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Greater Seattle Area

Embedded systems design and development, Siemens PLC developement, and communications expert (TCPIP, BACnet, Modbus, Profinet, CAN) for our containerized data center solution.

- Embedded systems engineering for rack management in a mobile datacenter.- Industrial Computing Engineer using Siemens PLCs- Systems software engineering, wrote mobile datacenter provisioning and maintenance toolchain in BASH and Python- Built test cases, test wiring harnesses, and platform prototypes for rapid and early development

This is a real generalist's position: I'm doing pre- and post-sales engineering, performance analysis, troubleshooting and root cause analysis, and network engineering. All related to our high performance computing and high density storage systems.Member of a small design team responsible for the multiple-award winning FOREST containerized data center.Responsible for the design and development of embedded Linux management system.

2005-2007Served on a small team dedicated to the development and maintenance of a custom messaging bus system that serves as front-end processors for mainframes in one of the world's largest travel companies.Served as a key member on a small team developing a revolutionary inventory and automated security compliance auditing system to be used by IBM across thousands of its customer's servers. All server platforms supported (Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris, HPUX, mainframe, mini, etc). Developed in perl. I wrote the XML reporting engine.

Modeled processes for our strategic outsourcing delivery organization.Used IT/IL as a source of best practices.Used Zachman Framework for our delivery architecture.Designed an application to share data between Configuration Management, Event Management (tickets), and the on-call roster with interfaces for duty manager and support managers and team leads.Designed an application to organize and schedule periodic technician visits to approximately 3,000 remote locations with site-specific ticket & follow-up tracking with interfaces to Configuration Management and Event Management.

Designed key network infrastructure components for a 50,000-node network.Designed highly available server farm architectures using HSRP, VLANs, EtherChannel, and 802.1q trunking.Implemented mission critical DNS, DDNS, DHCP and SNA gateway solutions using AIX 4.3 and Solaris 2.6.Designed, developed, and implemented a cost-effective server management GUI using Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL, perl, and PHP.Technical lead responsible for the initiation and design for a complete IP re-numbering of Wamu’s 50,000-node 2300-router network.Member of team responsible for designing a first class firewall to secure the Washington Mutual enterprise.Resident expert on IP networking and Network Associates Sniffer protocol analyzer.

Built and maintained network architecture of ISP servicing downtown Seattle and surrounding area businesses.Configured and maintained web servers (apache), email (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, Exchange) servers, DNS servers, RADIUS authentication and accounting servers, domain controllers, application servers, and print servers.Programmed all network access devices such as routers, hubs, switches, terminal servers, CSU/DSUs, DSL end units, and ISDN terminal adapters.Installed and terminated Category 3 and Category 5 cable runs.Developed software for business needs using Visual Basic 5.Trained all technical staff.Consulted and trained clients including end users, technical personnel, and occasionally executives.Provided third level support.Expert knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts for practical application of network hardware configuration, setup and installation.

Provided on-site service and support for small office/home office networks and individual PC’s.Supplemented income while attending college full-time.Clients included Waipahu High School and Honolulu Harbor Sheriff’s Department.

Worked as a PC assembler, repair technician, instructor, consultant over several years at several different companies. CompUSA and DataClub Computers in Torrance, California; Up & Running Computers in Seattle; Computer City in Hawaii. Plus a few temp consulting gigs here and there.All performed in, around, and outside of college.

Bsba, Computer Information Systems

Activities and Societies: Member of the Delta Mu Delta honors society.I already had an excess of credits from previous college work at El.

Computer Science

This was a brief and largely unsuccessful period of my formal education. I was burned out on school after hitting all the hard sciences.

Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Basketball team -- we took the state championship the year I played and were undefeated in regular season play.I.