DARIN D. FISHER
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TOOLS DEVELOPER
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Highly accomplished, innovative, and remarkably astute IT professional, with broad-based experience and expertise in delivering multiple technical continuity of operations solutions for local and wide area networks; while providing consultative guidance on all project assignments. Additional qualifications include:
- Expert in customer interface, full life cycle development, and network/system integration utilizing PERL, SQL Databases, JavaScript, SQL, and Linux.
- Known for keen expertise in all facets of project life-cycle development, from initial analysis and conceptual design through implementation, quality review, and enhancement.
- Recognized for strategic and proactive management approach and technical skills; in identifying complex solutions and coordinating team efforts to achieve smooth and productive operations.
- Highly communicative consultant with a knack to present technical materials and product details to diverse audiences and end-users at all levels of technical proficiency.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Object Oriented Design Process Improvement Integrated Systems and Solutions
Tool Development and Design Regulatory Compliance and Standards Network, Systems and Data Engineering
Technology Implementations and Upgrades End-User Support and Management Leadership, Training, and Team Building
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT CONSULTING - St. George, UT; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT 2014, 2001, 1998
- Instigated the creation of custom equity analysis cluster through Hadoop and MongoDB with Javascript charting and visualizations.
- Utilized PERL and SQL to initiate the development and programming of real-time statistics feeds from 31 NFL stadiums for NFL's website, which entailed polling of each stadium; downloading of new statistics into an Oracle database; and restructuring of data for HTML presentation
- Applied expertise for designing syspage utilizing the IXO (TAP) protocol with C and C++ programming and the program runs on Linux, SunOS, BSDi, and FreeBSD.
FIVE9, INC. - San Ramon, CA
MANAGER, Tool Development and Monitoring Feb 2012–Jun 2014
- Provided hands on leadership in overseeing technicians and tools developers in implementing daily business operations in alignment with organizational goals.
- Capitalized on industry expertise in administrating full systems, applications, and traffic monitoring for three data centers and multiple offices worldwide in areas of applications including Linux, Windows, Cisco, MySQL, MongoDB, and Voice over IP, OC-3, T3, and T1 trunks.
- Demonstrated efficiency in migrating internal monitoring system (Zabbix) into hybrid cloud monitoring systems.
- Developed and implemented various tools for round-the-clock operations support which included back-end data analysis and front-end visual interfaces.
- Rendered assistance to Operations Support Team in troubleshooting and analysis on critical issues.
IPASS, INC. - Redwood Shores, CA
MANAGER, Tool Development and Data Analysis Sep 2007–Feb 2012
- Acted as an effective team manager of tools developers and data analysts, responsible for driving key metrics and competitive analysis in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
- Conceptualized and developed software applications through Perl, encompassing object, functional, and unit; as well as end user interface utilizing HTML, JavaScript, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
- Devised user interface design and Ajax programming to evaluate data using Perl Database Driver/Database Interface (DBD/DBI).
- Played an instrumental role in administering various applications including dynamic discovery, analysis and management of more than 1M Wi-Fi hot spots world wide, client error analysis, and processing connection for over 100M daily unique records.
TAOS, INC. (IPASS, INC.) - Redwood Shores, CA
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT Jan–Sep 2007
- Served as a subject matter expert in designing software applications which involved dynamic data analysis, network application testing, performance and usage trending, and information validation for solutions and services.
- Leveraged in-depth expertise with Perl, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Oracle SQL.
- Earned a permanent position in providing strategic leadership to the Tools Development Department for iPass.
KEANE, INC. (PFIZER PHARMACEUTICAL) - Ann Arbor, MI
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT Jul –Dec 2006
- Effectively guided the company for the cluster management of Red Hat Linux servers with a molecular analysis software application and Pipeline Pilot; as well as the installation and maintenance of the server software for performance monitoring and evaluation.
- Lead efforts in developing and implementing a molecular reaction database application along with server software testing and installation on Sun and Solaris system, and distribution of details to more than 10M compounds through Oracle database.
XISS, INC. - Houston, TX
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Nov 2005–May 2006
- Secured and properly maintained metrics from Ganglia cluster performance monitoring through development of back end servers including multi-threaded Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) servers and XML delivery in mod_perl and SOAP support.
- Employ technical acumen in applying platform software utilizing Object Oriented Programming in PERL.
PERFWATCH, INC. - Salt Lake City, UT
SOFTWARE ENGINEER/DEVELOPER Oct 2003–Jul 2006
- Formulated efficient and cost effective design systems service monitoring software.
- Provided input for the development of a dynamic information processing user interface within the entire system from concept to deployment.
- Displayed competency in transferring Web 2.0 framework using AJAX technologies.
- Made used of programming applications such as PERL, HTML, and JavaScript with PostreSQL database to successfully complete essential design improvements in line with engineering change orders.
EARLIER CAREER
SENIOR SYSTEMS CONSULTING ENGINEER TEKSYSTEMS, EDS; FRANKLIN COVEY - West Valley City, UT
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF SECURITY DIGITAL SIGNATURE TRUST, INC. - Salt Lake City, UT
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING BUYER ONLINE - Salt Lake City, UT
SENIOR ENGINEER IKANO COMMUNICATIONS/SISNA - Salt Lake City, UT
SENIOR NETWORK/SECURITY ENGINEER AUTORIZE.NET - Provo, UT
SENIOR NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER BIG PLANET, INC.; NUSKIN, INC. - Provo, UT
IT MANAGER/SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER/SWAT TEAM LEAD AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - American Fork, UT
NETWORK/SECURITY MANAGER THROUGHTPORT, INC. - Salt Lake City, UT
NETWORK MANAGER INTELECOM INTERNATIONAL INTELENET INTERNET SERVICES - Salt Lake City, UT
SYSTEMS/NETWORK ENGINEER INTERNET DIRECT OF UTAH, INC. - Salt Lake City, UT
NETWORK MANAGER BLT TECHNOLOGIES INC. - Portland, OR
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR PREHAB OF ARIZONA - Mesa, AZ
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER CENTURY SOFTWARE - Salt Lake City, UT
TEACHER/COMPUTER LAB TECHNICIAN EAST HIGH SCHOOL - Salt Lake City, UT
SALES ENGINEER, Support, Training, Testing, and Documentation FIELDS SOFTWARE GROUP - Park City, UT
TECHNICAL SUPPORT, Database Management Systems SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/PROGRAMMER OLYMPUS SOFTWARE - Salt Lake City, UT
EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEMS Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Java Programming Certification
JavaScript Programming Certification
Master Linux Administrator Certification
PERL Programmer Certification
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
Operating System True64 v4.x, v5.x, UnixWare (SVR4), HP-UX, SunOS 4.x, Solaris 8,7, 2.x, Novell 3.x, NeXT 3.x, Linux 1.x.x, 2.x.x, BSDi 1.x and 2.x, OS/2, DOS, Windows, Cisco IOS 10.x, 11.x, 12.x
Applications HP OpenView, SunNet Manager, Cisco Works, Enterprise Security Manager, Intruder Alert, Network Flight Recorder, NMAP, NetCool, SiteScope, Internet Security Scanner, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), Raptor Firewall, Checkpoint Firewall, Checkpoint Virtual Private Network (VPN), Secure Shell (SSH), Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG), NetRanger, OpenSSH, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Nagios, Zabbix, Logic Monitor, Hadoop
Hardware Compaq/HP Alpha Servers (1200, 4100, 8400, GS160), HP 9000 Series Workstations and Servers, SUN, Intel Component Level, Motorola Data Service Unit/ Channel Service Unit (DSU/CSU), Kentrox DSU/CSU, Xylogic, Livingston Routers and Terminal Servers, Cisco Routers, Xyplex Routers, 3COM Routers, Bay Networks Routers, Cat 3,5 Cabling, Cisco Catalyst Switches, Compaq/HP HSZ (50 and 70)
Internet Protocols Apache, E-mail, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Post Office Protocol (POP3), Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), Sendmail, World Wide Web, HTML, HTTPD, Common Gateway Interface (CGI-BIN), Domain Name System (DNS), named, Network Information Service (NIS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Multi-Homed Routing, UseNet News, Unix-to-Unix Copy (UUCP)
Network Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)(v4&v6), Network File System (NFS), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP4), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Frame Relay
Languages PERL, JavaScript, Java, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), C, Pascal, Bourne Shell, C Shell, Bash Shell
Database PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB