SYSTEMS ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATION, PROGRAMMER ANALYST, DBA
Highly motivated, insightful, results-driven IT professional. Always willing to go the extra mile, whether implementing a new system, improving an existing process or troubleshooting a problem. Successful hands-on experience in all stages of systems engineer/administration efforts, including analysis, requirements definition, design, architecture, infrastructure, testing and support. Able to lead, coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating and guiding team members. Go-To person who enjoys challenges. Reliable, honest, hardworking and continually improving skill set for the benefit of the employer and fellow colleagues.
Areas of Expertise:
- Systems Engineer/Administration, Systems Design, Systems Support, Disaster Recovery
- Open/Closed Source Technologies Support and Administration
- Development: Web / Server-Side / Client-Server / ETL
- Data Base Analysis, Data Base Design, Data Base Administration
- Help Desk, Colleague Training, End-User Training
- Team Leadership, Project Leadership, Technical Specifications Analysis/Development
Key Achievements:
- Design, implement and support single-sign-on service provider solutions.
- Design, implement and support use of information automation frameworks.
- Design, implement and support use of full-text search engines.
- Design, implement and support cloud server instances.
- Design, implement and support cloud based backup process.
- Design, implement and support company network infrastructure.
- Application Release Management.
- Managed application source code version control libraries.
- Administration of Linux, OS-X, Unix and Windows production servers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Systems Engineer/Administrator, Programmer Analyst, DBA, Release Mgt
Oct 2011 thru Present, Digital Architecture, Lakeland, FL
Python backed programming, DBA, systems support. Responsible for database schema migrations (up or down) using customized pymigrate module. Implementation, maintenance and modification of full-text search engine (sphinxsearch). Implementation, maintenance and modification of single-sign-on services (Shibboleth, LDAP). Maintain gearman/python backend processing. Support multi-client codebases. Utilize GIT when wearing build-master (release mgt) hat. Use of VirtualBox and vagrant for development and new systems testing. Use of GIT for all code bases involved in. Ensure master, qa and dev GIT branches are in proper state. Designed hierarchy data structures using networkx python module. Create tools to facilitate systems administration of codebases, dbs, sphinxsearch, etc.
I love this new company. Greatest place to work on earth. Awesome gig.
Stealth-Mode Start-up (Contract), Systems Engineer/Administrator, Programmer Analyst, DBA, Security
Jul 2010 thru Present, Kissimmee, FL
Design, implement and maintain a dynamic and stable cloud, local and remote signage infrastructures. Responsible for Ubuntu cloud instances, OS-X Servers, Ubuntu local servers, network, DNS, remote shares, single-board/imbedded computers (i.e. iPad, BeagleBoards) and workstations. Monitor and maintain IDS systems, firewalls, routers and switches. Provide several backup resources, from distributed time-vaulting to long term off-site storage. Implement, utilize and support various types of remote administration (i.e. SSH, SSH tunnels, VNC over SSH, etc.). Design, implement Release Management Infrastructure procedures and processes. Devise, implement and maintain wiki-based documentation for IT department. Analyze and resolve any system, device, database or application issues in a timely and successful manner. Develop, test and maintain web applications. Maintain email and collaboration platforms. Collaborate and guide national and international vendors for the prototyping and procurement of custom signage hardware.
Mars Inc./Nutro Products, Programmer Analyst, IT Specialist, Data Center Manager
Aug 1997 thru Feb 2009, City of Industry, CA
Responsible for application analysis, development and support. Deploy open-source initiatives where applicable. Develop applications: web / server-side / client-server. Design, develop and administer automated data processing applications. Excellent experience with application project-life-cycles. Team lead on mission critical application projects. Application and project release manager. Extensive use and knowledge of SQL and relational database design. Design and develop executive decision reporting systems. Develop data validation and ETL tools for inbound/outbound client data. Analyzed, designed and implemented tools, processes, and procedures which made support of complex systems more efficient for our team. Develop curricula and facilitate new colleague training. Analyze and resolve any system or application issues in a timely and successful manner. Devise, implement and maintain wiki-based documentation for IT department. Advocate for users when applications, systems or tools need efficiencies introduced.
Lexi International, Programmer Analyst/Production Control, Los Angeles, CA
Recruited by former KCET CIO. Responsible for call-center system design, team management, application/tool development. Support call-center applications and related ETL. Design and develop on-line executive report system, real-time operational report system, ad-hoc custom report system, and outbound data generation and delivery processes. Analyze application and system requirements and devise solutions or enhancements which meet business objectives and end-user needs. Responsible for interacting effectively with clients and information technology users in support of call-center business objectives.
Data Design Agency, Consultant, Huntington Beach, CA
Assignments: KCET Public Television: ETL, Production-Control
Skills Utilized: MS-Office, Corel, Clipper, DBase, Telephony, MS-Access, AS-400, Windows, OS-2.
Career Strategies Inc. Agency, Consultant, Los Angeles, CA
Assignments: Youngs Market, Dames and Moore
Skills Utilized: MS-Office, Corel, Clipper, DBase, Windows, OS-2, MS-DOS
Sustema Concepts, Programmer Analyst, Irvine, CA
Responsible for ETL of data from disparate file formats and media types. Develop ETL tools. Develop, implement and support applications. Develop redundant data removal applications.
University of New Mexico, Computer POD Site Manager, Albuquerque, NM
Managing three computer pod sites. Effectively help students and faculty alike with computer issues.
Technical Proficiencies:
- Open Source:
- Distributions: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, RedHat, openSUSE, SlackWare, FreeBSD
- Package Management: apt, dpkg, rpm, yum, yast
- Infrastructure Automation Frameworks: opscode-chef
- Project Packaging: python eggs
- Source Build / Install: make, rpm-build, dpkg-buildpackage
- Web Platforms: LAMP
- Single-Sign-On/Authentication: Shibboleth, LDAP
- Backup: rsnapshot, rsync, cloud-files(php api), tar
- CMS: WordPress, Concrete
- Technologies: Python, PHP, Perl, Shell scripts, Java, Javascript, JSP, AJAX, HTML, XML, SOAP, CSS
- Data Bases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, sqllite
- Tools: CVS, SVN, Trac, Git, Redmine, SSH, GVIM, Eclipse, GIMP, Open Office Suite
- API / NFS / Protocol: JDBC, Samba, LDAP, Shibboleth
- Desktops / Window-Managers: gnome, kde, windowmaker, fluxbox, xfce, enlightenment
- VM: VirtualBox, vagrant, qemu, kvm
- eCommerce / Forums / Wikis: osCommerce, phpBB, SimpleMachines, pmWiki, mediaWiki
- Embedded: Beagle Board XM
- Closed Source:
- Platforms: Unix (SCO, HP-UX, Solaris), Windows (9x, NT, 200x, XP, 7, 8.x), Mac (OSX, iOS)
- Web Platforms: WAMP, OAMP, IIS with .Net
- Data Bases: Oracle, ISAM, MSSQL, MS-Access
- Technologies: VB, ASP, Gembase / IREN, BASIC, C#, PL-SQL
- Tools: MS Office Suite, MS Project
- VM: VirtualBox
- Cloud Services:
- RackSpace: Cloud Server, Cloud Files, CDN, Load-Balance
EDUCATION
- Currently Pursuing: LPI certificate.
- Employee sponsored courses for MSSRS, GemBase-1 Certificate, HP-UX Admin and Oracle 9i Admin.
- Java Programming Cal State Fullerton Univ., Professional Development
- Enterprise Applications, Advanced Java Programming, Intermediate Java Programming.
- Client Server Technology Certificate Univ. S. CA, Professional Development
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of New Mexico
- Business Computer Systems
- Associates Degree, University of New Mexico
- Computer Programming
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