Charlie Harvey - Curriculum Vitae


Contact Information:

Charlie Harvey

Website: http://charlieharvey.org.uk/


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).
    
    Seven GCSEs, including
    
      - Maths (A), English (A).
    

Publications:

    " Free Software as DIY culture". University of Gothenberg,
    Sweden.


Hobbies:

    * Community and campaigning groups Including Local Indymedia and the
      Oxford Action Resource Centre (whose XHTML1.1 compliant website I
      built and maintain).* Playing Blues Harmonica.* Dub Reggae.* Philosophy.

References:

    Available upon request.
    

Last modified December 2005.