Jonathan Nagel

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Hi! I'm Jonathan Nagel, an Information Systems Manager.

Where I've been

I was born in Central Florida. I went to school both there and in Southwest Florida. My early career was as a Chef cooking mostly American fusion fine dining. After that, I studied programming and networking in Fort Myers, Florida. I went into computing immediately following my course completion.

What I've done

I spent nearly all my early professional career working for several companies in co-location concentrating on network high security. The clientele was primarily consumer and small business support, which has mercifully dwindled in number, with my recent work being in more specific for mid to large sized companies.

In the course of my 11+ years in the industry I have performed many jobs, ranging from network application development, systems administration, business continuity planning, to staff and resource management. I have diversified expertise in technology infrastructure development, data architecture, and telecommunications. About the only thing I haven't spent much time on is writing commercial applications software.

While managing technology has been my daily work, I think one of the biggest benefits I bring an employer is my ability to help a group of diverse individuals understand and adopt technology - I am very good at effecting change. You can have all the technical knowledge in the world but without the cooperation of others you may not be able to accomplish much.

What I'm doing

I am currently the Director of Information Systems at Fort Myers Broadcasting. Some of my most recent accomplishments include: reducing cost with consolidated storage infrastructure & VOIP phone system. Working hard to develop repeatable procedures and policy. Most recently I've been working very hard to develop a fresh web presence with an online community for winknews.com

There's more information in my resume.

What else I do

I ride a Honda crf450r dirt bike, as often as I can. With proper protection it's a great way to blow off steam. In addition, I'm a life long learner currently that's economics's and statistics (yes this is what I do for fun).

What I charge

Well, how much money do you have?

That's not as silly or humorous a question as it may seem. If you have the money, I have two rates, which depend on the duration of the work. For business continuity planning, network security, and *nix admin work, my rate is $200 per hour or part thereof, plus expenses. Lower rates may apply for long-term work. In addition to the above. I may also agree to lower rates if the project interests me greatly. Again, it doesn't cost anything to ask. If you wish me to perform paid work for you, I will need an agreement in writing.

Note that I am employed full time, so the interest factor is of great importance to my decision to take up any new contract.

How to contact me

By mail:	jnagel@cnsystems.com
By phone:	234.421.1337
By snail:	Jon Nagel 1232 NE 41st Ter Cape Coral Florida 33909