Lotus Administration Team Lead at Atlas Copco
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
- Current
-
- System i Blogger - Consultant at IT Knowledge Exchange
- Lotus Notes Administration Team Lead at Atlas Copco
- Subject Matter Expert - Linux on POWER at COMMON - A Users Group
- Head Blogger at SystemiAddict.com
- Past
-
- Senior Systems Administrator at Sunrise Medical
- Senior Systems Administrator at Vistar Inc
- Senior Security Administrator at Cingular Wireless
- System Engineer at Seagull Software
- System Engineer at REAL Solutions
- Technical Manager at Jack Henry & Associates
- Support Technichian at IBM
- Division Manager E4 at US Navy
- Support Technichian at ABC Home Health Services
- Education
-
- Aims Community College
- Kennesaw State University
- Recommended
-
4 people have recommended David - Connections
-
244
connections
- Industry
- Information Services
- Websites
David Vasta’s Summary
I am a 17 year Information Technology Professional. The majority of my career has been focused on the IBM System i (AS/400 & iSeries) I have also made it a point to learn other disciplines like UNIX, Linux & Windows systems. I have recently become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for COMMON in the area of Linux on System i.
I am also submitting items I have written to Search400.com and ITKE for them to print. I look forward to a good problem and am always willing to help with technology questions and problems.
David Vasta’s Specialties:
IBM System i (AS/400 & iSeries), Linux, UNIX, FreeBSD, MacOSX, Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes, Lotus Designer, and Development using my newest language. Learning Japanese, Photography and sharing my expertise with others.
David Vasta’s Experience
-
System i Blogger - Consultant
IT Knowledge Exchange
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)
December 2007 — Present (2 years )
Currently I am a consultant to the ITKE. I have a blog and I answer questions. http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/system-i/
-
Lotus Notes Administration Team Lead
Atlas Copco
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ATLKY; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
I am the team lead for the Americas Lotus Notes Administration. I am working on new projects to make the systems run smoother and with higher uptime over 100%. I really enjoy my work there and love the company dynamic.
-
Subject Matter Expert - Linux on POWER
COMMON - A Users Group
(Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
I was honored to be asked to be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for COMMON, and have been able to present on Linux and running Linux on the IBM i & POWER. I have also presented twice on the new desktop called Ubuntu.
-
Head Blogger
SystemiAddict.com
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)
System i Addict is where I blog about technology and anything else that is current.
-
Senior Systems Administrator
Sunrise Medical
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
September 2006 — August 2007 (1 year )
Managed 3 large System i servers. Implemented iTera Echo2 for HA. Increased the system up time from 70% a week to well over 92% weekly. Increased uptime using iTera and BRMS.
-
Senior Systems Administrator
Vistar Inc
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Food & Beverages industry)
October 2003 — September 2006 (3 years )
Managed 5 large System i servers with over 3000 users in over 40 distribution centers. Senior Administrator for System i and Lotus Domino running on the System i and Windows.
-
Senior Security Administrator
Cingular Wireless
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 2003 — June 2003 (6 months)
Provided the iSeries Team with security support for a very large data center and a complex environment. This was contract work.
-
System Engineer
Seagull Software
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2000 — November 2002 (2 years 2 months)
Pre-Sales and Administrative support on a wide variety of systems.
-
System Engineer
REAL Solutions
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Services industry)
June 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 5 months)
-
Technical Manager
Jack Henry & Associates
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
September 1998 — June 1999 (10 months)
Provided the Houston Data Center with AS/400 Technical support and operations management.
-
Support Technichian
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ibm; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1998 — September 1998 (9 months)
Phone support in Atlanta, GA at IBM. Specialized in AS/400 connectivity using Client Access.
-
Division Manager E4
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
June 1993 — November 1997 (4 years 6 months)
Member of the US Navy. Stationed in the Pacific Fleet. I spent the first 3 years in Sasebo, Japan and the remainder of my time in Bremerton, WA. I was on three ships: USS Beaufort (ATS-2), USS San Bernandino (LST-1189), and USS Camden (AOE-2).
-
Support Technichian
ABC Home Health Services
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
May 1990 — June 1993 (3 years 2 months)
Provided Desktop and AS/400 support for over 400 AS/400's with over 500 offices all over the US.
David Vasta’s Education
-
Aims Community College
2006 — 2007
-
Kennesaw State University
UNIX Cert , UNIX Certification , 2001 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- UNIX Administration
Additional Information
David Vasta’s Websites:
David Vasta’s Interests:
Photography, Technology, and helping people with computer solutions. I also love my Mac.
David Vasta’s Groups:
COMMON [common.org], Subject Matter Expert (SME) for COMMON - Linux on System i
-
The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
Lotus Software Professionals -
Lotus Notes and Domino -
IT Specialist Group -
Lotus Professionals (3500+ Members) -
Formula 1 Enthusiasts -
Atlas Copco Alumni -
US Navy Veterans -
IBM Lotus Enthusiasts -
The Linux Foundation -
Linux Expert -
Friends of Japan / Nippon no Yuujin -
Apple Macintosh -
IBM co/ex workers independent group -
Atlas Shrugged -
AIX Advanced Technical Experts -
midrange.com -
IBM CATE -
Americans for Fair Taxation (FairTax.Org) -
Berkeley Software Distro Corner -
Power architecture experts -
Lotus Notes/Domino Technologies -
Linux Community -
Karting Fan -
Lotus Software Users Group -
Guru's of Lotus - Worldwide -
I Love Lotus Notes Group -
Friends of New Zealand -
USN-Together We Served Group -
Atlas Copco -
Linux Professionals -
Benedictine Military School -
Volvo Owners -
Charlotte Business Professionals -
COMMON A Users Group -
Mac Professional Users -
US Navy Networking Group -
Bonsai Group -
NAVY PETTY OFFICER’S -
Volvo R Group -
World Karting Association - WKA -
Kart Racing Enthusiast -
Victory Lane Indoor Karting -
IBM i professionals -
SuperGroup Founders -
ROTAX Max Challenge -
Indocil Art -
Network Charlotte -
Seagull Software -
Lotus Notes Client Management Experts -
ITech Solutions -
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Fan Group -
AT&T Williams Fan Group -
Brawn GP Formula One Team Fan Group -
Lotus Notes Client -
Lotus Administration -
Lotus Development
David Vasta’s Honors:
Sailor of the Quarter - Pacific Fleet - US Navy - 1996
IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400
IBM Certified Specialist - Client Access
COMMON "Speaker of Merit" - 2007(1), 2008(2)
Certified UNIX Administrator with Advanced Designation - Kennesaw State Unix (2001-2003)
David Vasta’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
