BRAD T. LAUE

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

email: brad brad-x.com

OBJECTIVE

To establish a career where I can apply my skills in the field of Information Technology.

QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive experience with the installation, operation and management of Windows, Linux, UNIX, Novell and Macintosh systems in both networking environments and standalone systems. Considerable experience with the open source community through collaborative efforts with upstream developers, particularly within the FreeBSD, Linux kernel, Gentoo Linux and Mozilla projects.

RELEVANT SKILLS

• Operating systems (10 years): Windows 98, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, FreeBSD 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, GNU/Linux distributions including SUSE, RedHat/Fedora, Gentoo and a wide variety of others, Solaris 9.x, 10.x, MacOS X 10.0 - 10.4
• Microsoft systems experience (5 years): Active Directory (2000/2003), IIS and Exchange Servers 5.5 to 2003
• Over 10 years familiarity in administration of Windows networks, from NT 4.0 to Server 2003 and client systems from Windows 3.1 to Windows XP/Vista RC1
• Networking (8 years): Keen grasp of advanced IP routing using Cisco IOS, FreeBSD IPFW, Linux NetFilter
• Networking: Configuration of VLAN’s, VPN’s, LAN/WAN, IGRP, OSPF, BGP4, and the use of these in the configuration of multi-router wide area networks
• Server experience (10 years): Apache 1/2, Sendmail, Postfix, BIND, DHCPD, NFS, SQUID, Samba, Asterisk, others
• Administration and management of SQL servers and databases using MySQL, PostgreSQL, others
• Programming (5 years): C/C++ build/debug, troubleshooting, minor coding
• Disaster management and recovery (5 years): Planning and implementation - single site, multi-site, multi-site + DR
• Scripting: sh, bash, csh, Perl, sed, awk

EDUCATION

Centennial College Network Professional Program 2001 - 2002

Cisco Systems Networking Academy 1999 - 2002

Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute Graduated 1999

VOLUNTEER WORK

DEVELOPER, GENTOO LINUX

• Quality assurance testing of various applications shipped with the distribution, including participation in testing/debugging components of packages designated as the ‘base system’.
• Maintainership of all Mozilla-based applications within the distribution, including Mozilla Application Suite, Firefox, Thunderbird, Nvu, Gecko-SDK and others.
• Coordinate Mozilla application releases with other developers whose packages list Mozilla applications as dependencies, including those of the GNOME project
• Act as a liaison between the Mozilla Organisation and the Gentoo Linux project, coordinating releases and sending bugfixes upstream when appropriate

NETWORK TECHNICIAN, CISCO TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM

• Assisted Cisco System Engineers in a team to prepare for the event
• Ran cables and set up networking equipment including VoIP and Wifi with RADIUS auth
• Assisted Cisco partners with displays and resolved technical issues
• Received letter of thanks and appreciation for volunteer work

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST, FRONTLINE TECHNOLOGIES

2005 - 2006

• Design and implement all aspects of an iSCSI IP SAN using Linux servers, including compatibility testing, hardware/software certification for client systems
• Manage/administer the company’s entire Linux infrastructure, and those systems deployed to its clients, including routing and remote access systems run exclusively using Linux servers
• Network management and expansion planning for the addition of Metro Area Networks to our infrastructure
• Network expansion planning concerning the development of the business into an Internet Service Provider
• Disaster recovery planning and testing for datacenter operations and client companies including rapid remote deployment of DR servers and workstations.

OWNER, HIGHFIELD COMPUTERS

2001 - 2005

• Designed / implemented a Radius authentication, user tracking and accounting system over PPPoE for a wireless 802.11 Internet Service Provider
• Implement OSCAR McMaster medical records tracking system for a joint medical systems rollout project, incorporating extensions to the system for regional/provincial/International medical records tracking standards
• Designed / implemented VoIP phone systems using Asterisk IP PBX software, conducted certification/compatibility testing with IP telephony equipment from various vendors
• Sales and service of computer systems, parts and accessories
• Outsourcing of IT management, installation and deployment of networks for small and medium businesses
• Management of all aspects of a retail business including inventory, bookkeeping, customer service, advertising and market research

CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, DURHAM CONTACT CENTRE

2003 - 2005

• Provide technical assistance and support on use of Bell services
• Devise innovative solutions to customer problems,
• Assess customer needs and inform customers of applicable products and services

References available upon request