Alwanza.net - Professional

OBJECTIVE: Unix/Linux System Administrator, Perl/LAMP/Web Programmer, DBA

QUALIFICATIONS:

Seven years of full time System Administration, including four years as solo Senior Systems Administrator. Additional areas of focus in programming, website development, website architecture, databases.

Languages: OO-Perl, Perl/CGI, SQL, HTML, CSS, Java, shell scripting, Python, XML, JavaScript, VB, C++
Operating Systems: RedHat Linux, Ubuntu, SCO, Solaris, Alpha/Compaq/Tru64, Macintosh, Windows Server 2003
Databases: Design & normalization, Oracle, MySQL, with DBI, DBD, RDBMS, MS Access, Filemaker Pro
More Tools: Watchguard firewalls, SOHOs, ImageStream Firewalls, VMware, Nagios, RequestTracker,TCP-IP, WAN/LAN, Samba, Facetwin, Sendmail, IMAP, CVS, ssh, ftp, telnet, Lone-tar, Solstice/Legato, Microsoft Excel, Adobe PhotoShop, LAMP: Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Linux System Administrator, Senior Computer Specialist
University of Washington, Bothell Campus, Washington 9/07 to 5/09
Directly supported 500 users (students, faculty, staff), 5,000 indirectly. Administered 25 Linux servers (including 18 VMS) and 65 Linux workstations: 18 web servers, 2 mail servers, 4 database servers, 1 file server.

Dedicated System Administrator for CSS dept. Reworked home directory for added security for student/faculty/group/projects (LDAP and Kerberos authentication).
Managed Postfix, Spamassassin, Nagios, Apache.
Scripted routine tasks: backups, updates (yum, up2date), system monitoring.
Installed and tested applications: java, javah, MPICH, Matlab (2007a 2008b), CVS.
Documented installation process, and all difficult or multi-step procedures including Globus recertification.
Installed drivers, including proprietary video drivers (Nvidia for 3-monitor; ATI - made into rpm), reprogrammed Ethernet switch.
Built 16-1U gigarack in Linux Lab, deployed 16 lab desktop workstations (including network & kickstart installs), built Professors' personal workstation, built dual-boot laptops.
Created, published eight Linux Tutorial webpages for CSS students.
Adjusted iptables firewall as needed for Condor, PVC, Hadoop.
Setup and tore-down and resetup of XBoxes for CSS classes.

Senior Systems Administrator, Senior Computer Specialist
University of Washington, Genome Center, Washington 9/06 to 9/07
Directly supported 40 users (scientists and assistants). Administered Unix/Linux and Windows 2003 server-based network with Windows desktop PCs; including 1 Solaris file server, 1 Solaris database server, 7 Linux Compute and Web servers, 3 Alpha compute servers, 5 Windows 2003 Active Directory and Web servers, 6 networked printers, dedicated laboratory computers.

Configured and maintained 3 ImageStream firewalls.
Administered (DBA) Oracle Database on Solaris, rebuilt database after hard drive failure; converted from 8.1.7 to 10.2.0 and from Solaris to Linux.
Provided Solstice backups and restores for database and file server.
Capacity and security planning for future needs: determined when to archive, when new hardware was required, found solutions that fit the budget.
Enabled various kinds of file and program access for collaborators while maintaining security of systems.
Communicated with vendors and tech support (Oracle, Sun, UW) for licensing and maintenance of hardware and software.
Created, deleted user accounts and monitored them for size.

Systems/Network Administrator and IT Department Manager
Alaska Maritime Agencies, Mountlake Terrace, Washington 3/03 to 4/06
Directly supported 100 users, an additional 100 indirectly. Administered Unix/Linux server-based network with Windows desktop PCs for one local and twelve remote offices: 8 Linux servers, 2 SCO Unix server, 100 desktops, 40 laptops, 5 Watchguard Fireboxes, and 7 SOHOs. Reported directly to CEO. Manage Unix/Linux server-based network with Windows desktop PCs for one local and twelve remote offices. Evaluate IT requirements, troubleshoot end user issues, and purchase equipment and software for multiple locations. Manage software and hardware for all users. Install and configure servers, desktops, and laptops. Document IT procedures on Intranet. Reporting directly to CEO.

Configured and maintained all servers, desktops, laptops.
Built and installed 4 Linux servers for file, mail and intranet service.
Evaluated IT requirements, purchased equipment and software for all locations.
Addressed all end-user issues.
Created Intranet (Apache web server) for documentation of all IT procedures.
Documented computer procedures and IT tasks on Intranet, coded in HTML, Perl, and Perl DBI and DBD (RDBMS with Informix).
Configured and connected Facetwin (SMB) fileshares.
Integrated email services including Sendmail, MailScanner, and IMAP.
Provided email support, special configurations, and lists for users with sendmail, MailScanner, and procmail.
Provided support for accounting department with Perl, shell scripting, SQL (isql on Informix), and Microsoft Access.

Freelance and Home Network Projects, Seattle Washington 2/01 to 3/03

Built three Linux/Apache Web servers from components. Web server has been serving live dynamic pages since 8/01.
Installed RedHat, Perl, MySQL alwanza.net.
Set up two home networks with static and dynamic IP addressing, one wireless.

Web Developer, IS² Inc, Lynnwood Washington 8/99 to 1/01
Lead seven-person intranet team of department leads, administration. Created and maintained company-wide intranet:

Coordinated meetings to assess content, design, navigation, and architecture needs.
Established architectural, coding, and design standards.
Coded (HTML, Perl, Javascript) and provided content for 100 of the 400 pages.
Coded web applications in Perl-CGI.

EDUCATION:

Unix/Linux Administration Certification, University of Washington Extension 8/02
Perl Programming Certification, University of Washington Extension, 6/02
Certificate in Computer Programming, North Seattle Community College
B.S. and B.A., University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport Connecticut