Linux & BSD Administration
Deployment, hardening, upgrades, troubleshooting, and ongoing care for Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD systems.
CMSWS · Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Systems steady.Networks ready.
Consulting, Management, Systems & Wireless Services. Independent expertise for businesses, ISPs, and WISPs that need reliable infrastructure, practical automation, and an experienced hand when the problem is complicated.
What I do
Hands-on help for the infrastructure your business depends on.
Network Engineering
Routing, switching, wireless, VPNs, and resilient network design across Cisco, Juniper, MikroTik, and ISP environments.
Monitoring & Reliability
Zabbix implementation and tuning, service visibility, alerting, capacity insight, and root-cause troubleshooting.
Virtualization & Storage
Practical infrastructure built around Proxmox, VMware, Synology, and TrueNAS—planned for recovery as well as performance.
Operations & Billing
Deep experience with Freeside, UISP/UNMS, cnMaestro, RADIUS, subscriber systems, and the realities of provider operations.
Integration & Tooling
PHP, Perl, Python, shell, SQL, APIs, and purpose-built tools that connect systems and remove repetitive work.
Built in production
Experience where uptime matters.
My background spans ISP network operations, data centers, business infrastructure, VoIP, billing platforms, and customer-facing systems. I bring the calm, methodical approach that comes from solving real failures under real pressure.
20+years of hands-on technology experience
24/7operations mindset shaped in NOC environments
LAN→WANfrom servers and storage to routing and wireless
Local+Johnstown-area service with remote reach
Need a capable technical partner?
Let’s make the difficult systems easier to run.
Available for project work, troubleshooting, ongoing support, and remote engagements—with on-site availability in and around the Johnstown region.