SUMMARY

• 20 plus years of general computer experience installing, maintaining and troubleshooting Linux Servers, Windows systems, HPUX servers, Sun Solaris servers, office applications, security software and other.
• Possess the enthusiasm for work, strong desire to succeed and commitment to continuous skill development. High level motivation to achieve desired results. Very ambitious to help others and work in the IT field.

OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE
Skilled in the installation, configuration and administration of Microsoft Windows (most), HPUX 10.20/11i, Sun Solaris (8, 9 and 10), Linux (RedHat, Fedora core mostly). Some knowledge of FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IBM OS, Mac OS X
Experienced with a broad range of software, utilities and protocols, including the following:

• WWW Servers - Apache, IIS, Weblogic
• Networking - TCP/IP, NFS, Telnet, FTP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, ifconfig, route, netstat, xinetd, HTTP, NIS/YP
• Mail - SMTP, POP, IMAP, qmail, Sendmail
• Virtual - JAVA, J2EE, LDAP, VMWare ESX
• Admin Tools - admintool, smit, linuxconf, vmstat, iostat, top, traceroute, ping, sar, ntop, webmin, LVM, Management Device Implementation
• Backup - tar, cpio, dump (ufsdump), Netbackup, Symantec backup
• Security - SSH, SSL, IPchains, IPtables, TCP Wrappers, Tripwire, port scanners, Retina Scan, password crackers, Norton Symantec, MacAfee
• Graphics - Adobe Photoshop,
• Office - MS Office (Power Point, Access, Excel, Word), Outlook 2003
• Databases - Sybase, Oracle (also application server), MySQL
• Other - SAMBA

PROGRAMMING

• Good - SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, Sybase SQL, JavaScript, Perl, Bourne, Kron Shell scripting, HTML
• Fundamental knowledge - C++, XML, Delphi, Visual Basic

EXPERIENCE

10/08 - Present Confidential, Norfolk, Va.
Network Engineer/System Administrator

• Provide Linux system administration on Compaq Blade servers which includes loading OX, monitoring system performance and applying security patches.
• Provide SUN Solaris administration support to various SUN Vetra, SUN 450, and SUN Ultra Enterprise servers, including installing Solaris 2.7/2.8.
• Provide HPUX administration support for HP9000 and B2600 servers.
• Install/configure Unix, apply upgrades/patches, do performance tuning, recompile kernels, install application software, implement security, set up users and printers, set up TCP/IP networking, perform troubleshooting, document installations, and train other staff members..
• Provide remote UNIX administration with telnet, ssh, putty, Hummingbird Exceed, and ftp.
• Used Linux and Samba as replacements for Microsoft Windows servers in small business environments. The replacements were used for primary domain controllers, file servers, roaming profiles, and print servers.
• Conducts shell scripting to automate operating process.
• Monitoring the environment to detect any hardware of software issues and take appropriate corrective action.
• Document the environment, procedure and troubleshooting server/storage/network issues.
• Performance Monitoring and Capacity planning skill sets on VMware environment.
• Thorough understanding of VMware servers.

04/2006 - 10/2008 Confidential, Church, VA.
System Administration

• Provide Sun Solaris administration and support of Windows servers.
• Provide Linux administration which includes loading Linux OS and providing system monitoring and backups.
• Configure and monitor LDAP application servers running on Sun Solaris.
• Installed and configured VERITAS Cluster Server on Solaris, with VERITAS Volume Manager.
• Create and implemented Bourne shell scripts to automate OS load process.
• Modify and implemented Perl scripts to bring scripts in accordance to procedures.
• Responsible for the proper installation and operation of the Sun Solaris system running Solaris 8 and 10.
• Load and configure VMware ESX remote servers.
• Responsible for defining security frameworks for existing and new systems. Running security scans of UNIX and Windows servers.
• Running Gold Disk on desktop to validate security.
• Perform Perl and Shell scripting to automate operating process.
• Ensures compliance of IT Security Policies.

09/2005 - 04/2006 Confidential, Charleston, SC.
PC Technician

• Configure, install, setup and maintain a verity of workstation computer systems.
• Perform system administration of Windows NT/2000/XP and 2003 servers.
• Load, upgrade and support software such as Windows applications.
• Setup LAN hardware and software.
• Resolve escalated complex service issues and callbacks and work with customer to ensure satisfaction.

05/2003 - 06/2005 Confidential, Virginia Beach, VA.
Computer Service Rep

• Install software, hardware and peripheral components such as monitors, keyboards, NIC cards, video cards, printers, and PC hard drives.
• Provide hardware and software support for over 5000 Windows NT and 2000 PC's.
• Load and monitor Active Directory. Add, modify, and delete users from Active Directory.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot engineering software applications.

10/1998 - 04/2003 Confidential, Chesapeake, VA.
System Analyst/Administrator

• Responsible for installation of HPUX HP9000 and Sun Solaris Netra operating system.
• Perform software and hardware implementation of Sun Solaris and HPUX UNIX servers.
• Create and modify shell scripts to automate operation process during testing.
• Responsible for all server network connection for software testing and development running on Sun Solaris 8 and HP-UX 10.20.

EDUCATION:

BS in Computer Science
Perusing a B. S. degree in Network Administration.
Completed approximately two years of cumulative college
training computer science field.