My name is Derek Schwab and I serve with the Interface Team at Seacoast Church.  My roll involves managing various IT projects, providing technology support for our staff and serving with the production team.

Prior to joining the staff at Seacoast, I served as Network Admin for Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and way back when I was IT Director for an Atlanta-based land development company.

When I’m not involved in ministry, I have plenty to keep me busy.  One of my hobbies is 4×4’s and off-roading, and I serve as a partner and “Techie” at Zuwharrie where I manage all technical aspects of a high-traffic web site and forum and play an active role in planning of a semi-annual off-road event.

I am also actively involved in the open source software community.  I currently serve as a Project Manager and Systems Engineer at Simple Machines.  At Simple Machines I help lead the numerous teams of volunteers involved in the development, marketing, distribution, and support of a free web-based forum application.  I also manage and support a Linux cluster running the Simple Machines support forum and download site.

And now for a brief disclaimer:  While I am actively involved in the organizations listed above, the views expressed via this blog are 100% mine and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization listed above. If it happens here, it’s all my fault!