Frank Wiles

At Allen Press, Inc. my title was Systems Programmer/Web Administrator. In the area of software development, I developed website administration and creation automation tools, revolving mainly around web applications on Unix systems. In the area of administration, I administrated one FreeBSD server, one Red Hat server, and co-administrated several Sun workstations. Other duties included website design, general troubleshooting of Internet related problems, database design, computer security, and educating fellow employees in things such as Perl, Open Source software, and the Internet in general.

Assistant Systems Administrator for Sunflower Cablevision's cable Internet department named Datavision. My main responsibilities included administration of three SGI servers as well as two FreeBSD servers. In the area of administration, I handled user account creation, software upgrades and maintenance, web server configuration, DNS modifications for several domains, and general support of the cable modem network and various headend equipment. In the area of programming, I wrote a custom server monitoring tool, a web application that tracked all customer information including trouble tickets, and various administrative scripts. Other duties included being web master, keeping up to date on security issues, policy decisions, and some light management duties.

I was the IT Manager for The World Company which owns and operates Sunflower Broadband, The Lawrence Journal-World, and several other newspapers and websites. I managed all of the Unix systems, systems administrators, and software development in the company. Including all web application development, ISP systems related to our high speed cable modem network, and various internal systems. This includes various duties as project manager, software/systems architect, systems administrator, programming, database administration, and external consultant.