Michael Berkowski
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A web developer accustomed to delivering end-to-end applications, managing both code and
server with an eye toward integration and application security. 6 years professional
programming experience and particular expertise in PHP/MySQL. 5 years Linux systems
administration experience in a libraries organization, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
Skills
Programming Languages & Technologies
PHP, Python, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, HTML, CSS, MS SQL Server, jQuery, Dojo
Toolkit,
Shell Scripting, Crystal Reports, Subversion
Linux Systems Administration
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Fedora, Slackware, Debian,
Apache, MySQL, EZproxy, Postfix, Mailman
Certifications
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)Work Experience
Software Developer : 2012 - PresentCollege of Liberal Arts (CLA-OIT) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Web application development in Ruby on Rails & PHP
MySQL, Oracle
Develop applications in support of college administrative functions
Linux Systems Administrator and Programmer : 2005 - 2011Minitex - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
A library services and statewide interlibrary-loan operation based at the Univ of
Minnesota
Web applications development, primarily LAMP stack (Linux/Apache/PHP/Python/MySQL)
Linux server administration, responsible for 7 servers
Statistical reporting on in-house and commercial interlibrary-loan systems
Manage open source application releases
Technical liaison for MnLINK, a statewide federated search and interlibrary-loan
consortium
Library Assistant II : 2001 - 2005Minitex - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Supervise student staff in interlibrary-loan (ILL) retrieval and processing in a high-
volume ILL operation
Teaching Specialist : 2005
University of Minnesota School of Music, Minneapolis, MN
Instructed graduate seminar in computer music history, literature, and composition.
Education
University of Minnesota : Master of Arts, 2004
Music Composition, with a focus in Computer Music
University of Dayton : Bachelor of Music, 2001
Music Composition
Activities & Interests
Active participant on programming Q&A site Stack Overflow (http://stackoverflow.com) and
in the University of Minnesota's CODE-PEOPLE group. Other interests include information &
technology literacy, computer music & algorithmic music composition, Linux and open
source.
References
Available upon request