Emil Vikström
About me
Welcome to my corner of cyberspace! I'm Emil Vikström, a computer and web fantast (most would call me a geek) from Sweden. I enjoy hacking code to analyze data or setting up new services, or to play with my computers at home. I usually run Debian GNU/Linux but have tried other operating systems as well.
I'm currently studying for a degree in Computer Science at Uppsala University.
I live in Upplands väsby outside Stockholm with my awesome girlfriend Linda. In our spare time we usually watch movies, play video games or plan our apartment.
Emil's technical expertise
I worked for Levonline hosting for more than two years. My main task was 2nd & 3rd level support, being part of the web hosting division and handling dedicated servers as well as VPS servers. I also did a fair amount of SEO and coding. This has given me great insight into the hosting business from many angels, mostly the technical side of course. Here is a short list of my skills.
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System administration
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LAMP
- Linux
- Apache
- MySQL
- PHP (administration and coding)
- GNU/Linux: Debian, CentOS/Red Hat, Ubuntu
- Clustered, loadbalanced and high-availability systems
- nginx
- Postfix e-mail system
- vsftpd FTP server
- Squid
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LAMP
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Helpdesk experience
- 2nd and 3rd level e-mail support
- Support ticket system usage
- SEO, Search engine optimization
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Programming and scripting
- PHP (extensive knowledge)
- Bash
- SQL
- JavaScript
- JQuery
- Java (basic knowledge)
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Protocols and standards
- (X)HTML
- XML
- DNS
- SMTP
- HTTP
- EPP (domain registration)
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.SE domain registration
- Passed the knowledge test
- Programming and maintenance of an EPP system for domain registration
- Extensive knowledge of the registration processes
Projects
I like to hack code, so of course I have some hobby projects. Here are some of my more developed ones (please note that I'm not a great designer):
- EreFredag.se
- The biggest "is it friday" site in Sweden, with enhanced font size and some interactive functionality.
- UM-bilder and UM-projekt
- Contains images, RSS feeds and more for the community Ungdomar.se. This is some small functionality I missed as a member on the site. The image archive is very popular.
Emil Vikström
rsemil /at/ gmail