I am an experienced information technology professional with a diverse background, providing a unique advantage in many IT consulting roles. I seek out challenging projects that leverage my existing experience while providing new opportunities to grow. I particularly seek out opportunities to integrate open source software into real-world solutions.
v M.S. in Computer Information Systems
v B.S. in Computer Systems Administration
v Minor in Computer Science
v DeanŐs list
v Awarded the Outstanding Senior Award by the School of Computing
v DeanŐs list
v National Honor Society member
v Linux/open source consulting,
v Mac OS X Server and Macintosh integration consulting,
v Network routing, firewall, security consulting
v Planned and executed complex network infrastructure/data migration
v Web development
Fulfilled all IT-related responsibilities, including:
v System administration (implementation and maintenance) of Linux and FreeBSD servers
v Developing, implementing and monitoring information systems policies and controls
v Network engineering tasks related to routing, bandwidth / traffic monitoring, log analysis, intrusion detection, etc.
v Determining cost-effective, proactive strategies for Information Technology by evaluating and recommending software and hardware purchases and/or implementation
v Telecommunications, specifically the administration of the companyŐs Nortel Meridian 1 PBX system
v Software development for in-house applications
v Implementing e-commerce websites, establishing merchant card processing, providing web hosting services
v Maintaining and developing the company website
v Implementing and maintaining data backup strategies and disaster recovery plans
v Providing support to end users regarding commercial software, in-house software, hardware, printing, and telecommunications equipment
Achievements include:
v Developed a fulfillment/distribution application using popular LAMP platform (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP)
v Achieved 650+ day uptime with FreeBSD 4.8 server (brought down by excessive power failure)
v Developed new, automated methods for work flow, resulting in increased efficiency
v Cut telecommunications costs in half by switching to new provider for both voice and data services
v Began in workstation support, promoted quickly to networking and then employed as embedded systems developer
v Developed a digital time clock / debit system for the university campus
v Installed and maintained many critical servers in a highly heterogeneous environment (Windows 2000, Linux, Solaris)
v Installed and maintained critical networking components including switches, routers, and various datacenter equipment in our NOC
v Authored various network management scripts using Perl, PHP, MySQL
v Contributed to the design and implementation of network security strategies
v Performed Novell Netware administrative and engineering tasks
v Responsible for Linux / Unix / Windows NT system administration
v Performed network troubleshooting
v Provided onsite support (Clients included small businesses, schools, and government offices)
|
Operating Systems: |
Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP), Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS (System 7 – OS X 10.4), OpenBSD, NetBSD, Novell Netware (4.11 – 5.1), Solaris (2.6 – 9), QNX, OS/2 (Warp 4), SCO Unix, many other experimental OSes |
|
Programming Languages: |
PHP, Java, Z80 ASM, C/C++, 8051 ASM, Perl, Python, Objective C, C#/J# .NET/Mono |
|
Databases: |
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS Access, MS SQL 7/2000, Oracle, FileMaker Pro |
|
Networking: |
Firewalling / VPN technologies (SonicWall, Symantec, IPsec (KAME, FreeS/WAN), BSDŐs ipfw / ipfilter, LinuxŐs IPTables, Checkpoint), Cisco IOS (light routers and Catalyst switches), DNS administration (Bind), mail server administration (Postfix, Sendmail, MS Exchange), IPv6 routing, WiFi (802.11b, g) deployment, OpenLDAP, Open Directory, NetInfo, RADIUS |
|
Hardware Platforms: |
PC (x86), Apple (m68k, PPC), Sun and other miscellaneous hardware platforms |
|
Telecommunications: |
Nortel Meridian 1 PBX administration, Asterisk, Hylafax fax server software, VoIP, SIP, AIX |
|
Misc. Software: |
Vi/Vim, MS Office (97/2000/XP), MS Visio, MS Visual Studio .NET, Crystal Reports (8.5), MAS 200 for SQL, Act! 6, Tapeware 7.0, Veritas Backup Exec, Nagios |
|
Web Technologies: |
HTML, PHP / MySQL / Apache related development, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, XSL/XSLT, Java Servlets |
|
Embedded Systems: |
Embedded systems design Electronic component soldering / assembly including surface mount (SMD) technology, Intimate experience with Dallas SemiconductorŐs TINI reference platform (hw & sw development), |
|
Other Skills: |
Amateur video game console development, Good writing and communication skills, Knowledge in biblical Greek |