IT/Meteorologist
Resume:
Hashim Jackson
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EXPERIENCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL
● Experience configuring, monitoring, upgrading and maintaining systems hardware, software and related infrastructure.
● Strong analytical skills; Very personable; Excellent communicator---able to communicate and work with all levels of management and staff.
● Over 6 years of IT/Linux -related experience with expertise in hardware/software troubleshooting and problem-resolution in a Help Desk environment
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology D ecember 2009
-Java course included in curriculum
TECHNICAL SKILLS
● Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Red HAT Linux
● Software Applications: Remedy Ticketing System, Microsoft Office, PostGres, HP Open View, HP Service Guard Configuration, HP-UX, Exceed, Message Handling Software (MHS), Linux Clustering Software
● Product knowledge: NAS (Network Attached Storage), DVB (Digital Video Broadcast), LDAD
(Local Data and Dissemination), LTO tape drive, Adtran
● Experience with assisting 2nd Tier support with Configuring and switches, software/hardware upgrades and network Troubleshooting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NOAA System Technologist II/Meteorologist II (Network Control Facility) Nov 2014-May 2016
(Promotion)
NOAA System Technologist II/Meteorologist I (Network Control Facility) Aug 2009 - Nov 2014 Raytheon, Silver Spring, MD
● Worked with AWIPS I and II to provide continuous data flow of meteorological data around North America
● 6+ years of Linux experience (crons, VI, permissions, etc); assisted upper tier support with software/hardware installs in a 24/7 call center environment
● Travelled and presented to NWS forecast offices all over the U.S. in order to raise awareness about the NCF
● Represented Raytheon at multiple conferences (NWA, AMS, etc) and functions over North America
● Provided key technical support for a network of over 160 Weather Forecast Office field sites
(WFOs) of the Nat’l Weather Service
● Monitored SBN, WAN, and site hardware and alerted sites that needed to recover lost data
● Documented trouble calls and actions in Remedy Help desk software and monitored ITO alarms using HP Open View
● Isolated hardware and software problems consisting of: Failing over Linux Servers using HP/Service Guard Configuration failover procedures, and assisting with setting up new hardware
● Dispatched and managed Oracle, HP and other service provider work orders and monitored, analyzed, evaluated and reported on quality of service
● Responsible for meeting the NOAA Service Level Agreement (SLA) on a daily basis
● Provided WFO Service Backup support for down/backup sites in Critical Weather to prevent data loss
● Created and supported User accounts and granted appropriate privileges to files and folders; edited crons scripts for members of the National Weather Service
● Supported Weekly and Daily LTO tape backups for field sites and retrieved this data when needed
● Postgres database vacuums and re-indexing
● Assertively assisted team members with technical support issues L EADERSHIP & HONORS
NC State Chancellor Scholarship Award Winner Fall 2003 American Meteorology Society
● National Member Fall 2006-present
● Senior Rep, North Carolina State Chapter Fall 2006-Spring 2008
● Social Chair Fall 2006-Spring 2008
Wolfbytes Radio at NC State University Spring 2008-Fall 2009 Society of African American Physical and Mathematical Scientists Spring 2007-present Hurricane Awareness Conference, Houston, Texas Summer 2006 Student Assistant of National 88t h
AMS Meeting, New Orleans, LA January 2008
Club Sports Supervisor MVP Award, North Carolina State University Spring 2007 NASC Honor Society member Spring 2009
NWA Conference (Birmingham, Alabama) October 2011
REFERENCES
R eginald Ready
Meteorologist
NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) 5830 University Research Court
College Park, MD, 20740
301-***-**** (W)
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Ms. Cecila Poole
Former Chief Meteorologist at Fox 26 News
521 Cameron cove Cedar Park, TX 78613
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Dr. Gary Lackmann
Associate Professor Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University
Box 8208
Raleigh, NC 27695
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Dr. Anantha Aiyyer
Assistant Professor Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University Campus
Raleigh, NC 27695
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Ms. Mary Yemma
Assistant Director Club Sports for Campus Recreation North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
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Dr. Sandra Yuter
Associate Professor Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University
5145 Jordan Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
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