Simon Brown
Sys Admin Developer at Beezwax Datatools, Inc.
Oakland, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorSimon Brown is a Systems Administrator and developer with 11+ years managing infrastructure and custom database solutions, primarily around FileMaker, for consulting and enterprise environments. Based in Oakland, he deploys FileMaker across Linux, macOS, and Windows, integrates databases with external systems, and handles network configuration including routers, firewalls, and VPNs. At Beezwax Datatools he supports both in-house and client systems while also working with Rails, PHP, and NodeJS stacks. He maintains freeware projects like the bBox FileMaker plug-in and Gooey Gadgets UI Helper, showing a commitment to practical tooling and developer experience. Comfortable scripting in Shell, Python and C++, he also runs AWS EC2 deployments for production workloads. Known for pragmatic automation from his earlier role at First Collateral Services, he brings a blend of hands-on ops, cross-platform database expertise, and tooling-focused craftsmanship.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (33)
monitoring10
ips10
python10
anti-bot10
authentication10
linux10
hosts10
power-management10
security10
fail2ban10
bsd10
solaris10
dns10
golang10
daemon10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
beezwax/filemaker-facter
Feb 2015 - Mar 2020
Contributions:83 commits, 62 pushes, 17 comments in 5 years 2 months
beezwax/filemaker-fail2ban
Feb 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:26 commits, 19 pushes, 2 comments in 2 years 2 months
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