Our Contributors

Geek Shui Living Technology News was born of a desire to take the Geek Shui Living concept we so fully believe and share it with the world, in hopes of helping others achieve healthy balance between their real and virtual worlds. By providing daily news, reviews, analysis, tutorials, and tips, our writers do their best to keep expert and novice computer users, alike, informed and up-to-date on the latest news regarding information technology, computer and network security, web development, social media, mobile computing, gadgets, gaming, geek culture and more.

We’re proud to include the following writers in our list of bona-fide Geek Shui Living Gurus:

Justin E. Gehrke – As the founder of Geek Shui Living, he serves as the website administrator, editor, and staff writer. Justin holds multiple industry-recognized certifications, to include CISSP, CIWSP, CompTIA Security+/Project+/A+, and MCSA. Though he has more than twelve years of experience in the Information Technology arena, as a whole, his areas of specialization include IT Planning, Information Security, and Computer and Network Security. He is available for consulting in the areas of Information Technology, Network Security, web development and internet presence establishment. You can follow him on Twitter via @GeekShui.

Ivan Vazquez – A CompTIA Security+ certified professional with more than 15 years of experience in the Information Technology industry, Ivan specializes in network intrusion prevention, incident identification and analysis, content management, and vulnerability scanning and analysis. His past experience includes tenures with nationally and internationally-known technology companies. You can follow him on Twitter via @bladestorm61.

Erin “The Nins” Stuelke – Erin is a geeky gamer girl with a BS in Chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill and a computer programming certificate from NC State. She spends most of her free time playing RPGs and adventure games, studying Japanese, and absorbing as much information as she can about science and technology. You can follow her on twitter via @The_Nins.

Jose Gutierrez – As a seasoned professional with more than ten years in the Telecommunications and Information Technology industry, his expertise is in Wide Area Networking (WAN) and Local Area Networking (LAN). Jose is a professed tech and gadget junkie, who is also an avid fan of Formula One racing. He writes regularly for Geek Shui Living and can be contacted on Twitter via @jose9990.

Chris Koontz – A fledgling writer and IT Professional, Chris took his hobby and made it his career. He manages all of the technical needs for a small franchising company, including hardware and software support, LAN and WLAN networking and server administration. In his spare time, he games and writes, with hopes that his first book will be complete later this year. He’s been PC Gaming since Wolfenstein 3D and Apogee ruled the universe. You can find him on Twitter via @PhineasDelgado

Alex Miranda - Alex is a certified BlackBerry Champion dealer, with more than ten years of experience in the Telecommunications and Wireless industries. He’s has always had a knack for helping the average person understand technology. Besides his rabid love of Gremlins, he likes to watch movies with his wife and daughter. Alex is also a lifelong gamer and currently enjoys console gaming on the XBOX 360 and Playstion 3. He is the Twitter angel known as @gizmoalex and can be found there on a daily basis.

Dieter Andrew Schweiss – An avid amateur blogger and social media enthusiast, Dieter has a lengthy resume that includes degrees in Chemical Engineering and German, data acquisition hardware & software support, travel to Japan, content management experience, a brief stint as a high school science teacher, and electronic medical record support. He splits his free time between his family, his computer (gaming and programming), and his love of all things geeky. You can follow him on Twitter via @QuietRumbling.

Jason M. Hamilton – Jason is a Central Office technician, for AT&T Global Network Operations. He specialties include maintaining fiber optic transport and switching and toll equipment. Prior to AT&T, Jason spent several years designing and building LAN/WAN systems, as well as designing and assembling PCs and servers. He loves being at home with his family and is an avid PS3 video gamer and former hard-core PC gamer. A former U.S. Marine, you can sometimes find Jason in his moment of Zen at the local gun range. You can follow his random thoughts and rants on Twitter, via @HamJamIam

Jacinta C. Baca – Jacinta is a Public Speaking graduate from Hawaii Pacific University. She is an amateur blogger who enjoys collaborating with fellow geeks and expressing her views and opinions on all things geek. She is a Subject Matter Expert on geek culture, sci-fi, comics, and user friendly tech, games and gadgets. On the side, she works in real estate and volunteers in the fields of environmental conservation and emergency medical services. You can find count on finding her daily on Twitter, via @NerdyGurlBlog

Mike Hepples – Located somewhere in the frozen North that is Canada, Mike is a hardcore BlackBerry Geek, heavily involved in the CrackBerry.com community as a Twelper/Blogger/Forums Moderator.  He designs/creates custom BlackBerry themes in his spare time, and is the resident IT weenie at his day job. Mike is a lifelong lover of anything tech and known to dabble in whatever happens to suit his fancy at the moment…at least when he can put his beloved BlackBerry down. When not wrestling moose with his bare hands, as all Canadians are wont to do, Mike can usually be found somewhere in the twittersphere, via @michaelwpg

Tom Edwards – As a six year old, Tom’s first grade teacher dropped him in front of a Commodore PET to do some math problems. When he learned it could play Galaxian, a friendship was born. He remembers when computers didn’t have hard drives or operating systems, applications ran on cassette tapes, and can still program in BASIC. Nowadays, he’s a network and systems administrator for an engineering firm, is married with three future geeks under the age of seven, and is a regular contributor for PopBunker.net. You can stalk him on Twitter via @MrWorkrate.

Bryony Mackey – Bryony (Brian-ee) is a former champion bullrider and NCAA All-American swimmer with a Bachelor’s in Business Management and Equine Management. She’s a self-taught programmer and all-around IT girl who fell into her position as a web developer and HTML programmer for a financial services company quite by accident. She shares a home in Arizona with her husband, her iMac named Avery, her trusty Blackberry, and her unhealthy obsessions with all things Joss Whedon, Battlestar Galactica, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Spaceballs. In her spare time she reads as many books as she can, knits, crochets, fishes and shoots her compound bow. Follow her on Twitter via @BKQuinn.

Interested in writing for Geek Shui Living?

Geek Shui Living is always on the look-out for writers, with a passion for all things technical, who would like to showcase their articles, reviews, tips, and tutorials. Though it’s a non-paying gig, many super geeks find it to be both a personally and professionally rewarding way to showcase their talent to the world. Think you could be a valuable contributor to the Geek Shui Living team? Contact us via the Geek Shui Living Contact page or on Twitter.