I am an accomplished Systems Administrator and Programmer with twelve years of Unix experience, seven years of professional experience, and a wide range of skills in networking, systems design, and programming with a distinct Unix focus. I served four years in the US Army as an Infantry soldier and a Non-Commissioned Officer, and I am currently serving in the Army Reserve. As an NCO, my supervisory responsibilities include training, management, personal development, and counseling.
Red Hat Certified Engineer, August 2005, certificate #804005377616305
Strong focus on Unix System Administration
Experience programming in C/C++, Ruby, Python,
Perl, Java,
PHP,
HTML, and bash/zsh/ksh
Ten years experience with Linux, including Red Hat (3-9, RHEL, Fedora), Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, and Arch Linux
Three years experience with Sun Solaris 9 and 10 as a Systems Analyst III
Experience with Microsoft Windows (95, 98, NT, XP), FreeBSD, SCO OpenServer, IBM AIX
Experience with Unix Server Software including Apache HTTPD, Tomcat Java Application Server, Sun Java Application Server (Glassfish), ISC BIND, sendmail and Postfix
SMTP,
POP/
IMAP servers, and MySQL and PostgreSQL Databases
Experience implementing Identity Management infrastructure, including LDAP servers and the Sun Identity Manager product
San Antonio, Texas
Systems Analyst III, 2005-present
Primary systems administrator for mission-critical Solaris 9/10 servers, including the student email system with over 80,000 accounts
Primary LDAP administrator, responsible for installation and maintenance of the Sun Directory Server cluster
Responsible for the migration of student email services from an in-house solution to an outsourced solution, including implementing several Single-Sign-On systems
Developed software for systems/user management, user provisioning, and task automation
Secondary responsibilities include scheduled maintenance, backup adminisitration, storage administration, managing support contracts
Implemented software for system monitoring (Nagios), server provisioning (Jumpstart)
Fort Hood, Texas
Infantry Soldier, 2001-2003
Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer, 2003-2005
Weapons Instructor (Reserve), 2007-present
Small group leader responsible for up to 4 other soldiers in combat situations
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Gunner, responsible for over $6M of Army equipment
Served with distinction as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Baghdad, Fallujah, and Taji Military District from March 2003 - March 2004
Currently serving in the US Army Reserve as a Weapons Instructor in the Small Arms Readiness Group
San Antonio, Texas
Programmer and Systems Administrator, 1997-2001
Custom built and administered Red Hat and Debian Linux servers deploying
HTTP,
FTP,
DNS,
SMTP, and
POP/
IMAP services for internal use and client hosting
Directly supported client networking, hardware, and software issues on Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Windows platforms
Supported payroll processing and accounting software software (including Y2K compliance) for up to 100 connected users on a combination of SCO OpenServer, Red Hat Linux, and Windows platforms
Developed software to translate report formats between legacy applications
Developed archival software that allowed users to respond to queries about customer payroll history
Worked on a team to rewrite credit-card transaction processing software used worldwide
Defined specifications for and built a Beowulf computing cluster for the US Air Force Directed Energy Research Lab
San Antonio, Texas
Major in Computer Science, 1994-1998
Fort Hood, Texas
Courses in direct leadership and counseling, May 2003 – June 2003
Commandant's List (Ranked in top 10%)
Focus on small group leadership