Richard Applegate

I am Richard A. I am hard of hearing and proficient in ASL. I have been employed by Anthem Coffee and Tea as an IT and network administrator since the year 2019. Not only that, but I worked in 10 stores, including 8 in Washington and 2 in Arizona. I also have a lot of experience with Square Point of Sale with Fresh KDS and Network Installation for your stores. Furthermore, I installed Square Point of Sale and Network in 11 stores. I also provide hosting services for various applications, including email, camera, website hosting, Nextcloud, RustDesk Remote, DNS Server, and Omada Hosting.

Skills:

  • Computer Software and Hardware
  • This website uses Nginx Proxy and WordPress software on my Portainer Server.
  • 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
      • It is possible to self-host on our Docker Portainer Omada Software Controller Linux.
    • I made 3 AdGuard DNS Servers on the premises.
  • 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 in the process of enrolling in college and intend to complete my English course near my residence, obtain an AA degree, and then pursue CompTIA certification. I intend to pursue CompTIA certification for the purpose of securing a future job or starting my own business. Not only that, but I’m thinking about it because I want to help people all over the world get online and stay safe online.

Certifications:

  • Server Administrator, 2017
  • Computer Help Desk Technician Computer Help Desk Technician
  • 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
    • 2022 — now | Administrator Linux Server
    • 2023-NOW | Maintenance Repairs
  • The Joint Chiropractic
    • 2021-2024 IT Specialist and Repair Computer
    • 2021-2024 Network Setup
      • Cat 5e and Cat 6 Cables.
      • Shelf with anchors
      • set up network name and password for stores.