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Last 6 mos.
All-time
Feedback:
(4.94)
9 feedbacks
(4.94)
12 feedbacks
Hours:
460
479
Assignments:
15
20
See all Work History & Feedback
Location:
Minsk, Belarus (GMT+02:00)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
January 12, 2009
Last Worked:
November 15, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
Affiliated with:
NK Support
Feedback:
(4.94 of 5)
Permalink:
See All 2 NK Support Providers
Total oDesk hours:
479
Location:
Minsk, Belarus (GMT+02:00)
Member Since:
January 12, 2009
Last Worked:
November 17, 2009
Current Assignments:
3
Total Assignments:
19
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Nick Keefen
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"
✔ Unix/Linux server management
-
NK Support
System / Database Administrator
,
Belarus
"
Permalink :
$22.22
/hr
Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (20)
Tests (3)
Portfolio (1)
Over the last years i've worked as a sysadmin, support team lead and freelancer. I've started an IT consulting and server management company and still manage a few key projects.Here's a short list of my specialty keywords:Linux, Unix, BSD, VMWare, Virtuozzo VPS, Dedicated hosting, Load Balancers, Networking, Broadcasting, VPN, Proxy, Samba, Apache, Tomcat, Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Named, HTTP, FTP, FFMPEG, IceCast, cPanel, Webmin, Plesk, DirectAdmin, IPSec, PPTP, OpenVPN
See All Work History & Feedback
(20 items, with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
75039
11/2009 - Present
Enable Curl on a CPanel Server
$20 (1.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
Job in progress
93716
07/2009 - Present
Development Support
$106 (5.00 hrs @ $21.11/hr)
Job in progress
101765
10/2009 - 10/2009
Assistance Needed With DKIM Setup
$200 (10.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
81347
09/2009 - 09/2009
Server administrato
r
$200 (fixed-price)
5.0 Nick did an amazing job with his company sorting our servers out! We started using them as our Server Administrators! I definitely recommend!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
65437
08/2009 - 08/2009
Server Management
$100 (fixed-price)
5.0 The service was excellent, He has good communication skills and good quality, I will buy him more services.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
See All Tests Taken
(3 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
TCP/IP Test
4.40
97%
TOP 10%
05/30/2009
34 min
Unix Test
4.10
84%
TOP 20%
04/03/2009
26 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
05/31/2009
3 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title
Initiated By
Date
Power MTA Admin
Buyer
November 21, 2009
System Administrator/DBA for Linux Apache MySQL
Provider
November 18, 2009
ubuntu server 9.04 postfix mail server configuration
Provider
November 16, 2009
Email list web service
Provider
November 16, 2009
Expert Linux/Unix/Windows System Administrator with Amazon EC2 experience (Long Term)
Provider
November 16, 2009
Zenoss Monitoring Platform Setup
Provider
November 13, 2009
Squid Proxy server Installation
Provider
November 12, 2009
ISP network / server admin
Provider
November 12, 2009
Long term Server Admin (windows and linux)
Provider
November 9, 2009
Config mail ,virtual server
Provider
November 9, 2009
Job Category Interests
Software Development
Scripts & Utilities
Networking & Information Systems
Network Administration
Server Administration
Other - Networking & Information Systems
Customer Service
Customer Service & Support
Technical support
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
FreeBSD
5 yrs
5.0
2009
LAMP administration
5 yrs
5.0
2009
Linux
5 yrs
5.0
2009
MySQL
5 yrs
4.0
2009
Perl
5 yrs
2.0
2009
PHP
5 yrs
2.0
2009
PostgreSQL
5 yrs
3.0
2008
Python
3 yrs
2.0
2008
SQL
5 yrs
4.0
2009
TCP/IP
5 yrs
5.0
2009
Unix Shell
5 yrs
5.0
2009
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
No Certifications
Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
08/2007
Present
NK Support
Founder / Executive
I'm a freelancer that was better than others, worked harder and liked it. This developed into a small IT consulting and server management company, and i still enjoy working.
06/2005
11/2007
PC Highway
Support team supervisor / Team Lead
PC Highway was a large hosting company, among top 10 Swiss providers. Their entire IT was outsourced to Minsk Belarus, i rose through their ranks from a support technician to the role of the main supervisor (the leading admin of IT dept).
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
06/2002
07/2007
Belarusian State University
Bachelors
IT security
Project Title:
getafreelancer.com reviews
Attachment:
none
Completed:
01/12/2009
Category:
Networking & Information Systems > Server Administration
URL:
https://www.getafreelancer.com/users/feedback_464813.html
Description:
I'm new to odesk, so the best way to check out my reviews is my profile at getafreelancer.com -
https://www.getafreelancer.com/users/feedback_464813.html
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
75039
11/2009 - Present
Enable Curl on a CPanel Server
$20 (1.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
Job in progress
93716
07/2009 - Present
Development Support
$106 (5.00 hrs @ $21.11/hr)
Job in progress
101765
10/2009 - 10/2009
Assistance Needed With DKIM Setup
$200 (10.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
27601
08/2009 - 08/2009
email system guru
$160 (8.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
5.0 responsive and economical
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
12927
06/2009 - 07/2009
Need PHP Module Installed On Linux
$63 (7.00 hrs @ $9.00/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
74179
06/2009 - 07/2009
Server Setup
$417 (417 hrs @ $1.00/hr)
5.0 Nice to work with Nick
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
42652
06/2009 - 06/2009
Freelance server admin - AWS experience
$19 (1.00 hrs @ $19.00/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
75039
06/2009 - 06/2009
Fix PHP mail() function
$20 (1.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
5.0 Nick was professional, and quick.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
37369
06/2009 - 06/2009
Cron Job Script for Duplicity Backup
$54 (6.00 hrs @ $9.00/hr)
4.4 Job was completed on time. Due to the time differences the communication was a little more difficult than I had anticipated, but other than t...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
93716
06/2009 - 06/2009
Development Support
$1 (1.00 hrs @ $1.00/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
75039
05/2009 - 05/2009
UNIX Sys Admin w/ OpenSSL, YUM Experience
$20 (1.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
5.0 Nick came through once again! He is a consummate professional. Great communication, excellent work, fast delivery. Communication skills are perfect...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
36541
05/2009 - 05/2009
Linux Server Administrator
$120 (12 hrs @ $10.00/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
97872
05/2009 - 05/2009
OpenVZ - Configuration
$27 (3.00 hrs @ $9.00/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
36541
04/2009 - 04/2009
Linux Server Administrator
$60 (3.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
5.0 We had a trickier than expected implementation which was handled swiftly and competently. I highly recommend Nick and will be using again.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
74255
01/2009 - 01/2009
Server Admin - Install FFMpeg and FLVTool2 on CentOS 4.4 or RHEL 4
$20 (1.00 hrs @ $20.00/hr)
5.0 Very knowledgeable and easy to work with. Will be contacting Nick again!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
75039
01/2009 - 01/2009
UNIX Sys Admin w/ OpenSSL, libssh2, and Pecl Experience - PHP Experience a plus
$33 (2.00 hrs @ $16.67/hr)
5.0 Nick was knowledgeable, quick, communicated perfectly, and got the job done in the time allotted. I'm exceptionally pleased with the outcome. His p...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
81347
09/2009 - 09/2009
Server administrator
$200
5.0 Nick did an amazing job with his company sorting our servers out! We started using them as our Server Administrators! I definitely recommend!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
65437
08/2009 - 08/2009
Server Management
$100
5.0 The service was excellent, He has good communication skills and good quality, I will buy him more services.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
103224
07/2009 - 07/2009
Linux Mail Server - Outgoing emails going to SPAM folder when sending to Yahoo, AOL, and Hotmail.
$44
5.0 Nick you have done an excellent Job. I had an issue with my mail server where all my emails went to my spam folder. I had Parallels (Ma...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
92258
05/2009 - 06/2009
DomainKeys implementation
$60
4.4 Nick completed the job successfully and at a reasonable price. I am very satisfied with his work and service. Not many people understand the...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
TCP/IP Test
4.40
97%
TOP 10%
05/30/2009
34 min
Unix Test
4.10
84%
TOP 20%
04/03/2009
26 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
05/31/2009
3 min
