Craig Balfour
Systems Administrator
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolCraig Balfour is a seasoned unix systems administrator with over a decade of experience managing and modernizing university IT infrastructure, specializing in virtualization, Cisco routing, Catalyst switching and automation. He has led network rollout and operationalization efforts for large campus projects, applying Python and Perl to streamline labour-intensive tasks and improve repeatability. Combining formal training in social sciences with an MPhil in Information Technology, Craig brings a rare blend of user-focused thinking and technical depth, with a particular research interest in wireless sensor networks. Based in the Western Cape, he excels at bridging network engineering and systems administration, turning complex campus-scale requirements into reliable, automated services.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
B Soc Sci, Psychology, Sociology, B Soc Sci, Psychology, Sociology at University of Cape TownDegree; BA; Honours; B SocSci, SS; Psychology; Psychology, Degree; BA; Honours; B SocSci, SS; Psychology; Psychology at Achievements / ActivitiesProject +, Project + at CompTIAUniversity of South Africa
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (17)
qr-code8
image-generator8
activity-monitor7
ptrace6
python6
power-management6
inotify5
monitor5
filesystem4
pyinstaller4
puppet3
sdk3
android-sdk3
linux3
binaries3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cbalfour/cbalfour.github.io-old
May 2016 - May 2020
Personal website created with poole and hyde
Contributions:19 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 4 years
poolehyde
cbalfour/vula-api-demos
Jul 2017 - Mar 2022
Contributions:24 commits, 8 PRs, 23 pushes in 4 years 8 months
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