Re: [BSDCertAdmin] BSDCert Board of Directors election: Call for open discussion of the nominees BSDCert Board of Directors election: Call for open discussion of the nominees

Hello all,

Thank you for your consideration.

> Each of the nominees is invited to post information about their
> general background, their involvement with BSD and with BSDCert, and
> what they would like the BSDCert group to accomplish over the
> next year.

Some of you know me as a BSDTalk guest host while others perhaps know me
as the BSD Fund Program Director. BSD Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that
raises money for project-agnostic BSD initiatives such as events and
cross-platform tools.

In brief, I:

Have been back in Portland, Oregon for one year having spend the last
eight years in Riga, Latvia.

Have used "open systems" and the Internet since January of 1991.

Have used various BSD's full time in some way since 2002 and contracted
the cross-platform SysJail and mult multiplicity (virtualization)
solutions and have spoken about multiplicity strategies at EuroBSDCon
and in Portland, Oregon.

Am the BSD Fund program manager and have worked for MandrakeSoft SA on
their internal support team. As BSD Fund program manager I launched the
BSD Fund Visa which has provided funding to BSDCan, PGCon and the