Skills Summary
Outstanding analytical problem solving ability. Proven facility for rapidly learning unfamiliar computer systems and programs. Extremely effective at working independently. Broad experience base including UNIX and VMS system management, networked system integration, technology planning, application programming, user support, training, and technical writing. Exceptionally strong sense of integrity and honesty. Speak English (native language) and German (fairly well).
Employment
UNIX System Specialist, 1999-present. Internal position administering mission critical UNIX and Internet systems at a major financial institution. UNIX and firewall specialist within team responsible for the administration of distributed applications and the Sun Solaris and Compaq Tru64 UNIX operating systems and related hardware. Primarily responsible for maintaining and improving Internet infrastructure components and internal electronic communication systems used by all SWX staff members, including management of sendmail email gateways and BIND Domain Name System servers. Install and administer Checkpoint Firewall-1 firewalls, Netscape proxy servers and Trend Virus Scan virus protection systems. Member of the primary response team for security incidents and of the group that is responsible for developing and administering information security policy for the Exchange. Approximately 80% of spoken and 60% of written communication is in German.
Advanced UNIX System Administrator/Team Leader, Perot Systems Corporation. 1998 – 1999. 6-month contract assignment on site full time in support of a highly visible project at the investment banking division of a major international bank. Lead a team of six system administrators responsible for installation, maintenance and support (first- and second-level) of production, test and development environments. Responsible for administration and support of eighty Sun servers, ranging in size from Ultra 2 to Ultra Enterprise 6500, and approximately three hundred Sun Ultra 5 and Ultra 2 workstations, all running Solaris version 2.6. Storage options employed ranged from single internal disks to multiple Sun Photon A5000 disk arrays connected via Fibre Channel. Facilitated communication between team and management, tracked major tasks and provided technical leadership for the team. Environment included NFS, NIS, Veritas Volume Manager and Solstice DiskSuite.
UNIX System Administration Consultant, Analysts International Corporation. 1997 – 1998. Contract assignment on site full time at a Fortune 50 manufacturing corporation working as a system administrator for very large data servers in a highly complex, cutting edge client-server environment. Member of a group comprising approximately 35 system administrators responsible for all aspects of system administration and system-level problem resolution on 50+ Sequent Symmetry 5000 and NUMA-Q computers, each with .5-2+ terabytes of disk storage in Sequent Peripheral Bays and EMC disk subsystems, 1.5-16 gigabytes of RAM and 4-20 Pentium and Pentium Pro CPUs. Work very closely with other members of aforementioned team, vendor representatives and client’s technology insertion group to implement new technologies and troubleshoot complicated system problems, including the building of the entire system-software and network environments on several production servers. Subsystems involved include TCP/IP networking (telnet, ftp, SMTP, DNS client and server, dynamic and static routing, xntp, etc.); user account management; system security; application startup, shutdown, installation and verification; administrative process automation and system monitoring; backup and recovery systems; Sequent Volume Manager (versions 1 and 2) and Sequent Clusters (versions 1 and 2). Mentoring 12 new-hire but experienced system administrators supporting development and training environments.
System Software Analyst, Forsyth County Management Information Services Department. 1992 - 1997. Responsible for system management, maintenance, network data communications, security and user support on a ten-branch public library's VMS system running Data Research software. Interfaced system to the Internet and trained staff trainers in Internet applications. Analyzed uses of new technologies for multiple departments with varied needs. Configured a Sequent-built symmetric multiprocessing UNIX system, a key component of a comprehensive, network-based automation system for Forsyth County's new Law Enforcement / Detention Center. Implemented a custom backup system, security, TCP/IP services and all other aspects of the system software on that computer. Managed a UNIX system and associated data communications equipment used by eight agencies providing emergency assistance to needy residents to improve record keeping and information sharing. Assisted other M. I. S. staff members with UNIX problems as needed. Responsible for network integration of these host systems with TCP/IP and Netware servers and Intel-based workstations running Windows for Workgroups and Windows 95. Lead several special multidisciplinary projects. Set up a Linux-based Web server and designed and setup HTML documents.
Quality Control Clerk, Rhone - Poulenc. 1992. Completed program development cycle for customer complaint tracking system while teaching myself dBase IV. Completed analysis and design for chemical nomenclature cross referencing system. Rewrote more than 100 technical quality control procedures for clarity and consistency. Assisted plant engineer in detailed accounting of major capital expenditure.
Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia Mathematics Department. 1991 - 1992. Assisted in teaching four calculus courses and taught a precalculus class.
Programmer - Operator, Davidson College. 1990 - 1991. Wrote database programs on a Prime 9955 minicomputer running Prime Information, an extension of the Pick operating system. Supported Library, Controller, Public Safety, Admissions and other departments. Performed system management and operations tasks on several VAX computers running VMS. Spearheaded Davidson's entry into the UNIX world by teaching myself UNIX, installing and managing an Ultrix system, and educating other members of Davidson's Computer Center staff in the installation, use and administration of UNIX. Assisted in supporting a heterogeneous network comprising IBM Personal Computers and Apple Macintoshes running Digital's Pathworks and several host computers using TCP/IP and Decnet over Ethernet. Played a key role in Davidson's connection to the Internet. Responsible for identifying useful Internet services and in educating faculty, staff and students in their use.
Student Assistant, Davidson College Computer Services Center. 1985 - 1987, 1989. Taught workshops in WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3. Supported users of IBM Personal Computers and Prime and VAX minicomputers in a lab environment. Maintained and repaired IBM Personal Computers.
Computer Operator, Programming and Systems Institute of Charlotte. 1989. Managed an IBM 4331 mainframe running DOS/VSE after teaching myself the relevant operations and system management procedures. Taught myself several computer languages in order to support instructors teaching classes on the mainframe.
Instructor, Programming and Systems Institute of Charlotte. 1989. Taught Introduction to Computer Programming, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect and MultiMate Advantage II at a nationally accredited technical school.
Education
Davidson College, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics - May, 1990. Courses outside of major include German, Education, Psychology, Sociology and Chemistry.
University of Georgia. 1991 - 1992. One year of graduate work in Mathematics Ph. D. program.