Career Synopsis:Highly skilled and motivated IT Professional with extensive experience:

Operations Management
Software Quality Assurance
Service and Support Engineering
Software Configuration Management
Website Engineering and Support

Results oriented, common sense approach with excellent problem solving and communication skills.

Skills

• Program in compiled structured languages: C, C++.
• Program in interpreted scripting languages: Perl, Bourne, Korn and C Shell, HTML, JavaScript and Java.
• Operating System Environments: Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, MS Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows7, FreeBSD and Linux
• Sixteen plus years in Unix, Windows and Databases.
• Web Server Administration – Apache, Tomcat, SunOne, IIS, XML, CSS
• Configuration Management Systems – CVS, ClearCase.
• Problem Tracking Management Systems – Gnats and ClearQuest
• Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL Relational Database Administration with extensive SQL experience.
• Educated in computer architecture, operating systems and software (Sun Servers and PCs).
• Technical Writing skills utilizing MS Word software (ISO documentation and procedures).
• Software Quality Assurance and Mechanical Quality Assurance backgrounds. Quality Test Plans, Corrective Action, worked with suppliers, voice of the customer philosophy (VOC).

Professional Experience

Confidential,Rochester, NY. 06/10 – Present Senior Operations Systems Analyst/Programmer

Hardware, Software, Application, Web and Server Support including all IT problem resolution for Dept.
Administrator for Redhat Linux Sftp Server utilizing VMware in U of R DMZ.
Administrator of MS IIS and Apache Web Servers. MySQL Database Architect and Administrator utilizing PHP and PHPMyAdmin. Dreamweaver for dynamic web publishing.
Migration of THEW Project data and Database to file servers on the URMC Domain and sFTP Server.
Telemetric and Holter ECG Warehouse (THEW) Administrator. ECG Data Conversion to Ishne format.
Responsible for all aspects of complex day to day technical management including systems support.
Unix Server and Storage Administration coordinator.

Confidential,Tarrytown NY. 09/09 – 05/10
Lead UNIX Systems Administrator

Working within a Software and Development Department, Responsible for Unix Systems Administration of Servers located at Tarrytown, NY. in support of Advia Centaur Blood Analyzers for Software Engineering.
Unix Software Application problem resolution for user issues on Solaris 5.10 OS and older systems.
Unix script automation using korn shell and Perl. MS Windows XP OS and User application support.
VNC Configuration using SSL/SSH tunnels for Development Environment for Programmers.
Clearcase and Oracle DBMS configuration, administration and trouble shooting.
Additional responsibilities include – System Patching, NIS, Monitoring, Maintenance,
TSM Tivoli data backups, restore and archiving. Rsync backups using ssh/sshd encryption keys to backup server.
Software deployment strategies implemented using a Sun Fire T2000 Test Server.
Confidential,Rochester, NY 01/08 – 6/09
Information Systems II / IS Applications

• Systems Engineer role and head Progress DBA for the ERP (QAD) system on Sun Solaris Systems. I worked with Project Managers as a team to accomplish Dept. goals, System Support and Troubleshooting.
• Involved with infrastructure capacity planning of Databases and Applications for architecture design and deployment of systems using SDLC concepts.
• Alerted Senior Management to ERP latency issues discovered from my monitoring of the systems for corrective action. I worked as a team lead to eliminate attributed bottlenecks.
• Production Application support and Software Change Control initiator and board member.
• Supported and created CyberQuery Reports – (Comparable to Crystal Reports) and accountable for Vertex Monthly Tax Updates. Also utilized Freedom, Unicam and Agile Applications.
• Administration of Apache and Tomcat internal company websites that supported Qxtends application for ERP System for both Development and Production.
• Database support of Development, Test and Production environments. Also utilized MS Share Point Wiki
• Utilized a BMC Remedy Ticket System and provided 7/24 on-call ERP, Unix and DBA support.

Confidential,NY 07/07 – 11/07
UNIX Systems Administrator - Open Systems

• Implemented Software and Application Project installs and troubleshooting. Additionally, Web Portal scripting and Websphere troubleshooter.
• Worked in Long Term Care where I resolved printer and imaging issues with PDF/postscript/ghostscript conversion and debugging code.
• Troubleshoot Sun Hardware using ALOM/System Controllers. Created flars of OS for backup purposes.

Confidential,Rochester, NY Contract to direct assignment 12/05 – 7/07
UNIX Admin / Infrastructure Assoc Unix System Engineer (direct as of 2/06)

• In a Systems Engineer role, I worked with cross-functional teams for consolidation projects. Was the lead Unix Administrator that worked with DBA’s and other Project Managers to consolidate multiple distributed servers to a single large server. This was a migration project that Xerox needed accomplished to save money. It had to be done in a timely, sequential fashion as to not interfere with daily users.
• Involved with infrastructure capacity planning of Databases and Applications for architecture design and deployment of systems using SDLC concepts.
• Application Project support pertaining to Unix tools, scripts and 3rd party software adhering to Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Configuration and Support of several Sun One Virtual Web Servers on Solaris OS.
• Installation, configuration, management, upgrades, patches and migrations of all Sun Solaris and Linux servers.
• Problem resolution of customer issues pertaining to Cluster & Non-Cluster systems and application programming on Unix while adhering to strict Security Server tightening. Supported Development, Test and Production Servers.

Confidential,Rochester, NY 02/04 – 12/05
Service Engineer - Health Group

• In a Systems Engineer role, created business cases to justify the purchase of equipment based on capacity planning of accumulated data from database size and application needs.
• Problem resolution of customer issues pertaining to Cluster & Non-Cluster Sun Solaris Unix Systems.
• Various experience with Dicom and HL7. Application programming related to PACS Sys 5.
• Commercialization of procedures and gates related to PACS system 5.x
• Architect and purchase all Lab Equipment acquisitions. (SER Process)
• Programmed a Patch Deployment Intranet Website using Apache Web Server.

Confidential,Rochester, NY 05/00 – 11/03
Software Engineer – KPRO Output-Lab Solutions (5/00-11/03)

• Resolved Production website slowness issue by isolating the problem. First troubleshooting external systems working inward to Applications and the database that was found to have the backup running too long and backing up over the prior backup on a daily basis.
• Evaluated and purchased Server equipment for new architecture by creating justifiable business cases.
• Kodak Intranet Apache Web site creation (moe.ko.kodak.com), ProShots Internet Marketing Site Maintainer
• Guided contractors for day-to-day ProShots operational direction and support.
• One of two developers responsible for the migration of the proshots.com image server system from Durham, NC to Kodak Building 83.
• Team member responsible for the migration of Miller’s Professional Imaging server to Kodak Building 83.
• Responsible for ProShots Marketing web site transition into Kodak.
• Manipulated and created code for Forum, Lab and Photographer search engines.
• Provided Marketing and Business reports created by programs that extracted data from Databases via SQL queries.

Software Engineer – Confidential, 5/00 – 5/01

• C/C++ Programmer using LabWindows/CVI CodeBuilder while converting older programs.
• CMM Level 2 Software Process Improvement Project participant.
• Rational Clearcase configuration management support for development team.
• Held Top Secret Government Clearance.

Systems Engineer – Confidential,2/98 – 11/98

• Remote communicated into other Danka sites inside/outside the Rochester area to troubleshoot either system, programming or printing problems that the SA’s had.
• Programmed, wrote scripts and debugged programs that related to various printer languages such as afp for IBM printers on AIX OS.
• Traveled to remote sites when feasible to provide/solve system administration, troubleshooting, programming and debugging issues.

Software Engineer – Confidential,11/96 – 2/98

• Wrote and debugged C code and Perl scripts on Sun Sparc 5 running Unix Solaris 2.6 for development or QA testing. (Utilized Unix and SCSI commands).
• Developed and maintained a department web site for improving communications. Implemented some Java applets and JavaScript into the HTML.

Software Quality Assurance Engineer 4/96 –11/96

• Designed Quality Test Plans and Procedures in FrameMaker for IFS (Image Fulfillment System) and KNPS Kodak Network Printer Server (Oasis) projects. These were derived from the requirements and functional specifications available.
• SQA position required knowledge and adherence to Kodak Equipment Commercialization Process (KECP) and IEEE specifications.

Senior Software Technician – Confidential,6/93 – 4/96
Inspection Technician, Optical Technician, Mechanical Inspector 12/81 – 6/93

Systems Engineer/Administrator 11/98 – 05/00
Confidential,Rochester, NY (contract 11/98-1/99, then direct)

Education

B.S. Computer Science
A.A.S. Criminal Justice