Aaron Martin - Consulting Services

I live and work in the Goleta area and am available for consulting work in the Goleta/Santa Barbara area (or anyplace that the work can be done remotely). I am interested mainly in work that can be done outside of normal office hours, but can occasionally get away during the day. My rates are somewhat flexible depending on the task I take on and range from $30 to $60 per hour.

If interested, contact me via email: aaron@crustal.ucsb.edu

My primary strengths are:

• UNIX systems administration:
  • Systems programming (using csh, sh, perl, awk etc...).
  • Automating processes.
  • General programming projects.
  • Security tuning.
  • Years of experience (current job and previous jobs) have given me a great set of troubleshooting skills with work well with system admin tasks as well as programming tasks.
• Website creation and administration:
  • Am quite familiar with Apache server:
    • Configuration of virtual hosts.
    • Configuration of secure (https) sites using modssl.
    • Configuration of other modules in the Apache server.
  • Have used automated tools (Dreamweaver, Fireworks) as well as writing raw html code for creating web pages.
  • Dynamic web programming using PHP.
  • Database interfacing using mySQL.
• General Programming Skills
  • Programmed extensively in C and C++.
  • Am very familiar with sequential as well as object oriented programming models.
  • My formal training along with extensive work on different platforms have given me extensive experience with computer architecture and how the different components of a computer system affect each other.
  • I have enough programming experience such that, as long as I have good reference material, I am not daunted by having to learn a new programming language or API.
• Computer training:
  • I have extensive experience from both my university position and other consulting projects in training people.
  • I am very patient and have extensive experience in helping people learn to use their computers.
  • My communication skills cover a broad range. I am able to use "plain english" as well as technical jargon, so I can provide quite a range of information based on the requirements of the audience.
• Volleyball Coaching:
  • I have a variety of coaching experience including:
    • Observing a variety of coaching styles while taking formal classes.
    • Informal coaching of many new players to the game over the past ten years.
    • Practical experience coaching youth volleyball for the United States Youth Volleyball League
  • Have ten years of experience in playing and coaching the game.
  • Have played in local tournaments.
  • Am familiar with different playing surfaces: (sand, grass and indoor).
  • Coaching skills tend more towards the technical playing skills as opposed to strategies of higher level play.