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Employment
in a challenging environment, continuing both my engineering and operations
career paths while having the opportunity to continue to expand my base of
knowledge even more.
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Programming
and Markup Languages: Perl, SQL,
Python, XML, XSLT, XPath, shell scripting (bash, c-shell), HTML
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Databases: Oracle 8, Sybase, MySQL, SQL Sever 2000
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Protocols
and Interfaces: TCP/IP, LDAP, SMTP,
SSL/SSH, TLS, HTTP, FTP, DBI, Sybperl, JDBC, ODBC
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Operating
Systems: Unix (OpenBSD, Solaris, Linux
6.x, 7.x and 8.0, IRIX), Windows 2000, Windows NT
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Application
Servers: Windows .NET, Intershop
Enfinity, Vignette Agent Builder/Server
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System
Tools: Big Brother, Windows Active
Directory Management, Apache 2.0, HP Open View, DCForum
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Source
Control Applications: CVS
(installation, migration and administration), CVSgui, RCS
Ironport
Systems (www.ironport.com) June 03 – present
QA
Engineer (contract position)
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Vital
member of an elite QA team, responsible for white box testing of high
performance email messaging gateways, capable of relaying up to 500,000+
individual messages per hour.
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Played
a major role in the final implementation and release of the C60, the latest
Ironport messaging gateway. More detail
on the product here: http://www.ironport.com/pdf/ironport_c60_brochure.pdf
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Responsible
for drafting, finalizing and implementing various test plans, including, but
not limited to: stressing DNS and network
configurations, stress-testing various hardware configurations, LDAP and TLS
product integration, SCP, and the addition of a web-based GUI.
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Worked
closely with Product Management, Operations and Engineering, having a lead role
with the final implementation of many aspects of the appliance.
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Modified,
tuned and improved various in-house Python and Perl scripts that communicated
with, by generating, sending and receiving email with the appliance.
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Worked
with large amounts of raw data, generating data sets for use with testing, as
to approximate “real world” behavior within the testing process.
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Responsible
for final qualifying of a variety of C60 and AsyncOS beta releases to Verizon,
AOL and other large clients.
:CODEtv
(www.codetv.net) March 03 – present
Producer/Club
Correspondent
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Part
of a three-person production crew for a local nightlife public access
television show filmed at nightclubs and electronic music events in and around
the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Responsible
for scripting and time-lining my own segments for the show, which are then
filmed and integrated with different pieces of footage being filmed.
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Other
responsibilities include contacting and arranging with clubs and promoters for
show filming, contacting artists for feature spots and creating and maintaining
relationships with show sponsors.
Vital
Link Business Systems (www.vitallink.com) September 02 – December 02
Systems
Support Engineer
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Led
the initiative for, and subsequently installed, propagated and maintained the
company CVS repository.
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Built,
installed and administered production Windows 2000 and Linux machines.
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Provided
company hardware-based desktop support.
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Acted
as “final level” of support for phone and field technicians for system
installation and debugging.
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Developed
and implemented Perl system tools to track remote customer’s system uptime and
connectivity.
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Administered
the company Windows 2000 Active Directory server.
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Worked
with Finance, Operations and Support teams to plan and execute an extensive
database cleanup project.
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All
development and operations done on a multi-platform, multi-application system
environment, working with Perl, Windows 2000, Redhat Linux, MS-SQL Server 2000,
Windows 2000 Active Directory, Siebel 6.0 and Tango.
Battlebots,
Inc. (www.battlebots.com) May 02 – June 02
San
Francisco, CA
Safety
Inspector
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Member
of an eight-person team responsible for the final technical inspections of all
competing (900+) Battlebots before declaring them fit for competition.
Livemind,
Inc. (defunct April 01) May 00 – April 01
Wireless
Platform Engineer/System Architect
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Led
development and implementation of the data syndication system using Oracle XML
tools, Perl, and XSLT for both Weblogic and Intershop APIs.
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Led
the initiative for, and subsequently installed and maintained, multiple CVS
repositories.
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Oversaw
data syndication process, including:
retrieving data, mapping a UI flow, processing data, and initializing
and setting up feeds for various third-party clients.
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Assisted
in the migration of our product from an NT to Solaris platform.
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Configured
and authored XML files, providing support to third-party clients.
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Authored
Javascript web “agents” using Vignette’s Agent Builder.
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Developed
a set of on-site classes, and trained new employees in the theory and application
of source control and CVS.
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Worked
closely with the QA, Operations, UI, and Engineering teams on all of the
projects above to ensure their completion and successful integration.
Excite@Home
(formerly Excite, Inc. – defunct December 01) July 98 – November 99
Feeds/
Production Engineer
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Authored
and maintained multiple real-time news and data feeds, using the data to
display dynamic content on the site.
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Responsible
for developing and maintaining the Excite Help, Home & Real Estate, Games,
and Education channels using HTML and DCG.
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Authored
SQL and Perl scripts for the data syndication piece of a project with WebMD.
Investools,
Inc. January 98 – July 98
System
Tools Developer
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Developed
data syndication and Unix diagnostic tools using Perl, SQL, Sybperl, and shell
scripting.
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Designed
and implemented a Perl-based code release system. The code logged all transactions and stored all previous
iterations of the released code.
NASA
Ames Research Center (Sterling Software) January
97 - November 97
Network Engineer
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Engineered
the web-based system for the submission, review, and assignment of proposals.
The project was completed, providing a secure web-based system using Perl, Sybase,
Sybperl, and Apache.
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Authored
various system tools with Perl and c-shell scripts.
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Assisted
in the testing, benchmarking and deployment of network hardware (switches,
routers, hubs) in high-uptime environments.
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Undergraduate
studies in Computer Science, Math, Engineering, Archaeology, and Photography.
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10
years experience building and configuring PCs and small home and neighborhood
networks.
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Avid
sports car enthusiast and mechanic.
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A
skilled DJ, performing at events and clubs around Northern California,
including a recent residency at the DNA Lounge (http://www.dnalounge.com).
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Guest
lecturer at the UCLA graduate school of musicology, in a new course on
electronic music (April 2001).
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Major
contributor in bay area electronic music collectives. Active role in event planning and delivery, including full event
coordination, managing large numbers of volunteer staff, working with local
government representatives (SF Fire Marshall, SFPD), DJing and electronic music
performance.