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<strong>QUALIFICATIONS<span> </span></strong>
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In-depth understanding of network layout, architecture and management, including integration and interoperability between multiple operating systems and products from multiple vendors. 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. Considerable experience with planning and implementation of seamless hardware and software upgrades to minimize negative impacts on user productivity.
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<strong>RELEVANT SKILLS</strong><span> </span>
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<li>
Operating systems (10 years+): Windows 98 – 2008, FreeBSD 4 – 8, 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
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<li>
Microsoft specific experience (10 years+): Active Directory (2000-2008), IIS and Exchange Servers 5.5 to 2007, MCP 70-680 certification (Configuring Windows 7)
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<li>
Over 10 years familiarity in administration of Microsoft Windows networks, from NT 4.0 to Server 2008 R2 and client systems from Windows 3.1 to Windows 7
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<li>
Virtualization (8-10 years): Experience with VMware virtualization products including Workstation, Server, ESX, ESXi and vSphere, as well as Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V
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<li>
Networking (10 years+): Firm grasp on principles of IP routing, as well as keen familiarity with Cisco IOS, FreeBSD IPFW, Linux NetFilter and other routing platforms
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<li>
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
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<li>
Server experience (10 years+): Apache 1/2, Sendmail, Postfix, BIND, DHCPD, NFS, SQUID, Samba, Asterisk, Zimbra, Kerio Mailserver and others
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Administration and management of SQL servers and databases using MySQL, PostgreSQL, others
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Programming (5 years): C/C++ build/debug, troubleshooting, minor coding
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Disaster management and recovery (5 years): Planning and implementation – single site, multi-site, multi-site + DR
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Scripting: sh, bash, csh, Perl, sed, awk
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<strong>EDUCATION</strong> <span> </span>
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Centennial College Network Professional Program
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2001 – 2002
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Cisco Systems Networking Academy
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1999 – 2002
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Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute
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<p class="p5" style="text-align: right;">
Graduated 1999
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<span class="s1"><strong>V</strong></span><strong>OLUNTEER </strong><span class="s1"><strong>W</strong></span><strong>ORK</strong> <span> </span>
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<strong>DEVELOPER, GENTOO LINUX</strong>
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2002 – 2006
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Quality assurance testing of various applications shipped with the distribution, including participation in testing/debugging components of packages designated as the ‘base system’.
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Maintainership of all Mozilla-based applications within the distribution, including Mozilla Application Suite, Firefox, Thunderbird, Nvu, Gecko-SDK and others.
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Coordinate Mozilla application releases with other developers whose packages list Mozilla applications as dependencies, including those of the GNOME project
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Act as a liaison between the Mozilla Organisation and the Gentoo Linux project, coordinating releases and sending bugfixes upstream when appropriate
</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><strong>N</strong></span><strong>ETWORK TECHNICIAN, CISCO TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM</strong>
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<p class="p5">
2002
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<ul class="ul1">
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Assisted Cisco System Engineers in a team to prepare for the event
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Ran cables and set up networking equipment including VoIP and Wifi with RADIUS auth
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Assisted Cisco partners with displays and resolved technical issues
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Received letter of thanks and appreciation for volunteer work
</li>
</ul>
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<strong> </strong>
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<span class="s1"><strong>E</strong></span><strong>MPLOYMENT HISTORY</strong> <span> </span>
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<span class="s1"><strong>S</strong></span><strong>YSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSGAMING TECHNOLOGIES</strong>
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</td>
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<p class="p5" style="text-align: right;">
2006 – 2009
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<ul class="ul1">
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Duties included network services management, including e-mail administration, network security, internet connectivity, and user management
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Replaced aging core network infrastructure with corporate firewalls based on CentOS 5, Shorewall and OpenVPN and replaced the core router with an embedded security appliance booting Vyatta OFR from Solid State Disk for more effective management, monitoring and traffic control
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Shifted telephony for TransGaming’s Ottawa office from traditional PBX service to a VoIP system based around the Asterisk open source PBX software and SIP phone sets, preserving all features of the former telephone system as well as introducing new ones and trained staff on the new system
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Implemented snapshot based backup systems for<span> </span>hour/day/week/month incremental snapshots of all source code repositories, databases and website staging areas
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Implemented fileserver upgrades and created a plan for the ongoing expansion of TransGaming’s storage needs
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Provisioning and maintenance of Microsoft, Linux, and Apple workstations and servers, including the development of a documented method of provisioning intel-based Apple workstations configured with both GNU/Linux and Windows in addition to MacOS X
</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><strong>S</strong></span><strong>ENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST, FRONTLINE TECHNOLOGIES</strong>
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</td>
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2005 – 2006
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</table>
<ul class="ul1">
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Design and implement all aspects of an iSCSI IP SAN using Linux servers, including compatibility testing, hardware/software certification for client systems
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Manage/administer the company’s entire GNU/Linux infrastructure, and those systems deployed to its clients, including routing and remote access systems run exclusively using GNU/Linux servers
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Network management and expansion planning for the addition of Metro Area Networks to our infrastructure
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Network expansion planning concerning the development of the business into an Internet Service Provider
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Disaster recovery planning and testing for datacenter operations and client companies including rapid remote deployment of DR servers and workstations.
</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><strong>O</strong></span><strong>WNER/MANAGER HIGHFIELD COMPUTERS</strong>
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</td>
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2001 – 2005
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Designed / implemented a Radius authentication, user tracking and accounting system over PPPoE for a wireless 802.11 Internet Service Provider
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Implement OSCAR McMaster, an Apache/Tomcat based medical records tracking system for a joint medical systems rollout project, incorporating extensions to the system for regional/provincial/International medical records tracking standards
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Designed / implemented VoIP phone systems using Asterisk IP PBX software, conducted certification/compatibility testing with IP telephony equipment from various vendors
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Sales and service of computer systems, parts and accessories
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Outsourcing of IT management, installation and deployment of networks for small and medium businesses
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Management of all aspects of a retail business including inventory, bookkeeping, customer service, advertising and market research
</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><strong>C</strong></span><strong>USTOMER</strong><span class="s1"><strong> </strong></span><strong>SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, DURHAM CONTACT CENTRE</strong>
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</td>
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<p class="p5" style="text-align: right;">
2003 – 2005
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<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Provide technical assistance and support on use of Bell services
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Devise innovative solutions to customer problems,<span> </span>
</li>
<li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">
<span class="s3"><span> </span></span>Assess customer needs and inform customers of applicable products and services
</li>
</ul>
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<span> </span><em>References available upon request</em><span> </span>
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