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Jobs Wanted |
Jobs Wanted BoardThese items have been posted by USENIX members seeking employment. Please report any abuse or problems. Output shown in reverse posting order. Members who wish to be listed should visit the jobs-wanted page. New York / Boston / North Carolina / Vancouver: Davi O'Byrne - Click for resume Posted: May 28, 2008 06:44:18 AM Portland OR, San Jose San Francisco Los Angeles, CA, Columbus OH: Rodney Ferryman Goal
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I am looking for new challenges and experiences as a Unix/Linux system
administrator in a small- to medium-sized company. I would like to find
a company which is environmentally and socially responsible where I
can use my skill and knowledge to contribute to the company's success.
I would also like to be part of a strong team that supports and encourages
each other and grows together.
Experience Summary
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+ 13 years of professional Unix experience
+ 25 years of computer experience
+ Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills
+ Very security conscious
+ Detail oriented, self-motivated, resourceful learner
+ Strong communication skills
+ Excellent technical resource; willing to help others and
encourage learning
+ Work well with others as well as independently
Technical Summary
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< Operating Systems >
+ Experienced with Sun Solaris 2.5.1 through Solaris 10.
+ Intermediate experience with FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Debian Linux,
Windows 98/ME/XP.
+ Basic experience with Teradata, Redhat Linux, SuSE Linux,
zLinux, HPUX, AIX, MacOS X.
+ Previous experience with DEC Ultrix, SunOS 4, MVS, VM.
< Hardware >
+ Excellent knowledge of most Sun hardware including Sunfire
4x00, 6x00. Some hands-on experience with lower-end systems.
+ Experience with network and SCSI-based Digi terminal servers.
+ Symmetricom TymeServe 2100 GPS clock
+ Experience with Intel/PC hardware, with ability to build a PC.
< System Applications and Utilities >
+ In-depth knowledge of ISC BIND/DNS, NIS, NFS, NTP, ISC DHCP,
OpenSSH, VNC, Solaris Jumpstart, conserver, DiskSuite.
+ Intermediate experience with Sendmail, Samba, Veritas Volume
Manager, Veritas File System, Veritas Cluster.
+ Basic knowledge of the Sun Openboot environment.
< Networking >
+ Understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP and various protocols
like NTP, SMTP, SSH, FTP, TFTP, TELNET, POP, RPC, ARP, RARP.
+ Good at troubleshooting network problems using utilities like
tcpdump and snoop.
+ Basic knowledge of firewall concepts, some experience with
IPfilter and OpenBSD IP firewalling.
+ Ability to setup and configure a small network environment.
< Software Development >
+ Intermediate skill with shell programming using Bourne Shell,
Korn Shell, awk, sed, grep and other Unix utilities.
+ Basic knowledge of Perl programming.
+ Experience with C, Pascal, FORTRAN, BASIC programming languages.
+ Excellent at compiling, building and installing various open
source software packages like Sendmail, OpenSSH, ISC BIND,
ISC DHCP, OpenLDAP, OpenSSL, NTP and many others.
Job Experience
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< Sept 2006 to Dec 2007 >
Extended student at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.
Supervised work scholars in the laundry area to ensure various
tasks were completed, many which were time dependant. Had to
train 11 new work scholars every 5 weeks on the tasks required
of them to perform their jobs. Participated in classes on
Gestalt therapy, massage therapy and other personal growth areas.
< May 2006 to July 2006 >
Work scholar at Esalen Institute. Participated in classes on
basic Gestalt therapy and theater. Worked in the laundry
area while taking classes.
< Dec 1997 to March 2006:
Unix System Administrator at Nationwide >
On a team responsible for supporting over 600 Unix/Linux servers.
Required to install, patch, upgrade and configure systems and
perform on-call duties.
+ Support NIS client/server infrastructure.
+ Maintain servers used for enterprise-wide DNS and Sendmail
services.
+ Responsible for Network Time Protocol environment used to
synchronize time on most Unix, Windows, and network systems.
+ Create all Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 8, and 10 server builds and
maintain a Jumpstart environment used for Solaris installs.
+ Administer servers used in a DMZ environment which provided
DHCP, DNS, NTP and FTP services to over 2000 Windows servers
and agent offices.
+ Team technical resource.
Accomplishments:
+ Standardized console access using conserver, which provided
console logging for all Unix systems.
+ Built Jumpstart laptops using OpenBSD to provide a
convenient way to Jumpstart several versions of Solaris
on systems not capable of accessing the production Jumpstart
environment.
+ Training other sys admins on the use of the DNS, Sendmail,
NTP, console server and Jumpstart environments.
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< Jun 1992 to Dec 1997:
Systems Developer/Engineer at The Ohio State University >
Part of a team that was responsible for maintaining Unix systems
providing electronic mail, news and web services for the entire
university community of over 40,000 active users.
Accomplishments:
+ Increased reliability of electronic mail services within the
university by developing and modifying POP mail software,
substantially decreasing mail system outages.
+ Provided ongoing technical guidance to group members in Unix
system and network administration.
+ Took initiative to provide leadership to other members in the
group to complete projects when our team was without a
manager.
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< Jan 1990 to Jun 1992:
Systems Programmer 2 at The Ohio State University >
Worked in an MVS mainframe environment with responsibility for
administering the TCP/IP software and its configuration.
Maintained mail software written in IBM 370 assembler. Helped
test and install new versions of JES, VTAM, and ISPF. Provided
consultation services to entire campus.
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< Mar 1988 to Dec 1989:
Student Consultant at The Ohio State University >
Assisted faculty, staff and students with Unix, C, Pascal, shell,
assembler, MVS, TSO, JCL, programming, system and communication
problems.
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< Jun 1984 to Mar 1988:
Student Programmer at The Ohio State University >
Developed FORTRAN and SAS programs for the statistical analysis
of educational and research data. Managed research data and
program files in an MVS mainframe environment.
Education
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< Sep 1983 to Aug 1989 + The Ohio State University >
Graduated August 1989 with a Bachelor of Science
and Engineering degree in Computer Science.
Professional Development
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+ Solaris system administration workshop
+ Solaris Jumpstart
+ Solaris 10, zones/containers, resource manager
+ Veritas Volume Manager and Cluster training
+ Sunfire training
+ BIND/DNS, Sendmail workshops
+ Unix system and network programming workshops
+ Unix security workshops
+ LISA, Usenix conferences
Interests
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Music, piano, electronic and analog instruments
Speculative history
Reading science fiction, fantasy/adventure
Massage, Esalen Massage Certification
Healthy cooking
Posted: Apr 4, 2008 10:16:26 PM [Prefer Austin TX, but will consider all offers]: Brad Knowles - Click for resume I've gotten where I am because I love a good challenge, and there are always things that needed to be done and I was around to do them. However, sometimes the best challenges aren't the biggest systems, but instead scaling smaller systems to handle previously unknown loads, or coming up with unique and interesting ways to try to solve old problems. Posted: Dec 7, 2007 01:04:46 PM Midwest: Alan Thal - Click for resume Interested in an R/D environment for HPC scientific computing. Posted: Nov 23, 2007 02:48:59 PM the U.S., Midwest or South: Don Johnson - Click for resume My work experience includes over 15 years of involvement in computer network management, database administration, software development and telecommunications. My education includes a Masters in Computer Science. I am good at solving problems and in applying technology to accomplish organizational objectives. My goal is to find a position as a system administrator in a Unix/Linux computing environment. I am currently working on obtaining an RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) certification and will take the test this January. I also have an extensive background in managing Windows machines. I am familiar with the following computer languages: C, C++, BASH, and Perl. Posted: Oct 11, 2007 08:45:50 AM |
