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- Education
- Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Honors, 2000
- Experience
- Independent Consulting
- July 2006 - ongoing
- Provide systems and network support in primarily unix-based environments for a wide variety of clients including:
- Sailboat Owners, Seattle, WA
- Support software and hardware for a Linux-based E-Commerce and large online forum site.
- Wim Hol Biochemistry Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Maintain and upgrade Linux-based servers and visualization desktops, and keep a large number of complex scientific software packages up to date.
- Echo Communications, New York, NY
- Maintain the software and hardware necessary to keep a proprietary Solaris-based online forum running smoothly.
- Other clients include: Emerald Biostructures, Quattroworld, Direct One Networking, Hybrid Data Systems, and Red Stapler.
- Club House Creations, Inc., New York, NY
- March 2003 - July 2006
- Director of Technology / Systems Administrator
- Responsible for all major technical decisions of the company and their integration into the current environment; instruct users in best practices for new Enterprise Resource Software; negotiate with hardware, software, and service vendors; plan, design, and implement server architecture for long-term use.
- Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
- June 2001 - March 2003
- Systems Administrator: Computer Science Program, Physics Department
- Purchase and implement new central server; purchase and implement new computers for student computing lab; configure and maintain department servers; increase security and reliability of all systems; maintain standard network systems; automate backups and updates.
- Club House Creations, Inc, New York, NY
- January 2000 - March 2003
- Computer Consultant
- Plan, organize, configure and install Windows 2000 servers with Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and Exchange 2000; configure clients for access to servers and internet; troubleshoot difficult network and system problems.
- Public Access Networks, New York, NY
- June 2000 - November 2000
- Computer Technician
- Construct, install, and administer NetBSD servers for customer use; program user software in perl; implement anonymous web proxy; fix problems with both staff and customer machines; keep workplace secure.
- Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
- August, 1997 - September 2000
- Computer Specialist, Mathematics Department
- System administration (Windows NT, Linux/NeXT/IRIX); implement Windows NT web server for use with Frontpage; configure and help create streaming media (Real and Windows Media); repair and upgrade computers; provide general technical expertise.
- Logical Support, Inc., Independence, VA
- January 1996 - August 1997
- Systems Administrator
- Update UNIX and Windows NT servers; administer web and ftp servers on Windows and Unix; configure modem dial-in (PPP) under WindowsNT and Unix for clients; upgrade hardware and software; installed Networks for industrial and educational use; troubleshot problematic machines, both customer and staff.
- Skills
- Software
- Unix: NetBSD, Solaris, Linux (Redhat and Debian distros), OS X, Tru64 Unix, Linux, IRIX, MS Windows, SAS, VMware, Xen, BIND and DHCP, NFS and Samba, Postfix; Apache, ZFS, MRTG/RRDT, Nagios, Cisco IOS, Amanda, Cfengine, SQL
- Hardware
- x86/x64 based machines, Sun SPARC hardware, redundant hardware implementation, networking switching and routing
- Languages
- Perl, shell scripting, awk, sed, PHP, C
- Other
- Quick to learn new skills and understand complex environments while being able to explain to non-technical users