Daniel Brunt
Independent Contractor at Silver Fox Solutions
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Brunt is an experienced network and systems engineer with a long career spanning legacy mini-computers and modern virtualized and cloud-connected environments. Currently an independent contractor based in Abbotsford, BC, he brings deep expertise in networking, firewall security, VPNs/VLANs, and troubleshooting across platforms from UNIX and SCO to Windows, Citrix, Linux, and VMware. He has a proven track record managing projects end-to-end—RFPs, design, installs, and SLA-driven production support—and has held senior tier-3 roles delivering critical live-system solutions. Detail-oriented and forward-looking, Daniel combines hands-on scripting and automation with strong problem-solving and stakeholder communication. An active Home Assistant user and contributor, he also pursues practical home-automation and security integrations outside of client work. His background includes rare historical breadth, having worked with ISDN and Frame-Relay networks up through modern fiber and cable architectures.
6 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
Crystal Reports Level I & II, Crystal Reports Level I & II at Last Minute TrainingBritish Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Dalhousie University
English
Github Skills (183)
lit-element10
custom-component10
python10
automation10
node-red10
home-assistant10
cpp10
aiohttp10
mqtt10
polymer10
wireless10
populate10
hue10
trigger10
orbit10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
danielbrunt57/alexa_media_player
Jul 2024 - Jan 2026
This is a custom component to allow control of Amazon Alexa devices in Home Assistant using the unofficial Alexa API.
Contributions:1 release, 200 pushes, 95 branches in 1 year 5 months
custom-componenthome-assistant
danielbrunt57/My-Dark-Thermostat
Dec 2020 - Feb 2023
My custom HA configuration using Dark Thermostat card for the Nest Thermostat
Contributions:43 commits, 41 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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