Engineer Manager

Gregory Banschbach

*** ******** *****, **** ****** NY 11554 516-***-**** *****@*****.***

UNIX Systems Administrator

Proficiency includes:

Techncial Expertise for IT Reengineering, Process Improvements &

Enhancement Projects

Enterprise-Wide Operating System Management Security Administration

Data Integrations, Migrations, and Conversions

Upgrades and Installations: Software & Device Drivers Data / Disaster

Recovery Vendor Interactions End-User Support

Professional Experience

UNIX Consultant / Programmer, on assignment at CRESCENT 2/10 - Present

COMPUTER, Melville, NY

. Champion a variety of IT projects for this company which develops

software for its clients in the healthcare industry.

. Gathered requirements, wrote proposal, formulated budget, and fully

conceptualized a time and attendance automation application. The

application is an IP-PBX called Asterisk, which allows programmatic

control of all aspects of telephone calls, including interactive

recorded menus, via the Asterisk dialplan language.

. Plan, install, and support UNIX technology as "turn key" for

approximately 30 customers. Accountable for end-to-end configurations.

. Developed resolutions to common errors (full disk and automatic

overwrites), by writing an application in Java to supplant the copy

utility provided by Windows. This application was integrated into a MS

Access application, to ensure failsafe emergency operations.

. Serve as technical expert in sales meetings with clients.

Senior UNIX Systems Engineer, SANDATA, INC., Pt. 3/99 - 1/10

Washington, NY

. Managed UNIX environment including day-to-day operating system

administration, special projects necessitiating IT programming for

enhanced capabilities, and recommended hardware and software purchases.

. Tackled pilot project to move Oracle to Linux/ProLiant servers from HP-

UX. Ported qla2300 driver to SuSE Linux and RedHat Linux, configured

the ML-530 servers and drivers.

. Accountable for ensuring optimum server performance in support of

company website in Java/Apache.

. Proactively identified business challenges and opportunities on the

horizon and initiated software and hardware purchsases to address such

needs.

. Served as integral member of Disaster Planning Team. Devised two

distinct recovery plans and executed practice drills.

. Accountable as technical lead on evaluating and integrating the UNIX

backbones of two newly-acquired companies. Resolved a multitude of

server issues relating to configurations and documentmented

applications and user counts.

. Solved remote-user access issues, which were hindering employees'

productivity. Wrote a user-access control system based on UNIX shell

and Awk scripts.

. Suggested, secured approval, and brought-to-fruition a project which

would save $16K/year related to automated overnight processing. Wrote

code in C, Shell, and Awk to replace COBOL batch system.

. Installed and configured Samba on all servers to provide users access

to server files via the familiar Windows Explorer interface.

. Pursued and accomplished improved mail server functionality by

configuring UNIX mail (MMDF & Sendmail) services to flow through Lotus

Notes.

. Managed all network mapping and configurations to UNIX disks via PC-

NFS, SAN, Samba.

. Delivered 24/7 on-call support for HP-UX, SCO UNIX, and Linux systems

(1999-2004).

MIS Manager, TOPAZ LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL CORPORATION, 8/97 - 3/99

Holtsville, NY

. In collaboration with other managers, assessed business needs and

conceptualized, designed, and implemented major IT projects including

deployment of an internal network, Internet access control, IT purchasing

specifications, and the standardization of PC's, email, servers, and

Internet utilization.

. Specified, configured, and installed UNIX server with RAID 5 and Ultra-

Wide SCSI technology. Installed all business software and formulated

server-related disaster plan.

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. Orchestrated a complete TCP/IP network incorporating high-speed switches

and deploying Windows-based PCs and/or Linux as clients. Configured

Internet access, mail server, and fax server. Installed and configured

Samba for file sharing and printer integration.

. Designed, planned, and implemented new programming projects. Authored

most programming in C.

. Provided installation, software training, and ongoing support, for all

PCs, MacIntosh, and UNIX issues.

UNIX System Administrator, GAL MANUFACTURING 3/90 - 8/97

CORPORATION, Bronx, NY

. Installed and supported all hardware including terminals, printers, multi-

port boards, LAN / WAN cabling, network cards, gateways, routers, PCs,

disk arrays, and servers.

. Installed and configured TCP/IP network, including DNS, Samba, network

printing/faxing, and security.

. Installed and supported all PC software including spreadsheet

applications (Lotus, Quattro, Excel), word processing applications

(WordPerfect, Word), and databases (Dbase/FoxPro).

. Performed SCO UNIX kernel tuning and disk configuration (partitions/swap

space/RAID levels).

. Wrote and maintained C and Dbase applications in support of sales,

engineering/manufacturing, and accounting departments. This included

programs to manage daily sales analysis, production scheduling,

purchasing, accounts payable, and proforma invoicing.

. Wrote a script using UNIX shell and Awk to support the overnight batch

process.

UNIX Engineer / Programmer*, CRESCENT COMPUTER, 4/95 - 12/96

Melville, NY

*A part-time evening position concurrent with

employment at GAL

. Acting as internal consultant to the president of Crescent, devised and

executed IT solutions to address challenging business problems.

. Ported and maintained C-language code for UNIX COBOL applications and

interfaces.

. Using Sed, Awk, Bourne Shell, Bash, and Kermit, wrote UNIX scripts and

supported their utilization.

. Configured specialized hardware and non-standard devices for high-end

servers.These technologies included Wang printers, reel-based tape

drives, and other equipment for use with SCO UNIX, or Linux.

. Planned, installed, and supported UNIX technology at client sites (with

local application servers).

. Designed and installed in-house and client-side TCP/IP networks and

routers.

Technical Skills

Platforms, Operating Systems & Servers:

Red Hat/SUSE Linux, SCO Unix, HP-UX, Logical Volume Manager, Windows 7 /

XP / Vista, VMware, ITIL, Apple OS/X

Networks, Monitoring & Security:

TCP/IP, OpenView, Nagios, Big Brother, SSH, SSL, VPN, TCP Wrappers, Samba,

SNMP, DNS, NAS, NFS

Back-Up & Recovery:

Tar, Cpio, Ctar, Lone-Tar, NetVault, Overland

Programming, Tools, Scripting & Web Technology:

C/C++, Make / IMake, Autoconfig, Java, Bash / Bourne Shell, Sed, Awk,

Kermit

Apache, Perl, PHP, SAAS / SAS

Hardware, Software & Mail:

RAID / AutoRAID, KVM, PCs

MS Service Guard, Oracle, Lotus Notes, SMTP, SendMail, Outlook

Education

Associate in Applied Science, Computer Science & Engineering. DELAWARE

TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Dover, Delaware

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