IT Systems Engineer

David C. Compton

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Profile

Mr. Compton brings to a project over 25 years of computer and networking experience, as well as the ability to comprehend, design and manage complex inter-networked systems.

Strong communication, training, and documentation skills assist him in leading, mentoring, and training others within the organization.

Technical Experience

17 years experience with the installation, deployment, and management of Windows client & server products; Windows & Windows NT, 2K, 2K3, all versions.

Experience with Unix; Linux, AIX, BSD, Solaris, AT&T, with scripting skills.

Experienced networking skill set includes; TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, SNMP.

Experienced with the configuration, deployment, remote unattended installation, patching, updating and management of Windows NT, 2K, XP, & 9x client server operating systems, including Active Directory.

Experienced with network capacity planning & design, and migration from other network operating systems.

Experienced with the installation and management of Windows/Unix application servers; Siebel 7.2.2, Documentum, SQL, Exchange, IIS, WebLogic, Crystal Reports, Clusters, OFX, RAS, Legato, Veritas, Backup Exec, ArcServe, Watermark Optical Storage, Symantec Ghost, Norton Corporate Anti Virus, and Cisco Centri Firewall.

Experienced with SMS, Norton Ghost, MS Test, Visual Basic, and other scripting and management environments and tools.

Experienced with the configuration, installation, maintenance, and repair of; commodity, Compaq, HP and Dell servers, and various network devices, ie.. Cisco, Big IP, Foundry, routers, switches, load balancers.

Experienced with database administration/development in SQL, Access, dBase, and other x-based systems. Support program development in Visual Basic. Script troubleshooting and development in SQL and Access.

Skilled in custom integration of commodity hardware and COTS to create custom dedicated systems.

Chronology of employment

February 1999-Present

Computer Consultant

Designed, deployed and documented Siebel 7.2.2.6 Disaster Recovery site, singlehandedly.

Documentum administrator, with installation, troubleshooting, maintenance and DQL experience.

Senior engineer of a production Operations facility for OFX based online banking, hosting several banks.

Developed Operational procedures and processes that brought uptime to 99.8% in just a few weeks.

Developed and implemented Inter- and Intra- net WWW servers, and HTML authoring/maintenance.

Designed and installed Exchange 2K custom solutions including Spam filtering.

April 1998-February 1999

Senior Network Engineer

InteliData Technologies

Migrated three corporate network locations from Unix, Novell, and Mac platforms, to a Windows NT/2K server & Windows 9x client environment. This migration included replacement of all corporate DNS, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, LAN backup, and File and Print servers.

Developed and implemented; client configuration, remote management, administration, and procedures.

Inter- and Intra-net WWW server configuration and deployment, as well as HTML authoring/maintenance.

Installed, configured, and administered, Windows NT, Sendmail, DNS, IIS, RAS, Exchange 5.5, and SQL 6.5 servers.

Developed and produced installation scripts and documentation, and release media, for the client’s commercial server software products.

Developed and authored installation procedures for in-house developed online banking software product on high availability systems using MSCS (clustering), and Compaq ProLiant Clustering hardware.

Developed Testing LAB design, to include scheduling, version control, and implementation, of future release candidate software. Implemented server configuration management controls, and documentation, using Symantec Ghost.

Tested and configured OFX batch processing server environment, and SNA connectivity.

July 1995-April 1998

Senior Systems Engineer - NCI Information Systems

Defense Technical Information Center

Managed and upgraded a 300 user Windows NT 4.0 LAN utilizing 10 Base T and fiber.

Developed and deployed a customized unattended installation of Windows NT Workstation 4.0 for an accredited secure WAN, SIPRNET.

Developed and deployed an unattended Windows 95 installation to all clients. Developed and implemented remote management and administration capabilities and procedures where none existed previously.

Provided top tier support to the desktop support group for complex issues.

HTML authoring for Intranet services.

WWW server deployment and configuration.

Administered Windows NT, MSMAIL, SQL, NewsEdge, Backup Exec, CD-ROM, and Watermark optical storage servers.

Developed scripts using MS Test, to support specialized network management tasks and requirements.

Chronology of employment, cont’d

December 1994-July 1995

Consultant - Aerotek Services Inc.

U.S. Department of Commerce

Developed a customized desktop deployment of all 2500 PCs for the client's overseas locations.

Developed and approved hardware specifications, and certification of suitability to task.

Developed the update and delivery methods for deployment.

Developed and deployed updates to a customized Windows 3.1 desktop on a Banyan Vines network.

February 1994-December 1994

LAN Analyst - Systemhouse/CRM Inc.

U.S Mint

Managed the security, e-mail, and configuration of both client and server operating systems, on a 250 user Token Ring LAN using WAN site inter-connections.

Installed, and evaluated, Windows NT Advanced Server (3.1) as the primary NOS.

Developed, and deployed, a customized server based configuration of Windows 3.1 as the unified client.

Developed, and deployed, a customized configuration of Windows for Workgroups 3.11 as the upgrade client.

July 1992-February 1994

Hardware Analyst - Systemhouse Inc.

U.S. Mint

Resolved a crucial memory management issue, allowing necessary applications to run effectively.

Upgraded all client PC desktops in minimal time and without an impact on network bandwidth.

Implemented software configuration uniformity and compliance initiatives.

December 1991-July 1992

Computer Consultant - Self Employed

Various projects involving upgrading and configuration of personal, and business, networked PCs.

November 1980-December 1991

Systems Administrator and Technician - US Air Force

Electronic Security Command

Systems Administrator on several SCO XENIX systems used for Automated Test Equipment management.

Terminal Area Security Officer (TASO) for administration of security, software configuration management, and licensing compliance, on XENIX and DOS workstations.

Developed database programs in support of workcenter and process flow management tools.

Hardware configuration, installation and repair of micro computer systems.

Electronics Installation Team Chief

Special Duty Assignment providing communication support for the U.S. Secret Service.

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