## BIO
**Mike Francis**
In today's demanding business world it is hard to stay ahead of the competition, and sometimes just as hard to stay even. The everyday advances in technology are revolutionizing the way we do business and changing the ways we communicate and interact. Trying to keep intune with the latest technologies and business practices can add stress to an already overstressed working environment.
I am a Windows/Linux systems admninistrator, project manager, CIW and Inet+ certified Professional and write most code using PHP4/5 with a MySQL backend.
## Area of Expertise
-Programming/Coding-
PHP 4 and 5, Perl, JavaScript, XML, HTML, XHTML, CSS, CSS2, Asp
-Web Servers-
IIS 5 and 6
Apache
-Operating Systems-
Windows 2000 and XP
Linux - all major distros
-Network Environments-
I have worked with network design and implementation across all levels of the OSI model using all of the latest technologies, software and hardware. I work mainly with the SMB and Mid-Market. I have vast experince ranging from Cisco routers/switches to 802.11g Lan/Wan/Wlan/Man and Linux/Windows Networks. I have always focused on ROI, TCO and Security (in no certain order).
-WEB-
I am an advanced PHP programmer who is CIW certified and have 2 wonderful graphic deigners at my service at any time. I focus on dynamic database driven content, and write custom appplications to fit your needs, while maintaining the ability for expansion, and scalability.