I make it work: secure, and built around the people who use it.

// 01 how I work

One approach, applied to very different problems.

Twenty-plus years across networking, systems, cloud and automation. The problems change; the core way I work them doesn't.
These five principles are that approach, in the order I apply them, each one shown in real work.

1. Know it to the core.I take neglected systems apart until I know them cold, then rebuild them so a fault traces cleanly from the wall jack to the switch port. Untangling the mess is how I come to trust it.see it in the rack rebuilds →
2. Secure it by default.I find exactly what a system needs to run, then grant only that and lock the rest down. Least privilege, enforced by policy rather than trust.see it in the Sage lab →
3. Deliver it methodically.Diagnose, document, propose, verify, in that order. I work a problem end to end and write it up, so the fix is something anyone can check and repeat.see it in the kindergarten proposal →
4. Build it around people.I don't just run technology; I shape it so it works for people without them having to think about it. Nothing beats watching someone get time back every time a solution I rolled out kicks in.see it in the QoS fix →
5. Build the tools that build the next ones.Tools exist to move you toward a goal, and getting there usually takes tools working with other tools. I like building the one that makes the next one easier.see it in the account provisioning →

// 03 experience by layer

From the cable to the cloud, and every layer between.

My experience mapped to the OSI model, plus the domains that cut across it. Open any layer to see the proof behind it.

// 07 contact

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║ Jason R. McGinn                              ║
║ IT Coordinator · Systems & Infrastructure    ║
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