Hi, I'm Eric Drechsel - a naturally-curious, resourceful, tool-making hominid.
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Systems thinker
I studied math and physics at uni ages ago. I am a systems thinker: systematic approaches to structure underly my worldview.I am a pragmatic and effective information technology practitioner.
I'm looking for satisfying work.
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Have a look at my [[Resume]]#
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I would rather integrate existing code than write new code, because I care more I've sponged up a lot of domain knowledge, making me a walking repository of observational, theoretical, and applied knowledge about the natural and constructed world.
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I began creating and adapting information tech professionally as a teenager around 2000, when I started a business building and repairing computers for small businesses in Southern Oregon, eventually expanding into networking, server administration, and web development. I ran Linux servers and maintained networks for a local wireless ISP, Pioneer-Net, where I operated a community bulletin board.
For a few years after that, as I, building complex portal and ecommerce sites was my main gig,
Hi, I'm Eric
This page is for anyone evaluating me as a potential hire
I'm a senior IT systems professional
I specialize in prototype-driven developmentArchitectural validation (prototyping) Learning by doing Making attempts cheap
- Containers and VMs
- Process automation
- Ansible
- Github Actions
- NixOS