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Résumé for W. Earl Allen

SUMMARY:

  • Troubleshooter on a wide variety of hardware and software with twenty years of experience in systems engineering, computer support, coaching, webserver administration, system administration, systems analysis and programming.
  • Skilled in troubleshooting and administration of heterogeneous systems including networking, hardware integration and software testing.
  • Superb written and verbal communication skills; self-starter on individual projects who also enjoys team projects.

OBJECTIVES:
Systems Integrator, Unix Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Database Administrator

REFERENCES:
Available at resume posted on monster.com as W. Earl Allen with job search Unix Systems Administrator/Systems Integrator

SOFTWARE:
Linux, MacOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000/XP, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, LinuxPPC, Informix, Oracle, Perl, Citrix MetaFrame, TCP/IP, OpenSSH, NIS, NFS, DNS, DHCP, NTP, HTML, Zope, Python, Apache, FrameMaker, PageMaker, FreeHand, Quark XPress, Illustrator, Netscape Navigator/Communicator, Freeway, Adobe Acrobat Distiller, Word Perfect, Lotus Notes, BBEdit, Eudora, Telnet, AOL, AlphaBasic, Fontographer, Digidesign ProTools, EditDV 2.0, CineStream 3, VideoShop 4.0/3D, QuickTime, Adobe Type Manager, Virtual PC, Fetch, Retrospect, Toast, Nero Burning ROM 5x, Microsoft Office 98/X for Macintosh, Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003 for Windows

HARDWARE:
IBM RS/6000 F50, 43P, F80, 44P, 6F1 (AIX 4.3.3, 5.1 and 5.2)

IBM Compatible PC's (Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000/XP and Linux)

Sun SparcStation 10 (Solaris 7/8) (the host for the webserver you're reading this from)

Macintosh (all MacOS versions 4.x->X.1.3.2 and LinuxPPC [Yellow Dog Linux]

DEC Alpha 767au (Red Hat Linux 6.2)

Ethernet 10Base2 and 100BaseTX wiring, Cisco 7000 series router, Cisco Catalyst 5000 and 1900 configuration, TCP/IP and EtherTalk routing, AlphaMicro

EDUCATION:

  • M.A., English Literature, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
  • B.A., English Literature, Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA
  • 550 hour Instrument rated Commercial pilot, Airplane, Single Engine Land with tailwheel endorsement and competition aerobatics experience
  • Voracious reader of technical books, magazines, and documentation

EXPERIENCE:

  • Engineering IT Manager, Cornice, Inc., September 2, 2003 to August 1, 2006
  • Environment: Mandrake Linux 9.1-Mandriva 2006.0.1, Red Hat Linux 9.0-EL4, Postfix, Apache 2.0.47, MySQL 4.0.14,, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Microsoft Office 2000/XP/2003, Zope 2.6.2, Squishdot 1.5.0
  • Responsible for upkeep, migration and troubleshooting of 60+ desktops and workstations
  • Led design team for IT systems in overseas factory; created install system and maintained entire factory IT
  • Installed and implemented help desk software to keep track of user requests
     
  • Instructor, DeVry University, Denver Niagara Campus, July 7, 2003 to October 30, 2003
  • Environment: Red Hat Linux 8.0-9.0, Apache 2.0.47, MySQL 4.0.14, PHP 4.3.2, Windows 2000 Server, IIS 5.0, Zope 2.6.1, Squishdot 1.5.0
  • Taught intermediate college classes in Networking Connectivity and Web Architecture
  • Prepared, tested, and administered lab exercises using Red Hat Linux 8.0-9.0, Apache 2.0.47, MySQL 4.0.14, PHP 4.3.2, Windows 2000 Server, IIS 5.0, Zope 2.6.1, and Squishdot 1.5.0
  • Created PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, quizzes, tests, and projects
     
  • AIX Systems Administrator, OAO Services, April 1, 2002 to March 24, 2003
  • Environment: AIX, SuSE Linux 8.1, Lotus Notes 5.0.11, Samba 2.2.8 Tivoli Storage Manager (ADSM), Perl 5.8.0, DCE, DFS, OpenSSH 3.5p1, Windows 2000
  • As part of a team, administered over 400 AIX boxes at the Printing Systems Division of IBM
  • Created complete installation system for OpenSSH on pristine AIX; modified insecure rsh administration system to use OpenSSH
  • Used Tivoli Storage Manager administration tools to help back up about 100 AIX boxes at IBM PSD
  • Aided in migration of AIX systems from Token Ring to Ethernet networking at IBM PSD
     
  • Systems Engineer, UNIX System Administrator, TEKsystems, 1998 to October 19, 2001
  • Environment: AIX, Windows NT 4.0sp6a and Terminal Server Edition sp6, Windows 2000 Professional and Server sp2, Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 Feature Release 1, Informix 7.x, Oracle 8.1.7, Microsoft Office 97 and 2000, Word Perfect 9, Lotus Notes 5.0.7, Samba 2.2.2, Zope 2.4.2, Apache 1.3.12, Red Hat Linux 6.2, TCP/IP, SSA, Veritas Netbackup, Perl 5.6.0
  • Wrote specifications for procurement of NAS servers and standard Windows desktops, notebooks, and servers for large bureaucratic computer buy
  • Compiled on AIX 4.3.3, installed, tested, and deployed Zope 2.x as a searchable front end to a Technical Reference Model and a large set of Information Bulletins in HTML format
  • Installed, tested, and deployed Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 on Windows 2000 Server as a front end to an Oracle 8.1.7 client-server procurement system used nationwide over WAN
  • Installed, tested, and deployed IBM HTTPServer powered by Apache at national website of large bureaucracy
  • Compiled, installed, tested, and created ksh scripts for tarfile installation deployment of Samba 2.07 on AIX 4.3.3 in Windows NT 4.0 environment. Also compiled, installed, tested and deployed Samba 2.2.1a for heterogeneous test lab environment.
  • Wrote the Platform chapter of the Information Technology Architecture's Technical Reference Model for a large bureaucracy
  • Installed and administered a large Informix 7.x GIS database hosted on AIX 4.2.1
  • Installed and administered Red Hat Linux 6.2 on DEC Alpha 767au that previously had only DEC Unix on it; made it dual bootable between DEC Unix and Linux
  • Administered test lab of 40 networked AIX & NT computers
  • Installed complete NIS system across multiple subnetwork boundaries
  • Updated DNS to BIND 8.2.1, compiled with GCC 2.95; wrote install scripts to update both AIX 4.2.1 and 4.3.2
  • Installed and tested 3000+ feet of Category 5 UTP cabling and patchbays
  • Solved problems for UNIX users
  • Wrote (in Perl), tested and deployed CUI menuing system for publications users
  • Cleaned up complex user privileges on diverse computers without the aid of NIS
  • Taught classes in Perl programming
  • Helped implement complex 3-domain DNS system
  • Set up IBM RS/6000 F50 SSA RAID
     
  • Remote Support Specialist, Scitex America Corporation, 1993 to 1998
  • Environment: AIX, MacOS, Windows 3.1/95/NT, Linux, TCP/IP, EtherTalk, FreeHand, Illustrator, PageMaker, Quark XPress, Photoshop, Corel Draw, Helios EtherShare, NFS, PS/M, PS/2, Brisque, Scinet Span Pro, Iris IQPro, VIP, RiproServer, GPIB, SCSI
  • Solved production-stopping problems in networking, hardware and software for customers all over the Western hemisphere in highend color prepress environments
  • Wrote, edited, compiled and published electronic documentation and software for integrating Windows into highend-color prepress
  • Taught classes in use of Windows in prepress
  • Wrote articles for quarterly Remote Support newsletter
  • Created Linux-based intranet website for sharing support information
  • Assembled, installed and integrated 12 node 10BaseT/10Base2 network
  • Assembled, installed and integrated RS/6000, Macintosh and IBM PS/2 and PC Compatible hardware and software with emphasis on SCSI troubleshooting and integration
     
  • Technical Support Manager, Altsys Corporation, 1988 to 1993.
  • Environment: Windows 3.1, MacOS, Fontographer, FreeHand, PageMaker, WriteNow, EtherTalk, AppleTalk, QuickMail, Adobe Type Manager
  • Solved font-related problems for worldwide customers of Altsys Fontographer on both MacOS and Win 3.1
  • Coached team of three phone support technicians
  • Rewrote and desktop published manual for Fontographer
  • Designed, configured and installed and supported 30 node EtherTalk 10BaseT and LocalTalk network
  • Coordinated Human Resources until fulltime HR person hired
  • Specified, purchased, installed and repaired MacOS and PC computer systems
     
  • Technical Support Manager, Data Tailor, Inc., 1986 to 1988
  • Environment: MacOS, Trapeze, PageMaker, Microsoft Word
  • Solved spreadsheet problems for customers of Trapeze, the visual spreadsheet
  • Designed, wrote, edited, desktop published and Linotyped manual for Trapeze
  • Assembled expansion hardware for increased storage and larger screens on early Macintoshes
     
  • Programmer/Analyst, Computerized Business Systems, 1983 to 1986
  • Environment: AlphaMicro OS, AlphaBasic, PC clones
  • Designed, wrote, maintained and supported a wide range of accounting and database programs written in AlphaBasic
  • Assembled and troubleshot problems with PC Clones
     
  • Computer/English Teacher, Southwestern Adventist College, 1980 to 1983
  • Environment: Cromemco Cromix, Pascal, Basic, Cobol, PL/1, IBM 360 BAL, TRS-80 Mod 4, Tandy Color Computer
  • Wrote 2500 line text processing program in Pascal used by entire college for text processing
  • Designed and implemented new DPMA data processing curriculum
  • Taught classes in Basic, Assembler, Database, and Intro to Computing
  • Taught TESL and Freshman Composition

 

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