Summary
Bob Wicksall is a seasoned Computer and Network Services Manager with 13+ years of hands-on experience designing, administering, and securing mixed OS and network environments for regional library systems. Based in Geneva, NY, he combines deep Linux (CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch) and Windows expertise with virtualization (VMWare), Meraki and SonicWall networking, and server/database stacks (Dell, Apache, MySQL, Postgres, Zimbra). Having progressed from systems support to long-term leadership roles at Pioneer Library System and OWWL, he’s skilled at stretching limited public-sector IT budgets into resilient, user-focused services. Bob’s practical blend of infrastructure, email/collaboration, and DNS/proxy (Squid) knowledge makes him a reliable problem-solver for operational continuity and incremental modernization. Notably, his career reflects sustained commitment to libraries’ IT needs—balancing legacy systems and open-source tools to keep public services running smoothly.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computer Science, BA, Computer Science at State University of New York College at Potsdam