Andrew Hunn

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Andrew Hunn

President at De Veritate, LLC
Information Technology and Services | Columbus, Ohio Area, US

Summary

Web Developer and Network Administrator with a wide variety of experience specializing in data efficiency and organization. Focus on large, creative projects requiring the assimilation of new or tangential knowledge sets.
Specialties: Data analysis, efficiency and organization, blogging and CMS software, open source software solutions, and research competency.

Experience

  • Apr 2010 - Present

    President, Operations / Vanguard Drum Company

  • Jan 2008 - Present

    President / De Veritate, LLC

    • Managing front and back-end infrastructure for a variety of sites: elitistjerks.com chief among them.
    • Establishing advertising partnership with GamerDNA.
    • Ongoing business development including new market analysis and project development.
  • Sept 2006 - Present

    Technology Consultant / The Brethren Church

    • Overhauling network infrastructure including 2 new client machines (1 desktop, 1 laptop), switch upgrade to 100Mbit, and a new Dell PowerEdge file server with 500GB of RAID1 storage capacity.
    • Successfully auditing Microsoft Office and Windows XP licensing.
    • Migrating web hosting to a CentOS 4.5 dedicated LAMP web server utilizing Plesk Control Panel.
    • Completely redesigning and recoding the Brethren Church website at http://brethrenchurch.org into a full-fledged CMS powered by WordPress.
    • Successfully implementing other tangential features to the website including online form submission and e-mail mailing lists.
  • Mar 2008 - Sept 2009

    Partner / Corkboard, LLC

    • Coordinated purchase and renovation of a coworking space in downtown Columbus.
    • Was involved in all aspects of business development, including financing, outfitting, management, accounting and legal coordination.
    • Operated privately for nearly a year before deciding the market was too saturated with competing spaces.
  • Sept 2007 - Dec 2007

    Infrastructure Specialist / R.DORSEY+COMPANY/Sypherlink, Inc.

    • Implementing new Subversion repository based on its own Ubuntu Linux server complete with training for developers.
    • Installing and configuring numerous additional source code management tools including Mantis (issue-tracker), which also included migration from BugZilla, and TWiki (corporate wiki).
    • Rolling all new tools into a new corporate intranet based off of the source code server.
    • Branding all new tools with company-centric imagery.
    • Scheduling backup jobs of all critical data via custom-written Bash scripts.
    • Assisting with day-to-day duties in the IT department.
  • Jul 2007 - Sept 2007

    Interactive Developer / Grip Technology, Inc.

    • Updating numerous client websites with various structural and content-oriented changes; notable clients include: Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus Museum of Art, Gallagher Consulting Group.
    • Crafting several corporate-level weblogs for executive presence, including: Columbus Museum of Art (http://columbusmuseum.org/about/blog/), Ohio Business Development Coalition (http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com), IACC (http://iacc.org).
    • Editing mockups and other general web graphic content with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and, in many instances, creating said assets from scratch.
    • Crafting client e-mail newsletter templates for mass-distribution to opt-in mailing lists.
    • Building out several prominent websites from graphic mockups in W3C-compliant CSS and XHTML; notable clients include: Columbus Museum of Art, American Community Gardening Association.
  • Apr 2002 - Jan 2004

    Network Administrator / Daman Products Company, Inc.

    • Serving as Help Desk for employees encountering hardware and software issues.
    • Spearheading initiative to replace several servers and all client machines. This included researching and configuring ten Dell PowerEdge rackmount servers for use with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, corporate intranet, firewall, Progress server, Syteline server, file server, fax server, and 2 terminal servers as well as approximately 50 individual PCs running Microsoft Windows XP.
    • Developing corporate intranet utilizing Movable Type and phpBB for corporate announcements, file archiving and documentation, and round-the-clock shift communication.
    • Leading analysis and reorganization of data on the file server to enhance efficiency and ease of use.
    • Researching and assisting in the implementation of a 60 ft. industrial antenna for a P2P 3/1.5Mbit wireless internet connection.
    • Generating several national-level presentations highlighting the benefits of lean manufacturing.
  • Apr 2000 - Apr 2001

    Advanced Technologies Technical Support / Woodwind & Brasswind

    • Researching, building, and configuring professional music workstations.
    • Administering technical support for professional music hardware and software.
    • Installing music education computer labs for public and private schools.
    • Developing custom eBay templates for use in the Advanced Technologies department.

Education

  • 2003 - 2006

    Ashland University

    B.A. in Philosophy / Religion
    Activities: Phi Sigma Tau
  • 1998 - 2002

    Bethel College

    Biblical Literature
    Activities: Concert Choir
  • 1994 - 1998

    NorthWood High School

Additional information

Accidental Internet entrepreneur and professional jack-of-all-trades.

I keep busy writing for my Notre Dame blog, Clashmore Mike, running my company, De Veritate, making a quick buck off of other's hard work at Elitist Jerks, tumblin' odds 'n ends at I'm Just Sayin' & Whatnot, and overseeing operations for Vanguard Drum Company.