This page is an abridged version of my CV; the full version is available on request.
Basic details
- Name: Vivek Gite
- Nationality: Indian
- E-mail: vivek@nixcraft.com
Education
- Degree: BCA (Computer Applications)
- Post-graduate: Pursuing MCA (Master of Computer Applications, a three-year Professional Master’s degree in Computer Science awarded in India)
- IT Certification: Various certification in IT such as RHCE and others.
Skill sets
My skill set ranking based upon 0-10:
- GNU Compilers and Developers tools (7)
- C Programming ( 5 )
- Python (7)
- Perl (8)
- Shell and friends (9)
- Data structures (4)
- MySQL / Oracle DBA ( 4 )
- TCP / IP Networking and UNIX / Linux security (9)
- Linux / UNIX servers and Applications such as httpd / mail etc (9)
- High availability computing, optimization and clusters & storage (9)
- Web programming / CSS / Ajax ( 0 )
Professional
I’m a Senior UNIX / Linux admin. I have worked remotely for clients in a number of countries. I specialize in the design of high performance computing (HPC) using Linux, security and optimization for the internet and intranet usage. I’m currently working as contractor / consultant on large government and defense IT projects.
I’m the sole administrator for a number of internet domains and servers, and have experience in administering and securing very large network systems.
I’m editor for the nixCraft webblog.

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