System Analyst
Resume:
Richard T. Zarse
*** ** * **. ● Bentonville, AR 72712-5949
479-***-**** *******.*****@*****.***
Qualifications Profile
** ***** ** * ********** Analyst and 7 years as a Unix system administrator with a history of highly visible projects (designed
and wrote 80% of a model that was hugely instrumental in the 1st Gulf War) having spent almost 20 years as the last line of
defense (SME) regardless of the job. Possesses a remarkable reputation for meticulous attention to detail (never been hacked
into or attacked). Accustomed to building long-term quality relationships and fostering mutual respect by addressing concerns,
and providing innovative solutions to problem solving.
Education
BS in Computer Science; University of Missouri Rolla
Areas of Expertise
SME (Subject Matter Expert) Stellar System Uptime
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Bullet Proof Network Security Consummate Detailed Programmer
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UNIX/LINUX especially Sun Solaris 1.x & 2.x DEC VAX/VMS (4.x)
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C, C++, Ada, and Fortran
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Employment History
At Home Technologies, Inc 9/02 – Present Bentonville, AR
9/02-present Head of Operations
A custom installer of security systems, security cameras, home theaters, whole house audio, home
automation, LAN, and automated gates.
Accomplishments • Exceeded customer expectations in making complex systems easily manageable in
their home or business.
• Provided expert oversight in trouble shooting, analysis, and implementation of
solutions.
Sprint Kansas City, MO
7/91-8/02
11/96-8/02 Unix System Administrator for the Basic Operations System (BOS).
From 4 workstations BOS manages and monitors over 225 different mission critical, revenue
generating ($1.3 billion annually) network elements and systems.
Environment BOS runs on Sun Solaris (UNIX) workstations and communicates with the network
elements via RS-232, tcp/ip, and SNMP.
Accomplishments • System uptime 65% at job inception. System uptime 99.99x% after 8 months.
• 1999 – one of five (out of 350) to receive special recognition for outstanding
achievement.
• 2000 – one of half of 1% of 40,000 employees company wide deemed indispensable
and received a 25% of salary bonus.
• 2001 – one of seven (out of 310) to receive special recognition for outstanding
achievement.
7/91-10/96 Programmer Analyst for Insite.
Served as a significant contributor in developing a GUI (Graphical User Interface) rich program that
allows the customer the ability to be proactive in planning, routing, rerouting, and controlling all
aspects of their 800-telephone service from a single workstation. Rewrote the error handling system
and implemented the color pattern palette pushbutton which significantly increased the customer’s
ability to personalize their system. Was instrumental in the design and functionality of the trouble
ticket manager.
Environment Insite is written in C++ using Motif on Sun UNIX workstations.
Accomplishments • Significantly increased network manageability by consolidating 6 servers and 23
clients to 1 server and 4 clients, thus dramatically reducing overhead, floor space in the computer
room, maintenance, and complexity.
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BDM International 2/91-4/91 Leavenworth, KS
2/91-4/91 Programmer Analyst for the Maneuver Control System (MCS).
Designed and implemented a graphics editor that would create and modify the digital map overlay
symbols for the Army's primary system for providing automated support to the tactical command and
control process.
Environment MCS is written in Ada with low level procedures written in C on a Hewlett Packard
workstation, UNIX o/s.
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) 1/83-7/90 Leavenworth, KS
1/87-7/90 Programmer Analyst for the Tactical Planning Workstation (TPW).
The TPW was used in the Experimental Development Demonstration and Integration Center (EDDIC)
for the Army Research Institute (ARI), which is an army division staff level operations planning aid.
Was responsible for the design and implementation of the war gaming attrition and movement
algorithms as well as displaying color digital maps with unit and obstacle overlays using X Windows.
Made interprocess communications possible over an Ethernet network.
Environment TPW is written in Ada with low-level procedures written in C on a Sun workstation,
UNIX o/s.
3/85-12/86 Lead Programmer Analyst for the State Of The Art Contingency Analysis
(SOTACA).
SOTACA, developed for the office of Joint Chiefs of Staff (J8 Pentagon), is a joint forces operations
planning decision support system to assist military analysts and planners in gaming and evaluating
alternative short term contingency action scenarios.
Environment SOTACA is written in Fortran for the VAX/VMS o/s.
Accomplishments • Wrote 80% of the air model that provided needed sophistication for air warfare
simulation which allowed the system to become hugely instrumental in the first gulf war.
• Technical leader responsible for three programmers.
• Established the programming standards that resulted in a $400K follow-on contract
from the original $25K project.
9/83-12/83 Programmer Analyst for the Army Training Battle Simulation System (ARTBASS).
Served as a significant contributor in the conversion of existing Fortran code from the Perkin-Elmer
system to the VAX for a training model for battalion and brigade level commanders.
Environment ARTBASS is written in Fortran for the VAX/VMS o/s.
Accomplishments • Designed and implemented the automated conversion of Fortran code in the reverse
direction (VAX to Perkin-Elmer).
1/83-6/85 Programmer Analyst for the Computer Assisted Schematic System (CASS).
CASS, used by the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, CA, is an interactive program which
allows the user to draw color schematics on a monitor using a graph pen and tablet. Designed and
implemented a set of graphic primitives for the Deanza color graphics system as well as the printing
drivers for a Cal-Comp or Versatek plotter.
Environment CASS is written in Fortran for the VAX/VMS o/s.
Accomplishments • Designed and implemented the entire program.
78-82 Worked on various programs during Christmas and summer college breaks.
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