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'''Ricky Elrod''' (irc: CodeBlock (on Freenode and Slashnet), fas: codeblock, ham radio: N8SQL)<br />
= Ricky Elrod on the 'net =
[mailto:codeblock@fedoraproject.org codeblock@fedoraproject.org]<br />
'''FAS''': [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/user/view/codeblock codeblock]<br />
[http://ricky.elrod.me/ http://ricky.elrod.me/]
'''GPG''': [http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x002710B0DAD3DF0E DAD3DF0E]<br />
'''Freenode''' (nick: relrod): #fedora-admin, #fedora-noc, #fedora-apps, #fedora-fedmsg, #haskell, #scalaz and a bunch of others.<br />
'''Internal/Red Hat''' (nick: relrod)<br />
'''Slashnet''' (nick: CodeBlock): #uakroncs<br />
'''Ham Radio''': [http://callook.info/n8sql N8SQL]<br />
'''Email''': [mailto:codeblock@fedoraproject.org codeblock@fedoraproject.org]<br />
'''Website''': [http://elrod.me/ http://elrod.me/]<br />
'''Blog''': [http://blog.elrod.me/ http://blog.elrod.me/]<br />
'''Github''': [https://www.github.com/relrod https://www.github.com/relrod]<br />
'''Facebook''': [https://www.facebook.com/codeblock https://www.facebook.com/codeblock]<br />
'''Google+''' (rarely used): [https://plus.google.com/106726601246881076299/ https://plus.google.com/106726601246881076299/]<br />


= My Fedora Life =
= Introduction =
... began back in April of 2010. After distro/OS hoping for some time, and nearly settling on a BSD variant, I found the Fedora Infrastructure team. I read some of the SOPs on the wiki, joined a few IRC channels, and instantly knew that I wanted to be a part of the team. Almost a year later, I am now on the core sysadmin team for the project, and enjoy spending time fixing things and making the Infrastructure, and thus, the Project, be the best it can be. :)
I live in Akron, OH, USA, and am currently attending Youngstown State University where I am majoring in computer science and minoring in mathematics. I have a very strong interest in Programming Language Theory (PLT) and the connection between mathematics and programming by way of things like category theory, type theory, and the Curry-Howard correspondence.


= My Other Life...or lack thereof =
= What I do within Fedora (current-ish) =
I attend college full time, at [http://www.uakron.edu The University of Akron], where I am majoring in Computer Science. I am also a member of the University's amateur radio club, where I am the club system administrator. I have big dreams for my future, and generally tend to carry a positive attitude about life and it's <s>horrors</s> blessings.
* I packaged and maintain a number of [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/codeblock packages] that I find useful.
** I am also a packager sponsor and currently sponsor a small number of people
* I'm a member of the core infrastructure team
** Web app development
** Server maintenance/upkeep
* I lead the [https://github.com/fedora-infra/mobile Fedora Mobile] Android app project
* I am on the websites team and occasionally fix issues with project websites
 
= Timeline of my Fedora history =
* (June 2010) - Sent intro email to infrastructure@lists.fedoraproject.org, started helping out wherever I could.
* (January 2011) - Got funded to go to [[FUDCon:Tempe_2011]]. (Thank you, Fedora!)
* (February 2011) - Was asked about and gladly accepted entrance into sysadmin-main, the core sysadmin group for the Fedora Project.
* (June 2011) - Won the [[Scholarship | Fedora Scholarship]]. (Thank you, Fedora!)
* (November 2011) - Started administrating the [[Scholarship | Fedora Scholarship]] since the previous winner has the opportunity to run the next year's scholarship.
* (February 2012) - Became an intern at Red Hat (Fedora Engineering Intern).
* (December 2013 - present) - Title change to "Associate Software Engineer, Fedora Engineering"
 
= Perhaps most importantly, I earn badges! =
{{ #fedorabadges: codeblock }}
 
= What I do outside of Fedora (in FOSS) =
* I work on a lot of small FOSS projects that I started (see my GitHub page linked above).
* I love learning about programming paradigms, particularly Functional Programming.
** Along with that, I love learning the math behind it. Type theory and category theory are enjoyable. Provable correctness is amazing. :)
** In fact Programming Language Theory in general is amazing. :)
* I maintain a small number of [https://rubygems.org/profiles/6607 Ruby Gems], but this is about all I do with Ruby nowadays.
* I maintain some Haskell packages on [http://hackage.haskell.org/user/RickyElrod Hackage].
* I created [http://da.gd/ http://da.gd/] and am currently rewriting it in Haskell.
* I sometimes contribute to [https://github.com/facebook/phabricator Facebook's Phabricator project] in my spare time.
 
= Non-software things that I do =
* I am a full-time student, currently dual-majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics at Youngstown State University.
** I am the former Vice President for the YSU ACM student chapter.
** I am the former Vice President for [http://www.w8upd.org/ W8UPD], The University of Akron's Amateur Radio Club.
** I am the former Vice President for [http://acm.cs.uakron.edu ACM at UAkron].
* I am a founder of the [https://noexc.org/ Northeast Ohio Experimenters Club] in Ohio, USA.
* I was a founder of [http://synhak.org The SYN/HAK Hackerspace] in Akron, Ohio, USA.
* I dabble with calligraphy.
* I enjoy photography - I shoot Pentax.
* I enjoy astronomy and should learn more about it one day.
* I'm an amateur radio operator (N8SQL) and ARRL VE.
* I play drums (but only as a hobby).
* I play guitar (also only as a hobby).
 
[[Category:Ambassadors from the USA]]

Revision as of 07:40, 19 October 2014

CodeBlock.jpg

Ricky Elrod on the 'net

FAS: codeblock
GPG: DAD3DF0E
Freenode (nick: relrod): #fedora-admin, #fedora-noc, #fedora-apps, #fedora-fedmsg, #haskell, #scalaz and a bunch of others.
Internal/Red Hat (nick: relrod)
Slashnet (nick: CodeBlock): #uakroncs
Ham Radio: N8SQL
Email: codeblock@fedoraproject.org
Website: http://elrod.me/
Blog: http://blog.elrod.me/
Github: https://www.github.com/relrod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codeblock
Google+ (rarely used): https://plus.google.com/106726601246881076299/

Introduction

I live in Akron, OH, USA, and am currently attending Youngstown State University where I am majoring in computer science and minoring in mathematics. I have a very strong interest in Programming Language Theory (PLT) and the connection between mathematics and programming by way of things like category theory, type theory, and the Curry-Howard correspondence.

What I do within Fedora (current-ish)

  • I packaged and maintain a number of packages that I find useful.
    • I am also a packager sponsor and currently sponsor a small number of people
  • I'm a member of the core infrastructure team
    • Web app development
    • Server maintenance/upkeep
  • I lead the Fedora Mobile Android app project
  • I am on the websites team and occasionally fix issues with project websites

Timeline of my Fedora history

  • (June 2010) - Sent intro email to infrastructure@lists.fedoraproject.org, started helping out wherever I could.
  • (January 2011) - Got funded to go to FUDCon:Tempe_2011. (Thank you, Fedora!)
  • (February 2011) - Was asked about and gladly accepted entrance into sysadmin-main, the core sysadmin group for the Fedora Project.
  • (June 2011) - Won the Fedora Scholarship. (Thank you, Fedora!)
  • (November 2011) - Started administrating the Fedora Scholarship since the previous winner has the opportunity to run the next year's scholarship.
  • (February 2012) - Became an intern at Red Hat (Fedora Engineering Intern).
  • (December 2013 - present) - Title change to "Associate Software Engineer, Fedora Engineering"

Perhaps most importantly, I earn badges!

Senior Editor Speak Up! Flock 2013 Attendee Associate Editor Junior Editor Involvement Bloggin' it! (Planet I) If you build it... (Koji Success II) If you build it... (Koji Success I) If you build it... (Koji Success III) Tagger (Tagger II) Junior Tagger (Tagger I) Badge Muse (Badge Ideas I) Riddle Me This Tanked! Junior Badger (Badger I) Keepin Fedora Beautiful (F20) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable I) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable II) Crypto Panda Secretary General You can call me "Patches" (SCM I) You can call me "Patches" (SCM II) You can call me "Patches" (SCM III) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing I) Paranoid Panda Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing II) Trust me, I know what I am doing Mugshot Let Me Introduce Myself White Rabbit Bona Fide Packager Sponsor What goes up... (Koji Failure III) What goes up... (Koji Failure I) What goes up... (Koji Failure II) Maestro Bloggin' it! (Planet III) White Hat Nuancier In Search of the Bull (Tester I) Embryo Bloggin' it! (Planet II) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing III) Baby Badger Flock 2013 Speaker Senior Badger (Badger II) Tadpole Egg Rockin' & Rollin' Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build I) No Longer a Ronin Binary Star Take this and call me in the morning Junior Package Tagger (Package Tagger I) Senior Package Tagger (Package Tagger III) Discovery of the Footprints (Tester II) Package Tagger (Package Tagger II) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build II) Proven Packager Override, you say? Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build III) Fedora Scholar Partners in Crime Helping Hand Flock 2014 Speaker The Blessing of the FPL What goes around comes around (Karma I) If you build it... (Koji Success IV) Master Editor Badge Off! Flock 2014 Attendee Missed the Train Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build IV) Crypto Badger Ambassador Party Pirate Corporate Drone Shellshocked Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build V) Consolation Prize Fedora 21 Change Accepted Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build VI) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable III) Tadpole with Legs Nom Nom Nom Bloggin' it! (Planet IV) Flock 2015 Speaker Origin Delivery Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) Fedora 22 Change Accepted Master Badger (Badger III) Fedora Legal Badge of Doom What goes around comes around (Karma II) Macaron (Cookie I) You can call me "Patches" (SCM IV) Dancing with Toshio Websites.NEXT Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Top 100 Flock 2015 Attendee It still works! Top 500 Flock 2016 Attendee Don't Call it a Comeback Bob Loblaw (Planet V) Krakow Brews! Chocolate Chip (Cookie II) Froglet Horcrux Black and White (Cookie III) Extra! Extra! Clickbait (Fedora Magazine I) Flock 2017 Attendee Steampunk Arcade Curious Penguin (Ask Fedora I) The Panda Is In LISA17 Flock Paparazzi What goes up... (Koji Failure IV) Inside Job Amateur Radio SIG Member nest-attendee-2020 Flock 2018 Attendee Adult Frog Meeting of the Minds DevConf.cz 2020 Attendee Flock 2019 Attendee Readiness Long Life to Pagure (Pagure VI) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure V) Rainbow (Cookie V) Pizzelle (Cookie IV) Rollercoaster Restaurant You’re on a boat! Fedora Advocate Long Life to Pagure (Pagure I) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure IV) Fedora & CentOS Social @ Summit 2020 We Can Do It! Long Life to Pagure (Pagure II)

What I do outside of Fedora (in FOSS)

  • I work on a lot of small FOSS projects that I started (see my GitHub page linked above).
  • I love learning about programming paradigms, particularly Functional Programming.
    • Along with that, I love learning the math behind it. Type theory and category theory are enjoyable. Provable correctness is amazing. :)
    • In fact Programming Language Theory in general is amazing. :)
  • I maintain a small number of Ruby Gems, but this is about all I do with Ruby nowadays.
  • I maintain some Haskell packages on Hackage.
  • I created http://da.gd/ and am currently rewriting it in Haskell.
  • I sometimes contribute to Facebook's Phabricator project in my spare time.

Non-software things that I do

  • I am a full-time student, currently dual-majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics at Youngstown State University.
    • I am the former Vice President for the YSU ACM student chapter.
    • I am the former Vice President for W8UPD, The University of Akron's Amateur Radio Club.
    • I am the former Vice President for ACM at UAkron.
  • I am a founder of the Northeast Ohio Experimenters Club in Ohio, USA.
  • I was a founder of The SYN/HAK Hackerspace in Akron, Ohio, USA.
  • I dabble with calligraphy.
  • I enjoy photography - I shoot Pentax.
  • I enjoy astronomy and should learn more about it one day.
  • I'm an amateur radio operator (N8SQL) and ARRL VE.
  • I play drums (but only as a hobby).
  • I play guitar (also only as a hobby).
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