Robert Lamont Hegeman
Schenectady, NY 12308-3014
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Summary of Qualifications
Professional and educational background in multitasking environments
emphasizing UNIX System V administration and programming. Experience with all
facets of software development: requirements analysis, hardware
specifications, programming, quality assurance, user training, and
post-implementation support.
Technical Skills
Hardware Sun SPARC Enterprise and Sun Fire/Blade, IBM pSeries, HP
9000 series, DEC Alpha, EMC Symmetrix, Hitachi Freedom
Storage, Sun StorEdge Disk Array/Tape Library
Operating Systems Solaris, AIX, openSUSE/zLinux, HP-UX, FreeBSD, Redhat, SCO
OpenServer, Fedora
System Software Veritas Foundation Suite, EMC Data Manager (EDM), Sun
Solstice DiskSuite, SunLink SNA/RJE, SunScreen Firewall, Sun
Studio, MicroFocus COBOL Server Express
Languages C, Korn/Bourne script, SQL, COBOL, HTML/XML, Perl, C++,
Scheme/Lisp, Pascal
Databases DB2, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, Informix
Internet Services HTTP/S, SSL/TLS, CGI, SMTP/sendmail, FTP/S, LDAP, SSH/SFTP,
DNS, DHCP, NFS, CIFS/Samba
Professional Experience
Sep 2001 - Aug CSC, Rensselaer, NY
2009 System Administrator/Analyst responsible for the Solaris,
AIX, and zLinux batch claim environments of the NYS
electronic Medicaid system (eMedNY).
Designed UNIX server solution exceeding Six Sigma
availability requirements with OS configuration and
customized scripts eliminating proprietary HA software.
Successfully moved CSC Data Center well within NYS outage
limits.
Converted COBOL Bulletin Board/FTP batch claims processing
application to C rewriting all batch document filters to
support HIPAA X12N file formats.
ISO/IEC 20000 QMR for UNIX mid-range systems and
applications.
Configured and maintained WebSphere, Dakota Imaging,
Document Direct, firewall, iPlanet, POP3, C-Kermit, XYZ
modem, and MicroFocus COBOL servers.
Developed automated Telnet, HTTP, FTP, and SSH monitoring
tools for notifying operations center using syslog and WTO
macros.
Apr 2001 - May MapInfo Corporation, Troy, NY
2001 System Administrator responsible for assessing the
Proliant implementation readiness of new software release for Solaris
Consulting platforms.
Improved interoperability of PeopleSoft and Oracle servers
while providing L3 Sun hardware and software support for
technical help-desk.
Identified Solaris and NT security vulnerabilities with
assorted system attacks.
Sep 2000 - Jan FairPoint Communications, East Greenbush, NY
2001 System Administrator responsible for Solaris application and
Proliant Oracle database servers.
Consulting
Established standards for server configuration simplifying
administration, speeding problem resolution, and improving
the site's disaster recovery position.
Implemented new backup procedures using Veritas NetBackup
and EMC BCV's cutting completion time in half while adding
automated tape verification.
Mar 2000 - Jun Bizness Online, Inc., Albany, NY
2000 System Administrator responsible for Solaris, FreeBSD, and
Proliant Linux content servers.
Consulting
Automated reporting, system monitoring, and notification
tasks through a series of C, Perl, and shell script
programs.
Rebuilt existing servers standardizing operating system and
application software layout maximizing site fault tolerance.
Sep 1998 - Mar Matthew Bender and Company, Menands, NY
2000 Y2K Project Leader/System Administrator responsible for
RHI Consulting corporate Y2K Compliance.
Managed Y2K Testing Center approving all test plans and
certifying results.
Automated document archival/retrieval with Legato Networker
and CGI front-end.
Rewrote publishing department's Perl document filters in C
reducing batch runs from hours to minutes and program load
images from gigabytes to kilobytes.
Dec 1996 - Jun First Albany Corporation, Albany, NY
1998 System Administrator responsible for Informix database,
Unified optical storage, document control, and SNA communication
Technologies servers.
Installed and configured SunLink 3270 SNA Gateway and 3770
RJE printing software for cross-platform data transfers
writing an EBCDIC/ASCII converter and RJE control string
interpreter to correct flaws in the software's SNA
emulation.
Simplified printer setup of all preprinted forms by writing
Solaris drivers to position the print-head rather than
manual positioning of page guides.
Jul 1996 - Dec NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY
1996 System/Internet Administrator for Solaris and SunOS servers
Unified with 600 Intel/PC clients.
Technologies
Designed development network for Internet web, telnet, and
FTP services.
Optimized DHCP and SunSoft PC-NFSpro client/server software
performance.
Jul 1995 - Jul GE Power Generation Engineering/Research and Development,
1996 Niskayuna, NY
Logic System/Network Administrator for diversified HP, Sun, DEC,
Technologies and SGI environments.
Provided administrative services including hardware/software
installation and system maintenance for hundreds of
customized workstations and servers.
Reconfigured network segmentation and distribution of HP-UX
engineering application, printer, and file servers
increasing overall site performance.
Oct 1990 - Jul GE Industrial and Power Systems, Schenectady, NY
1995 Participated in the implementation of an in-house
quotation/order management system. Implemented in an
MVS/DB2/CICS environment, it was migrated as a cost-saving
initiative to a Solaris/Sybase/UniKix platform.
Logic Software Developer/Analyst providing UNIX environment
Technologies expertise for the migration.
Programmed a series of stream text filters that automated
the conversion of 90% of the mainframe COBOL and SQL source
to client/server compatible code.
Developed a recursive COBOL database archive program which
eliminated table-locking issues resulting from high-level
deletes with enforced referential integrity.
Atlanta Staffing Software Instructor responsible for supporting the initial
implementation.
Performed system beta testing, developed training materials,
and conducted 31 nationwide training seminars for over 450
GE customer representatives.
Headed telephone and on-site support group for 2000-plus
user base.
Education
May 1990 Bachelor of Science, State University of New York at
Plattsburgh,
Computer Controlled Systems and Technical Theater, majors
Mathematics, minor
Jun 2008 ITIL v3 Foundation Certification
APM Group