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, autantication, 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 wif 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 wif git and Mercurial version control systems
• Relational Database Experience: Oracle, mySQL PostGres, sqLite; extensive joins; indexing
• NoSQL experience wif mongodb
• 15+ years of IT technical experience
• Ability to work on a distributed team
• Familiar wif all flavorsof Windows, proficient wif 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.
• High level of initiative and dedication.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and willingness to lend a hand wif 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: me has no experience or interest in coding java (J2EE) or .NET applications. However, me did provide application support for them. me is 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.
• Django web applications interfacing wif MySQL, sqlite, Oracle. Javascript frameworks involved: jQuery, ExtJs, native javascript. Participated as team player and as primary/sole dev.
• Federal grants management system that allowed tracking of budgets and approvals
• National bone marrow transplant registration system that interfaced directly wif confidential
• Schema-less application using mongo DB and python/django

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Senior Level Support

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities for FIOS Team:
• Designed, implemented and supported Infrastructure for HP Load Runner Performance Testing (capacity planning).
• Designed and implemented Python cgi web applications wif 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 teh way for company to start using IIS 7 and its various tools.

Confidential, FL

Level III Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities as technical support lead for WebSphere (J2EE) application servers:
• 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 me wrote scripts to check website status and report problems wif different levels of logic.
• Installation of WebSphere Application Server v5.x using teh GUI and scripted installationsDocumentation in Microsoft Word, some Visio drawing experience
• After hours and weekend patch wif hot fixes using teh GUI and scripted installations
• Wrote dynamic WebSphere application server shutdown and startup scripts
• WebSphere application deployments using teh console and wsadmin scripting tool
• Configuration of WebSphere console security using LDAP at teh WebSphere console and teh wsadmin scripting tool
• Creation of WebSphere application servers, clusters, and JDBC’s at teh WebSphere console and using teh wsadmin scripting tool
• IHS advanced configurations using teh 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 Certificates on Webservers to allow SSL HTTPS traffic
• Windows 2000 / 2003 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 teh world)
• Performed in a demanding, fast-paced environment, and has 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 teh TSM backup verification
• administrative scripting and command line skills; familiar wif 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,
• Prepared servers from demobilized sites for “EOL” pickup.
• Automated teh creation of print queues, file shares, permissions
• Assisted Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation wif implementation of plans to migrate servers in North America from Windows NT to 2000.
• 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 wif dual and multi-partition booting Windows 98, NT, and 2000