Systems Manager at Dalhousie University Libraries
Halifax, Canada Area
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- Systems Manager at Dalhousie University Libraries
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- Webmaster / DBA at Dalhousie University
- Web Technology Consultant at Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education (CAPSLE)
- System Administrator at Gegy Inc.
- System Administrator at Dalhousie University
- Assistant System Adminitrator at Dalhousie University
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- Dalhousie University
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Marc Comeau’s Summary
Motivated professional with a comprehensive background in IT projects and project management. Highly effective in managing human resources and instrumental in public relations. Initiated the development and implementation of a long term strategic plan. Demonstrates effective communication skills with internal and external groups.
Marc Comeau’s Specialties:
Search Engine Optimization
Project Management
Web Usability & Accessibility
Web Content Management & Development
PHP development
Information Architecture
Human Ressource Management
Marc Comeau’s Experience
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Systems Manager
Dalhousie University Libraries
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
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Webmaster / DBA
Dalhousie University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
October 2002 — November 2007 (5 years 2 months)
Responsible for content development, search engine optimization, information architecture and usability of Computer Science website (http://www.cs.dal.ca/). Hire, direct, supervise and conduct performance reviews for six student employees each academic term who staff the FCS Help Desk and Programming Office. Plan, design and lead team development of all components of a custom portal system. Design and maintain MySQL database back-end for portal system. Assist Systems Manager in short and long term planning for Faculty resources and network architecture. Present guest lectures on network topology/technology and web technologies for groups varying from children to graduate level students.
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Web Technology Consultant
Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education (CAPSLE)
(Program Development industry)
May 2004 — December 2004 (8 months)
Contracted to assess the web technology needs and requirements of CAPSLE for their website re-design. Co-wrote Request For Proposal (RFP), targeted firms for RFP dissemination, created short list of proposals and presented recommendations to CAPSLE board. Reviewed final delivery to CAPSLE, ensuring compliance with RFP specifications.
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System Administrator
Gegy Inc.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
August 2002 — November 2002 (4 months)
Contracted as sole system administrator, reporting directly to CTO. Responsible for administration of both development and production Linux servers. Services included Apache with SSL and load balancing. Monitored and maintained backups, patches and software updates. Implemented critical security improvements and improved overall security stance.
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System Administrator
Dalhousie University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 3 months)
Administered Linux servers and Windows 2000 servers. Interviewed, managed and performed final performance reviews for six student employees each academic term. Responsible for integration and feature development of an open source job tracking system. Designed schema for and deployed MySQL databases. Conducted tutorial-style study groups for undergraduate classes. Guest lectured for graduate level class in Enterprise Networking.
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Assistant System Adminitrator
Dalhousie University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 8 months)
Provided technical support for students and faculty in a large-scale research environment. Performed network troubleshooting on Unix, Windows NT and Macintosh platforms as well as general maintenance, software, and hardware installation on workstations. Aided system administrators with preventative server maintenance. Wrote comprehensive technical reference manual covering all duties of Assistant System Administrators.
Marc Comeau’s Education
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Dalhousie University
BCS , Computer Science , 1997 — 2001
