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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Systems Management Integration Professional - IBM Microelectronic Division
IBM Global Services, Essex Junction, VT (December, 2000 – present)
* Build and maintain RedHat Linux and AIX 4.3.x and 5.x Servers in support of critical manufacturing and data mining applications.
* Senior responsibility for directing Linux Server Builds.
* Devise upgrade strategies for both AIX and Linux Servers. Coordinate work with customers. Use Alternate Disk Installs on AIX to minimize downtime, especially on HACMP clusters.
* Specialize in HACMP for AIX. Work with large AIX systems, S7A, S80, and S85, running HACMP.
* Write and maintain Korn Shell and Sed scripts.
* Work with Database Administrators and customers on a daily basis to resolve issues, and to schedule and perform system management tasks.
* Trained and mentored 8 new employees in the 24x7 UNIX support team.
UNIX Systems Administrator
Eclipsys Corporation - Technical Carecenter, Phoenix, AZ (April, 2000 – October, 2000)
* Served as first-level Technical Engineer for Support of System Administrators using Eclipsys's Sunrise Clinical Documentation Product in Critical Care Environments (Intensive Care Units, etc.) in major hospitals. Worked extensively with AIX 4.1.5 – 4.3.3, and Solaris 6 and 7.
* Wrote and maintained Korn and C shell scripts for database maintenance.
* Worked with System Administrators and end-users in the US and Europe.
* Provided engineering and customers with problem documentation, workarounds, and suggested fixes.
UNIX Systems Administrator
Quality Integration Services, Tempe, AZ (October, 1998 – March, 2000)
* Responsible for installation of AIX 4.3.2 on IBM RS6000 Servers, and SCO UNIX Open Server 5.0.5 on HP Servers and on Compaq Proliant Servers.
* Installed Intermec RF networks, hardware, and terminals for bar code scanning.
* Reviewed and modified all ISO documentation relating to RF equipment and UNIX servers.
* Installed and configured DB2 database, with custom shop floor control application (IBM Industry View), along with IBM HTTP Server, IBM WebSphere, JDBC, and Java Servlets on AIX servers. Installed and maintained custom Ingres ISAM based database.
* Wrote Bourne and Korn shell scripts for system management, backups, EDI reporting and transfer, and for automated queries to extract data and upload it to in-house SQL servers.
* Utilized ODBC to connect DB2, Microsoft Access and Ingres ISAM databases for queries, custom reports, and application access.
* Installed and configured client terminal applications, X-11 based X Windows applications, custom Java applications, and web-based management tools.
* Trained and mentored junior staff in systems management.
* Participated in senior management discussions regarding capabilities and challenges of current equipment and systems, their impact on new business, and suggested necessary modifications to business systems or business practices.
Systems Manager
The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, VT (November, 1993 - November, 1997)
* Supervised and trained 16 people in 3 departments.
* Presided over large capital outlays, including ROI calculations in excess of $500,000 for improvements in prepress and administration.
* Revised scheduling and production procedures and reduced outsourcing by $100,000 per year.
* Trained all production personnel with emphasis on Quality Control and Workflow.
* Wrote policies regarding equipment, network, and email usage, and work procedures.
* Consulted with world-class clients to achieve the best collaboration possible between parties.
* Installed and maintained Data General UNIX Clariion Server, Data General Aviion Windows NT Server, network hubs and Bay Networks Switches.
* Evaluated major database systems for print estimation and production management.
ACADEMIC HISTORY and CERTIFICATIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, B.S. in Earth Science and Humanities
Brainbench Certified UNIX Administrator.
PERSONAL
* Hobbies include hunting, fishing, rock and ice climbing, backpacking, and skiing.
* Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 738, Lyndonville, VT.
* Attend Union Baptist Church, Waterford, VT.
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