Hello, my name is Darryl, and I am a new contributor to the Fedora Docs project.

[Darryl Beckham]

I reside in Northern California and am originally from the Bay Area. My
primary areas of interest are System Administration, Technical Writing, and
Software Engineering, though not necessarily in that order. I am a
university student seeking to gain experience documenting computer systems
and technologies, with a strong interest in software and programming. I'm
typically a quiet and reserved person who is arguably better at writing my
thoughts than vocalizing them ;) What I enjoy most is solitude and having
the freedom to research topics of interest, which I feel lends itself well
to the study of computer technologies. I still have much to learn, but I am
enthusiastic about the opportunity to delve deeper into the world of
Fedora, open source projects, and computer technology at large.

What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past?

For the past year I have worked in an intellectual property office
assisting in the creation of marketing materials for newly developed
technologies at a research institution. This has included writing
description of technologies by sifting through Records of Invention and
Patent Applications. Some of these have been computer science related, but
a great deal have been related to biological sciences, including
biotechnology, bio-medical engineering, etc.

What level and type of computer skills do you have?

I started out learning Java basics before taking an introductory computer
science course taught with Python. Subsequently, I took a software
development course which was taught using C++ and also introduced Linux
operating systems, the Linux CLI, and shell scripting. Since then I've
installed and used Fedora and Arch Linux on my personal computers. I would
consider my skill level to be beginning to intermediate.

What other skills do you have that might be applicable? User interface
design, other so-called soft skills (people skills), programming, etc.

I study both English and Computer Science at the university level and
believe this combination will be useful in the realm of technical writing
and documentation. I have good communication and people skills, as well as
the desire to enhance my knowledge and understanding of computer systems,
technologies, and methodologies.

What makes you an excellent match for the project?

Since my first exposure to Fedora in my software development course, I have
been enthusiastic about the Linux community. When I become interested in
things I tend to dedicate a great deal of time to learning about them. I
will soon be assisting in a university computer science lab which uses
machines all running Fedora.

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