28.3.2016

[face] Riku Meskanen

Tel: +358 50 557 8905
Ext: 3580
mesrik [at] cc.jyu.fi

  Facts

  • 56 years
  • divorced (-89), ie. single
  • enjoys living downtown besides the city marketsquare
  • graduated from Jyväskylä Commercial Institute (-86)
  • *nix systems analyst (more than fifteen years, several employers)
  • some international independent consulting experience,
    (Data Network Consultant for Lucent Technologies Int. Inc, Saudi between 1999 - 2001)
  • has used large (Internet, Arpanet, CI$) networks since -87
  • CISSP certified, July/2005 - July/2014.
  • CISA certified, Oct/2008 - Dec/2011.
  • has sold, designed, deployed, teached, installed, provided service, assembled, disassembled, broken, fixed one to hundereds of various devices, many types of micro-, mini-, network-, terminal-, custom-, standards complying computers and other related systems, has written drivers, libraries, systems programs et. al. with different computer languages, diverse operating systems and environments. Has found himself having hard times with new and emerging technologies, often without or much documentation and assistance --- Obvious Nerd(tm), go figure!
  • native finnish speaker, fluent english, survives with swedish and understands some french too.
  • tries to understand humour too, every now and then.

  On duty
  • Systems Design Analyst at the IT Services of the University
  • Work includes as of now:
    • Developing Data networks services, core network management and
    • Technical Data security functions (firewalls, vpns, ...)
    • DNS, DHCP and Data Network management functions
    • Other tasks assigned by the management
  • Works with the Network and Servers-groups at the IMC
  Off duty, hobbies, etc.
  • active Linux user since -92
  • computers, data communication, operating systems, data networking
  • badmington, since fall -98. swimming since spring 07
  • reading professional literature
  • listenining the music
  • taking pictures, not much past years
  • electronics, a long time ago
  • making good dinner and baking, is fun sometimes
  • good beer, not too much though as getting hangover is no fun
  • ok, wine and cider will do also


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