Dan York Biography
Because I speak at many conferences, I am often asked for a "bio" to put in
conference marketing brochures. At the moment, I have the following versions. Given that
many of the conferences I attend have a Linux/open source orientation, these are focused
on that direction.
UPDATE: 09 September 2007 - These bios are in serious need of
updating. The best bio for me right now is over at the VOIP Security Alliance
(VOIPSA): Dan York bio.
Very short
Dan York, CISSP, is the product line manager for Mitel Corporation's collaboration
products and co-chairs Mitel's internal product security team.
Very short but personal
Dan York, CISSP, co-founded the Linux Professional Institute and is the product line
manager for Mitel Corporation's collaboration products. He lives with his wife and
daughter in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Another short spin
Dan York is a product manager at Mitel Corporation and has brought products to market
based on both Linux and Microsoft Windows and considers himself platform-agnostic with
regards to product development. Certified both as an LPIC and MCSE, he is the co-author
with Mark Minasi of "Linux for Windows Administrators" and writes frequently on
related subjects..
Short
Dan York (Burlington, Vermont, USA), CISSP, has 15 years of technical instruction and
training experience and 20+ years with Internet and UNIX systems. Dan has authored
several books on Linux and networking, written numerous articles for technical
magazines and is a frequent speaker at technical and training conferences. He co-founded
the nonprofit Linux Professional Institute, serves on the board of directors for Linux
International and works as the product line manager for Mitel Corporation's collaboration
products.
Very Long
Dan York (Burlington, Vermont, USA) has been a technical instructor
and training manager within the corporate training industry for over 15 years. He studied
Computer Science and German at the University of New Hampshire and pursued graduate work
studying towards a Masters in Education. He has been working with the Internet and UNIX
systems for 20+ years and PCs since the early Apple computers in 1977 . While his passion
is with security and Linux, he has also spent several years working with Windows
environments. He is both a Microsoft Certified System Engineer and Microsoft Certified
Trainer and has also written books on preparation for the MCSE certification exams. Dan
has authored multiple books on Linux and has written numerous articles for technical
magazines. He has spoken at various conferences within the training and IT industry
and for some time was a member of the Certification committee of the Systems
Administrators Guild (SAGE - a division of USENIX). A co-founder of the nonprofit Linux
Professional Institute, he served as the organization's first President for almost three
years. Today he continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for Linux
International and is the maintainer (and co-founder) of the LinTraining web site He is
employed by Mitel Corporation where he is the product line manager for their collaboration
products, co-chair of Mitel's internal product security team and Mitel's representative to
the new VoIP Security Alliance.
Please contact me if you wish for another
variation.
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