Welcome to my User page.

JE 22 This user joined Wikipedia 22 years, 4 months, and 25 days ago as of August 12, 2026. This user is male. 41 This user is 41 years old. This Wikipedian was a member of the United States Air Force. This user was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force. This user was a Police officer. This user is a Computer System Administrator. Security+™ This user holds a CompTIA Security+ certification.

My name is Eric. A quick history: in my early teen years I developed a strong interest in technology. In the early 1990s I owned a Commodore 64. Not long after, I was dumpster diving for parts to build my own computer. My first real exposure to a full operating environment was MS-DOS running Windows 3.0 on an 386. I learned Novell-based networking while assisting the network administrator in middle school, and by the late 1990s I was using Linux as my primary operating system. Over the years I have supported every major version of Windows and worked with many Linux distributions.

In 2008 I enlisted in the United States Air Force Security Forces, the law enforcement and security arm of the Air Force. I served in both law enforcement and security roles and deployed multiple times. Toward the end of my enlistment I also took on a range of information systems responsibilities, drawing on my technical background. I separated from the military in 2015, a decision I still regret at times, and soon after returned to IT, working in both the federal and state environments.

I have been involved with Wikipedia for over two decade. I was very active at one point, but life has limited the time I can dedicate. I still make smaller edits when I can. If you have any questions or concerns about my contributions, please leave a note on my talk page.

Thanks!

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For your great efforts to restore the wiki! Cheers, JetLover 21:55, 9 July 2007 (UTC)