Christopher Nowak
Linux System Administrator
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Nowak is a Linux System Administrator with 12 years of hands-on experience managing production and test environments, currently responsible for administering about 150 Red Hat servers at FedTec. He previously ran similar Linux fleets at Huntington Ingalls and brings deep datacenter operational knowledge from roles at Zayo, Codero, and Cable One, blending systems administration with power/cooling and hardware troubleshooting. Christopher’s background spans both on-site vendor coordination and remote customer support, which helps him bridge infrastructure reliability and user-facing service issues. Based in Phoenix, he pairs practical technical skills with studies in computer information systems and security, and is known for steady, methodical maintenance of large server estates to support software testing lifecycles.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Studies, Computer Studies at Glendale Community CollegeComputer Information Systems Technologies, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Computer Information Systems Technologies, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Scottsdale Community College
Github Skills (112)
custom-component10
python10
home-assistant-integration10
energy10
device-driver10
vacuum10
home-assistant10
mqtt10
wireless10
hue10
api10
ai10
object-detection10
mamba10
sensor10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
firstof9/core
Nov 2020 - Jun 2026
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first
Contributions:187 pushes, 121 branches in 5 years 7 months
raspberry-pihouseprivacy-firstprivacygarden
firstof9/py-gasbuddy
Dec 2023 - Jun 2026
Python library for GasBuddy
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 164 PRs in 2 years 7 months
pythonhome-assistanthome-automationpython3
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