Richard Applegate

Hello everyone, my name is Richard A. I’m hard of hearing, and I’m proficient in ASL. I have been working at Anthem Coffee and Tea as an IT and network administrator since 2019. I have worked in 9 stores, 7 in Washington and 2 in Arizona. Furthermore, I have a lot of experience with Square Point of Sale with Fresh KDS and Network Installation for your stores. In addition, I installed Square Point of Sale and Network in 11 stores as well. I also provide hosting services for various applications such as Email, Camera, Website Hosting, Nextcloud, RustDesk Remote, DNS Server, and Omada Hosting.

Skills:

  • Computer Software and Hardware
  • Hosting Portainer Server to make web services like here this website is running with Nginx Proxy and WordPress software and my Server itself Portainer Docker
  • DNS Server(AdGuard)
  • Square Site
  • WordPress (Website Hosting for you, your Domains)
  • Email Server (with your Domain.)
    • Postfix
    • Dovecot
    • Webmail (Roundcube/SoGo)
  • Network Administrator Tools
    • Omada Cloud
      • Self Host on our Docker Portainer Omada Software Controller Linux.
    • AdGuard Home DNS Server, I made 3 Server on premise.
  • Linux Server SSH and OS knowledge.
  • Firewall for Server and Network
  • System Administrator
  • Database Administration
  • SSH (Secure Shell)
  • SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
  • Virtual Private Network Server
  • Microsoft Office and Libreoffice
  • CAT5-7a(RJ45) and Rj11 and RG6 cable
  • Troubleshooting hardware and software
  • Help Desk Remote (RustDesk)
  • Network Monitoring
  • MySQL/MariaDB

College:

I am currently trying to enroll in college and intend to complete my English course near my residence, obtain an AA degree, and then pursue CompTIA certification for the purpose of securing a future job or starting my own business. I am considering it because I want to help people around the world get their access to the internet and websites, as well as help customers stay safe and secure.

Certifications:

  • Server Administrator, 2017
  • Computer Help Desk Technician, 2017
  • Cisco Networking 2017

Work:

  • Anthem Coffee and Tea
    • 2017-2019 Barback
    • 2017-2018 IT Internship with Bryan Reynold, Volunteer unpaid Internship.
    • 2018-2019 IT and network Administrator
    • 2021-NOW IT and Network Administrator
    • 2023-NOW Maintenance Repairs
  • The Joint Chiropractic
    • 2021-NOW IT Specialist and Repair Computer
    • 2021-NOW Network Setup
      • Cat 5e and Cat 6 Cables.
      • Shelf with anchors
      • set up network name and password for stores.