1970s–1990s
Foundational Development
Hands-on hardware and software work grew from early computing into building 286 systems and programming with GW-BASIC, C, C++, COBOL, Pascal, and BASIC.
OPERATOR // RECORD_007
WHOAMI //jT · MajorJoker
A technology career built across generations of hardware, software, networking, systems administration, and security — driven by the same curiosity that started with an engineer father and a Commodore 64.
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IDENTITY // RESOLVED
jT // MajorJoker
Senior System Administrator · Ethical Hacker · OSINT Researcher · Lifelong Builder
EXPERIENCE40+ YEARS
SYSADMIN20+ YEARS
STATUS● ACTIVE
MISSIONLEARN · BUILD · SHARE
CAREER // TIMELINE
From curiosity to infrastructure.
Early Career
Systems Integration & Industry
Developed proprietary scheduling applications for security firms and implemented ISO 9002 quality-management standards and early network infrastructure for a major coal company.
Telecom / ISP
Networks Come Online
Worked as Head Technician and Support Center Manager for a local cellular provider and helped establish one of Southern West Virginia's early Internet Service Providers.
State Networks
Out-of-Band Innovation
Managed large-scale state networks and engineered an innovative Out-of-Band Management system that attracted attention from Cisco and 3Com.
2000s
Ethical Hacking & Wireless
After earning CCNA certification, the focus deepened around wireless networking, firewall architecture, ethical hacking, wardriving, vulnerability assessment, and responsible disclosure.
20+ Years
Global Systems Administration
More than two decades as a System Administrator for a global corporation, focused on stability, security, scalability, and critical infrastructure.
NOW
Security, AI & Sharing
Continuing to research emerging security challenges while documenting practical tools, OSINT methods, social-engineering defense, reverse engineering, and lessons learned.
CORE // COMPETENCIES
SYSADMINEnterprise systems, operational resilience, infrastructure management.
NETWORKINGArchitecture, CCNA foundations, OOBM, wireless and firewall design.
SECURITYEthical hacking, penetration testing, responsible disclosure, defense.
OSINTPublic-source research, correlation, metadata, investigative workflows.
SOFTWARECustom applications, systems integration, scripting and automation.
WIRELESSWardriving history, mapping, passive monitoring, network assessment.
SOCIAL ENGHuman-centered attack awareness and corporate defense strategies.
LEARNINGAdapting across decades of changing platforms, threats, and tools.
OPERATOR // MANIFESTO
“Learn something new every day, and you will never get bored.”— jT // MajorJoker