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Romain Sinclair
Linux System Administrator

Romain Sinclair

I didn't start in tech — I came up through marketing and business analysis. A few years in, I hit a point where I knew the path I was on wasn't the right one. People in my corner had already made the leap into tech and pushed me to do the same. So I did.
I got my CCNA, RHCSA, and Security+. I built a home lab running CentOS, Docker, Nagios, GitLab, and Bacula — because that's how I learn: by building. Now I'm combining deep infrastructure knowledge with the business and communication skills most engineers never develop — and I'm bringing that combination to IT where both actually matter.

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What I Build

Infrastructure Builder

My primary focus is managing and maintaining Linux server environments — configuring services, monitoring infrastructure, and keeping systems secure and operational. I work in CentOS/RHEL environments and run a home lab where I build and document everything hands-on. Layered on top of that is a network engineering foundation that most sysadmins don't have — meaning I understand the network layer my systems sit on, which makes me even more effective when things go wrong

Certifications

Attained

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
CompTIA Security +

Cert Badges

Resume

Years of Experience

Education

2025
Pro-Core Plus

Linux for Jobs

An intensive, job-focused Linux administration program built around real-world scenarios. This is where I sharpened the hands-on skills that bridge the gap between knowing Linux and operating it in a production environment.

2015
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tn

Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing

Graduated Austin Peay State University with a Bachelor in Business Marketing and minor in Communication.

Communications (minor)

Experience

2024-2026
Pro-core Plus

Linux Systems Administrator

This is where everything I've been building toward is being put to work. I'm operating in a ticket-driven Linux environment — resolving access and authentication incidents, managing core network services like DNS, DHCP, SSH, NFS, and FTP, and hardening Apache web services. I run vulnerability assessments with Qualys and Lynis, automate recurring tasks with Bash and cron jobs, and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Podman. Ansible and Terraform handle configuration management and drift reduction — and everything gets version controlled through Git and GitLab.

2022 - 2024
NextEra Energy

UX Product Owner

I owned multiple concurrent digital initiatives end-to-end at one of the largest energy companies in the country — web, mobile, customer tools — managing full Agile sprint cycles with engineering, UX, and business stakeholders. Working inside enterprise infrastructure at that scale made it clear I wanted to be the person building and maintaining the systems, not just the products running on top of them.

2021 - 2022
Parallax Digital

Digital Marketing Specialist/Business Analyst

This role was the inflection point. Strong on paper, but it made clear I was ready for a different path — one closer to the infrastructure powering everything I was working around.

2018 - 2021
RS Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing Specialist/Business Analyst

I built and managed marketing operations from the ground up — growing a social following 50% to 20K, generating 1K+ leads, and scaling the Raising Free People Network podcast to 600K+ downloads. The analytical mindset I developed here transferred directly into infrastructure work.

2016 - 2018
LendingPoint

Senior Sales Marketing Rep

Where I learned to perform under pressure and communicate value clearly — $1M+ in monthly sales, 97% satisfaction rating over 22 months. The ability to speak confidently to non-technical stakeholders is something most engineers never develop, and it's become one of my strongest assets.

Skills

Operating Systems

99%

Virtualization

99%

Web/Identity Management

99%

Containers

99%

Ticketing System

99%

Scripting

99%

Vulnerability Assessment

99%

Logging Monitoring Tools

99%

Version Control

99%

Configuration Management

99%

Automation

99%

Infrastructure as Code

99%

Data Integrity

99%

Performance Tuning

99%

Network & Security

TCP/IP

99%

DNS

99%

SSH

99%

NFS

99%

Home Lab

75%

Active Directory

20%

Routing & Switching

60%

Troubleshooting

50%

Portfolio

My Works
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Becoming Cyber podcast interview

Media
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Vimeo Videos
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YouTube Videos
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Media Project 1

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Blog

My Diary
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Road To Achieving My CCNA
15 Aug 2024

Road To Achieving My CCNA
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