Systems Engineer/administrator Resume
Niwot, CO
SUMMARY
Exceptional IT generalist with ten years of professional experience and superior technical savvy. This, combined with a never ending thirst for new knowledge, has created a person whom clients and coworkers seek out for tutelage on a daily basis.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Windows XP/7/10 Server 2003 - 2012 R2, Mac OSX, Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Suse)
Programing Languages: C, Python, Java Script, HTML5, PHP
Hardware: Major computer repair/printer repair (Laser, Ink, Thermal)
Software: MS O ce (2007 - 2016), ITSM, Aruba Airwave, Meraki
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Niwot, CO
Systems Engineer/Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement IT system services for Confidential on Linux systems.
- Forum.sparkfun.com
- Postfix mail relay
- LDAP server and internal CA Authority
- ISC DHCP servers
- PowerDNS servers
- NAS using Samba with iSCSI target setup
- BackupPC server
- Sparkfun.com web farm including all online assets, Memcached, beansatlkd ques
- Salt stack server.
- CUPS server
- Develop Salt deployment scripts to auto deploy services on Openstack
- Modularized and improved Deployment script for the sparkfun.com web farm.
- Made deployment script dynamic to the environment that the server is in to insert the proper environment variables.
- Backup and Maintain Databases (Postgresql, Mongo, MySQL, and MariaDB)
- Running Quarterly System patches on all systems.
- Assisted with Data center migration
- Rebuilt Jenkins for software testing
Confidential, Laramie, WY
System Administrator
Responsibilities:
- System Administration on Windows 2008 - Windows 2012R2, Red Hat Linux 5 - 7.
- Build out servers on a project base for clients within the Confidential . 24hr. on call as needed
- Manage severs in a co-location datacenter for various clients internal to the University
- Plan and execute the migration of servers from physical to virtual using VMWare
- Backup Islandora project (digital library ingestion system) admin for UW Libraries
- Work with product vendors for remote software installations
- Server hardening with GPO and SELinux
- Built Oracle 12 database servers using RedHat 7 Linux, including tuning kernel for database optimization
- Built virtual Linux lab, so students could do work in a Linux environment
- AD authorized
- Setup Xorg session to run through RDP connection.
- Remote Mounted Students storage directory as there home directories.
- Running System patches as needed
Computer Support Specialist, Sr.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the operation of the Service Center, for students, sta and faculty personal computers.
- Provide technical expertise to clients and other IT sta alike. Supervise 10 part time student techs.
- Increased Service Center satisfaction rating from approximately 28% to 90% within two years.
- Implemented a paradigm shift from a drop o service to a teaching center.
- Constructed a hybrid cluster/Linux lab for UW Math department using Ubuntu and then CentOS 7.
- This lab was used to train students in CUDA and how to use Mount Moran (UW Super Computer) and Yellowstone Supper computer in Cheyenne.
- It had the same version of packages that UCAR installed on Yellowstone.
- Managed digital sign systems from Four Winds Interactive
- Integrated CAP for UW Digital signs to display emergency messages.
- Implemented a support methodology for UW BYOD plans.
- Created technical and how-to documentation for support sta and clients.
- Installer development from multiple vendors to be used with SCCM for the UW lab system.
- Security audits on a vendor software
- Writing GPO templates to allow functionality of software packages.
- Established and managed UWIT equipment checkout programs for College of Business, Health Sciences, and Agriculture
- Built and refreshed system images for checkout program computers (Windows and Mac).
- Troubleshooting of Network systems in the UW Residential network including wireless.
- Over the phone computer and printer troubleshooting of various load agents for Confidential
Long Haul Truck Driver
Confidential, Laramie, WY
Responsibilities:
- Drove A train from Hanna, WY (Arch Coal) and Thermopolis, WY for delivery to Mountain Cement and Confidential
- Class 8 semi-truck, flatbed, step deck, dry van, containers, and refrigerated trailer.
Computer Support Specialist Senior
Confidential, Santa Fe, NM
Responsibilities:
- Replaced Novell Netware 4 with Gentoo Linux Server running Samba emulating Active Directory login and permission (Windows 2000 equivalent)
- Ran Network cabling and tested
- Maintained and cleanup systems after students.
Computer Technician, Sr.
Confidential, Albuquerque, NM
Responsibilities:
- PC and Mac repair
- Printer Repair Ink, Laser, Thermal
- Assisted with LANL contract
- Waranty Repair HP Ture64
- Laser Printer Repair (HP, Lexmark)