As well as being an ethically minded, socially responsible, technically expert, slightly geekish workers collective, GreenNet is also 7 rather interesting individuals…

Andrew

Experience at GN: Andrew has worked for GN since 2010, providing first-line phone and email support, being our WordPress expert, and recabling stuff properly.

Favourite OS: Plan 9 (or, failing that, Ubuntu)

Famous for: Being a keen hiker & cyclist, and knowing more about Google AdWords than anyone else at GreenNet (which isn't hard, to be fair!).

Most likely to say: “Shall I make some coffee?”

Least likely to say: “Shall I make some tea?”

Cedric

Experience at GN: Cedric has been providing freelance IT support to the voluntary sector for about fifteen years, having worked as a programmer and technical writer, but migrated to GreenNet in 2003, where he works on mail and web systems administration, DNS, client support and hardcore nonviolent security measures.

Favourite OS: RiscOS, Windows 95b, c, d but not e (because there’s a bug in the kernel interrupt call table)

Famous for: Being an anti-spam Time Lord (think Doctor Who against scammers instead of Slitheen, or Daleks if you’re over 40) avidly collecting, analysing and peacefully destroying spam, and pioneering no-cost peer-to-peer website mirroring.

Languages: British English (perfectly spelt and composed)

Contribution to the revolution: “Childcare and proof-reading manifestos.”

Ed

Experience at GN: Ed joined GN after 20 years working with NGOs and non-profit organisations, mainly for migrants and human rights. Ed handles outreach, web project management, project conceptualisation and planning, CMS support and training, and the community garden.

Famous for: Not having obsessive knitting tendencies.

Languages: English, Arabic, Nairobi Street Swahili

Most likely to say: “Well, it’s just a status monitor at present, but in the longer term we plan to be tracking all our coffee percolating activites online”

Howard

Experience at GN: Howard is GreenNet’s Finance Officer. He has responsibility for financial planning and expenditure management. He prepares the company’s annual accounts, and quarterly financial reports. He implements a monthly bill run for invoicing GreenNet’s users. He also manages the financial relationship between GreenNet Ltd and the parent charity, the GreenNet Educational Trust. Howard is a certified accountant with 15 years’ experience.

Favourite OS: Anything that works (pleease!)

Famous for: Being one of Deptford’s foremost plastic bucket percussionists and playing drums in Abbey Road Studio 2 (once).

Languages: Management Speak, talking drum.

Least likely to say: “It’s free as in beer”

Ian

Experience at GN: Ian has worked for GreenNet since 2005, and prior to that he worked for LaNeta in Mexico City. For GreenNet, he has worked on a range of Drupal-based web projects, including some that have involved Drupal module development, and CiviCRM integration. Ian’s expertise lies in open source web solutions and security measures. He has also pioneered a ground-breaking new comprehensive Linux installation training amongst the GN user community.

Favourite OS: Kubuntu (or Emacs if anyone would let him)

Famous for: Defending APC DNS and borderline obsessive compulsive behaviour around security – leaving us so well locked up that not even the sysadmins can get into the server.

Languages: United Statesian English, British English, Spanish

Least likely to say: “I say chaps, any chance of getting a warm beer around here?”

Liz

Experience at GN: Liz has worked for GreenNet since 1998, initially on user support and web server administration, and more recently on web development projects using ActionApps, WordPress and Drupal. As an active member of the APC Women’s Networking Support Programme, she has contributed to technical installations and training at a number of UN conferences and international events supporting women and technology.

Favourite OS: Kubuntu

Famous for: Still keeping her chickens outside despite avian flu.

Languages: Real English, techie English

Least likely to: Get in a stew

Marek

Experience at GN: Marek has worked with GreenNet since 2000 as the technical operations manager. He works on core systems administration, platform monitoring and development, clients’ systems supervision, the analysis of web-based projects, web server administration and programming, specialising in content migration and search.

Favourite OS: Anything that resembles Unix.

Famous for: Migrating the entire GN system to a colocated Linux platform and generally securing GreenNet’s future through brilliant technical planning.

Languages: Czech, English, Czechlish

Least likely to say: “Comrades”