Personal information

Name:	Ivari Horm
Gender:	Male
Location:	Rannamõisa-Tallinn, Estonia
Date of birth:	March, 25th 1981
Marital status:	Single
Nationality:	Estonian
E-mail:	ivarihorm.name
GSM:	+372 5279447
MSN:	rangerrisk.ee
Skype:	theranger
Driving license:	Category B

Friends tend to say that this person is friendly, has good communications skills, is not afraid of asking questions (but only the right ones) and just loves technology. He has high quality standards and likes to create new services or add new value to the existing ones.

He always does his best to keep the promises and deliver everything in schedule.

Education

• Tallinn School No. 21
• Tallinn University of Technology in Business Information Technology (to be graduated some day)

Languages

• Estonian as a native language
• Fluent English both in oral and written form
• Russian at the communication level, more speaking than writing
• Have studied French some time ago, but it needs a refreshment

Supplemental courses

• ECDL – The European Computer Driving License (all seven modules)
• ICT manager’s role and functions (in Merlecons ja Ko)
• Administration of Linux systems (in BCS Koolitus)
• Windows Scripting Host and Visual Basic (in BCS Koolitus)
• Using Windows Management Instrumentation (in BCS Koolitus)
• Occasional attendee of Microsoft Eneta community seminars

Work experience

• 2010 – present: Artec Design LLC (Software Engineer)
• 2004 – present: Baltnet Communications (CEO)
• 1999 – present: Tallinn School No. 21 (ICT Manager)
• 2001 – 2003: Estweb Business Solutions (managing server systems)
• 2005 – 2009: Tallinn Technology Park (ICT Consultant)
• 2009 – 2010: Tallinn School No. 21 (Vice Headmaster in Economics)
• Kuristiku Gymnasium (administrator of servers and networks)
• Tallinn Hobby Education Centre Kullo (teaching computers and programming)

Skills

• ECDL seven modules (Estonian site) gives all basic computer skills
• Web programming experience (PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript etc.)
• Perl and C has been needed during the server management tasks
• Experimented with C# to provide semi-automated computer hardware auditor
• Experimented with Java for simple desktop productivity solutions
• Some experience in programming C++ and embedded systems
• Some experience in programming Android and iPhone mobile applications
• Familiar with BSD (FreeBSD), GNU/Linux (Ubuntu), Windows systems and servers
• VMWare ESXi and VirtualBox software provides virtualization solutions for multiple operating systems
• PF and ports system under BSD and kernel compilation under GNU/Linux are familiar
• Used Cisco Catalyst and HP ProCurve CLIs and configured Mikrotik routers
• SNMP with MRTG and Cacti draw all the graphs, Nagios is monitoring server health
• Have used Chillispot captive portal with Kerberos and LDAP to provide public WiFi access
• Both relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and non-relational (LDAP, BerkeleyDB) databases are used to store data
• Managed Windows and Samba domains with more than 180 workstations using either Group Policy or WPKG distribution system

Recent Tasks

• http://study.risk.ee (Programming and computer courses).
• Programming the communication system and public website for Tallinn School No. 21.
• Implementing the web-based server management system for Baltnet Communications.
• Programming embedded and mobile systems for Artec Design.
• Doing various tiny programming projects.
• Created desktop accounting software in Java for people traveling abroad to provide electronic diary and overview of expenses and payments.

Activities

• Travelling, especially by car, hiking
• Swimming, cycling, walking in the woods and discovering neighborhood
• Playing adventure game Encounter (http://eesti.en.cx) from time to time (lately rather inactive though)
• Running cross-country
• Books & movies (a good adventure or sci-fi appeals most)

Beliefs

• Although it would be great, computer software will never be 100% free again
• Although it would be great, computer software will never be 100% bugfree ever
• Although it may be great, humans will never be free from technology again
• The Matrix might or might not exist, but ignorance to a certain degree can still be a bliss
• The subject of this CV does not belong to Generation Y
• In a computer world everything is possible. That’s why time estimations are always wrong.
• Relationship with other believers is practical and tolerant

Favorites

• Favorites are objects that exist primary in my browser menu and are sometimes called bookmarks
• Non-virtual favorites include orange (the fruit, not a telephone company), vegetables with rice, chicken, chocolate, coco
• My mind likes Dire Straits, Mike Oldfield, Blackmore’s Night, Jean Michel Jarre
• As well as many artists from ‘80s to ‘90s
• Bookmarks consist of Alexandre Dumas, Mikhail Bulgakov, Victor Hugo, Dan Brown, Jules Verne, J.R.R. Tolkien
• Not to mention Nicholas Cage, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Adam Sandler, Jackie Chan, Sandra Bullock