Background information

Mr. Glenn McKnight, MA
868 Corbetts Road
Oshawa, Ontario Canada L1K 2E1
globalcatalysts@rogers.com
1-905-434-6655
SKYPE gmcknight

Glenn is a former Director of Operations with the Linux Professional Institute LPI based in Toronto, Ontario Canada
He has helped build the brand awareness of the world leading Linux certification to a global standard through his support and interface with the international community
He is committed to the idea of a global certification standard in accord to the spirit of FLOSS

Various IT projects
-Volnet Canada, Canadian Federal Government initiative to provide computers, training and Internet access to non profit organizations in Southern Ontario
-Volunteers Online, Ontario Government initiative called IDEALS and JUSSAYYES two online journalism and Intranet projects
-Ontairo Government MITW, Making IT Work, Partnership Platform program to partner non profits to IT professionals
-Various IT schools to develop IT partnerships with leading software vendors

Presentations
Idello 2008, Senegal Accessiblity and WCAG 2.0
IT 360, Toronto Finding Good Open Source Support
Linux World Utrecht, LPI A Roadmap to Success, Nov 2007
CareerDoor, Toronto, Linux and Emerging IT Job Opportunities, Sept and Dec 2007
Linuxtag, Berlin, Communication Breakdown between IT and Non IT Managers, June 2007
Linux World London, IT Capacity Development in the UK, London October 2006
United Nations New York Open Source Workshop, Human Capacity of the Open Source Community, August 2006
FOSSDEM- 2005 Belgium Overvview on IT Certificaiton
FLOSS Caracas, Certification a Gateway to IT Skills Development
LinuxWorld Boston, IT Apprenticeships
Linux World Toronto, Windows to Linux 10 Essential Steps to Success

Current and Ongoing Projects

1.Accessibility and IT issues
2.FLOSS adoption by local governments, procurement policies
3.Professional development of professionals to produce quality FLOSS documentation
4.Creation and promotion of the FOSScore exam to non profits
5.ODESSA Open Desktop Software Support Association- building a network of professionals, trainers, consultants
6.Storytelling projects including Oshawa Memories Project, volunteering with Murmer Project
7.Ink Media Subcompact computer