Who I Am:

Experienced Unix programmer, Unix system administrator, and database administrator who is end-results driven and thrives in problem-solving scenarios with both technical and non-technical team members.

What I Can Offer You:

PROGRAMMING

• Languages: UNIX shell, C, Perl, CFML, ASP, HTML, Informix-4GL, SQL, CSS, CGI, SSI, VBA, Assembler
• Strong background in parsing and manipulating data as well as parsing and porting data between systems
• 8 years experience solving problems with customized applications - click here to see my portfolio

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

• 15 years Unix system administration experience
• Expert system and user tool development - click here to see my portfolio
• Operating Systems: Various versions of Unix, Windows NT, Windows2000

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical team members
• Technical mentoring experience
• Exceptionally strong problem-resolution skills

DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

• 9 years Informix administration experience
• 9 years database tool development
• Databases: Informix, Microsoft SQLServer, MySQL
• Database and platform migration experience
• Experienced SQLServer administrator

WEB DEVELOPMENT

• 9 years experience in web development
• Database integration
• User-interactive tools and applications

Past Positions:

August 2000 – present: Independent Unix/Database Consultant

Consulting with law firms in the area of special Unix and database related projects. Serve as a consultant for the daily operations and maintenance of their Microsoft / SQLServer multi-tier accounting systems, records management systems and conflict of interest systems. Key participant in major projects including data manipulations, platform migration, database migration, application software upgrades and custom enhancements, and intranet applications. Performed vendor communication and cooperation for major multi-vendor projects.

March 1997 – August 2000: Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP – Columbus, Ohio
Title: UNIX System Administrator / Informix Database Administrator / Elite Application Administrator

Performed all system and database administration duties for Elite Information Systems application servers using the accounting, records management, and conflicts of interest modules. Created many system interface tools for sharing data between the HP-UX server and other applications. Developed and integrated many system boot tools and scripts. Responsible for all user application support, operating system patches and upgrades, and hardware upgrades/repairs. Developed and co-designed a Records Destruction intranet application which interfaces with the records management application.

October 1990 – January 1996: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Ohio
Title: Member of Technical Staff

• UNIX system administration and developer support
• Software development and maintenance
• Integration testing
• Hardware design and support for telecommunications laboratories
• New employee technical mentoring

Foundation:

Bachelor's of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology
DeVry Institute of Technology, Columbus Ohio
Graduated with honors June 1990