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Server Update
by Jonathan Hutchins 15 Apr '25

15 Apr '25

We had a 30 minute outage of kclug.org last night. I suspect NetStandard maintenance. As long as I was thinking about that system I ran an update and rebooted to the new kernel. I suppose we need to do a release update some time, I think we're still on Oldstable. -- Jonathan

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Fwd: Systems Administrator opening (partial remote work from home) (1 year contract with possible extensions or conversion to a permanent employee)
by Jonathan Hutchins 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Systems Administrator opening (partial remote work from home) (1 year contract with possible extensions or conversion to a permanent employee) Date: 2025-02-04 15:35 From: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> To: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> Hello, Below is the job description for the Systems Administrator opening. Working onsite 3 days a week and remote from home 2 days a week. This is a 1 year contract with possible extensions or conversion to a permanent employee. Please let me know if you know anyone who would be interested in this opening. From the manager: We have quite a few technologies in our environment that we support (Windows Servers, VMware, Storage and Backups, AD, DNS, some Linux/Kubernetes/Ansible, etc). Also a lot of datacenter and on prem support and not as much work in the Cloud. Linux, Kubernetes, and Ansible are really nice to have skills. Technical: * This person will be covering a lot of their on-prem data center focused infrastructure, even though they are a hybrid environment with CGP and on prem the Sr Engineer will cover their Cloud environment * This is more of a Swiss Army knife type of position since they cover a lot of their infrastructure - They will support their Windows and Linux Servers, VMware (moving from ESX to VXRails), Storage Tapes, Backups, Active Directory, Horizon View, Database Management, etc. * Kubernetes, Ansible are nice to haves since they do have some critical applications running on Linux. Just need someone with a high technical aptitude that can pick things up quickly if they lack this experience * Will partner with the Managed Service Provider (Fujitsu for now) Other Details: * This will start as a 12 month contract. Could extend if they do a great job and stay engaged. Potential to go full time but definitely not a guarantee * This role is a hybrid role (3 days on site, 2 days remote). They will start out a 100% on site to learn the lay of the land and once they feel comfortable with the environment they will move to the hybrid schedule. * 7am-4pm is the preferred shift. Can be flexible to 8am-5pm. * No on call support Open to Mid-level or Sr Candidates. Prefer more tenured candidates since they will be covering a lot of aspects of their infrastructure and need to have a high technical aptitude. Core data center services: * Server Management (Windows, Linux, File Management, VMWare ESX, VXRails) working with 3rd party Managed Service Provider * Storage and Backup Management (including weekly tapes) * Core Network general understanding (working with the Network Engineers) * Onsite Support in a physical datacenter * Application Management (AD, DNS, DHCP, Horizon platform management, IPAM, DCIM, Kubernetes) * Database Management * Middleware Support (Application Support, Ansible) Job Description: __ Top Skills - Must Haves * windows * system administrator * active directory * linux Top Skills' Details 1.) Windows and/or Linux Server Administration 2.) VMware (ESX or VXRails) 3) Storage/Backups 4) Active Directory, Horizon View 5) Kubernetes, Ansible - Nice to Have Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves * windows server * vmware * migration * server administrator Job Description Responsible for driving initiatives and projects related to the design, implementation of support of server, storage, and application environments. Takes ownership of various operational environments, both internally and externally hosted, ensuring highest levels of performance, stability, and security. Work with team members and vendors to develop technology strategy and implement chosen solutions. Responsibilities: - Manages all aspects of the Data Center's servers, storage and application processing and develops recommendations for new or enhanced systems, services and technologies throughout the company - This person will be covering the on-prem infrastructure. They have another Engineer on site that covers their Cloud Infrastructure - This is more of a Swiss Army knife type of position since they cover a lot of their infrastructure - They will support their Windows and Linux Servers, VMware (moving from ESX to VXRails), Storage Tapes, Backups, Active Directory, Horizon View, Database Management, etc. - Kubernetes, Ansible are nice to haves since they do have some critical applications running on Linux. Just need someone with a high technical aptitude that can pick things up quickly if they lack this experience - They will also help with any physical datacenter support, some rack and stack if needed. - Will partner with the 3rd party Managed Service Provider as well Additional Skills & Qualifications Candidates should be able to cover the core data center services: * Server Management (Windows, Linux, File Management, VMWare ESX, VXRails) working with 3rd party Managed Service Provider * Storage and Backup Management (including weekly tapes) * Core Network general understanding (working with the Network Engineers) * Onsite Support in a physical datacenter * Application Management (AD, DNS, DHCP, Horizon platform management, IPAM, DCIM, Kubernetes) * Database Management * Middleware Support (Application Support, Ansible) Work Environment - This role is a hybrid role (3 days on site, 2 days remote). They will start out a 100% on site to learn the lay of the land and once they feel comfortable with the environment they will move to the hybrid schedule. - 7am-4pm is the preferred shift. Can be flexible to 8am-5pm. - No on call support - 3rd party provider handles after hours typically. Best regards, Brian Fellers | Lead Professional Recruiter T 913.982.4972 | M 785.250.7060 | bfellers(a)TEKsystems.com 800.318.2074 | F 913.982.5053 7421 W 129th St, Suite #300, Overland Park, KS 66213 [1] [2] This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise protected from disclosure to anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this electronic mail or its contents (including any attachments) by persons other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message (including any attachments) in its entirety. Thank you Links: ------ [1] http://www.teksystems.com/ [2] http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfellers -- Jonathan

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Fwd: Comcast - Linux Systems Administrator / coding skills opening (100% remote work from home) (1 year contract)
by Jonathan Hutchins 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

-- Jonathan

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Fwd: GEHA - Cloud Engineer opening (remote work from home) (4 month contract, $80-85/hr)
by Jonathan Hutchins 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: GEHA - Cloud Engineer opening (remote work from home) (4 month contract, $80-85/hr) Date: 2024-11-25 17:14 From: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> To: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> Hello, Below is the job description for the Cloud Engineer opening we have with GEHA. This is a 4 month contract opening with an hourly rate range of $80-85/hr. Please let me know if you know anyone who might be interested. Placement - Contract - 4 month Must have skills: Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Cloud Engineer Design, develop and optimize cloud-based solutions, ensuring seamless operations for Enterprise Data Warehouse team. This is a contract position, and the successful candidate in this position will be expected to bring knowledge and experience with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Synapse and Snowflake Data Cloud. The successful candidate will apply design and development fundamentals to these cloud platforms by providing the best practices and expertise for seamless data integration. Essential Functions & Accountabilities: * Take direction from Manager/Architect/Senior Programmer for ADF, Azure Synapse, and Snowflake on daily tasks and activities. * Develop and maintain data pipelines, data storage solutions, data processing and data integration using ADF and Snowflake. * Test new or modified programs to ensure that they conform to design. Develop test data for use in program testing. * Write documentation of system changes in conformance with department standards * Write any necessary user documentation (report descriptions, user procedures, operations procedures) * Provide timely and concise summaries of project status to manager. * Works closely with business data analyst and data architects to understand the requirement to create effective data workflows. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * Proficiency in designing, building, and testing on Azure * Experience developing data pipelines using Azure Data Factory with ETL techniques to load from various sources into data warehouse or data lake * Experience developing Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a plus * Demonstrate experience in using different ADF components (Pipelines, Data Flows, Triggers, Linked Services etc.) * Familiarity with project deployment model, use of project and package parameters, and Integration Services Catalog (including Environments) preferred. * Proficient in using Snowflake Data Cloud including creating databases, schemas, tables and views. * Developing an optimizing ETL process for loading data into Snowflake * Software development life cycle and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies. * Proficient in SQL query writing and editing. * Develop complex ETL routines to load a dimensional star schema with a strong focus on data quality, error handling, and logging processes. * Assess requirements for completeness and accuracy and determine actionable steps for the ETL team. * Identify necessary changes to current business and data integration processes. * Communicate risks and ensure understanding. Work Environment: Standard office environment Experience: * 7 years of IT Development experience with advanced experience working on Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse. Snowflake experience is a plus. * Advanced experience developing data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Snowflake * Experience in using ADF and Snowflake's components to move data using different ETL techniques * Experience with Azure, Azure DevOps, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Server * Advanced experience with T-SQL, data warehousing design, BI concepts, and best practices * Optimize data loading, querying, and performance within Synapse workspaces and Snowflake * Experience with ETL processes using Snowflakes build in features * Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent practical and relevant experience. * Clear verbal and written communication skills. * Previous experience in the health industry, SSRS, or Power BI is a plus. Best regards, Brian Fellers | Lead Professional Recruiter T 913.982.4972 | M 785.250.7060 | bfellers(a)TEKsystems.com 800.318.2074 | F 913.982.5053 7421 W 129th St, Suite #300, Overland Park, KS 66213 [1] [2] This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise protected from disclosure to anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this electronic mail or its contents (including any attachments) by persons other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message (including any attachments) in its entirety. Thank you Links: ------ [1] http://www.teksystems.com/ [2] http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfellers -- Jonathan

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Fwd: Bass Pro - DevOps Engineer opening (100% remote work from home) (1 year contract)
by Jonathan Hutchins 05 Oct '24

05 Oct '24

Pretty high level, no salary mentioned. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Bass Pro - DevOps Engineer opening (100% remote work from home) (1 year contract) Date: 2024-10-05 08:55 From: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> To: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> Hello, Below is the job description and details for the DevOps Engineer opening we have with Bass Pro. 100% remote work from home on a 1 year contract. Please let me know if you know anyone who would be interested in this opening. Top Skills - Must Haves * Devops * System administrator * Linux * red hat linux * ansible * azure * java * kubernetes * websphere * github Top Skills' Details - Linux Red Hat System Admin Experience - Operations, Support, Debugging, Troubleshooting - Ansible Automation and Scripting - Cloud Operations - Azure - Working in Java Environment Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves * Python * Aws * Automation Job Description Bass Pro is looking for a contractor to help support their eCommerce DevOps/Infrastructure team. This team specifically supports both basspro.com [1] and cabelas.com [2] and works very closely with the Dev team. POSITION SUMMARY (Objective/Purpose of Position): We are seeking a DevOps Systems Engineer to help us build and operate functional systems to ensure site reliability and improve software delivery workflows. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for deploying product updates, identifying production issues, and working with our software team to implement integrations that meet their needs. If you have a solid background in software engineering and are familiar with HCL Commerce, React, and cloud infrastructure we would love to speak with you. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Key Responsibilities: * Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies. * Implement systems that are highly available, scalable, and self-healing on a cloud platform. * Design, manage, and maintain tools to automate operational processes. * Develop and maintain solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring. * Continuously evaluate existing systems with industry standards and make recommendations for improvement. * Work with others in cross-functional teams to integrate new deployment processes and strategies to meet feature requirements. EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS: Required * Minimum 2 years' experience as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or similar software / support role. * Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, Splunk, New Relic, DataDog etc. * Experience in Linux Systems Administration * Experience provisioning Java environments. * Experience with Cloud infrastructure, preferably Azure. * Experience with Ansible, Python, Bash, or other automation languages. Preferred * Experience in IBM Websphere or HCL Commerce * Experience with Kubernetes engineering / provisioning * Experience with GitOps methodologies Additional Skills & Qualifications * More of a Support role and keeping up with operations - Keep the lights on * Need to be familiar working in a Java Environment and Linux Redhat (System Admin experience) * Ansible is a must - Main tool they use for scripting and automation. * Debugging, troubleshooting, provisioning experience * Understand Cloud Operations - Mainly in Azure. Do not need an expert * Nice to have - Kubernetes, IBM Webshpere or HCL Commerce, GitHub * Looking for a Mid-Level Engineer - Will also look at Sr level candidates as well. * Might need to work on call on the weekend every 6 weeks - not 100% sure because his team might cover it. Best regards, Brian Fellers | Lead Professional Recruiter T 913.982.4972 | M 785.250.7060 | bfellers(a)TEKsystems.com 800.318.2074 | F 913.982.5053 7421 W 129th St, Suite #300, Overland Park, KS 66213 -- Jonathan

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Fwd: Jack Henry - Sr Release Engineer opening (remote work from home) (6 month contract to hire, up to $120k)
by Jonathan Hutchins 26 Sep '24

26 Sep '24

I think they're unlikely to find someone who's been working their workflow for siz years, but in case somebody's interested: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Jack Henry - Sr Release Engineer opening (remote work from home) (6 month contract to hire, up to $120k) Date: 2024-09-26 16:12 From: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> To: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> Hello, BELOW IS THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE SR RELEASE ENGINEER OPENING WE HAVE WITH JACK HENRY. THIS IS A REMOTE WORK FROM HOME 6 MONTH CONTRACT TO HIRE OPENING WITH A SALARY OF UP TO $120K. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN OPENINGS WITH JACK HENRY. Details: * Remote work from home * Pay up to 120k salary Description & Requirements At Jack Henry, we deliver technology solutions that are digitally transforming and empowering community banks and credit unions to provide enhanced and streamlined user experiences to their customers and members. Our best-in-class products are just the start as we lay the groundwork for the future of digital banking and payments. We hope you'll join us. We can't do it without you. A Release Coordinator is responsible for owning the planning and coordination of all phases and activities involved in the release of a system or system update into the production environment. Their role facilitates release meetings, ensures release readiness, and develops release deployment plans based on input from multiple stakeholders within various teams. They would identify priorities, conflicts, dependencies, and risks for the release. Perhaps more importantly, the Release Coordinator ensures that plans are in place to mitigate those risks. A Release Coordinator confirms the release deployment plan is followed and that all release deliverables (usually in the form of Release Activities or entry/exit criterion) have been completed inline with the release dates and deadlines. Typically, we would expect to see release notes, approvals, communications, contact lists and pre and post-release verification activities also managed by the Release Coordinator. This position is fully remote, working hours would flexibly be 8-5 EST. What you'll be responsible for: · Facilitates release planning meetings with key stakeholders (Devops and release teams) and development teams to identify proper sequencing of release packages. Ensures that issues and risks are identified, understood, and dealt with in a manner that mitigates risk to scope and schedule. Works with Infrastructure and Database teams to mitigate risks associated with downtime and long-running scripts/processes. · Defines and documents the release recommendation for each release and/or change to production. Includes release scope, schedule, deliverables, and roll back plan. Reviews release recommendation with key stakeholders. · Review Release Notes for accuracy and completeness. Documents and communicates all changes for a release in release notes which are published to both the internal team and the client. · Attends change management such as CABs and deployment planning meetings to collect data and information pertaining to the release. · Pursues IT and Project compliance with release acceptance criteria. · Provides outage information and fills out service level agreement blackout request. · Supports release execution by monitoring of each phase of the release. Validates the release as it progresses thru various release gates and test phases, alerts appropriate stakeholders of any errors or issues that need to be addressed. · Verifies capture of customer acceptance/signoff on deliverables. Post-production validation: was it deployed correctly, and did it meet acceptance criteria? · Facilitates Release Retro sessions within days after a release is completed. Assigns action items with owners and timeline commitments to resolve. (Release Issue Tracker Items) · Facilitates Incident Retro sessions withing 5 days of incident. Assigns action items with owners and timeline commitments to resolve. (Incident/Watch Items) · May perform other job duties as assigned. What you'll need to have: · Six years of experience in release management with Agile methodology · Experience with project management tools - for example Azure DevOps for managing and tracking work items. What would be nice for you to have: · Bachelor's degree · Certified Scrum Master or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or RTE Release Train Engineer · Ability to Communication and Collaborate up, down, and across - with Leadership, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Software Engineers, Application Support Engineers, and Release Engineers. · Good Understanding of SDLC and Release Processes with Agile Methodology. Best regards, Brian Fellers | Lead Professional Recruiter T 913.982.4972 | M 785.250.7060 | bfellers(a)TEKsystems.com 800.318.2074 | F 913.982.5053 -- Jonathan

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Virtual event with Audrey Tang
by Chris Bier 18 Sep '24

18 Sep '24

https://www.mymcpl.org/events/101242/facing-future-audrey-tang?utm_source=c… She's an open source and open democracy advocate and served as Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan. It's pretty cool a local library is getting interviews with world class open source people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Tang

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Re: KCLUG Digest, Vol 130, Issue 1
by Sean Crago 14 Sep '24

14 Sep '24

Mmm... Second shift. On Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 13:07 <kclug-request(a)kclug.org> wrote: > Send KCLUG mailing list submissions to > kclug(a)kclug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > kclug-request(a)kclug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kclug-owner(a)kclug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of KCLUG digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: General Communications - DevOps Engineer (remote work from > home) (6 month contract to potential hire) > (Jonathan Hutchins) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:12:23 -0500 > From: Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins(a)tarcanfel.org> > Subject: Fwd: General Communications - DevOps Engineer (remote work > from home) (6 month contract to potential hire) > To: KCLUG <kclug(a)kclug.org> > Message-ID: <b45ae946e850e25af6be0330fceb6ef2(a)tarcanfel.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Anybody interested in Alaska? This job description actually seems sane. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: General Communications - DevOps Engineer (remote work from > home) (6 month contract to potential hire) > Date: 2024-09-13 15:02 > From: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> > To: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> > > Hello, > > Below is the job description for the DevOps Engineer opening we have > with General Communications. This is a remote work from home 6 month > contract with potential extensions or conversion to permanent opening. > General Communications is the main communications company in Alaska. > Please let me know if you know anyone who would be interested in this > opening. > > Must be available to support the Alaskan time zone hours which is 3 > hours behind central time zone > > Top Skills - Must Haves > > * Devops > * Ansible > * kubernetes > * Terraform > * Python > * Scripting > > Top Skills' Details > > Ansible, Kubernetes and Terraform. Azure of AWS. > > Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves > > * Azure > * Cloud > * vmware > * Automation > * Infrastructure > * Aws > > Job Description > > GCI's DevOps Engineer III is responsible for the Development Operations > (DevOps) function of the organization; works collaboratively with > multiple Engineers and functions to develop, deploy, and maintain the > organizations software and/or systems. DevOps function strives to > achieve improved deployment frequency for faster time to market, > shortened lead time between fixes, and quicker recovery time in the > event of a new release failure. This is achieved though development of > system automation, scaling efficient repeatability with Continuous > Delivery methodologies, and building out technology providing effective > reliability. > ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT ALL LEVELS: > Responsible for the design, implementation, and support of large-scale > infrastructure across multiple cloud solutions. > > Automate and streamline operations and processes to rapidly release > reliable applications faster and more frequently. > > Build and maintain tools for deployment and testing in stable and > scalable production environments. > > Best regards, > > Brian Fellers | Lead Professional Recruiter > T 913.982.4972 | M 785.250.7060 | bfellers(a)TEKsystems.com > 800.318.2074 | F 913.982.5053 > 7421 W 129th St, Suite #300, Overland Park, KS 66213 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/7421+W+129th+St,+Suite+%23300,+Overland+…> > > > -- > Jonathan > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > KCLUG mailing list -- kclug(a)kclug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to kclug-leave(a)kclug.org > %(web_page_url)slistinfo/%(_internal_name)s > > ------------------------------ > > End of KCLUG Digest, Vol 130, Issue 1 > ************************************* >

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Fwd: General Communications - DevOps Engineer (remote work from home) (6 month contract to potential hire)
by Jonathan Hutchins 13 Sep '24

13 Sep '24

Anybody interested in Alaska? This job description actually seems sane. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: General Communications - DevOps Engineer (remote work from home) (6 month contract to potential hire) Date: 2024-09-13 15:02 From: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> To: "Fellers, Brian" <bfellers(a)teksystems.com> Hello, Below is the job description for the DevOps Engineer opening we have with General Communications. This is a remote work from home 6 month contract with potential extensions or conversion to permanent opening. General Communications is the main communications company in Alaska. Please let me know if you know anyone who would be interested in this opening. Must be available to support the Alaskan time zone hours which is 3 hours behind central time zone Top Skills - Must Haves * Devops * Ansible * kubernetes * Terraform * Python * Scripting Top Skills' Details Ansible, Kubernetes and Terraform. Azure of AWS. Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves * Azure * Cloud * vmware * Automation * Infrastructure * Aws Job Description GCI's DevOps Engineer III is responsible for the Development Operations (DevOps) function of the organization; works collaboratively with multiple Engineers and functions to develop, deploy, and maintain the organizations software and/or systems. DevOps function strives to achieve improved deployment frequency for faster time to market, shortened lead time between fixes, and quicker recovery time in the event of a new release failure. This is achieved though development of system automation, scaling efficient repeatability with Continuous Delivery methodologies, and building out technology providing effective reliability. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT ALL LEVELS: Responsible for the design, implementation, and support of large-scale infrastructure across multiple cloud solutions. Automate and streamline operations and processes to rapidly release reliable applications faster and more frequently. Build and maintain tools for deployment and testing in stable and scalable production environments. Best regards, Brian Fellers | Lead Professional Recruiter T 913.982.4972 | M 785.250.7060 | bfellers(a)TEKsystems.com 800.318.2074 | F 913.982.5053 7421 W 129th St, Suite #300, Overland Park, KS 66213 -- Jonathan

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seeking optical media for turbine rotors
by David Nicol 05 Sep '24

05 Sep '24

Has anyone got a spindle of disks they have been contemplating throwing out but haven't yet? A friend and I are building a model tesla turbine and need a couple hundred. -- "At first it doesn't make any sense, which is perfectly all right" -- Ken Nordine

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