Ed Goad is a systems architect who has been working in various roles in the IT field for 16 years. He first became interested in scripting and automation when presented with a task to uninstall software from over 1,000 systems with limited time and resources. He has worked with scripting and automation on multiple platforms and languages including PowerShell, VBscript, C#, and BASH scripting.Ed currently holds multiple Microsoft certifications, most recently including the Microsoft Certified IT Professional - Enterprise Administrator. Additional non-Microsoft certifications include VMware Certified Professional (VCP), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), EMC Proven Professional, Brocade Certified Network Engineer (BCNE), and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).Ed is currently on a sabbatical and volunteering full time at the Amor Fe y Esperanza school in Honduras(http://www.afehonduras.org). There he is teaching computer and math classes to the kids who live and work in the garbage dump outside of the capital city of Tegucigalpa.