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Cameron Smith

Cutting Edge Technology Services

Nanaimo, BC, Canada

I write webapps using the common scripting languages. I query and configure databases.
I configure and maintain mail, dns, and firewall services on Unix networks.

I am an independent consultant and contractor available for
projects, term-contracts and full-time employment.

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Web
Technologies

Perl and PHP development
Back-end development for database applications
HTML 4/5 and CSS 2/3
Front-end deployment of web designs
Javascript
For dynamic sites and effects
MySQL and postgres
Database design, configuration and querying
Apache configuration
Apache webserver fine0tuning via .conf and .htaccess files
Documentation
All code, be it Perl, HTML, Javascript, or SQL, is clean, well-commented and documented
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Unix System Administration

Unix and unix-like systems
OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu
Shell scripting
BASH, sed, awk and other traditional tools for the creation of applications, utilities, reports, etc.
Mail service
Configuration of postfix mail servers
DNS
Configuration of BIND 9 DNS servers
OpenLDAP
Creation and maintenance of OpenLDAP directories
File sharing
SMB, NFS, AFP, FTP: share creation, permissions configuration, etc.
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Security and Privacy

Firewall
Configuration of ipfw, ipchains, iptables, for incoming and outgoing traffic
Permissions
POSIX and acl permissions configuration
Encryption
Certificate installation, application configuration to use SSL/TLS encryption for external communication
Privacy
Configuration and instruction for private, anonymous, non-leaky internet communication