Technical Skills

TCP/IP networking

Expert systems administrator

Systems administration

Shell scripting / code editing (C/C++, Perl, Python)

Capacity planning / scalability

Open Source Software

OS/compiler bootstrap & cross-compiler
Kernel internals (performance tuning) 
Small scale versatile clustering

Operating Systems

Linux (Gentoo, Slackware, Knoppix, Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu) BSDI, Solaris, SCO, UnixWare, HP-UX, IRIX, Digital UNIX, Windows 3.0 through 2K3/Vista, Novell Netware, Mac OSX, Mac OS9, VMware Workstation/Server

Network Security

Linux IPTables, Checkpoint FW1, VPNs, WAP, WEP, PPTP, various intrusion detection systems, Cisco PIX & VPN3000, Sniffer/Protocol Analyzers

Network Protocols

FTP, HTTP, NNTP, NTP, DHCP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, Radius, DNS, WINS, NFS, CIFS, NIS, TCP, UDP, IP, RIP, OSPF, ATM, Frame relay, Ethernet, PPP

Hardware Platforms

Cisco, Nortel, and Lucent routers and switches,

Intel, Dell, HP, Compaq, AMD, Sun, SGI, DEC, Mac workstations and servers Network Appliance (for mixed NFS/CIFS environments)

Terminal servers, modem banks, telephone channel banks, PBX

Experience

Network Engineering Consultant

Clients in OR, CA, MT

• Network engineering and systems administration for mid-tier internet application service providers in the Pacific northwest

• Comprehensive expertise in high-throughput systems and networks

2004 - Present

• Solid experience in VPN/Security implementations including Cisco PIX, VPN3000 concentrators

• Highly competent in network management & server virtualization; expert in VMware Workstation/Server

• Knowledgeable in Windows 2003 Server / Active Directory / TermSvcs / Group Policy installs

Partner. The Village Oracle

• Conceptualized, built and opened cyber cafe.

Weed, CA

2001 - 2004

• Designed and engineered fully secure, Linux / VMware / Windows XP based network with custom features

• Wrote custom jukebox in UNIX shell scripts to support customer-driven interactive, music selection and playback

• Full system documentation supported training of café technical staff

Network Operations Manager, Flycast Communications Corp.

• Designed and engineered $10 million network/server infrastructure

• Managed all aspects of production & development infrastructure

San Francisco, CA

• Negotiated multi-million dollar telecom and data center contracts

• Sourced and procured all network infrastructure hardware

1997 - 1999

• Managed staff of employees and contractors

• Manage teams for production roll outs

• Developed trouble ticking and configuration management procedures

• Oversaw system debugging

President and CEO,

• Design and implementation of access networks plus strategic technical planning to Internet service providers

The Internetwork Operating Company, Inc.

• Hardware procurement and installation plus back-end technical support and maintenance

San Antonio, TX

• Provided all business development

1996 - 2000

• Negotiated policy changes to save Texas service providers millions of dollars in state fees

• Active member of Texas ISP Association

Co-Founder,

Tristero, Inc. and The Coffee Gallery

• Founded one of the first Cyber-Cafés in the United States as a mechanism to provide consulting, design, and implementation to companies new to the Internet

San Antonio, TX

• Conceptualized and implemented business development and marketing strategy

1994 - 1995

• Acted as technical lead for project design and implementation

• Oversaw staff training and development

• Sourced and booked all events

• Acted as lead consultant to client base for strategic technical development and implementation

Office of Technical Computing

• Department of Academic Computing, oversaw technical support for university faculty and staff

University of Texas at San Antonio

• Supported all off-campus network environments

San Antonio, TX

• Acted as primary contact person to more than 2000 administrative users.

1990 - 1994

• Developed automated distribution methods for anti-virus tools

• Supervised staff of desktop support technicians

• Oversaw deployment of all desktop computers and networks

• Consulted with research faculty on special projects and supercomputing needs

• Developed and maintained a 30 seat computing classroom used to train faculty and staff in several different operating environments

Education

University of Texas

English/Philosophy Double Major

San Antonio, TX 1989 - 1991

Northern Illinois University

English/Philosophy Double Major

DeKalb, IL 1987-1988