Career Objective:

A senior level computer/network engineering and administration position in the Central Florida area that will continuously challenge my abilities and enable me to acquire new computer, networking, and other related skills.

Work Experience:

• 07/2001-present: FutureQuest, Inc.., Orlando FL, Systems Administrator.
  Responsible for maintaining a network of Linux and OpenBSD servers at a major web hosting company. Setup and maintain a network wide monitoring system and data backup system. Also responsible for all aspects of the data center including power, fire suppression, HVAC, and disaster preparation.
• 03/2000-07/2001: Maxcess, Inc.., Orlando FL, Senior UNIX Systems Administrator.
  Responsible for all aspects of all UNIX servers. Managed a network of ~40 Sun Solaris servers providing 24x7 reliability for CLEC operations. Servers ranged from Sun Netra T1 to UE 4500. Also responsible for data storage on EMC Symmetrix and backing up all data using Veritas NetBackup.
• 09/1999-03/2000: Harris Corporation Communications Division (contractor from Tek Systems), Melbourne FL. Computer Systems Integration Engineer.
  Responsible for integrating the Harris Network Management (HNM) product into customers' existing network environments. Installation process requires interfacing with many different types of hardware using the ENM, SNMP, SGA, and SCAN protocols. Customers are primarily CLECs utilizing switches such as the Copper Mountain DSLAM and Lucent 5ESS and Pathstar.
• 01/1995-09/1999: Coleman Research Corporation, Orlando FL. Computer Systems Administrator, Launch Systems Group.
  Responsible for administrating a 250 node TCP/IP network consisting of Sun Ultra Enterprise and Dell Windows NT 4 servers, PC and Macintosh computers, and Sun and SGI workstations. Addressed system configuration and maintenance, file backups, E-mail, Internet proxy service, virus scanning, data security, performance tuning, user support, and documentation. Supported phone and voice mail services.

Certifications/Technical Education:

• 02/2001: Brainbench.com UNIX Administration (general) Master Level Certification.
• 02/2001: Brainbench.com Linux Administration (general) Master Level Certification.
• 11/2000: EMC Corp. Advanced ECC for UNIX.
• 05/2000: Veritas Veritas Cluster Server for UNIX.
• 03/2000: Sun Microsystems Certified Solaris 7 Systems Administrator.
• 09/1999: Harris Corp. Certified Harris Network Management (HNM) Administrator.
• 09/1999: Harris Corp. Certified SGA Administrator.
• 10/1997: Rand Technologies Certified Pro/Engineer Administrator.

My Brainbench.com transcript: http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/transcript/public/viewtranscript.xml?pid=2609973

Security Clearance:

• 06/1999-06/2001: DoD interim SECRET clearance.

Skills:

• Computer Architectures: Sun Microsystems and Intel x86/x86-64 based computer systems.
• Networking: TCP/IP, djbdns, DNS, pf, BIND, NIS, WWW, Secure Shell, OpenSSH, Proxy, PPP, SMTP, SNMP, FTP, SMB, Routing, IP NAT, VPN, ISC DHCP server, Apache web server, Apache proxy server, Qmail, Sendmail, Tarantella, CERN web server, Samba, firewalls, Exceed, and Squid proxy server.
• Hardware: RAID, Ethernet, 10Base-T, 100BaseTX, 100BaseFX, 1000BaseSX, Ethernet hubs, Ethernet switches, SCSI cable/device/terminator/controllers, networks (TCP/IP), network cards, multi-media systems, UPS, tape drives and libraries, printers, memory, modems, disk drives, and CD-ROM drives.
• Operating Systems: UNIX, The XWindows System, Solaris 2.5.1-8, SunOS 4.1.x, Linux (Gentoo, Redhat 5-7 and Slackware 2-8), OpenBSD 2.5-4.1, SGI Irix 5.x and 6.x, SCO Open Server v3 and v5, SCO UNIXware 7, Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows v3.1 and 3.11, Microsoft Windows 9x, Microsoft Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 (workstation and server), FreeBSD.
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, XML, and Oracle.
• Programming Languages: Perl, CGI, HTML, AWK, C-Shell, C, Pascal, Basic, and Bourne Shell.
• Diagnostic Tools, Utilities, and System Level Software: NetSaint/Nagios, deamontools, taiclock, Veritas Volume Manager/File System, Veritas Cluster Server for Solaris, Veritas Database Edition for Oracle, Sar, Top, Nfswatch, Etherape, Snoop, Dig, Netstat, Iostat, Vmstat, TripWire, and Syslog-ng.
• Backup Software: tar, dump/restore, rsync, cpio and Veritas NetBackup.
• Application Support: Pro/Engineer, Pro/PDM, vi, pine, Netscape, Optix, HP OpenView, Telalert, Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Outlook, Goldmine, Lotus CC:Mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Word Perfect, Pegasus Mail, Eudora, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Micrographics Designer, Microcadam, CM:Stat, Nastran, Patran, Orcad, and View Logic.
• TELCO Equipment: Sonus, Lucent Pathstar, Lucent CBX500 ATM switch, Copper Mountain DSLAM, and Turnstone.
• TELCO Software: Navis Core, Lucent DGS, Lucent BILLDATS, METASOLV TBS, DSET, and Arbor BP.

Educational Background:

• 1994-1996: University of Central Florida, Orlando FL.
  Majored in Computer Engineering (on hold).
• 1990-1994: Apopka High School, Apopka FL. Diploma with honors.
  Courses included 4 years MCJROTC, BASIC Programming, Advanced Placement Pascal Programming, and Basic Electronics.