Freelock, LLC is a Limited Liability Company owned and operated by John Locke, Manager and principal consultant. We work with a group of independent professionals to provide a comprehensive solution for your small business computing needs.
Here are some of our consultants:
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John is the principal consultant of Freelock, LLC. In addition to being a proficient web developer, he is an experienced technical writer, network administrator, and all around problem solver. He has worked with computers since 1984, and currently advises small businesses on open source software.
His hobbies include racing Thistles on Lake Washington, hiking & backpacking with his wife, playing soccer, and coding software.
For more information about John, view a brief summary.
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Jill is an experienced technical writer who specializes in User Interface Design. She has a Masters in Technical Communication from the University of Washington. She has a keen sense for identifying problems with web sites, and helping people identify and create compelling content.
Jill is responsible for helping customers target their web sites, developing training material for Freelock systems, and providing training for our customers. She also does some interface design, with a focus on usability.
Her favorite hobbies are gardening in small spaces, hiking throughout the Northwest, and doing home improvement projects.
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 Jason is our 'go to' guy whenever software needs to be tweaked and customized. He has a passion for building and designing websites, and using open source projects (Drupal, Joomla!, Zen Cart etc...). His goal over this next year is to become more involved in the open source community. Jason joined Freelock after receiving his MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database Administrator) certification and is currently studying to become a Zend Certified Engineer in PHP
In his off time, he can be found on the slopes, wandering around Ballard, or at a friend's house grilling steaks. His other interests involve writing short stories, reading science fiction, playing soccer, and making computer animations. Catch his blog at rustblue.com.
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Nick is the primary system
administrator at Freelock, keeping customers' email, websites, and
servers running smoothly. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the
University of Idaho and is in the process of acquiring his
Linux system administrator certification. He recently completed another level of certification and is now LPIC-2 certified.
Nick has worked in the IT arena for the
past nine years on everything from Unix/Linux, Windows, and network
administration, to enterprise identity management. He especially
enjoys designing the best IT solutions for our customers.
In his spare time, he likes investing (stocks, bonds, options, etc) and mountain biking with friends.
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With a passion for business, wine and
adventure, Erik began his career where most people do, in school.
Graduating with BA degrees in Business and International Studies from
the University of Oregon in Eugene, Erik capped off his educational
career at CIMBA, located in Asolo, Italy, where he received his MBA.
Erik worked for 3 years for a Logistics Company, and as the Director
of Business Development in the healthcare industry, and has owned and
operated a wine importation business specializing in fine Italian
wines. Erik is a relative newcomer to the world of Open Source but is
hoping to translate his knowledge of the business world into a
program that can help shine the light on some of the software
solutions available for emerging small business owners everywhere.
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Peter is our go-to graphics guy. He's been a professional graphic designer for both print and web for over 20 years. He has an extensive background designing the public face of several high-profile products, and his work has been used in many large advertising campaigns. Most recently he's proud to be the designer and maintainer of the Snohomish County transit system map. We're lucky to have his talents on our team, and his ability to capture the essence of our customers and express that essence in their web sites and brand collateral. Peter and his family take regular trips along the Lewis and Clark trail, tracing history through the backroads and byways of rural America. See some of his portfolio at McKinnon Design, LLC.
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Dave provides entertainment and enlightening conversation for the
people of Freelock, LLC. He makes regular appearances with his
accordian to relieve the stress of projects under deadline, and
generally lightens everyone's mood.
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Shadow is Freelock, LLC's mascot and resident enthusiast. Whenever John gets too focused on a project, she is only too happy to drag him outside for a game of fetch. Preferably in the water.
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