I am the senior network engineer for a large education network in the Eugene, Oregon area. I manage the WAN, LAN, firewalling, wireless, and a bunch of other stuff.
I spend a lot of my time programming automations using Python, Golang, PowerShell, and the various network automation tools out there.
I also:
Mostly Solaris in the beginning. I then later migrated almost everything to FreeBSD (circa 4.6), then Linux.
Then, in the very early days of Active Directory, my compadre and I converted most everything to Windows Servers and wrote a ton of custom C# code to manage Active Directory, because many of the tools we now take for granted, didn’t exist yet.
I ran miles of network cabling (coax, cat3, serial lines for DEC VT terminals, PhoneNet)
I worked on communications, navigation, targeting, and sensor systems on heavy bomber aircraft in the United States Air Force. I maintained a security clearance and worked in the Nuclear PRP program.