My name is Matthew Barr, and I've been on the board since just after the public announcement of LOPSA as it is currently. I'm honored to be included in the list of candidates, and this time I think I've actually met everyone on the slate. All / any of us will do a good job for you. So.. Why me?

I work w/ some great folks, but I've also seen the need for moving the profession forward. We need better distribution of new methods of working smarter. We need to make sure that our concerns are heard about legislation that affects us, and our jobs. We need to have good training, and local times to help each other, and explore new options. And you know - getting together once a month to talk to folks that actually understand what you do can be wonderfully helpful, and therapeutic.

I've recently moved back to the "real" sysadmin world, after living in a strange sudo Windows/Mac/ Linux small business consulting world for about 6 years. (Translation: I'm back on a team of admins, as opposed to being alone most of the time.) I've seen things from both the unix world & the Windows world, and we both have the same needs much of the time. We shouldn't be as split as we are, at least on the server side. I'm glad to see tools in the pipeline that are integrating management of both sides, and things like LDAP that are already there.

I'm looking forward to the expansion of our Sysadmin Days concept beyond where we currently are, and hope to set up a more formal NYC LOPSA local.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve the community the last 1.5 years, and the future chance in the next term.

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