Michael Smitasin

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I am an IT professional, and have been with the University of Oregon since August 2008. I provide technology support to Faculty and Staff within the school of Architecture & Allied Arts, and have also contributed to the development of a new Drupal-based website. On September 1, 2009, I started a new position with the department of Art, providing dedicated support for non-standard technologies.


I was also a student of the University of Oregon from 2003-2007, and received my Bachelor of Science in Digital Arts. After graduation, I spent a year working for Nordstrom, Inc. in Technology Support Services at the Seattle downtown corporate campus.


I attended Winston Churchill High School in Eugene, OR for about six months, and received my diploma from that school as well. I lived and attended school in Sweet Home, OR from around 1995 to 2002. I was born and raised in Portland, OR from 1985 until 1995.


I enjoy reading, running, and amateur photography. I also spend a good deal of free time with independent IT projects. At the moment, I'm playing with two Ubuntu 9.04 servers and one Fedora 11 server. I hope to get Apple Filing Protocol support working (via Netatalk) to enable me to perform wireless, over-the-network TimeMachine backups.


Generally, I enjoy any book by David Sedaris or Jen Lancaster. I've also recently finished "Where Underpants come from" by Joe Bennett.


On November 1st, 2009 I will be traveling to Beijing, China with my father. We'll be staying less than a mile from Tiananmen Square, and I hope to go for a couple of runs around the historic site. After a week, we'll be heading to Bangkok, Thailand to visit family for two weeks. I hope this will be an excellent opportunity for some uncommon photography.


Currently, I use the following camera equipment:

  • Canon Digital Rebel (300D) dSLR
  • Canon 50mm f1/.8 II
  • Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0
  • Vivitar 285HV Flash
  • Canon Wireless Remote Shutter Release (RC-1)
  • Tiffen 77mm Circular Polarizer
  • Tiffen 77mm UV Filter
  • Lowepro Nova 170 AW Bag
  • Recent News

    • Yellow Journal Project
    • Arizona New Years 2010
    • Photos from China & Thailand
    • 10/31 - 11/23: China & Thailand
    • Greenhill Cattery

    Friends

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    • Alison Ho
    • Astra Sodarsono
    • Brian Van Peski
    • Brooke Eisen
    • Gabe McGinnis
    • Isaac Viel
    • Johnny Nguyen
    • Louie Vidmar
    • Nick Rohring
    • Robby Henry
    • Steve Coen
    • Tim Louie
    • Tristan Waddington

    Links

    • Car Talk
    • Greenhill, SPCA
    • Road to Chump Car
    • S2000 Blog
    • This American Life
    • WireTap | CBC Radio
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