systems Administrator,
working with BSDI 2.1 and 3.0 systems, performing all aspects
of administration for a small company.
Tektronix, Wilsonville, OR; 7/95 to 9/95 and 6/96 to 9/96.
Administrative programmer with Color Printer Engineering
Group, specializing in Perl coding and compilation of programs
(such as Motif and X) for Solaris, IRIX and SunOS.
Other Experience
Self-taught embedded systems experience: conceived,
designed, prototyped, programmed, documented and fabbed the Dangerpants Labs Air
Data Instrument
Four novels written: Troublesome
Cargo (2006), Hybrids
(2007), The
Curious Adventures of Heinrich von Klausheim (2008), Sight (2012).
Experience administrating small heterogenous Unix/Windows
network environment since 1993. General experience with Unix
from 1991.
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills,
including technical writing.
Computer languages: Perl 4 and 5, C, C++, Adobe Flex 2/3/4
and ActionScript, JavaScript/jQuery
Markup: HTML, TeX, MediaWiki and Confluence Wiki
Operating system experience: Linux (Slackware, Red Hat,
Ubuntu), Solaris 2.4 - 10, OpenBSD, MacOS X, and limited
Windows (various flavors).
Experience with numerous Unix services, including
sshd, DNS/bind, NTP, and HTTP. Good working knowledge of
ed(1).
Education
Self-directed Test-Driven Development training, including
Lynda.com training, Beck's Test-Driven Development By
Example, Johansen's Test-Driven JavaScript Development,
Grenning's Test Driven Development for Embedded C, 2013
BMC BladeLogic Server Automation 8.0: Foundation - Part 2,
2011
BMC BladeLogic Server Automation 8.0: Foundation - Part 1,
2011
BMC Atrium Orchestrator 7.5: Foundation - Part 1, 2011
Flex 3: Building Rich Client Applications, 2009
Flex 2: Building Rich Client Applications, 2008
Solaris 8 System Administration II class, 2/01.
Dual Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) in Liberal Arts and Computer Science,
June 1997.
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA. 1992 to 1995 and
1996 to 1997. Courses included Computer Science, Filmmaking
and Liberal Arts.
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1995 to
1996. Courses: Celtic Civilization, Scottish Gaelic Language
and Computer Science.
Gymnasium Tonndorf, Hamburg, Germany. 1991-1992. 12th class
instruction, emphasis on German language and music.
High School - Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, OR. Graduated
1991. College preparatory courses. Extracurricular activities
included photography and drama.
Other Activities
Technical Director at Annex Theatre, 6/2009 to present.
Responsible for all technical aspects of the theater, including
maintenance, procurement and organization of systems, equipment
and supplies, as well as leading technical staff and visiting
designers.
Motorcycle racer, 2008 to 2010. Racing a Honda CL175
and a Kawasaki Ninja 250 for fun.
Private pilot, 2001 to present. Primarily flying Cessna
152, 172 and Cherokee 140/160.
References available on request.
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This document last updated November 15, 2013
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