Grants & Funding Systems
Financial-Integrity Intelligence
AI & Knowledge Operations
Systems & Infrastructure
Regis Chapman
Systems & Network Architect · Senior Systems Administrator
Summary
Three decades running the systems other people depend on: enterprise servers, networks, virtualization, and VoIP, with early stretches at Apple, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft and eight years as the senior administrator for a First Nations government serving 500+ users and 150+ VMs. I have been the final escalation point at every level, from Apple and Sun phone engineering to sole responsibility for an organization’s entire infrastructure, and I have carried major migrations (Netware to Active Directory, Mac to Windows, a full platform migration at a crypto foundation) without unscheduled loss of service. Most recently I built and ran the operational tooling behind a public-goods grants program: dashboards on Vercel, pipelines across Linear, Notion, and Airtable. I read how a system is actually built and make it run, whether that is a server network under load, a phone system, or a tooling stack nobody documented.
Selected Work
A static site and toolset designed and shipped end to end: dependency-free, deployed on GitHub Pages behind a custom domain.
A live web application I built and deployed; text analysis running client-side in the browser.
An open, verified color system: five appearance modes on one token schema, contrast held in every mode, verified rather than asserted.
Skills
Windows Server 2003-2022
macOS & Windows client (2k to 11)
Solaris
Linux (RedHat/CentOS, SUSE)
VMware / ESXi
Hyper-V & SCVMM
Citrix
Active Directory & DNS
Netware/NDS migration
LAN/WAN & VLAN
Cisco UCM VoIP
PBX programming (Lucent/Nortel)
SAN & NAS (Nimble, Synology)
Backup & capacity planning
Patching & system security
Bash & PowerShell
Vercel dashboards
Notion, Airtable, Linear, Fillout
Experience
Octant Labs (formerly Golem Foundation) - Grant Operations Lead (titled Community Grants Specialist)
Nov 2024 to Jul 2026 · Remote
- Built and ran the operational backbone of a grants program that directed more than 1,400 ETH: dashboards on Vercel, evaluation pipelines across Linear, Notion, and Airtable, Fillout intake systems, and KarmaGAP grantee tracking, used by the team daily.
- Stewarded 159 project grants through a full platform migration (V1 to V2) without losing operational continuity.
- Authored the public standards the operation ran on, used to make a funding round legible before it opens.
Cowichan Tribes - Senior IT System Administrator (titled Information Technology Technician)
Nov 2016 to Nov 2024 · Duncan, BC
- Sole senior administrator for a First Nations government: 500+ users, 150+ VMs, multiple sites.
- Architected and ran the full stack: VMware/ESXi virtualization, Citrix, Active Directory, DNS, Windows and Linux servers, Nimble SAN and Synology NAS storage; responsible for resource allocation, backups, capacity planning, disk and file systems, user administration, patching, scripting, and system security.
- Oversaw the transition from Novell Netware to Active Directory.
- Rolled out and maintained the organization’s Cisco UCM VoIP system, 8851 handsets, and associated virtual machines; programmed and upgraded PBX switches.
- Delivered two rounds of major network upgrades; served as final escalation for all systems.
Ditidaht Tribe - System Administrator
Nov 2016 to May 2018 · BC
- A second First Nations government held concurrently with Cowichan; provided system administration for the Tribe.
Grow Mushrooms Canada - Senior Ecommerce Consultant
Nov 2019 to Jan 2025 · Sayward, BC / Remote
- Freelance, part-time alongside the full-time roles above. Main technical consultant for an ecommerce business: system administration, site architecture and design, marketing automation, and communications.
- Built and ran the live WooCommerce store end to end: catalog, cart, checkout, shipping tiers, and promotions.
Rondo Designs - Part Owner, VCIO & System Architect
2013 to 2016 · Nanaimo, BC
- Designed and implemented IT plans and system architecture for business clients, from infrastructure through web presence.
Microsoft (contract) - Non-Windows DevOps Lab Engineer
2011 to 2014 · Seattle, WA
- Architected and implemented the UNIX side of a developer lab environment: Solaris plus RedHat/CentOS and SUSE Linux, provisioned and customized through System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 on Hyper-V hosts, with Bash and PowerShell automation.
- Managed the physical and VM host systems running Windows Server 2008 and 2012.
- System Architect at UniversalMac MSP (2014), writing IT implementation plans and standardizing deployment for managed-service clients.
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm - IT Director, Graphic and Web Designer, and Head Yoga Teacher
2005 to 2008 · Grass Valley, CA
- Ran all computer systems, servers, and networks for a residential retreat organization, alongside its web and communications design.
Apple Inc. - Phone Support Engineer
2002 to 2005 · Elk Grove, CA
- Final escalation point for end-user and service-provider calls, up to 20 per day; technical resource for field and support engineers; authored knowledge-base articles that raised team productivity.
Sun Microsystems - Phone Support Engineer
1998 to 2000 · Palo Alto, CA
- Final escalation for Solaris support; worked directly with engineering, system administrators, and IT specialists on complex issues; authored knowledge-base content.
Earlier
- Data Analyst, Aristasoft Corporation (2000 to 2001): SLA-compliance analysis and the company’s initial reporting processes.
- Associate Consultant, Network Technology Group (1997 to 1998): stabilized a financial firm’s network; migrated its Netware and NT environments through an office move with no unscheduled loss of service.
- Lead Support Technician, Cisco Systems (1996 to 1997): supported 200 users including executive and engineering teams; managed a Mac-to-Windows migration.
- Test Lab Manager, Apple (1996): maintained 300+ PC, Mac, and UNIX machines.
- Phone Support, Quark (1995 to 1996): product support for QuarkXPress.
- System Administrator, US West (1994 to 1995) and Northern Telecom (1994).
Education & Certifications
Certified Yoga Instructor
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm (2005)
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm (2005)
Links
GitHubgithub.com/durgadasji
Personal siteregischapman.com
This page carries my public contact details. For a copy with full contact information, get in touch through the site.