SUMMARY:

• Python programming experience: python 2.x for DevOps tasks since 2006, full time python/django dev work began for me in 2012 (5+ years of professional Django employment)
• Django: querysets using Q objects, select related, prefetch related; templates, caching, file uploads, sending email, authentication, authorization, groups, logging, forms/formsets, serialization: Django rest framework; class based or function based views; DB migrations using south and natvielyDjango offers itself; signals processing on models, PDF/CSV/XLS file creation,
• Docker build and deployments
• Lots of experience with timezone conversion (pytz), Unicode, base64 decoding, AES encryption, regulate expressions, parsing logs
• Other languages: JavaScript (native, jQuery,extJs), HTML, CSS, vbscript, powershell, PHP.
• Python Framework: Django, Google App Engine,
• Familiar with git and Mercurial version control systems
• Relational Database Experience: Oracle, mySQL PostGres, sqLite; extensive joins; indexing
• NoSQL experience with mongodb
• Support Profile (previous - not looking for support role):
• 15+ years of IT technical experience
• Ability to work on a distributed team
• Familiar with all flavorsof Windows, proficient with Linux
• Web Server Experience: IBM HTTP Server, Apache, Microsoft IIS 6 and 7.
• Application Support Framework Experience: ASP.NET, IBM WebSphere Application Server version 5.x (J2EE), Apache Tomcat 5/6.
• Possess a solid understanding of TCP (wireshark), HTML 5.0, websockets, XML,CSS,DNS,SMTP, SSH, DHCP
• Administration of Active Director, MS Exchange, GPOs.
• Managed projects, documented heavily and hosted project meetings.
• Characteristics:
• High level of initiative and dedication.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and willingness to lend a hand with any project.
• Ability to deliver high quality code using industry best practices in a timely manner.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Creative, self-motivated, and a can-do attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Served as mentor for new hires
• Able to find good solutions quickly and put up prototypes rapidly
• Agile methodology, daily standup, Kanban boards
• Note: I have no experience or interest in coding java (J2EE) or .NET applications. However, I did provide application support for them. I am interested in learning scala, erlang, and julia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Django, postgres, python - web apps that use docker for learning management
• Application examples:
• Attendance system using passcodes of different types to allow learners to vouch that they attended.
• Web apis using Django rest framework
• Business logic to determine whether someone attended enough to get credit.
• Integrated APIs (SOAP and REST) with cornerstone ( confidential) to pull Roster information and send it to drawloop to create PDF/word docs

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Level II Applications Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Django web applications interfacing with MySQL, sqlite, Oracle. Javascript frameworks involved: jQuery, ExtJs, native javascript. Participated as team player and as primary/sole dev.
• Application examples:
• Federal grants management system that allowed tracking of budgets and approvals
• National bone marrow transplant registration system that interfaced directly with confidential
• Schema-less application using mongo DB and python/django

Senior Level Support

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Responsibilities:

• Designed, implemented and supported Infrastructure for HP Load Runner Performance Testing (capacity planning).
• Designed and implemented Python cgi web applications with backend Databases (mySQL, sqlite) for team utilities. e.g. a secure file copy transfer application between DMZs, a server info lookup tool
• Provided application support for Windows IIS 6 & 7
• Led the way for company to start using IIS 7 and its various tools.

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Level III Engineer

Responsibilities:

• IHS, IIS, and Apache web servers, monitoring, maintenance, projects and administration in DEV, QA, and PRD environments
• WebSphere, IHS, IIS, Apache, Domino and Net Tracker maintenance, configuration, administration and 24 / 7 Production support.
• Automate processes using Python and batch scripting for all installations, configurations, maintenance and administration; for example, in python I wrote scripts to check website status and report problems with different levels of logic.
• Installation of WebSphere Application Server v5.x using the GUI and scripted installationsDocumentation in Microsoft Word, some Visio drawing experience
• After hours and weekend patch with hot fixes using the GUI and scripted installations
• Wrote dynamic WebSphere application server shutdown and startup scripts
• WebSphere application deployments using the console and wsadmin scripting tool
• Configuration of WebSphere console security using LDAP at the WebSphere console and the wsadmin scripting tool
• Creation of WebSphere application servers, clusters, and JDBC’s at the WebSphere console and using the wsadmin scripting tool
• IHS advanced configurations using the httpd.conf file to enable proxies, reverse proxies, ssl, etc..
• Configuration of IHS, IIS and Domino to run as web servers for WebSphere
• Administration of s on Webservers to allow SSL HTTPS traffic
• Windows administration
• Server Security, Active Directory administration
• Disk space, CPU, network share, and memory management
• Created scheduled tasks to monitor app server, web server and Operating System performance
• Created monitoring tools configured to send pages to all WAS admins for 24 / 7 production support when one of a number of abnormalities occur including high CPU usage, low disk space, high memory usage, WAS application services not running, web server outages, etc…

Confidential . Orlando, FL

Level II Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided Microsoft Exchange 2003 mailbox support for enterprise
• Diagnosed mail traffic bottlenecks and performed mailbox moves, mailbox exports, storage group / database maintenance, and applied service packs
• Provided end user support to corporate executives for “Research in Motion” Black Berry Server (BES) and GoodLink PDA server.

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Level II Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Served as OU administrator for global enterprise in multidomain forest (one of largest Active Directory forests in the world)
• Performed in a demanding, fast-paced environment, and have exceptional technical expertise and individual initiative while maintaining a customer-first attitude.
• Tivoli Storage Manager; responsible for backup confirmation; developed a time-saving CMD script to automate the TSM backup verification administrative scripting and command line skills; familiar with WMIC, WMI, vbscript, dstools, pstools, Dell OpenManage, DRACs, Terminal Services, Active Directory, Hyena, Dell IT Assistant, JetDirect Cards, telnet, ftp, web programming (PHP, HTML), Dameware, DELL servers,

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Network Technician

Responsibilities:

• Performed installation, analysis, and maintenance of end user and server hardware and software
• Provided Technical/end user Support on PCs and Macs
• Performed operating system upgrades and installations
• Configured PCs with dual and multi-partition booting Windows 98, NT, and 2000