* Senior network and server administrator for corporate clients * Maintain Windows Servers (2008 to 2012 R2) * Ensure integrity of daily client data backups. * Maintain and ensure all systems are functioning properly and smoothly through regular system updates, virus checks, and other security measures.* Maintain and improve network infrastructure for corporate clients Projects:* Replaced/Upgraded all Point of Sale and debit systems for Cobbs Bread Victoria to Nanaimo* Supply, set up, and manage new computer systems, server, and network for Millstream Veterinary Hospital* Manage and maintain network, servers, and computers for Sidney Tire's 3 island locationsTechnologies: ESXi, Office 365, Cloud Technologies, Windows Server, SQL Server, Windows Desktop, Networking, Remote Desktop, Specialty hardware/software

Managing server, network, and telephony services and needs for all of Royal Roads University.* Server Network Telecom Infrastructure in the IT Services department * Ongoing maintenance of the backup systems, researched and implemented new backup system to allow for physical and virtual server backups. * Install and maintained the VoIP Telecom and Digital Telecom. * Maintained the VMWare Enterprise system creating and deploying new servers and templates as required, updating tools and software through vSphere as required. (Servers ranged from Linux servers running Open SuSE to Windows Server 2008). Technologies: Windows Server, SQL Server, Windows Desktop, Networking, VMWare Enterprise, Remote Desktop, Specialty hardware/software

Australia and US based IT Franchise specializing in on-site service for residential and business clients. * Design and implementation of wired and wireless networks * Project Planning for large projects Daily on-site calls for business and residential clients * Weekly meetings with franchisor to discuss progress and ideas * Support Microsoft Windows and Mac OS desktop and server systems As part of a special project, I developed a course on Web Server Administration using Apache for the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Software Engineer) program at the University of Victoria. All course material was written and presented as various HTML web pages. This course was to supplement similar material taught using IIS (Microsoft Internet Information Server). Projects:* Installed wireless systems for Starbucks Coffee stores from Victoria to Campbell River * Upgrade, Install, and Migrate existing server hardware to newer SunFire V240 servers * Installed new security card management system for extended care facility * Taught Web server Administration course for MCSE Program Technologies: Unix, Mac OS, Windows Server, Windows Desktop, Hardware Troubleshooting, Software Troubleshooting, Networking, Apache, HTML

As the system administrator I was responsible for managing the department’s Unix servers and maintained the Unix computer lab. As the programmer/analyst I wrote software used by the students to allow access to the computing facilities. I additionally wrote the documentation in LaTeX on how to use the system for the department’s support desk. *Maintained the department Unix servers * Ensured nightly and weekly backups of servers and student data * Applied security updates to servers and computer lab * Interacted with students to solve problems forwarded by help desk Projects * Helped write the Account Role Management System used by students to create accounts* Re-wrote the print account system used by students to print on department printers * Research and purchase new hardware for Unix Lab, manage and perform the installation/upgrade Technologies Solaris, Apache, PostgreSQL, Perl, TeX/LaTeX, Vi

Technical writer for several companies including New Riders, SAMS, O'Reilly, Alladin Systems, et al. Wrote chapters for several books on Linux Firewalls, Secure Shell (SSH), Tripwire, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), and general Linux Security,

Wrote technical documentation on the CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and PowerPlant (a C++ framework for Mac OS). Responsibilities include writing new manuals, updating existing manuals, ensuring technical accuracy, grammar usage, and spelling. This position also required technical knowledge of the CodeWarrior Development environment for Windows and Mac OS, as well as specialty chip architectures and embedded operating systems.