
Seasoned Linux Administrator
San Francisco Bay Area

Seasoned Linux Administrator
San Francisco Bay Area
Primarily a Linux system administrator that is comfortable integrating and supporting systems and applications in a heterogeneous environment. Interested in new, fun projects to meet interesting business needs. I'd like to eventually see my ideas come to fruition in form of a VC backed startup.
Linux Server Administration, Managing Large Volumes of Data, Enterprise Application Support
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Support global customers on usage and administration of linux based, clustered data warehouse.
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
August 2006 — April 2007 (9 months)
Deployment and upgrading of Linux based servers for businesses throughout San Francisco. Configuration of DNS, Mail and Web and Firewall Services. Promoted the Free Software/Open Source movement via our consulting web site, including tips and instructions on GNU/Linux System Administration.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)
June 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Recorded independent bands and provided assistant engineering for the recording of major label artists.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1998 — February 2005 (7 years 2 months)
● Provide 24x7 uptime on all Linux servers
● Insure DNS/DHCP and NAT/proxying services
● Design, Implement, Maintain and Document projects
● Responsible for any escalated service calls for technical and non-technical staff
● Provide Linux administration support for IBM consultants & developers
● Vendor management for capacity planning and hardware upgrades
● Recommend system infrastructure upgrades and enhancements to C level management
● Upgrade Linux servers and services as needed through RHN and/or custom compiles and RPM creation
2005 — 2006
Red Hat Certified Engineer , 2003 — 2003
1998 — 1999