Name: Lancelot MAK
Email: 98036119lmak@gmail.com
Address: Wong Tai Sin
All of my skills mentioned are hands-on experience. And yes, I am technical. At least I am confident in my own technical knowledge as an asset to me. I am passionate about computer stuff as you read through my history. And I am a progressive learner as IT technologies are evolving all the time. As a computer guy, I like to utilize my brain as logic analyzer rather than hard coding specific steps or routines of doing some tasks. That does not mean I cannot live with routines. I perform computer-related routines mostly by scripting. If that is not possible, I write script on paper so my brain will run it so to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of doing my routines manually.
I was the chairman of computer society when I was F.6. It was one of the largest society having around 160 members. I was the leader for the homepage building team of my secondary school. I was helping out the school to setup network and computer lab using MS products, e.g. NT4 workstation and server, Win2k pro and adv server, Proxy 2 server, IIS, RedHat 7 and 8 as Web, FTP, Email server.
I further studied about computer-related subjects after my secondary school. I entered computer competitions, namely HK Youth Skills Competition - PC & Network Supporter, and I was the 1st runner-up. I was one of the representative of HK for the Guangzhou, HK, Macau Youth Skills Competition.
I am a hobbyist for open source environment. I use Gentoo Linux for my laptop and server. I host my own web, ftp, email, dns server. I tackle problems range from end-user level to security engineering level. I also touch on electronic stuff, e.g. basic circuit soldering and little knowledge about electronic components.
I am a person who can communicate effectively. I was a corporate level customer support for an ISP when I was 19, though I need to perform system and network troubleshooting tasks. I am able to write in a readable manner as I published once an article about Gentoo Linux in a local computer magazine (E-zone).
For myself, my English is better than my Chinese. I like playing various kinds of computer games, reading books and docs and even lines of code during my leisure time. I was a full-time volunteer worked in Crossroads International as furniture refurbishment work and furniture movement and warehouse storage space arrangement work. I am a committee for a local Linux users group, Hong Kong Linux Player Group. I was one of the phone support about general platform migration for local SMEs, e.g. data migration issues, costing issues. I was one of the helper setting up the security conference and contest environment in HKCEC using various Linux platforms and Cisco equipment. I am a certified by EC-Council as Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator since 2006. I am RHCE since 2014. I am ISC2 SSCP since 2018.
| Year of qualification attained | Qualification | School/Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-2000 | Completed F.1-F.7 | Rhenish Church Pang Hok-ko Memorial College |
| 2000-2002 | Completed Yr 1 – 2 in HD in Computer System Admin | HKIVE (TY) |
| 2003-2005 | Completed Final Year HD in Computing (IMIS Level 3 equivalent) | HKCI |
| Examination | Subject | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| HKALE (F.7) | Use of English | D |
| HKCEE (F.5) | Chinese | D |
| English (Syl. B) | D (C for 2nd attempt) | |
| Biology | C | |
| Chemistry | D | |
| Physics | D | |
| Mathematics | C | |
| Add. Mathematics | E | |
| Computer Studies | C (B for 2nd attempt) |
| Year of professional status attained | Profession attained | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MS Windows 95/98 | Brainbench |
| 2000 | PC Essentials | Brainbench |
| 2000 | Outlook Express | Brainbench |
| 2000 | TCP/IP Administrator | Brainbench |
| 2000 | MS Windows NT 4 Server Admin | Brainbench |
| 2000 | Network Technician | Brainbench |
| 2000 | General Linux Administrator | Brainbench |
| 2000 | MS Windows 2000 Desktop Administrator | Brainbench |
| 2000 | MS Windows 2000 Server Administrator | Brainbench |
| 2006 | Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator | EC-Council |
| 2014 | RedHat Certified Engineer | RedHat |
| 2018 | Systems Security Certified Practitioner | ISC2 |
| Year Joined | Organization /Institution | Grade of membership / Role of event |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | IEEE – Computer Society | Member |
| 2000 | Crossroads International (Charity Org.) | Internship for Furniture reparation and refurbishing and warehouse management |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Linux Player Group | Committee |
| 2003 | E-Zone | Technical Writer for Gentoo Linux Installation (once off) |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Linux Resources Center /Hong Kong Linux Player Group | Linux Enquiry Service Representative |
| 2004 | Hong Kong Linux Player Group | computer security competition and conference - SECon22004 equipment /environment setup |
| Year of achievement attained | Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | HKVTC | one of twelve finalists in World Youth Skills Competition – IT PC & Network Supporter (HK Region) |
| 2002 | HKVTC | 1st runners up in World Youth Skills Competition – IT PC & Network Supporter (HK Region) |
| 2003 | HKVTC | Representative of HK in Guangzhou, HK & Macau Youth Skills Competition – IT & PC Network Supporter |
| 2007 | HKVTC | One of trainers for HK Representative for World Youth Skills Competition – IT PC & Network Supporter |
| Period worked | Company / Organization (Type) | Position & Duties | Platform, Tools, Technologies used |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 – Aug 2000 | Rhenish Church Pang Hok-ko Memorial College – School / Education | Temp. IT Technician – School Technical Support / Representative for ED1 project procurement from ED, General End-user support, Inventory and Maintenance | MS Windows NT 4 Server, Workstation, Redhat Linux |
| Feb 2001 – Jun 2001 | CPCNet (formerly known as PSINet) – Internet Service Provider | System Administrator Trainee – 2nd tier Enquiry Service for Corporate client, Problem Escalation, Network and Service Monitoring | Solaris 8 on Ultrasparc, SonicWall, Cisco 2500 |
| Jun 2001 – Aug 2001 | GuideLink Ltd. - Toys Manufacturer | Freelance System Administrator – Reinstallation and Reconfiguration of network and MS Windows 2000 Server and Professional | MS Windows 2000 server, professional |
| Jul 2003 – Oct 2003 | HK Linux Resources Centre – Non-profit organization | Enquiry Service Representative – Answering General and Technical Enquiries about Linux for SMEs | Various Linux Distributions, e.g. Redhat, Mandrake, Slackware, Gentoo, Debian |
| Oct 2003 – Oct 2003 | Mayco (China) Garment Co. Ltd. | Freelance System Administrator – Network consolidation, Linux server setup, cabling | MS Windows XP Home, ME, Gentoo Linux |
| Aug 2004 – Mar 2005 | Unionwest Ltd. | IT Technician – Network consolidation, security assessment, Linux server setup, Email and FTP service support and web user interface support and programming | MS Windows XP Professional, ME, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Gentoo Linux, Qmail with vpopmail plus courier-imap, ProFTPD with MySQL |
| Jul 2005 – Nov 2005 | Bank of China | QA Engineer – testify j2ee web based application for SWIFT | Job Control Language on IBM s/390, IBM DB2, AIX on RS/6000, Harvest for version control |
| Apr 2006 – Aug 2006 | St. Mary's Canossian School | IT Assistant – Server and network consolidation, MS Windows 2003 server disaster recovery, Linux server setup, security assessment, hacking forensics, General End-user support | MS Windows 2003 server, XP professional, Gentoo Linux, Redhat Linux, Netscreen 25 |
| Aug 2006 | Mobile-gamer | Freelance System Administrator – Server consolidation, security assessment, Linux server setup, Email, Samba, FTP, Web | Gentoo Linux, Debian, MS Windows Professional |
| Sept 2006 | Cwlinux | Embedded Linux Software Engineer | Fedora Core 5, MS Windows XP |
| Sept 2006 – Jun 2007 | Government – Customs & Excise Dept. | IT Assistant – Server and network monitoring, problem escalation | MS Windows NT4, 98, 2k pro, 2003, HP-UX on K-Class, AIX on RS/6000, ARCserve |
| Jun 2007 – Dec 2007 | MG Interactive Entertainment Ltd. | Full time System Administrator – Server setup, project procurement, China branch office setup, setup server in China | 6x Gentoo Linux on Xeon 5130, 5160, 5110 with LVM on RAID 1 with 6 SATA2 drives |
| Dec 2007 – Apr 2014 | HK Economic Times | (Perm.) Sr. Tech. Support Officer – in-house server and network setup/installation, trouble-shooting and support, administering around 120 servers | F5 load balancer, cisco (1720, 2950, 3640), huawei (5100), Juniper SSG 520M(Netscreen) dell 2950, RHAS/EL 4/5, Oracle 8/10 (w/RAC), MySQL 3/4/5, Windows 2003/R2, MSSQL 2005, Solaris 7/8, shell scripting, 2nd tier technical support, Hands-on administering around 120 servers (with around 480 cores) running around 20 projects |
| Apr 2014 – May 2014 | China Mobile International Limited | System Engineer | Linux Platform |
| May 2014 – Oct 2018 | HK Economic Times | System Administrator - in-house server and network setup/installation, trouble-shooting and support, administering around 120 servers grow to around 300 servers | F5 load balancer, cisco (1720, 2950, 3640), huawei (5100), Juniper SSG 520M(Netscreen) dell 2950, RHAS/EL 4/5, Oracle 8/10 (w/RAC), MySQL 3/4/5, Windows 2003/R2, MSSQL 2005, Solaris 7/8, shell scripting, 2nd tier technical support, Hands-on administering around 300 servers (with around 1200 cores) running around 20 projects, AWS (EC2) |
| Oct 2018 – Jan 2019 | InteractiveBrokers | Linux System Administrator - in-house server and network setup/installation, trouble-shooting and support, administering around 1000 servers across several regions, US, EU, APAC | RHEL, openldap, perl, ksh, csh, bash, APAC to global, US hq, bugzilla, jira, confluence, twiki, ssh w/key, HPE, 3PAR, Arista network, avaya, vmware vdi, samba |
| Jun 2019 – Oct 2020 | HK Economic Times | System Administrator - in-house server and network setup/installation, trouble-shooting and support, administering around 300 servers | F5 load balancer, cisco (1720, 2950, 3640), huawei (5100), Juniper SSG 520M(Netscreen) dell 2950, RHAS/EL 4/5, Oracle 8/10 (w/RAC), MySQL 3/4/5, Windows 2003/R2, MSSQL 2005, Solaris 7/8, shell scripting, 2nd tier technical support, Hands-on administering around 300 servers (with around 1200 cores) running around 20 projects, AWS (EC2), PaloAltoNetworks Firewall, Imperva WAF |
| May 2021 – Dec 2021 | Super Effort Technology Ltd | Linux System Administrator – in-house server and network setup/installation, trouble-shooting and support, administering around 20 servers | vmware, hosting, apache, nginx, postfix, ispconfig, cpanel, zimbra, pfsense, qmail, nft, blockchain |
| Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 | Vocational Training Council | Analyst Programmer (Infrastructure Management) – in-house server and network setup/installation, trouble-shooting and support, administering around 300 servers and 1000 VMs | RHEL |
