SEBASTIAN KAYATAS 201-***-****

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Montclair, NJ 07043

CAREER OBJEECTIVE

To obtain a competitive and challenging role in Information Technology with a company I can grow with, while maintaining high standards, integrity and strong business relationships. Over ten years of experience in system analysis, technical administration in Windows-based desktop and networking environments.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NJIT), Newark, NJ Jan 2010 to present

• Implemented Machine Learning algorithms with MATLAB / Octave included K-means clustering with PCA, linear regression, logical regression and support vector machines. Completed Stanford University online ‘Machine Learning’ and NJIT ‘Applications of Stream Data Mining’ classes

• Formulated complex PL/SQL queries, created stored procedures and functions for Oracle Databases. ‘Advanced Database Systems Design’ graduate class project

• Built a java based P2P file sharing application. Semester long project for the graduate class ‘Internet and Higher Layer Protocols’

• Implemented merge sort and binary search java application. ‘Data Structures and Algorithms’ graduate class projects

• Implemented cryptographic modular mathematic functions with java. ‘Cryptography & Security’ graduate class project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, NY June 2006 to July 2009

Systems Analyst

• Provided Desktop Support for corporate users, web developers, QA analysts and executives. Developed excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills maintaining high standards of support

• Administered Windows 2000/2003/2008 Servers

• Managed Active Directory users, computers, and group policies. Added and modified domain user and computer accounts. Applied active directory scripts

• Periodically performed server maintenance to maintain proper security and performance

• Deployed and configured new servers according to company IT policies

• Migrated Novell to MS Active Directory. Administered system to ensure corporate client Novell accounts, network access permissions migrated to MS Active Directory. Visited clients and demonstrated the proper migration process , troubleshot arising migration issues actively as a member of Desktop Support team

• Built, tested and deployed corporate standard Dell PC images. Experience with Symantec Ghost and Altiris Deployment Software

• Deployed and supported Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora for web developers

• Responsible for asset control and management, which included but not limited to: purchasing and retiring hardware, upgrading existing hardware, documenting, and maintaining inventory

• Ensured PCs and all sites had proper security according to company IT standards

• Configured and troubleshot various email clients such as Lotus Notes, MS Outlook for Exchange server, MS Outlook for Notes IMAP, and Eudora for send mail POP accounts

• Deployed VMware, Citrix and Virtual Box virtualization technologies

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, Secaucus, NJ Oct 1999 to Jan 2006

IT Systems Support Specialist

• Setup computer and network data connections for NBA All Star events in 2000 & 2004 and NBA Final events for PR personnel, corporate event departments and the teams. Deployed various event applications such as courtside live stats logging

• Supported a fast-paced live TV (NBA TV) broadcast production in various software and hardware platforms including Lotus Notes, Blackberry, MS Office 97/2000/XP in MS Windows NT/2000/XP OS environments

• Resolved problems with software and hardware used to produce content for the NBA TV Channel including all Graphics System Software, ENPS, Video Logging & Retrieval, Stats, League Pass Channel and Internal Stats applications. Immediate resolution required for problems affecting any live broadcasts

• Managed and configured user accounts, permissions for application systems used to produce TV content

• Built Symantec Ghost images for corporate standard IBM and Dell computers

• Deployed large base of Windows NT Workstation 4.0, 2000, and XP Professional clients

• Provided technical support to remote users via telephone, email and remote access connections

• Ensured PCs and all sites had proper security according to company and IT standards

• Deployed, configured and maintained servers used to produce content for NBA TV

• Worked and coordinated directly with TV application vendors, submitted proposed interface designs and functionalities

• Deployed and maintained critical TV application upgrades in a timely response

• Configured and maintained backups for NBA TV servers

EDUCATION

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark NJ

M.Sc. Computer Science, Jan 2010- Jan 2012

METU (Middle East Technical University), Ankara TUR

B.Sc. Mining Engineering

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: MS Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows NT, 2000, 2003, 2008 Server, Mac OS X, Linux OS (Ubuntu distribution)

Databases: Oracle, MySQL, ODBJ and JDBC drivers, Aqua Data Studio

Programming: Java, Python, Android Applications Development, Octave, MATLAB, PL/SQL, Eclipse,

Systems Admin: Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP

Applications: MS Office 2010, 2007, 2003, XP, Altiris, Lotus Notes Ticketing Systems, McAfee, Symantec Norton, Avant, AVG, MS Visio, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop

E-Mail: Lotus Notes, Sendmail, MS Exchange, IMAP and POP configurations

Virtualization: Citrix, VMware, Oracle VM Virtual Box

Protocols & Topologies: TCP/IP Protocol suite, Ethernet, ARP, RARP, Frame Relay, Local Talk, PPTP, L2TP, PPP, Token Ring, ATM, X.25, ICMP, IPsec, IPX, RIP, BGP, TCP, UDP, NFS, SMB, DNS, DHCP, IMAP, NetBIOS, Telnet, FTP, SSH, SNMP

Disk Cloning: Symantec Ghost, Altiris Deployment Software

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