• Independent researcher synthesizing graphene and other carbon allotropes with a focus in sustainable energy storage. o Carbon nano-ribbons: An environmentally friendly method using hemp bast fibers as source material yielded ~95% pure crystalline carbon. o Graphene aerogel: Developed a method for synthesizing a pure carbon macrostructure that can be either spongelike or rigid, with strong electrical and thermal conductivity for use in energy storage (batteries /… Show more • Independent researcher synthesizing graphene and other carbon allotropes with a focus in sustainable energy storage. o Carbon nano-ribbons: An environmentally friendly method using hemp bast fibers as source material yielded ~95% pure crystalline carbon. o Graphene aerogel: Developed a method for synthesizing a pure carbon macrostructure that can be either spongelike or rigid, with strong electrical and thermal conductivity for use in energy storage (batteries / supercapacitors) and geothermal systems. o Laser induced graphene: Using a low powered CO2 laser to convert the top layer of a polyimide film tographene for use in supercapacitors. o Laser scribed graphene: Using a low power IR laser to convert graphene oxide coated materials intographene.• Present findings on Kingswell Labs YouTube channel.• Provide assistance to other researchers (including professors and PhD candidates around the world) to answer questions, troubleshoot issues, and help unblock their own attempts to replicate these methods successfully. https://www.kingswell-labs.com Show less

Provide consulting for small businesses on custom systems & networking solutions. Analyze existing infrastructure, make recommendations to address both present and future needs of the business, and complete implementations. Focus on improvements to network reliability, system upgrades, and data retention.

Designed, implemented, and documented network and server infrastructure to support software development for the cloud:• Custom high-availability SAN (Ceph Storage)• KVM/QEMU and LXC Virtualization for business services• IAAS using Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes (Helm/KOPS) for AWS• Monitoring, trending, and data analysis using E.L.K. stack, Graphana and Nagios• Identity management using FreeIPA and Ipsilon with 2FA for all software, systems and email.Implemented… Show more Designed, implemented, and documented network and server infrastructure to support software development for the cloud:• Custom high-availability SAN (Ceph Storage)• KVM/QEMU and LXC Virtualization for business services• IAAS using Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes (Helm/KOPS) for AWS• Monitoring, trending, and data analysis using E.L.K. stack, Graphana and Nagios• Identity management using FreeIPA and Ipsilon with 2FA for all software, systems and email.Implemented fiber network connecting main office and co-location of server infrastructure; 10Gbit networking for servers; data center class switches; PFSense router/firewall utilizing IDS/IDP for security.Automated backups of all data and software to local and cloud storage to ensure business continuity in the event of data loss, hardware failure, or other catastrophic incidents.Maintained 99.999% system, service, and network uptime. Show less

Streamlined operations and helped develop new systems, infrastructure, and technologies throughout the college.• Standardized Linux servers; Developed a simple and effective way of deploying Linux server with minimal amount of software configuration needed. Simplified and standardized user authentication on Linux systems using Microsoft Active Directory.• Deployed new monitoring system and procedures using Nagios. Analyzed existing infrastructure and designed more streamlined and… Show more Streamlined operations and helped develop new systems, infrastructure, and technologies throughout the college.• Standardized Linux servers; Developed a simple and effective way of deploying Linux server with minimal amount of software configuration needed. Simplified and standardized user authentication on Linux systems using Microsoft Active Directory.• Deployed new monitoring system and procedures using Nagios. Analyzed existing infrastructure and designed more streamlined and in-depth monitoring system.• Implemented new standard for technical documentation.• Designed and implemented new high-performance network storage environment. Show less

Consulted with post-production/film studios on setup, use and maintenance of companyproducts and systems.• Performed custom installations from start to finish: including infrastructure, configuration,and client-side integration.• Provided ongoing maintenance and 24/7 support (remote & on-site, local & international).• Trained customers’ engineers on best practices and troubleshooting.Tech Details: SANs/NAS (Isilon, HP, IBM); high-speed 10Gb networking; clustered… Show more Consulted with post-production/film studios on setup, use and maintenance of companyproducts and systems.• Performed custom installations from start to finish: including infrastructure, configuration,and client-side integration.• Provided ongoing maintenance and 24/7 support (remote & on-site, local & international).• Trained customers’ engineers on best practices and troubleshooting.Tech Details: SANs/NAS (Isilon, HP, IBM); high-speed 10Gb networking; clustered systems; high performance file systems (XFS/journaling & PFS/shared-drive clustered); Postgres; LDAP; shellscripting; Linux. Show less

• Performed a complete overhaul of systems & network infrastructure using 100% preexisting resources & equipment.• Improved system performance and accessibility, adapting to company’s recent growth, multiple office locations, and allowing for future expansion.• Designed custom audio & video solutions including: - Computer-based HD video cloning solution using Mac OS X. - Enabled live streaming of audio/video mixing sessions for off-site clients.• Handled all… Show more • Performed a complete overhaul of systems & network infrastructure using 100% preexisting resources & equipment.• Improved system performance and accessibility, adapting to company’s recent growth, multiple office locations, and allowing for future expansion.• Designed custom audio & video solutions including: - Computer-based HD video cloning solution using Mac OS X. - Enabled live streaming of audio/video mixing sessions for off-site clients.• Handled all system configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and 24/7 on-call support.Tech Details: Cisco networking equipment; Mac OS, Windows, CentOS Linux, FreeBSD; Windows 2000 server; QTSS; Cacti; PfSense; ProTools, Apache; MySQL; PHP. Show less

• Managed a team of network operations center (NOC) technicians to maintain 99.99%network uptime.• Worked directly with Senior Network Architect to expand to new markets and regions.• Worked with engineering team to develop, test, and deploy new networking equipment.• Provided 24/7 monitoring for network & co-located web servers: proactive monitoring, SLAverification, trend reporting.Tech Details: P2P wireless (Trango, Karlnet, Aperto, Lightpoint, Alcatel… Show more • Managed a team of network operations center (NOC) technicians to maintain 99.99%network uptime.• Worked directly with Senior Network Architect to expand to new markets and regions.• Worked with engineering team to develop, test, and deploy new networking equipment.• Provided 24/7 monitoring for network & co-located web servers: proactive monitoring, SLAverification, trend reporting.Tech Details: P2P wireless (Trango, Karlnet, Aperto, Lightpoint, Alcatel, Proxim); Wifi (Colubris, IP3, M0n0wall/PfSense, FreeNAS); Switches (Cisco Catalyst 2900/3500 Series, Foundry, Dell/Valuepoint POE); Switching & routing (STP, Vlans, OSPF, IEGRP, RIP, BGP); Web services (Bind 8.9.3/9.x, Postfix, Sendmail, Qpopper, DHCPd, Microsoft DHCP, Cisco DHCP, Apache 1.3/2.0 , IIS 6); Monitoring software (SNMPc, Cacti, Nagios 1.X/2.X, Perl scripting, Bash scripting). Show less

• Performed on-the-spot troubleshooting on a wide range of hardware, software, networking, and peripherals, from general questions to advanced problem solving.• Maintained consistent 99% customer satisfaction rate.• Discovered new virus and submitted it to Symantec.Tech Details:PC & Mac; If it connected to a computer, we supported it.