Warren Cartwright

Austin, TX

Objective: To obtain a position as administrator in a medium to large mixed Linux/Microsoft/Cisco shop where I can leverage my skills in analyzing and understanding complex situations to produce professional, well-documented systems and networks while continuing to learn and grow.

SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

Certifications: MCITP Enterprise Administrator 2008r2, MCTS Windows 7, Windows 2008r2 Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Applications Infrastructure, Exchange Server 2010(pending), Cisco Certified Network Associate – CCNA(pending), CompTIA (A+, Linux+, Security+, Project+(pending))

Systems: Linux; Unix; VAX/VMS; PC/DOS/Windows/NT/XP/7/Server 2008; M6800-6809/OS/9; PDP/11/RSX/RT11; HP2100/21MX/RTE; CDC Cyber/Kronos

Subsystems: Manman, VMS DCL, RDB, Ingres, DECNet, JNET, SAS, SPSS, BMD/BMDP, RS/1, Mass11, 20/20, Oracle, BASISplus, Local Area VAXCluster, TCP/IP Languages: Java, FORTRAN, C/C++, Pascal, TeX/LaTeX, Prolog, Lisp, SNOBOL, ATLAS, microcode and many assemblers

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Diagnosed software and driver incompatibilities and configuration problems using AMD’s latest hardware technology.

Installed and configured Windows and Linux systems to use new AMD graphics technology.

Installed and configured Debian Linux as a file server using Samba, SSH, sftp.

Wrote user documentation for the installation and configuration of graphics hardware and software.

Installed and configured RedHat Linux server in a test environment to demonstrate feasibility

Built several computers from components (motherboards, video cards, power supplies, etc.) and installed and used RedHat, Slackware, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, and other Linux distributions as well as OpenBSD and various Windows versions, server 2008R2 in particular

Constructed a Linux based firewall/router using IPTables from scratch which ran from a floppy disk

Built from scratch my own Linux distribution

Build from components a Linux (Debian) File server using first hardware (BIOS) based RAID, then software RAID, and SAMBA

Installed and managed Windows and Linux distributions under VMWare and Hyper-V virtualization technologies

Purchased and configured several Cisco routers and switches in a simple network configuration

Deployed, supported, and maintained hardware such as servers, desktops, laptops, printers, telephones, and smartphones in enterprise environment

Maintained and supported ERP solutions like Manman on HP3000 systems for over 100+ clients

Installed, configured and maintained Oracle on an HP/UX system

Specified, installed, configured and maintained a hybrid networks including Microsoft Windows Server and Linux based networks

Created a system for coordinating the tasks necessary to hold meetings, including scheduling and reserving rooms and equipment, creating mailing lists of attendees and inviting them, tracking attendance, and publishing and distributing meeting documentation

Experienced in Ingres database installation and administration

Analyzed and designed a complete accounting system for a major research facility including billing and time recording, purchasing, stockroom, payables, and cost centers. I implemented the purchasing portion and trained a successor to finish the implementation

Designed and implemented a real-time data acquisition module for a hospital laboratory data management system

Designed and implemented a target tracking sub-system using a seventy-two bit microword image processing system

Spent 2011 in school finally getting the certifications for the technologies I already knew

EXPERIENCE

04/07/2014-Present Randstad, Woburn, MA. Imaging Engineer at Dell Services, Austin, Tx

• Assisted Dell enterprise customers with creating Operating System images for corporate desktops, using Dell ImageDirect3, ImageAssist and static imaging. Work with hardware and vitual (VMWare) systems.

06/26/2012-09/25/2013 ConnectTel, Austin, Texas. IT Engineer at Advanced Micro Devices

• Designed and constructed a lab of over 150 systems running Windows 7, Windows 8, WinBlue and Debian and Ubuntu Linux for the purpose of testing and validating AMD’s new Asynchronous Processing Unit including graphics capability for game consoles, mobile devices and desktop computers.

• Wrote user documentation for AMD technicians and vendors contemplating using this computing technology for their products.

11/07-08/10 Unisys Technical Services, Austin, Texas. Technical Specialist

• Served as a desk help specialist for an 8000 employees international financial management firm, installed and configured hardware and software on client PC’s and Windows 7 and Unix servers and network and remote access capabilities, and analyzed and troubleshot all hardware and software issues

• Developed and maintained working relationships with on-site technicians and administrators who provided access to capabilities well beyond other help desk technicians

05/96-11/03 Support Group, Inc. Austin, Texas. Technical Consultant

• Maintained and administered Windows and Linux desktop and Laptop Systems

• Designed, specified, purchased, installed and configured network and Internet access

• Designed and administered Linux based firewall router for internet access

• Configured and maintained business applications, including Manman, Oracle, IFS and handled Linux kernel configuration, performance monitoring, and tuning

• Assisted in design, configuration and construction and a new building, especially electrical and network wiring and server room layout

• Attended conferences representing company and presented at workshops

• Lead a team of four technicians and programmers to accomplish the Y2K fix for several million lines of FORTRAN code in over a dozen versions for over 150 clients

06/89-04/92 SEMATECH. Austin, Texas. Programmer/Analyst, Ingres DBA, and VAXCluster Manager

• Performed DBA tasks for several projects

• Performed Administrator tasks for VAX/VMS cluster of five computers, installing drivers and installing upgrades, administering users privileges and data access needs

01/89-06/89 ICI Fiberite. Greenville, Texas. VMS System Manager

06/87-08/88 Digital Information Systems. Eden Prairie, Minnesota. VMS Systems Manager and Ingres DBA

11/84-06/87 University of Wisconsin. Physical Sciences Lab, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Academic Specialist and VMS Systems Manager

11/82-08/84 Creative Software. Madison, Wisconsin. Programmer/Analyst

09/79-02/82 Honeywell. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Software Engineer

EDUCATION

CyberTex Institute of Technology, One year Network Engineer program leading to several certifications

Austin Community College, Certificate in Addictions Counseling

University of Minnesota, Six years of graduate-level coursework in Computer Science, Biometry/Statistics, and Business/Finance

University of Minnesota, B.A. in Mathematics with minors in English and Computer Science

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