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Christiansburg, Va, Us

Blacksburg, Va

Serving the customers of 1901 Group as a Senior Unix Administrator specializing in Red Hat Linux, Red Hat OpenShift, and Oracle Solaris system administration.

Radford, Va

Serving a federal government customer as a Senior Systems Engineer specializing in Red Hat Linux and Oracle Solaris system administration, and STIG compliance.

Nrv Mall, Christiansburg, Va

Instructor for:ITN106 - M6 Microcomputer Operating SystemsITN101 - M6 Introduction to Network Concepts

Blacksburg, Va

Member of the ARC team supporting VA Tech’s advanced research computing – a multi-cluster environment (utilizing Red Hat, SLES, OpenSUSE, CentOS, Ubuntu) devoted to maintaining, advancing, and providing support for large-scale research computing systems. Also administered computing resources devoted to research for two departments.

Manager of a computing environment running Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, and MS Windows XP/Vista and Windows 2003 Server operating systems providing1) high level planning and implementation of these support systems,2) supervision and strategic management for systems administration personnel,3) faculty and graduate student training, and 4) support in the use of computing facilities utilized for classroom instruction and research.

Senior Systems Engineer, Computing Center July, 1997 - February, 2000 Continued to administer an IBM VM/XA mainframe computer environment. Administer a lab of Sun computers for the Statistics Department as part of the VA Tech Computing Center's "Facility Management" program.April, 1995 - July, 1997: Continued to administer an IBM VM/XA mainframe computer environment. Primary systems administrator for multiple DEC computers serving the early implementation of BANNER software. This involved responding to the demands of a very dynamic, rapidly changing environment.February, 1989 - April, 1995: Managed the installation and implementation of major operating systems software as related to IBM VM/SP and IBM VM/XA. Generated, installed, and applied corrective maintenance to operating system software and related products. Designed and implemented enhancements and extensions to system software to meet the diverse needs of a university environment. Maintained awareness of current industry developments and directions. Lead and coordinated the efforts of others in the analysis, development, and implementation of large or complex system support projects.

Cary, Nc

April, 1988 - January, 1989: Senior Systems Programmer Responsible for providing support and planning for an entire software complex as related to IBM VM/SP HPO and IBM VM/XA. Maintained expert technical knowledge of the internal workings, diagnostic tools, and features of this VM software complex. Maintained an awareness of current industry directions. Monitored system usage patterns and operating environment. Lead and coordinated the efforts of others in the analysis, development, and implementation of large or complex system support projects. March, 1985 - March, 1988: Systems Programmer Responsible for installing and maintaining systems software as related to IBM VM/SP HPO. Provided expert assistance to others in their trouble-shooting and system design efforts. Provided an overall smooth functioning operating systems, serving an international network of time-sharing users. August, 1983 - February, 1985 CMS SAS Developer Responsible for designing, programming, testing, documenting and implementing software of major complexity as specifically related to SAS and IBM VM/CMS environments. Research and development of software that enhanced and/or increased the function of the CMS SAS product. Knowledge of IBM VM/SP and CMS internals with technical skills in programming and problem solving.

Lancaster, Pa

January, 1979 - November, 1982Systems ProgrammerResponsible for implementing systems software, solving installation or operatingproblems, and designing those systems not available from vendors. Responsiblefor analyzing software problems or in selecting vendor supplied software.Provided technical guidance and trouble-shooting.March, 1979 - December, 1979Data Base AnalystResponsible for assisting in the definition, design, and documentation ofphysical data base; and for monitoring the performance, security, and integrity ofoperating data bases. Provided technical guidance and training in the use of hierarchical data bases.May, 1977 - February, 1978Information SpecialistResponsible for providing all types of ad hoc information retrieval, data analysis,time-sharing, and advisory services for all levels of management. Workedindependently on all projects, as well as, determining the priority of most tasks.January, 1977 - April, 1977Analyst/ProgrammerWorking as part of a system project team, assisted in designing andprogramming computer applications written in COBOL.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Associate'S Degree, Science & Math