Resume of Christopher William Hicks

Expertise

UNIX

I use UNIX to include Linux, BSD and

the many commercial UNIX derivatives.

My use and knowledge of UNIX is extensive. I use

Linux every day as my primary desktop environment.

My experience includes

kernel and other systems-level development,

systems administration, application development,

and Internet connectivity. Particularly, my

knowledge of security issues is extensive and

hands-on. I have setup, created, and analyzed

authentication and encryption systems.

I've managed and developed on the following

UNIX versions:

Linux (Fedora Core, Red Hat Linux, Slackware, Mandrake, INSERT and others),

Solaris (2.x), AIX,

various BSD's,

DG-UX,

SunOS,

NCR SVR4 UNIX,

Unisys SVR4.2,

HP-UX,

UnixWare,

SCO,

Xenix (286, 386 and 68k),

and TI1500 SVR4.

I've developed training material and taught

UNIX Systems Administration,

Introduction to UNIX,

and UNIX Shell Scripting classes.

Software Development

I've been involved as a software architect,

coder, integration engineer, QA Manager,

and field troubleshooter.

My knowledge of a variety of industries includes

manufacturing, insurance, financial investments,

publishing,

medical records, weather, student records,

human resources, and ticket sales.

I've developed with the following

languages: Extensive Perl C, C++, Java,

shell (sh, ksh, bash, and csh), ObjectPAL.

Significant JavaScript,

BASIC (many including Business BASIC),

Assembler (primarily 68k, x86 and sparc),

tcl/tk, Pascal, PAL,

LISP, and PostScript.

Some eLISP, Forth, Python, Assembler (z80 and 65xx).

I've developed training material for and taught Perl classes

from introductory to advanced topics.

I've taught Java, JavaScript, and HTML classes.

Databases

I have done considerable work in database analysis,

design, development, and administration.

My work emphasizes normalization, concurrency,

and efficiency while excelling at usability.

My experience includes the following

RDMBS's: Primarily

and Oracle (5.0 through 8.x).

Some Sybase, PostgreSQL, Interbase, Informix, DB2, and Progress.

I've also done extensive work with various desktop

database products.

Networks

As in my other areas of knowledge, my networking

knowledge includes a strong mix of theoretical

knowledge with practical experience.

I have done considerable work with tcp/ip,

DECnet, Novell ipx, and Microsoft NetBEUI.

I have worked on Wireless (802.11b/g),

WAN's (from dial-up to T3 and satellite)

and LAN's (Ethernet and Token Ring).

I've configured equipment from the following

router and networking equipment vendors:

Livingston, Cisco, Farallon, 3Com, IBM, Ascend,

Novell, Microsoft, Bay, Microcom,

DEC, HP, Synoptics.

Accomplishments

Software

I have been the primary software developer on the

following software projects:

National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services:

I was brought in to manage the servers that were running

AHPS for the NWS Eastern Region. Since then I have completely rewritten the web

front end and created a web-based management tool that

users in Weather Forecast Offices (WFO's) use to manage

the data that appears on the web. My work is now being used

nationally exclusively. This work included

significant amounts of parsing to translate text files

into a database, GIS work to dynamically create maps,

data analysis work to produce meaningful graphs, using LDAP

for authentication, email notification of changes and general

web development. The publicly visible

portion of this can be seen starting with the

Weather.Gov

Rivers Tab. A demo of the configuration interface

used by the WFO's is available upon

request.

iReserve:

I am the lead developer on a web

service for managing insurance claims.

The site provides a web interface,

a SOAP interface, and a SQL interface.

Native clients utilizing the SOAP

interface are in development.

The web site produces custom reports

in HTML, PDF, and Microsoft Excel

instantly. This was developed

on Red Hat and Fedora Core Linux utilizing

MySQL 4.0, Apache 2.0, mod_perl 2.0,

and Perl 5.8.

A demo is available

.

DAR:

I created

a database to support buying and

selling of components.

I analyzed the input data, designed

the database, built the database server,

built the user interface, and processed

the many initial inputs into the database.

The front-end was based on Java and HTML forms.

Approximately 40 gigabytes of input

data was processed using perl and SQL

into 8 gigabytes of data in the

relational database.

This was developed using Red Hat

Commercial Linux 5.0 and mysql 3.21.

Virginia Department of Health:

An Oracle database was created to

manage children's Medicare records.

The system increased operator efficiency,

reduced input errors, and handled

communications with the state's

purchase order system and Federal

reporting requirements. I managed

several programmers and handled

Data Base Administration on Oracle 6

and 7 as well as UNIX system

administration on an NCR UNIX system.

Challenger Business Systems:

A serial-based middleware product in

MS-Windows and four different versions

of UNIX was created.

It multiplexed data from

multiple electronic parts catalogs

to a dealer business system.

This required systems-level programming

under HP-UX, Xenix, SCO UNIX, and TI1500

System V. The client program included

a rather complete terminal emulator.

Web Sites

I have also been involved in several Intranets

that are not be listed here

I have been the primary developer of these sites:

- a web service

for medical malpractice claims management

- a web

site specializing in restaurant gift certificates, sadly

now defunct

I have contributed to the following sites:

- a local ISP

- a medical

malpractice claims administrator and TPA (third party auditor)

Consulting Clients

Only one topic is listed for each client. Most clients

utilized skills from several areas.

UNIX/Linux: Case Corporation

Challenger Business Systems, Inc.

University of Richmond

Databases: Medical College of Virginia

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of General Services

Patient Advocate Foundation

Training: Circuit City

US News & World Report

Performance Support Systems, Inc.

Perl development: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

National Weather Service

Claims Management Resources, Inc. (iReserve)

National Dealer Services

References

These individuals are experienced with my abilities and

methods. They are willing to answer your questions.

Aaron Marshall (with the,

+1-757-***-****,

abpj0o@r.postjobfree.com)

is familiar with my

Linux administration, database administration and Perl development skills.

Frank Sweeney (with,

+1-757-***-****,

abpj0o@r.postjobfree.com)

is familiar with my

UNIX administration, database administration and software development skills.

John Lundin (retired from the

University

of Richmond,

abpj0o@r.postjobfree.com)

is familiar with my database and Perl programming skills.

Contact

EMail: abpj0o@r.postjobfree.com

Address: 349 Bridgewater Drive, Newport News, VA 236-3

Voice Phone: 757-***-****

Egotistical Shrine: http://www.chicks.net/

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