Linux
Resume:
ALAN A. KAPADIA
New Milford, NJ 07646
Email: ***********@*****.***
SKILLS LINUX: Redhat/Fedora Core/Mandrake/SuSE, SSH, FTP, Samba, Apache, MySQL
SYSTEMS: Linux, Solaris, Apple Xserve, IRIX 6.5, Windows 2000/XP, MacOS
LANGUAGES: Shell programming (bash), RPM, MAKE, familiarity with C, Perl, HTML
NETWORKING: Cat5, (un)managed switches, routers, network monitoring
EXPERIENCE Linux Systems Engineer, Linux, 2011-2012
PLANIT – Northrop Grumman
Established Redhat Satellite Server for patch mangement though out Virginia state government
Linux Systems Adminstrator, Linux/Active Directory, 2009-2011
Patient Advocate Foundation
Helped to migratevall Linux based backbone with Active Directory
Programmer/Analyst, Sun/Linux, November 2006-November 2009
IBM Global Services/Circuit City, Richmond, VA
Supported and maintained hardware and operating system running SuSE Linux for approximately
650 Circuit City stores across the country using IBM Director
Maintained documentation/tracking for hardware repairs for IBM field technicians for Circuit City store
system support within SLA
Established Circuit City Call Center production environment for tracking sales and returns
Provided OS support for approximately Middleware HP Blade environment running RedHat Enterprise using HP SIM
Unix Systems Administrator, GIS, March 2005-February 2006
Exxon-Mobile, Clinton, NJ
Established backup and restore procedures for Linux servers at Brookhaven National Labs
Supported close to forty UNIX mid-range servers running Redhat Enterprise, Solaris, and IRIX
Maintained 64 node Linux cluster at remote site and helped to support 128 node on site cluster
Monitored UNIX logs and Netbackup for failed system hardware/software and backups
Systems Administrator, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Dec. 2002-March 2005
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Provided faculty with support in heterogeneous environment; approximately 200 clients and servers, wireless (802.11b) and recommendations for hardware and open source software for research
Developed online registration and ordering system for Genomics using Microsoft Access and ASP
Maintained and developed a number of Macintosh OS X servers and RAIDs for IT support and research
Established Windows teaching lab and Linux fileserver for faculty/staff use using Samba and Active Directory authentication
Programmer, Research/Academic Applications, Office of Information Technology, June 2001-Dec. 2002
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Maintained UNIX software (licensed and GNU) on university servers using Perl scripts to maintain software versioning
Created web page for Princeton University licensed software
Systems Administrator, Civil Engineering and Financial Engineering, March 1999-June 2001
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Upgraded, maintained and installed software on SGI, Linux, Windows, and Macintosh clients and servers (approximately 200 client machines)
Managed network (BNC, RJ-45, AppleTalk) including wiring and switches, printing, managing disks (NFS and local), NIS and firewalls
Monitored UNIX based mail servers, web servers, and print servers and troubleshot any problems
Analyzed network and system needs and provided recommendations for improvements including printing, laptops, software and security
TRAINING Solaris Systems Administration, Dow Jones, June 2001, Princeton, NJ
PHP Training, Linux World Expo, January 2002, New York, NY
EDUCATION BA in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, October 1997
Rutgers University, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ
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