Andy Dustman

Current

• System Administrator at University of Georgia

Past

• Programmer/Analyst at Globix
• Research Assistant at University of Georgia

Education

• The University of Georgia
• Indiana University-Northwest

Connections

45 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Andy Dustman’s Summary

* Developer of MySQL support for Python (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python)

* Developer of Python interface to GNU adns asynchronous DNS resolver (http://code.google.com/p/adns-python/)

* Tutorial presenter at O'Reilly OSCON 2002

* Presenter at O'Reilly MySQL User Conference 2005

Andy Dustman’s Specialties:

Linux (Gentoo, Red Hat, Ubuntu), Unix, Python, Django, PHP, shell scripting, MySQL, Apache, Cacti, Nagios, Extreme Networks, TCP/IP networking, firewalls, system administration, DNS, djbdns, qmail, Network Appliance, NetApp, SnapVault, NFS, CIFS, SAN, iSCSI, VMware

Andy Dustman’s Experience

• System Administrator

  University of Georgia

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)

  Terry College of Business: Day-to-day tasks include TCP/IP network administration , primarily on Extreme Networks equipment; and UNIX/LInux system administration, including SELinux policy development. Developed a high-availablity diskless web server cluster which boots entirely from the network and is load-balanced using an Extreme Networks switch. Initiated and maintained our own internal DNS service using djbdns. Implemented and maintained systems with key infrastructure services, such as SMTP, NTP, DNS client caching, web caching, Kerberos, DHCP, and TFTP. Provided some helpdesk support. Managed NetApp Filer with NFS, CIFS, and iSCSI clients. Managed VMware ESX Virtual Infrastructure. Developed web-based course/enrollment management system using Django.

• Programmer/Analyst

  Globix

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1998 — March 2002 (4 years 3 months)

  Initially worked for Comstar.net, Inc. Major project was vmail, a web-based system for e-mail administration. vmail delegates common administrative functions, such as user creation and deletion, to trusted users defined within each domain, reducing the workload for the support team. Developed firewall rules for production servers, including a dynamic anti-spam firewall. Performed various system administration tasks, provided technical support through e-mail and over the phone, and worked on several other minor projects. Comstar.Net was acquired by Globix in September 2000. Globix filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 2002. My position was eliminated at the end of May 2002.

• Research Assistant

  University of Georgia

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

  September 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 4 months)

  Research assistant (Masters/PhD student). Performed molecular modeling with GAUSSIAN, Spartan, SYBYL,and MM3. Responsible for system administration of several SGI IRIX and Linux workstations and servers, including mail server and web server administration.

Andy Dustman’s Education

• The University of Georgia

  Chemistry 1995 — 1997

  Activities and Societies:

  Research assistant

• Indiana University-Northwest

  B.A. , Chemistry , 1987 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  * Senator, Student Government Association
  
  * Assistant Editor, Northwest Phoenix (student newspaper)

Additional Information

Andy Dustman’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Andy Dustman’s Groups:

PyCon

•    Python Community
•    MySQL Professionals
•    PyCon 2009

Andy Dustman’s Honors:

Staff Achievement Award: Outstanding Performance, Fall 2006

Andy Dustman’s Contact Settings

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