NOTE: I am not looking for permanent positions. And I only have
limited time for contract work outside the Portland area.
Services:
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Installation, configuration and maintenance for:
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Internet connection (DSL, frame-relay, or dedicated line).
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Internet proxy/gateway/firewall.
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UNIX system hardware and software.
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Microsoft Windows and Macintosh TCP/IP connectivity via office LAN.
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Technical advice on Internet connectivity and security.
Skills overview:
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Worked with UNIX systems from 1979 to the present.
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System administrator and programmer for many version of UNIX
including Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Linux.
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In depth knowledge of TCP/IP, NFS, YP/NIS, DNS.
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Extensive knowledge of C, perl, awk, sed, and shell scripting languages.
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Good knowledge of assembler, C++, SQL, PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS.
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Familiarity with Python, Tcl, Java.
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Microsoft Windows and Macintosh experience.
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Contributed code to:
Sendmail, Majordomo, PhpMyAdmin, MailMan, BIND.
Work History:
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1999 to present:
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Co-owner and Vice President of Internet Services at Spire Technologies, Inc.,
a small locally owned ISP in Portland, OR.
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Responsible for all servers,
networks, storage, security, and programming for internal functions.
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Work with telecom providers for DS-3, ATM, Ethernet over fibre, T-1, PRI.
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1996 to present:
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Independent contractor specializing in UNIX administration and TCP/IP
networking.
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Managing multiple, mixed Windows and Linux networks in engineering and business
settings. System monitoring, maintenance, upgrades and security.
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Currently working on embedded Linux system: Kernel modifications, hardware
debugging, back and front-end AJAX based control system.
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Worked on the NetAid project launch team, configuring and maintaining
a worldwide network of Linux servers and programming work for funds capture
and processing.
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Worked on the Nike World Masters Games, providing network configuration,
monitoring, and security.
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1994 to 1996:
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Lead systems administrator for Teleport Internet
Services.
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Expanded system from 1 Sparcstation, 16 modems, and 300 users
in 1 city to 10 Sparc systems, 100 gigabytes of disk storage,
1200 modems, 20,000 users in 10 cities.
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Directly supervised 6
employees.
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Worked with all aspects of Internet connectivity:
modems, routers, filtering, frame relay, T-1 lines, BGP,
Ether-switching, FDDI, SNMP, cabling, ISDN, etc.
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1992 to 1994:
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Independent contractor specializing in UNIX system level
work.
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Installed and configured HP9000/700, IBM RS/6000, and NEC MIPS
based SVR4 platform. Ported 1,000,000+ lines of C to all of
these platforms. The code comprised 100+ programs with both a
terminal based interface and a X11/Motif graphical interface.
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Assisted in upgrading a large group of UNIX systems with new
servers, operating systems, and network.
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Installed an Internet network connection and configured
multiple operating systems for mail, news, and security
issues.
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Integrated Highland Network Licensing system into large
software system running on 7 platforms.
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1985 to 1991:
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Sole systems administrator/systems programmer, TSSI.
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Expanded system from 3 Sun-2 systems to 50+ Sun-4/Sparc
systems plus Apollo, HP, DEC, MS-DOS, and Macintosh machines.
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Solely responsible for most purchasing decisions, all
installations, upgrades, and maintenance.
References:
Steve Carlson
President
High Speed Design, Inc.
scarlson@hspdesign.com
503-720-1624
Ward Cunningham
President
Cunninghnam & Cunningham, Inc.
ward@c2.com
503-245-5633
Marty Kagan
Director of Engineering
RNA Networks
Marty.kagan@rnanetorks.com
503-501-3075