User:Mikes1988

About Me
I'm Mike, I'm 26 year old Physics Graduate from QUB. I live in Carrickfergus, near Belfast, Northern Ireland. I currently work for Henderson Wholesale in Mallusk as a DevOps System Engineer.

Interests

 * Computing
 * I have some experience in TCP/IP networking, managing Windows Servers, and various distributions of GNU/Linux servers, including CentOS and openSuSE.
 * Writing simple programs using C and Visual BASIC, to model (for example) physical processes.
 * Writing Bash scripts to automate certain business processes, such as copying files to different servers, or executing Oracle SQL scripts using SQL Explorer and SQL Loader.
 * Writing OpenEdge ABL programs based on business logic, or to generate reports for users.
 * Creating Qlikview BI apps to report on various business functions.
 * Photography
 * I enjoy photographing landscapes, places I visit during my travels
 * I experiment taking pictures of the sky at night

I have a website at http://mi0gjn.co.uk.

I also manage the following websites


 * http://newtownabbeymethodist.org.uk
 * http://ballycraigyprimary.org.uk

Education
I was educated at Oakfield Primary School in Carrickfergus, until 2000, when I moved to Carrick Grammar, where I completed my Secondary Education, studying scientific subjects for my A Levels - Physics, Mathematics, Biology, and AS Levels - Further Mathematics & Chemistry.

I began my studies for BSc in Physics in 2007, graduating in July 2011.