| Joab Jackson |
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Phone: 301-356-7794
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| home@joabj.com ·
http://www.joabj.com
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Objective
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To write and report on information technology for
a technical audience, using
my experience in both journalism and computer science.
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Editorial Experience
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The New Stack |
New York, N.Y.
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Senior Editor
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2023 - Present |
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Editor-in-Chief
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2021 - 2023 |
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Managing Editor
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2015 - 2021 |
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Managed The New Stack website, updating the site daily with 3-4 posts. |
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Wrote 2-3 news stories a week, including breaking stories, case studies, analysis, Q&As, and feature articles. |
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Assigned stories, fielded freelancer pitches, edited and shaped editorial copy. |
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Kept abreast of developments in the emerging field of cloud-native computing,
through conferences and meetings, as well as adjacent technologies such as security, serverless computing, DevOps practices
containerization and continuous development and deployment. Promoted stories in social media outlets such as Twitter.
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Participated in live podcasts, offering analysis and commentary on the field of cloud-native computing.
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IDG News Service |
New York, N.Y.
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New York Correspondent
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2009 - 2015 |
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Covered enterprise software, system performance and general breaking IT news. |
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Wrote 7-8 news stories a week, including breaking stories, case studies, analysis and feature articles. |
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Stories appeared in various IDG Web sites, such as Network World, Computerworld, InfoWorld, CIO, PC World and hundreds of others worldwide. |
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Kept abreast of developments in the field of
IT, through conferences and meetings.
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Maintained contacts with key researchers, developers
and operational personnel and management.
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Government Computer News |
Washington D.C.
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Senior Technology Editor
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2003 - 2009 |
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Covered how U.S. federal, state and local government
agencies use information technology, as well as how IT developments effect
these users.
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Wrote in-depth technical feature stories and shorter news
updates for bi-weekly print publication.
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Wrote 3-5 breaking news stories and news analysis blog entries
each week for the Web site.
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Commissioned and edited full-length feature stories. |
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Provided technical expertise to editorial management team,
as well as participated in editorial strategy discussions.
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Washington Technology |
Washington D.C.
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Senior Writer |
2001 - 2003 |
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Covered how IT integrators support U.S. federal agencies,
as well as how developments in the field of IT effect integrators.
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Wrote in-depth technical feature stories and shorter news
updates for bi-weekly print publication.
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Wrote 3-5 breaking news stories each week for Web site. |
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Kept abreast of developments in the field of
IT, through conferences and meetings.
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Maintained contacts with key researchers, developers
and operational personnel and management.
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Provided technical expertise to editorial management team,
as well as participated in editorial strategy discussions.
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National Technology Transfer Center |
Washington D.C. |
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Technology Writer |
1998 - 2001
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Wrote articles for a newsletter sent to potential investors
that explained the benefits of specific
Defense Department-developed technologies.
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Delivered two full-length technical reports,
on fiber-optics and missile defense technologies.
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Wrote full-length technical briefings (called "Spin-Off Reports")
on Defense Department-funded technologies.
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WHERE Baltimore |
Baltimore, Md.
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Editor
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1997 - 1998 |
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Ran editorial operations for monthly magazine
targeted for business travelers.
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Assigned stories, edited copy. |
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Oversaw editorial workflow. |
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Baltimore City Paper |
Baltimore, Md.
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Technology Columnist/Contributing Writer
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1992 - 2003 |
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From 1995 - 2001, wrote a syndicated weekly column about technology, called "Cyberpunk." |
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Contributed, on a freelance basis, feature articles, arts pieces and reviews. |
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Baltimore magazine |
Baltimore, Md.
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Research Director/Staff Writer
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1993 - 1995 |
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As staff writer and later as contributing writer,
wrote full-length service articles and features covering
topics such as health care and technology.
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As research director, supplied background
for feature articles and service pieces.
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System Administration Skills
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Linux |
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Maintain both the CentOS (RHEL) and Ubuntu Linux distributions to run Web sites.
Also familiar with Debian, Fedora, Mint, Slackware, and SUSE.
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Routinely use many Unix command line tools to automate routine operations,
including crontab, pipes and redirects, grep, sudo, mount/umount, ps, tar and gzip, RPM, the Bash shell, vi, user permissions.
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Maintain routine Linux programs, such as Apache, FTP, ssh. Can compile programs for Linux, including C programs and the Linux kernel itself. Know how to add modules to Linux.
Can configure new hardware, such as hard disks, to work on Linux. Can configure Linux to work in a virtual or cloud environment.
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Can establish network connectivity, as well as establish an IP
presence on the Internet, configuring Domain Name Services, and setting up a basic firewall.
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Python |
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Versant in using Python to parse large sets of data, including data from databases, public APIs, XML files.
Also use Python to create simple Web services, and to generate static Web pages and RSS feeds. Am passingly familiar with the Django framework.
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Can create Python modules, and design programs to fail gracefully. |
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MySQL (SQL) |
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Can create a database, create a schema for a new database table. Know how to modify tables, and data within tables,
and format and cleanse data for populating a database.
Can schedule routine backups and perform database migrations.
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Can compose complex queries, and execute them from a variety of programming languages
(Python, Perl, PHP).
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HTML/CSS/JavaScript |
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Designed and maintain an extensive multi-page Web site, using CSS style sheets to format content,
and JavaScript to add dynamic functionality. Am learning a number of JavaScript frameworks and
libraries, including jQuery, Node.js, and D3.
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Am versant in how to use most HTML tags in
well-formed (and human-readable) documents, including those with forms, trables and somewhat complex layouts.
Am currently learning HTML5 technologies such as SVG.
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Collect site statistics through Google Analytics, and use Apache, MySQL,
and Python, along with HTML/CSS/JavaScript to build and run a blog site from scratch.
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PHP and Perl |
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Use Perl to sort and reformat complex sets of data, usually with regular expressions. |
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Know how to use PHP to get data from a Web form into a database or flat file, and vice versa. |
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WordPress |
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Maintain a neighborhood blog using WordPress, including a number of plug-ins to
embed Web services, customize the theme, and run ads. Can also work with similar blogging platforms, such as Joomla.
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Education and Training
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U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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Completed 2005 |
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Washington D.C. |
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Certificate of Accomplishment in Engineering Technology |
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Towson University |
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Graduated 1999 |
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Towson, Md. |
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Master of Arts, Liberal Studies |
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Concentration: Writing About Data Communications |
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University of Maryland Baltimore County |
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Graduated 1990 |
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Catonsville, Md. |
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Bachelor of Science |
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Major: Psychology |
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Minor: Writing |
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Other Technical Training
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Java |
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C |
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TCP/IP |
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In-Design |
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Windows administration |
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Basic Electronics |
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Solid State Electronics |
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Programmable Logic Controllers |
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Fiber Optics |
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Awards
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American Business Media |
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2003-"Network-Centric Warfare Comes of Age," Washington Technology:
Neal Award Finalist, Best Article.
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American Society of Business Publication Editors, National Awards |
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2005-"Mission Gap," Government Computer News:
Bronze, Special Section (Part of a multi-story package).
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2004-"Lessons From Iraq," Washington Technology:
Silver, Feature Article.
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American Society of Business Publication Editors, Central-Southeast Region |
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2005-"Profiles in Leadership," Government Computer News:
Gold, Special Section (Part of a multi-story package).
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2004-"Lessons From Iraq," Washington Technology:
Gold, Feature article.
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2004-"Pentagon Backs Spiral Development," Washington Technology:
Silver, Technical Article.
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Society of Professional Journalists, Maryland Chapter |
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2000-"Geeks to the Rescue," Baltimore magazine:
First Place, Human Interest, Magazines.
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1998- Cyberpunk column, Baltimore City Paper:
First Place, Column Writing, Weekly Newspapers.
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Additional Freelance Writing
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IEEE Spectrum |
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Washington Post |
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Linux Magazine |
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UMBC Magazine |
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DevChannel |
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Netly News |
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Long Island Voice |
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Kansas City Pitch Weekly |
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New Route (Alternative music magazine) |
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ROX (Local music magazine) |
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Blues Access |
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M.I.T. Technology Review |
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National Geographic News |
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Alternet |
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Linux Weekly News |
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Baltimore Urbanite |
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Texas Technology |
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Telegeography |
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Pigdog (Online zine) |
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Foster Child (Music zine) |
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Spock Science Monitor |
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Harry (Baltimore underground newspaper) |
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References
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Available upon request |