Systems · Security · Infrastructure

Ian Hale

Boulder County, CO

Profile

Versatile developer and systems specialist with a strong self-taught background in Linux infrastructure, full-stack web engineering, and network administration. Experienced in building and deploying production environments from scratch, optimizing web stacks for performance, and hardening public-facing applications. Resourceful, adaptable, and highly comfortable operating in low-documentation, figure-it-out environments.

Experience

System Administrator & Web Developer

Okota Films

~2012–2016

  • → Designed and deployed physical server infrastructure from scratch on Debian Linux
  • → Built full-stack web presence: custom PHP/MySQL frontend and backend, end-to-end
  • → Implemented performance stack: HAProxy load balancing, Varnish caching, Nginx reverse proxy
  • → Deployed Snort IDS and implemented customized network security countermeasures
  • → Applied rigorous user input validation and hardening practices for public-facing web applications
  • → Sole technical operator — owned infrastructure, deployment, and ongoing maintenance

Open Source Contributor — Backend

Greenstand Tree Tracker

Volunteer

  • → Contributed to API development and backend infrastructure for open-source reforestation tracking platform
  • → Collaborated effectively within a distributed volunteer engineering environment

Network Technician

TJ Monday Networking

Contract

  • → Physical network installation: handled cable runs, terminations, and structured cabling setups

Freelance Web Developer & IT Consultant

Independent

Various

  • → Provided LAMP stack development and standalone Linux system administration for small businesses
  • → Handled home network diagnosis, malware remediation, and technical workstation support
  • → Managed word-of-mouth technical service including scanning, repair, and server maintenance

Sous Chef

Idlewild — Winter Park, CO

Prior

Technical Skills

Languages

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Go
  • Bash
  • PHP
  • HTML/CSS / HTMX

Databases

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite

Systems

  • Fedora / RHEL
  • Arch Linux
  • Debian
  • OpenBSD

Infrastructure

  • Nginx
  • HAProxy
  • Varnish
  • Git / GitHub

Security & Analysis

  • Firewall Config
  • Snort IDS
  • Packet Analysis
  • System Hardening

Networking

  • TCP/IP
  • Structured Cabling
  • DNS Config
  • VPNs

Education & Foundations

Computer Science & Academic Coursework

Front Range Community College

Active

OSSU Computer Science Foundations

Verified Coursework via MITx and HarvardX (edX Platform)

Completed
Completed

Practical Hands-on Security Labs

HackTheBox / TryHackMe labs & environment training

Ongoing