MAJOR(7)                           Linux User's Manual                            MAJOR(7)

NAME

Major Hayden - a social nerd

SYNOPSIS

major [--admin systems|database] [--contributor] [--developer] [--educator]
[--leader] [--other]

SUMMARY

I’m a Linux Engineer with skills in database administration, system administration and application development. I enjoy connecting people with technology solutions that are easy to use, affordable, and sustainable over time. I'm familiar with, and a huge supporter of, the DevOps culture and how to make it work with a large team in a fast paced environment.

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--admin systems

Extensive experience with the configuration, hardening, and maintenance of various Linux distributions, including:

* Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Scientific Linux
* Debian, Ubuntu
* Gentoo

Comfortable working with open source Xen and Xen Server installations in large-scale environments. Able to customize and patch upstream pv-ops kernels for use with Xen and also familiar with the preparation and maintenance of base images for Xen guests.

Experienced in rapid deployment and configuration management technologies such as kickstarts, Red Hat Satellite Server, and Puppet.

Able to set up vital Linux infrastructure components including load balancers, DNS servers, web/application servers, and mail servers. Familiar with network-level security policies as well as server-level security layers like SELinux. Well-versed in RouterOS network device management with RouterOS software.

Red Hat Linux Certifications:

* Red Hat Certified Architect
* Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist
* Red Hat Certified Engineer - RHEL 4 & 5

Red Hat Linux Certificates of Expertise:

* EX333 - Enterprise Security: Network Services
* EX401 - Deployment and Systems Management
* EX423 - Directory Services and Authentication
* EX436 - Storage Management
* EX442 - System Monitoring and Performance Tuning

--admin database

Skilled in MySQL database administration for standalone servers as well as replicated and clustered environments. Authored MySQLTuner in an effort to efficiently optimize database servers based on their specific workloads.

Currently a Certified MySQL Database Administrator.

--contributor

Currently a package maintainer for the following Fedora Linux packages:

* apt-mirror
* drbd
* httpry
* mysqltuner
* rubygem-cloudfiles
* rubygem-cloudservers

All projects can be found in GitHub. Most efforts are related to the following projects:

* supernova
* Rackspace Cloud DNS GUI
* mysql-json-bridge
* MySQLTuner-perl
* kickstarts

Several other Rackspace-specific projects are provided to the company community via internal version control systems. These projects are company confidential.

--developer

Currently focused on Python for work with OpenStack components but able to work with Ruby, PHP, Perl, and shell scripting if needed.

--educator

Started multiple projects to share knowledge and assist other technical people:

* Racker Hacker - words of wisdom from a server administrator
* Plesk Hacker - detailed documentation of the Plesk database
* icanhazip - simple public IP detection
* MySQL Tuner - high-performance MySQL tuning script
* rkrh.kr - my personal URL shortener
* The Social Nerd - please don't take this site seriously

Compiled and taught classes covering various systems administration topics including MySQL database administration, SSL certificates, and server security.

--leader

Comfortable leading groups of technical people in customer-facing environments. Also able to provide individualized mentoring on technical and career development topics.

Familiar with the agile development methodology and how to apply it to an operations environment. Experienced with sprint planning, release planning, and change management coordination.

--other

Formerly certified as an Emergency Medical Technician in Texas.

HISTORY

* Rackspace

- Linux Engineer, OpenStack / Next-Generation Cloud Servers
- Engineering Manager, Cloud Servers Operations
- Senior Systems Engineer
- Linux Systems Administrator

* SecureTrust Corporation
(now a wholly owned subsidiary of Trustwave Holdings, Inc.)

- VP of Operations
- Lead Developer

* American Medical Response

- Field Medic / EMT

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