Theron B.

Theron B. has extensive work experience in the field of technology consulting and engineering. Starting in 2004, Theron founded Ruthlessly Practical LLC, a technology consulting company that provides services across various industries. Theron has worked on projects ranging from enterprise-grade cloud services to small-scale virtualization solutions. Theron's expertise lies in designing sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective solutions.

In 2007, Theron worked as a Linux Systems Administrator at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where they were responsible for maintaining and updating Unix systems. Theron successfully migrated legacy systems and services to a standardized architecture and implemented a clustered storage system using commodity hardware.

Theron also gained experience in the healthcare industry as a Unix Systems Engineer at Providence Health & Services from 2011 to 2015. In this role, Theron's focus was on supporting Unix and Linux systems, particularly in relation to healthcare applications.

From 2016 to 2019, Theron worked as a Linux Engineer for the National Weather Service Alaska Region, where they played a vital role in maintaining and deploying Linux and storage infrastructure. Theron also integrated Linux authentication into the Active Directory infrastructure and implemented various new technologies to improve operations and development efficiency.

Theron has also worked at other companies such as GCI General Communication, Inc., Day1 Solutions, and NANA WorleyParsons, where they gained experience in Linux engineering, technical team leadership, and automation engineering.

Most recently, Theron joined Hydrolix Inc. in 2023 as a Senior Systems Engineer. Overall, Theron's work experience highlights their expertise in technology consulting, systems engineering, infrastructure management, and implementing innovative solutions.

Theron B. has a diverse education history. In 2002, they attended the University of Alaska Anchorage and graduated in 2004 with a BS degree in Mathematics. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2001, they obtained a Certificate in the Russian language from the Defense Language Institute.

In addition to their formal education, Theron also holds various certifications. In September 1995, they obtained the A+ certification from CompTIA. Theron became a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) in March 2009. Theron has also earned the following certifications: Triplebyte Certified Generalist Software Engineer from Triplebyte in August 2020, Mirantis Certified Openstack Administrator (Professional) from Mirantis in April 2016, Citrix Certified Professional - Networking from Citrix in February 2016, and NetApp Certified Data Administrator, Clustered Data ONTAP from NetApp in September 2016.