Ricky Poore
Sr. IT Director & Area Coordinator
Somerset, Kentucky, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRicky Poore is a hands-on Sr. IT Director and seasoned Linux/Open Source specialist with 13+ years of professional experience and over three decades of practical tech work across custom PC builds, server deployments, and embedded Android kernel/ROM development. He blends deep systems-level expertise—kernel tuning, custom device trees, task scheduling changes and CPU/GPU overclocking—with client-facing troubleshooting, training, and long-term support for public and enterprise users. As an independent developer and former remote sysadmin, he’s delivered cross-distribution administration, virtualization, and automation for diverse environments while writing how-tos and contributing compatibility patches to open source projects. Based in Somerset, KY, Ricky pairs eclectic hands-on roles (even field experience in manufacturing and food processing) with a persistent focus on spreading Linux knowledge to learners and clients who want fully customized, optimized systems.
14 years of coding experience
Associates of Applied Science, Computer Information Systems / Information Technology, Associates of Applied Science, Computer Information Systems / Information Technology at ITT Technical InstituteTransfer, Information Technology, Transfer, Information Technology at Somerset Community College
English
Github Skills (37)
samsung-galaxy5
irc5
kernel5
nexus5
gtk4
console-log3
linaro3
arm-none-eabi3
moto3
oneplus3
sourceforge3
linux3
windows3
galaxy3
android-kernel2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
godmachine81/Acer-A100-JellyBean-Custom-Kernel
Aug 2012 - Sep 2012
Contributions:140 commits, 1 comment in 1 month
Hundsbuah/AsusTF300-Enhanced-Kernel
Feb 2013 - Feb 2013
Contributions:6 commits in 1 day
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