Dee Purchase
***** *. *** **. *****, Idaho ***** 208-***-**** cell
Email: ***********@*****.***
Skills
Programming Languages:
. Java, JavaScript, XHTML, PHP, XML, XSLT Ajax, KSH and AWK scripting,
C++
Applications, Processes, Methodologies:
. System/Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience, including
planning, analysis, development, requirements gathering, use-case
development, UML modeling, prototyping.
. UNIX System administration (15 years)
. RedHat RHCT Linux System Administration training completed August
2010, Mountain View CA
. MC/Service Guard administration (high-availability clustering
solution)
. SAN administration (Hitachi/XP1024)
. PostGreSQL, MySQL, Allbase, SQL query writing, database normalization,
creation, data modeling
. Kepner-Tregoe root cause analysis
. Oracle database installs, migrations and performance tuning
. Remedy, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Project, Word 2007, Excel 2007, Access
2007
. System Security administration and remediation
. Openview ITO administration
. Mainframe JCL, TSO, SDSF, JES, MVS
. Veritas Volume Manager and Logical Volume Manager (LVM) administration
. Omiback backup software, CommVault, Visio, AutoCAD
. TCP/IP, DNS, LAN, ftp, http
Hardware Experience:
. HP Superdome, rp7420, rp8420, K-Series, L-Series, N-Series
. XP SAN Storage Area Network
. DLT Tape Drives and Libraries
Certifications:
. Unix Certified System Administrator HP-UX V11
. ITIL V2 Foundation Certification
Professional Experience
IDAHO POWER, Boise, Idaho 2007
- Present
IT Operations Center Technician II (12/07 - Present)
Provided monitoring of Enterprise IT systems, including Windows, SuSE Linux
servers (on Mainframe z/VM), IBM mainframe, networks and other data center
services. Performed MVS job monitoring and abend resolution and job
recovery utilizing JCL, TSO, SDSF, JES, and MVS commands. Performed
problem identification and resolution on IT services per guidelines and
procedures. Communicated issues and outages to Management, customers and
other IT staff. Contributed to process documentation and improvement.
Created a web-based on call lookup solution using PHP and JavaScript which
utilized MySQL RDBMS and SQL that I also developed. I have worked in this
off-shift function with no supervision.
SUPERVALU / VOLT, Boise, Idaho
2007
IT Specialist I (10/07 - 12/07)
Responsible for the resolution, reporting, tracking and research of
problems concerning the company's hardware and software deployment
activities company wide.
Full Time Student, Boise State University and University of Idaho
2006 - 2007
01/06 - 09/07
HEWLETT PACKARD, Boise, Idaho
1988 - 2005
ITO Specialist V / IT Engineer (11/99 - 12/05)
Provided direct IT consulting to customers as a technical lead for various
Account Support Teams with defined SLAs. Also provided system
administration for mission critical, high availability ("Five nines"
99.999% uptime) clustered UNIX servers and software in a 24x7 environment
housed in large data centers. Duties also included system architecture, OS
upgrades, solution design, project management, deep level support on-call
(tier 3), security and monitoring, SAN provisioning and load balancing,
data migration, disaster recovery, server performance tuning, and capacity
planning. Developed many shell programs for automation of administration
tasks. Responsible for process documentation and training. Have an
excellent record of customer satisfaction and complex problem solving
skills.
HEWLETT PACKARD I.T. Specialist (6/98 - 11/99)
Technical lead and administrator for monitoring and notification process.
Performed Openview ITO administration. Also responsible for process
improvements and metrics generation and reporting utilizing various
databases (Oracle, PostGreSQL, Access) and UNIX shell scripting, HTML
programming, and assistance with call ticket processing. Provided first
line escalation for ITO monitoring staff.
HEWLETT PACKARD Software Technician (8/96 - 6/98)
Provided UNIX system administration for several hundred HP-UX systems.
Also responsible for system and process monitoring, and for process yield
improvement using TQRDC, custom SQL queries, and other Statistical Process
Control methodologies. Managed software and patch installations,
configurations, and upgrades. Maintained process documentation and wrote
many scripts for process automation. Identified reclaim opportunities
resulting in savings of $400,000.
HEWLETT PACKARD Customer Support Technician (11/94 - 8/96)
Provided on-site failure analysis and root-cause resolution of disk
mechanism failures at HP's top five customer sites using TQM and TQRDC
methodologies. Proven experience dealing directly with customers in
sensitive situations and environments.
HEWLETT PACKARD Process/Product Development Technician (4/91 - 11/94)
Responsible for process capacity planning and on-time implementation of
manufacturing production line ramp up under aggressive timelines. Duties
included planning, ordering all equipment and computers, and complete setup
and qualification of test environment. Managed efforts of others to
achieve this. Also responsible for process documentation, procedure
writing, automation of process problem notification, and training of
personnel. Wrote many scripts for testing product and process reporting.
Upgraded application software using HP's Version Control System.
Responsible for yield and process improvement and streamlining using TQC,
Kepner-Tregoe troubleshooting methodology, custom SQL queries, and other
statistical methods. Responsible for transfer of obsolete disk drive
testing process to third party vendor.
HEWLETT PACKARD Failure Analysis Technician (6/89 - 4/91)
Performed root cause electronic analysis and disposition of fixed disk
drives for two product lines and lab. Also responsible for coordinating
and videotaping technical training presentations for counterparts in
Europe, and for training new technicians.
HEWLETT PACKARD Production Operator (6/88 - 6/89)
Responsible for various production roles in the disk drive manufacturing
process. Duties included various stages of manufacture, plus process and
yield improvement activities. Also responsible for training and
documentation.
EDUCATION
. Bachelor of Applied Science Boise State University, May 2010
Cum. GPA 3.516 (Cum Laude)
Information Technology Management minor
. A.A.S. Electronics Technology Boise State University
Dean's List
. A.S. Marketing / Mid-Management Boise State University