Objective
A talented systems administrator, with GNU/Linux and Windows expertise,
seeking to build on his solid technology, project management, support,
training and development skills for a charity, NGO or business comitted to
social and environmental justice.
Technical Overview
- Administration and support for Windows (3.1, 95, 98, NT4, 2000, XP) (6 years professional experience)
- Sysadmin and support of GNU/Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Mandrake, RedHat) (5 years professional experience)
- Programming including Java, perl, php, bash scripting, DOS batch, C/C++. (7 years professional experience)
- Networking - including TCP/IP, cabling, security, configuration. (7 years professional experience)
- High quality application support and training. (6 years professional experience)
- W3C compliant (X)HTML and CSS. XML, XSLT, and JavaScript. (4 years professional experience)
- Project management experience and planning. (3 years professional experience)
- Excellent time management and work prioritisation.
- Outstanding communication skills.
Employment History
IT Manager
People & Planet, Oxford
June 2002-Present
Projects:
- Server migration from Win32 to GNU/Linux- Built and maintained 3 GNU/Linux servers
to provide mail, web, file, NAT, and firewall services, furthering knowledge
of Apache, Samba, iptables, postfix, and cyrus-imapd.
- Intranet development- Wrote and maintained organizational intranet using perl,
php, Java, css, MySQL and xml/xsl. Later migrated this to a Ruby on Rails application, using
agile methodologies.
- Web administration and developement- Built and administered Apache server for
organizational website, this included administering
DNS and Exim SMTP and developing MySQL driven
RSS news feeds which integrated with
existing php news pages.
- Image database- Wrote a fully featured Java/MySQL image database application.
- Spam filtering/antivirus email and webmail system- With support for 50 users, using
postfix, clamav, spamassasin, squirrelmail, cyrus-imapd and self-written perl code.
- Automating system administration- With perl, php, ruby and bash scripts.
- Documentation- Including a comprehensive set of howtos, training materials and a
full operations manual.
- Data entry management- Managed and trained data-entry staff and prioritized data
entry workloads.
- Support and maintenance- For a network of 25 Windows 95/98/2000 boxes.
- High quality application and network support and training- For 25 users
- IT Project Management- Managed IT budget, developed and oversaw organizational
IT strategy.
- Office management- Including telecomms support, health and safety management,
and purchasing.
IT Systems Manager
The Hot Group London
2000-2002
Projects:
- System Administration- Of 3 NT4 servers, and assisting systems administration of
GNU/LInux servers.
- Network management and user support and training- Of 35 Windows 98/2000
machines.
- Intranet development and maintenance- Of internal website and IIS webserver.
- Release Management- Including establishing and maintaining CVS repository.
- Facilitation of webserver relocations- Twice oversaw logistics of webserver moves,
including assisting with setup.
- Java development- Coded various applets and applications, such as an automatic
email from voicemail generator.
- Deploying and configuring servers- Built NT4 and GNU/Linux web/mail/file servers
from scratch (including hardware).
- Mailserver management- Of Infinite Interchange mail/webmail server
- Purchasing supervision- Supervised all IT spending, licencing requirements and stock
control. Extended departmental Access database to simplify the task.
Volunteer IT Consultant
Oxfam Development Education London
1999-2000
Projects:
- Database redesign- Redesigned several Access databases.
- Desktop support- For users of NT network.
- Assisting in organization of major conference- at the University of
Hertfordshire.
Education
- City and Guilds Level 3, 2003
Oxford College of Further Education- C++ Programming (302).
- City and Guilds Level 3 , 2001
Barnet College- Java Programming (7261).
- Developers Certificate, 1999
MicroTech Training Services, London- HTML/JavaScript.
- A-Levels, 1991
Colchester VIth Form College- English Language & Literature (A), General Studies (A), History (B), Economics (C), Politics (C).
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Seven GCSEs, including
- Maths (A), English (A).
Publications
Hobbies
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Community and campaigning groups
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Playing Blues Harmonica.
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Dub Reggae.
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Philosophy.
References
Available upon request.
Last modified December 2005.