Looking for a job, primarily in southern California, open
to discussing other possibilities and/or arrangements.
Objective
Obtain an IT position in the area of systems and network
administration and security that will utilize and
challenge my technical expertise, administrative skills,
and educational background
Professional Experience
Jan 2001 - Present <Undisclosed Company> (Tucson, Arizona)
Systems Security Administrator
- Deploy and manage firewalls, routers, and IDS systems
- Build, maintain, and ensure security of Linux, UNIX, and
Windows servers
- Establish, document, and enforce network operations
policies and procedures
- Develop proprietary security programs in Perl and
various UNIX shells
- Train network operations personnel in systems
administration and information security
Jun 2000 - Dec 2000 Vectron Systems USA, Inc. (Tucson,
Arizona)
Systems Programmer
- Built, configured, and administrated Linux and Windows
NT servers
- Trained colleagues in Linux installation, configuration,
and administration
- Coded proprietary programs
Sep 1999 - Dec 2000 Arizona International College
(Tucson, Arizona)
Linux Intranet Developer
- Configured, managed, and maintained intranet, database,
mail, and Web servers
- Performed systems security, troubleshooting, and
administrative duties
- Developed intranet database and back-end CGI scripts
May 1998 - Sep 1998 Extended University (Tucson, Arizona)
Systems Administrator
- Managed Novell network and Windows NT servers
- Maintained hardware and software for heterogeneous
intranet
- Provided technical support to faculty and staff
May 1997 - May 1998 University of Arizona Office of
Student Financial Aid (Tucson, Arizona)
Assistant Systems Analyst
- Managed and maintained internal network and intranet Web
presence
- Engaged in diverse computer support duties for
department and staff
- Constructed internal Web site for training of Financial
Aid staff
Nov 1994 - Jan 1997 Peter Treistman Fine Arts Center for
New Media (Tucson, Arizona)
Lab Assistant / Webmaster
- Trained users in digital music, multimedia, 2D, and 3D-
modelling software
- Participated in the production of digital artwork,
models, and animations
- Co-developed and maintained new media center Web site
Nov 1994 - May 1998 University of Arizona (Tucson,
Arizona)
Web Consultant, Web Developer, and Webmaster positions for
various departments at the University of Arizona
Education
The University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona
B.S.B.A. in Management Information Systems (MIS),
December 2000
B.A. in German Studies, December 2000
Extended University - Tucson, Arizona
Cisco ICND (CCNA) Training, May 2001
University of Leipzig - Leipzig, Germany
Study Abroad Program, September 1998 - August 1999
Studies: Wirtschaftsinformatik (MIS) and
Germanistik (German and Dutch)
Operating Systems
UNIX (AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, OpenBSD, Solaris); GNU/Linux
(Red Hat, SuSE, Debian, Mandrake, Slackware);
Windows (3.x, 9x, NT, 2000, XP); DOS; Mac OS (7.x - OS X)
Programming
Bash shell, Bourne shell, C, C++, C shell (csh), HTML,
Pascal, Perl, and PL/SQL; some Java, JavaScript, Python,
and Visual Basic
Databases
Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL database environments
Networking
TCP/IP and routing protocols
Cisco routers and PIX firewalls
GNU/Linux and UNIX firewalls and routers
Natural Language Skills
English, German, Dutch, Russian; some Italian, Hebrew, and
Czech
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (1999 - Present)
Hardware and Computing Knowledge Society (1994 - 1998)
Interests
Open source Linux and UNIX software development; computer
security and cryptography; kernel tuning and optimization;
database administration and development; clustering and
distributed computing; data forensics; language acquisition
