Summary
Christopher Fikes is a pragmatic IT leader and open-source enthusiast with 10+ years managing complex network infrastructures across education and public sectors. As Director of IT for Evadale ISD and owner of FikesMedia, he designs and troubleshoots mixed environments using Cisco, RHEL, Windows Server, Exchange, and virtualization (KVM/VMware). He also teaches as an adjunct professor, translating hands-on operational experience into practical instruction. Christopher focuses on solving costly problems with maintainable, open solutions, and has a track record rebuilding local open-source communities like SeTXLUG. Known for simplifying complexity, he pairs deep systems knowledge with a knack for operationalizing resilient, low-overhead network designs. Based in Silsbee, Texas, he brings both entrepreneurial grit and institutional IT leadership to school districts and small enterprises.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Lamar Institute of Technology
Lamar University