UNIX/Linux System Administrator

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Jason C. Parkes

UNIX/Linux/GCCS System Administrator

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Technical Skill Set

Certified Solaris UNIX system administrator & highly qualified network

administrator with over 12 years direct experience in real world

environments

Expert C4I administrator with extensive experience in following subsets:

. Global Command and Control System (GCCS)

. Common Operational Picture (COP)

. Integrated Imagery and Intelligence (I3)

. Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC)

. Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES)

. Military messaging formats such as; Link 11/16, TADIL/TADIL-J, OTH-

Gold, VMF

Highly skilled in the use, management and administration of the following

IT systems/applications:

. UNIX/Linux Operating Systems including Solaris 7-10, Red Hat, CentOS,

Ubuntu

. Microsoft Operating Systems, Enterprise Operating Environments and

Office applications including Server, Exchange/Outlook, Active

Directory, SQL Server

. Core Networking protocols such as NFS, DNS, SSL, SSH, NIS+, SMTP and

TCP/IP

. Cisco products to include configuration and management of routers and

switches, IOS/CatOS

. Network monitoring/testing programs to include Retina Security

Scanner, Wireshark and tcpdump

. Scripting/Programming languages such as Perl, Bourne/Bash, Java and

C++

. Sybase and Oracle database including internal management and SQL tasks

. Encryption devices including KIVs, KGs and specific systems such as

ADSIs

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Education

Associates of Applied Science: Central Texas College, Okinawa, Japan:

Management of Information Systems and Computers; 1998

Apple Certified Support Professional 10.7: San Diego, CA, June 2012

CompTIA Security+ Certification: San Diego, CA, July 2012

Solaris 7 System Administrator Certification: Vaihingen, Germany, June 2000

Numerous specialized Information Technology Classes to include formal

Sybase and Solaris training as well as extensive military electronic/IT

training at the Marine Corps Communication Electronic School, 29 Palms, CA

Experience

Mar 2013 - Present: System Administrator; SAIC; National Ground

Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, VA; Department of Defense Contractor

In my current position at NGIC, I am acting as a Solaris/Linux System

Administrator. My responsibilities include a number of systems and multiple

network environments such as NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, Stone Ghost, Harmony and

other 'site-specific' areas. The main objectives are naturally to keep all

systems working on a 24/7 basis and this requires expertise in a wide realm

of tasks. Through my years of experience as a System Administrator, I have

obtained enough experience and expertise to provide the adequate level of

necessary abilities to help achieve the stated objectives.

May 2012 - Dec 2012: System Administrator; SAIC; Seaside Support Center,

Pt. Loma, CA; Department of Defense Contractor

Mr Parkes provided Information Technology support on a daily basis and was

involved with the creation of software components to be implemented within

a larger system. While working at SSC, Mr Parkes became a certified

professional in the Mac Lion Operating System and was able to provide end-

user support in a Mac only environment. Throughout his employment at SSC,

Mr Parkes provided product and application specific technical expertise

that assisted the end-users complete their missions in support of the U.S.

DoD.

April 2009 - August 2010: C4ISR Telecommunications Specialist/System

Engineer; CACI/ARES; AFRICOM Joint Operations Center OPLOG, Stuttgart,

Germany; Department of Defense Contractor

Mr Parkes was engaged as a telecommunications specialist at the AFRICOM JOC

where he performed the role of the Common Operational Picture functional

manager. Using his vast experience with numerous facets of the Global

Command and Control System, Mr Parkes was tasked with interfacing directly

with US military command elements in order to maximize their effective use

of the mission critical Common Operational Picture, providing various

levels of assistance and expertise. He helped plan, coordinate and execute

tactical and logistic support for C4ISR operations, especially as it

relates to the Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) systems

with a special emphasis upon the Intelligence, Surveillance, and

Reconnaissance (ISR) telecommunications systems and networks. Mr Parkes

provided advice and technical assistance to commanders, seniors and

subordinates as required in order to fulfill the operational requirements

of the US and coalition military organizations within US AFRICOM. He

planed, directed, supervised and managed the installation, operation, and

maintenance of Information Mission Area (IMA) and War-fighter Mission Area

(WMA) as well as providing multiple levels of problem resolutions measures

on both the systems themselves as well as to the users of those Information

Management Systems within US AFRICOM. Mr Parkes was also charged with

supervising installations, conducting operations, initiating preventive

maintenance checks and executing services and unit level maintenance on

communication devices as appropriate. He directed restoration and alternate

routing of circuits, trunks, links, and systems as required with the goal

of providing robust communication possibilities through such measures as

redundant circuits, alternative communication channels and fail-over

systems and/or architectures. Mr Parkes assisted with the development and

implementation of training programs, processes operational and

administrative information, and operates system control facilities as part

of C4ISR management and operations functions.

September 2008 - April 2009: Operations and Sustainment Integrated Product

Team Watch Stander, Missile Defense Agency, Northrop Grumman, Ramstein,

Germany

Mr Parkes was employed as part of the Missile Defense Integration and

Operations Center where he was tasked with the dual role of administrator

and operator. His primary responsibilities include; executing and

administrating the software functions of the Command and Control Battle

Management Communications System as well as applications in both the UNIX

and Microsoft operating environments; monitoring and managing computer

systems, networks and cryptographic equipment native to the Command and

Control System as it applies specifically to the missile defense project;

providing account maintenance to include account creation, deletion, locks,

and updates using Active Directory and the Application and Profile Manager.

January 2008 - September 2008: UNIX/Linux System Administrator, Northrop

Grumman Corporation, Space Park, Redondo Beach, California

Senior UNIX/Linux/Microsoft sys admin within the Space Tracking and

Surveillance Systems division where my responsibilities included;

maintaining numerous specialized IT systems that are used in conjunction

with Northrop Grumman's satellite projects to include the primary system,

Space Tracking and Surveillance Systems (STSS) and its associated Defense

Support Program (DSP) network of satellites; provided direct UNIX/Linux

administration on numerous projects such as National Polar-Orbiting

Operational Environment (NPOESS), James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and

Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). My daily

responsibilities centered upon UNIX (Solaris 2.5-10) and Linux (Red Hat,

CentOS) configuration, implementation and administration to include

deployment of new systems, creating Samba shares, configuring user

environments/accounts, hardening systems to conform to security

requirements; performing daily operational checks using both automated and

manual methods as well as 24/7 maintenance of core satellite support

systems. Performed regular network based tasks including administration of

numerous Cisco routers and the maintenance of OpenBSD firewalls. Worked

closely with system security personnel to test and validate security

measures per DoD directives and IAVAs.

February 2007 - November 2007: Global Command and Control System/UNIX

System Administrator, Computer Sciences Corporation, SOUTHCOM, Miami,

Florida

Served as the primary Global Command and Control System and UNIX

administrator responsible for the entire suite of GCCS systems as

implemented within Deployable Joint Command and Control System (DJC2) which

relies primarily upon the Common Operational Picture (COP), Integrated

Imagery and Intelligence (I3) and Command and Control Personal Computer

(C2PC). Provided multi-tier system administration functions such as

troubleshooting system outages and anomalies in both a proactive and

directed manner; performing required upgrades and/or system hardening

functions (IAVAs); reported user-level and system-level problems to higher

tier elements in order to coordinate troubleshooting efforts; performed

software upgrades; managed user databases/software packages/patches/access

control lists/directory services as well as system, group and user accounts

and policies; created and/or updated diagrams and schematics; provided

direct assistance to military personnel; created operating instructions and

recovery procedures. Assisted directly the satellite and network

administrative personnel with the implementation and execution of the

communication directives upon which DJC2 was entirely dependent. This

included validating conductivity and/or undertaking administrative efforts

to establish/restore communication functionality using standard network

tools.

October 2004 - January 2006: UNIX/C4I System Administrator, Computer

Sciences Corporation, MARFOREUR, Boeblingen, Germany

Tasked with being the primary IT support person responsible for the C4I

suite of Marine Corps specific hardware and software products at Marine

Forces Europe. In addition to executing typical IT functions involving UNIX

and Microsoft Operating Systems, my accomplishments included; optimizing

the Intel Office Server (IOS) and creating a redundant backup server in

order to ensure 24/7 readiness in accordance with Marine Corps directives;

creating through failover software communications channels and "ghosting"

software, a multifaceted recovery plan that allowed for the expedient

recovery of individual, hardware specific software configurations; trained

individual Marines to use various software products such as C2PC, preparing

them for forward deployed positions where C2PC would be their primary

information system; participated in the creation and implementation of a

comprehensive map acquisition strategy in which Marine Forces Europe

command elements were provided numerous options and methods to obtain time-

specific, mission critical digital mapping products from multiple world-

wide sources; functioned as the primary technical lead to the Joint

Operations Center at MARFOREUR where my daily duties included responding to

abnormalities within both software and hardware systems, monitoring and

controlling resources by directing their specific usage based upon mission

requirements and providing direct, hands on training to United States

Marine Corps personnel.

April 2004 - October 2004: UNIX/GCCS/I3 System Administrator, Computer

Sciences Corporation, MCTSSA, Camp Pendleton, California

Provided operational and system administration support to deployed United

States Marine Corps forces primarily revolving around the GCCS, C2PC and

IOW/IOS system. Prior to receiving TESA and being relocated to MARFOREUR, I

worked primarily in a helpdesk setting where we supported the War-fighters

as well as the command elements through telephone calls, email, Internet-

based instant messages, and/or deployment to remote locations. I provided

configuration and resolution measures for a wide variety of problem

including fault isolation, step-by-step configuration assistance,

preventative maintenance techniques and recovery procedures. During this

time, I deployed to Headquarters, United States Marine Corps to reconfigure

their GCCS systems in order to provide a tactical common operational

picture. Specific tasks included standardizing, reconfiguring,

cloning/ghosting and securing individual client workstations and servers to

provide 24/7 readiness capability. Assisted operators with developing

standard operating procedures and ensured, through the use of multiple,

redundant fail-over measures, that contingency network topologies were

available in the event of device failure within the network.

October 1999 to May 2003: UNIX/GCCS/I3 System Administrator, Computer

Sciences Corporation, EUCOM, Stuttgart, Germany

Served as a UNIX/GCCS system administrator for the Global Command and

Control systems within J6 at EUCOM with a heavy focus upon the management

of the Common Operational Picture (COP) to include the manipulation and

daily interaction with the following military data link protocols; Variable

Message Format, Link 16, TADIL-J, OTH Gold and various military standard

formats. I performed a wide variety of maintenance and administration

procedures related to the management of the various C4I systems at EUCOM to

include; standard UNIX system and user administration; monitoring feeds

from external sources, providing 24/7 support to the global COP community,

monitoring and resolving when necessary issues related to the accuracy of

individual tracks as well as the track database; provided operational

support to the Combatant Commanders; participated in and facilitated system

upgrades; documented system configuration adjustments; collected metrics

and made recommendations for configuration and/or system improvements;

served as the Primary Database Administrator for the Integrated Imagery and

Intelligence (I3) system which included maintaining, updating and ensuring

the accuracy of the data within the Imagery Product Library (IPL) and the

Military Intelligence Database (MIDB); provided system administration level

support for users to include account management; administered specific

services such as Network File Sharing (NFS), Network Information Service

plus (NIS+) as well as GCCS specific software products such as the

Application and Profile Manager (APM) and segment installer. Worked

extensively with network personnel to ensure network connectivity on a 24/7

basis.

November 1998 to October 1999: Data and Maintenance Marine, ELMACO, 2nd

Force Service Support Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Active Military

I was tasked with being a System Administrator, an Information Security

Controller, and Local Area Network/Wide Area Network Administrator. I

ensured functional readiness of numerous computer information systems

employed by the commander and staff of Electronic Maintenance Company. I

created standard operating procedures to streamline daily tasks and

completed numerous tasks involving storage, processing, and maintenance of

data with operational relevance to the Electronic Maintenance Company's

assigned mission; these tasks required knowledge of Relational Database

Management Systems (RDBMS) products such as Lotus Approach and Microsoft

Access database applications. I was actively involved in the migration from

Banyan Virtual Integrated Network Service to International Business

Machines' Lotus SmartSuite and initial preparation for the Year 2000

compliance measures. I authored, using Bourne shell programming, a set of

system checking utilities that eliminated the need to physically perform

repetitive tasks, allowing end-users to shift their focus from reactive

administration to management of multi-faceted administrative and

operational requirements. I designed and implemented several Microsoft

Access Databases to perform various end-user functions using a combination

of Visual Basic Scripts and Access data storage, query, and retrieval

techniques. I was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps

in 1999.

December 1996 to November 1998: Data and Maintenance Marine, 1st Fleet

Imagery and Interpretation Unit, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd

Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Active Military

I assumed the role of primary systems support specialist and UNIX system

administrator for the Joint Deployable Information Support System (JDISS),

ensuring system access for local users as well as external units connecting

via the SIPRNet and a Sybase Relational Database Management System. I

acted as the Database Manager and Imagery Archive Controller for Demand

Drive Direct Digital Dissemination (5D), which allowed worldwide military

operational access to classified satellite imagery and the accompanying

textual reports. I was tasked with defining, implementing, and testing

effective security measures and intrusion detection methods for these

classified UNIX-based information systems and the related software

components. I hardened pre-existing system security measures, defined a set

of policies and procedures guiding the accessibility of system resources by

personnel on a local and global basis, and implemented auditing and logging

procedures to prevent security breaches and detect any possible intrusion.

I used Korn, Bourne, and C shells to assist and streamline end-user

functionality and productivity with specific intelligence products. I was

assigned a leading role in the implementation and deployment of the Interim

Tactical Exploitation Group, which provided a mobile satellite imagery

dissemination system equivalent to the stationary capabilities of an

Imagery Exploitation Unit. I also served as Information Security

Controller for a large number of system administration functions related to

Windows NT Server, NT Workstation, and Windows 95, as well as a number of

Banyan VINES servers.

February 1996 to December 1996, Student Marine Corps Communication and

Electronics School, Marine Air Ground Training Command, 29 Palms,

California, Active Military

I received formal education in basic electronic theory, data and

communication equipment maintenance, and data and communication network

administration. Due to prior networking experience, I took a leading role

in the conversion from Windows for Workgroup to Windows 95 operating

system, a task that involved the machine-level upgrade of more than 100

workstations on the school's local area network.

November 1995 to February 1996, Marine Corps Recruit, Marine Corps Recruit

Depot, San Diego, California, Active Military

Basic military instructions required in order to become a United States

Marine also known as "Boot camp".

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Language Skills: Native English, fluent German.

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