Russell John
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| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Email: | russell[at]linux.org.bd |
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Russell is an IT consultant. He works with open source technology, especially Linux.[1]
Specialities
Russell is a specialist in CIFS (Samba), Custom Programming, Custom Systems, E-Commerce, Firewalls and Internet Security, Internet Server Development, Internet Programming, Netware Connectivity, Network Administration, System Administration, System Security, and Virtual Private Networking.[2]
Current Positions
Russell owns Trance Host, has been a Techie in Chief at Compurius since 2008, and the President at the Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance since 2002. He has also been an Ubuntu member since June 2008.[3]
Carrer History
His past experiences in the field include:
- Managing Partner Sipro Tech Systems.
- Fedora Ambassador Fedora Project.
- System Analyst at Bangladesh Rubber Industries.
- System Administrator at Polaris Systems.
- Instructor FasTracKids International (Dhaka Centre).
- Programmer at Advantech Limited.[4]
Membership
He is a professional member of Association for Computing Machinery ACM, ISOC, IEEE. He ia also a member of Bangladeshi Photographers, The Planetary Society (Co-Founder) and Young IT Warriors (1998-2000).[5]
Participation
Russell John has participated in and organised a variety of programs. He conducted a workshop on Linux for Home Users at East West University on April 8, 2007. He was the speaker at the BCS Computer Show 2006. His other participations include:
- IPC Meeting held at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi February 12, 2008.[6]
- Workshop at North South University on June 15, 2006.
- Lead instructor of a 5-day long Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training at Central Gono Bidyalaya, Sonargoan held from March 9 to March 13, 2006.[7]
Education
Russell is a computer science engineer and also holds certifications in CCNA and CompTia Linux+. Besides computer science, he is interested in photography and fine arts and holds two diplomas in Fine Arts.[8]