Hello there! :wave:

:microscope: I contribute and collaborate to open source projects in various online presences to help out others, utilize what I'm learning, and continue learning new things.

:people_holding_hands: I've met some bright, passionate, and talented people in the process! :bow:

:seedling: I'm mostly focused on utilizing and continually learning automation ... primarily with Python at present.

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:trophy: As a volunteer maintainer for the ntc-templates collection of TextFSM templates: I review, provide feedback, guide contributors, and resolve merge conflicts to prepare pull requests for successful inclusion.

:telescope: I'm in search of new projects to contribute to, which over time will provide challenges :medal_sports:, improve my knowledge :brain:, and my rating. :man_shrugging: :sweat_smile:

:handshake: If my open source work has helped you :confetti_ball:, please consider saying thank you by supporting me via Ko-fi or Buy Me a Coffee.

Much appreciated!

I enjoy using/implementing, designing, and learning about

• :arrows_counterclockwise: (Computer) Network Engineering
• Unix-like OSes
  • :penguin: GNU/Linux
  • :smiling_imp: FreeBSD
  • :sweat_smile: (likely more once I give them fair usage! :blowfish: :triangular_flag_on_post:)
• Automation / Development
  • :keyboard: GitHub Actions CI / GitLab Pipelines
  • :snake: Python
  • :a: Ansible
  • :small_red_triangle: Nornir
  • :shell: Shell Scripting (ex: bash)
  • :mount_fuji: Terraform
  • :atom: YAML

and much, much more. :sweat_smile:

Beyond technology

I find some peace with nature in the outdoors :mountain_snow: amongst the plants :potted_plant:, trees :evergreen_tree: :deciduous_tree:, and wildlife :bear: :deer: :eagle: :bird: :rabbit2: :chipmunk: :fox_face: :wolf: :frog: :lizard: :turtle: :fish:.

:mailbox: Contact me

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• (occasionally I'm on NTC's Slack and will receive notifications of unread messages.)