Overview
Channel21 Productions, Inc. was an early internet services company operating in the late 1990s. The company specialized in designing and building database-driven, interactive e-commerce websites that incorporated multimedia elements, which were considered state-of-the-art for the time. In addition to full website development, the company also provided contract programming, graphics services, and pre-built website modules for corporate clients.
Channel21 Productions was not affiliated with any television station, despite its name.
Role: Network Administrator, Programmer, and Technical Support
Jordan Barber worked at Channel21 Productions from 1996 to 1999, holding multiple roles across the company’s technical operations. His responsibilities included:
- Network Administration: Maintaining and troubleshooting internal systems and internet infrastructure.
- Programming: Developing backend components for interactive websites, including early database integration.
- Technical Support: Providing internal IT support and assisting clients with technical issues related to their hosted services and software.
This position provided Jordan with foundational experience in applied systems administration and software development during the early commercial internet era.
Connection to Jordan Barber
Channel21 Productions was Jordan Barber’s first formal role in the technology industry. He joined the company as a teenager, working during the formative years of the web. The role helped launch his career in systems engineering and programming, and gave him hands-on experience with early web technologies, commercial hosting environments, and customer-facing tech support.
This early work laid the groundwork for later ventures, including his own IT consulting company, Geeks4Hire.net, and ultimately his systems-based approach to clinical practice and healthcare operations.