MEET OUR TEAM
Wim’s first experience with Linux dates back to high school, where he learned how to install, upgrade and fix Debian Linux while spending hours to get the Windows-only dial-up modem to work.
Fast-forward through a university Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, several IT jobs in software development, Linux-based network security and database administration, Wim founded his own company Kerkhoff Technologies.
Once his client base grew, he decided to create a Linux-focused division which is now it's own company, Crafty Penguin Technologies. He also developed a training program for Linux engineers, knowing that no university or industry certification would provide his new team members with the unique skills they needed to support their clients.
Our goal is to unlock potential for our clients
We unlock your business potential by removing roadblocks in the way of the flow of your work, and increasing reliability and performance of your systems so that you can serve your own clients better and scale your business without worrying about your IT.
Wim Kerkhoff
Founder and CEO
Chris Pickett
President – Crafty Penguins
Chris has 25 years of experience with Linux and DevOps. He specializes in building microservice container infrastructures, bare metal to cloud computing migrations, and custom tool development.
Richard Clark
VP – Engineering
Richard has 35 years of experience with systems administration and software engineering in the Linux ecosystem. He specializes in DevOps, automation, training and clean-up of technical debt.
Joshua Smith
VP – Operations
Joshua has 16 years experience in Network Administration and Security, Server Management and Client Relations across a broad range of industries and technologies. He specializes in Operations because of his ability to take a ‘big picture’ view in order to provide the best solutions for long-term success.
Curtis Hildebrand
Linux Systems Engineer
Curtis has 20 years of experience deploying and securing Linux systems and 6 years of experience in DevOps engineering. He specializes in system audits for security, stabilization, and migration of infrastructure due to system growth.
Nicole Mcfarlane
Sr. Linux Systems Engineer
Nicole has 10 years of experience with Linux, software engineering, and DevOps. She specializes in monitoring, metrics, and alerting, as well as our proprietary security automation systems of Crafty Penguins we use for all our clients.
Kevin Chee
Linux Systems Engineer
Kevin has 3 years of IT experience in a variety of subjects from BCIT, including development, devops, network and system administration with an interest in automation and security. Kevin was an on-campus interviewee and since joining the team, has been making some great contributions whilst improving his skillset.
Nishan Vivekanandan
Linux Systems Engineer
Nishan has 4 years of Linux and DevOps experience in Cloud Operations support as well as retail software development. He has a keen interest in all things DevOps. His astute sense of reasoning helps him get to the core of an issue and resolve it quickly.
Samantha Rapp
Linux Systems Engineer
6 years of experience in Linux server administration in bare metal and cloud environments. Samantha specializes in automation, stabilization and deployment of microservice architectures.
Jordan Dohms
Linux Systems Engineer
Over 15 years of experience in Linux server administration in a variety of environments. Jordan contributes with his existing skill set in web technologies, application integration, and troubleshooting, while continuing to evolve his DevOps and security abilities.