Meet Jamie Duncan - Our GSS Red Hatter of the Week!

"My name is Jamie Duncan, and I have been a Technical Account Manager at Red Hat for just over a year. Before coming to Red Hat, I worked at several companies of different sizes doing a combination of web development and systems administration. I currently live in Richmond, Virginia, with my awesome wife, Molly, three dogs, four cats, and a small frog named Europa.

 

I grew up in Roanoke, Virginia, in the gorgeous Appalachian Mountains, and was a history major at Radford University (go Highlanders!). As a history major, it quickly became obvious to me that I was more inclined to be a “computer guy who liked history” more than a “history teacher who knew a lot about computers”.

 

Currently, I'm the Team Lead for the Public Sector Strategic Customer Engagement team. That oddly long job title means that I work with Red Hat's larger public sector customers, and help other TAM's and SRM's (Strategic Relationship Managers) work with their customers. It is easily the most interesting job I have had to date, and I enjoy the different problems I solve each day.

 

When I'm not working, I work with my wife on our 1920's bungalow, I sweep the floors to keep up the pet fur, and I manage the Richmond, VA hackerspace. I'm also involved with the Fedora Linux Project as a Fedora Ambassador. Red Hat, Fedora and the hackerspace allow me to use Open Source concepts to build communities, which is something I love. My 1920's bungalow allows me to realize how limited my handyman abilities truly are, which also gives my wife a laugh (or cry, depending on the size of the hole in the wall)."