Hello, I've been a Systems Administrator, primarly on
FreeBSD systems, since 1997. I am currently graduating
from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree
in Computer Science, and am looking for a job that can
utilise my Systems Administration skills and my recently
renewed programming skills.
I much prefer to work with FreeBSD systems, I first
learned systems administration on FreeBSD (2.x) and
continue to keep my own colocated box running FreeBSD 5.x
(it is 5.2, but I'm going to be upgrading it sometime next
week).
My work experience is primarily with pair Networks, Inc;
which I worked for between 1997 and 1999, then again in 2001
until 2003. I left pair Networks, Inc to pursue my degree
full time. In between 1999 and 2001, I worked for companies
in Silicon Valley (most notably Inktomi Corporation).
pair Networks, Inc is a web hosting provider, hosting
thousands of accounts on solely FreeBSD machines. The Unix
I have secondary experience on is Solaris, which I learned
during my time in Silicon Valley.
I graduate at the end of this week, and will be available
for hire at the beginning of June. I am currently in
Pittsburgh, PA, but I am willing to relocate for a position.
My resume is at:
http://www.gw3n.com/resume.html
It is also attached below in text format.
Thank you for any consideration,
Gwendolyn R. Schmidt.
Gwendolyn R Schmidt
6622 Woodwell St
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
+1 412 422 5647
gwen@nvnsvch.org
http://www.gw3n.com/
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Professional Expertise Work Experience
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Programming Languages
July 2004 - August 2004
* Perl, C/C++, Java, PHP, Pascal, Instructor for Carnegie Mellon
FORTRAN, BASIC. University HCII Computer Workshop for
* SH, CSH, and ZSH Shell scripting. ASD students
Education (Classes) Worked with students (mostly high
school age) on the Autistic
* Operating Systems spectrum in teaching web design
* Programming Languages for Web (with Dreamweaver) and perl.
Applications Additionally, provided technical
* Design and Analysis of Algorithms support for the Windows XP laptops.
* Software Engineering
* Data Communication and Computer
Networks June 2001 - November 2003
System Administrator, Quickserve
UNIX Systems Department, pair Networks, Inc.
* Fluency with FreeBSD and Solaris Setting up dedicated servers for
* Familiarity with Linux, AIX, and high end clients, maintaining the
HP-UX. servers and installing accounts,
* FreeBSD experience: working with software, domains, and databases,
the Apache Web Server, adding and tuning/configuring Apache,
domain names to DNS, fixing MySQL, PHP, and other software
account errors, adding new user packages at clients' requests.
accounts, installing 2.2.7 to Additionally, providing support for
current, mounting devices, these and other customers of pair
installing special software, Networks' 500+ FreeBSD servers.
maintaining security, and
monitoring 500+ servers.
* Solaris experience: Adding June 2000 - April 2001
accounts, installing 2.5+, Custom System Administrator, Dedicated
familiar with Jumpstart Search Clusters, Inktomi Corporation.
procedures, mounting devices, and
monitoring 200+ servers. Setting up and maintaining
* Provided training and support for customized search clusters (10+
the use of basic UNIX facilities, clusters of 2-35 nodes each) for
including: commands, mail readers, high-end clients using Inktomi's
web page development, software search software on Solaris
usage, domain name additions, and clusters, using Perl for scripting
script development. customized options and automating
the maintenance.
General
* Experienced with installation, September 1999 - June 2000
configuration, and maintenance of UNIX Systems and Networks Administrator
the Apache web server. Consultant, Taos Mountain.
* Experienced with hosting and Contracts:
maintaining the server side of
domain name registration (DNS/ * E-Greetings (November 1999 - June
BIND). 2000), Developing a web package in
* Experienced with MySQL database Perl5 for inventory tracking; part
administration and manipulation. of the team (of 3) to install and
* Experienced with qmail, sendmail, jumpstart 50+ Solaris Servers into
and postfix mail administration. the network; and general Ops
* Experienced with TCP/IP networking documentation/maintenance.
concepts. * Plexus Software (October 1999),
* Experienced with security packages maintaining a cluster of AIX,
and techniques, such as tripwire HP-UX, and Solaris machines and
and firewalling. aiding in user support.
HTML
April 1997 - August 1999
* Created and maintained pages for System Administrator, Upgrade
the following organizations: Department, pair Networks, Inc.
+ Dr Ranjana's Site on her work
with the Missionaries of Maintaining systems, records, and
Charity (web development, back files for a Web Presence Provider,
end programming, and systems including both individual and
administration) (June commercial accounts;
2002-present) responsibilities include data
+ Geek Girls Coalition (Systems security maintenance, systems
administration, CGI maintenance (for 150+ server
development, some writing, and network), server installation (30+
general administration) FreeBSD servers), maintaining and
(February 2000 - 2002) developing system scripts, and
+ Pittsburgh Goth/Industrial customer support. Responsible for
Events page (March 1997 - clients' Internet domains,
August 1999) including registration and updating
+ Pittsburgh chapter of the of DNS records and support for
Camarilla (March-September, performance and other issues.
1997)
+ Hillman Computing Labs
(1995-1996) January 1994 - April 1996
* Experienced with formatting the Computer Lab Consultant, Computing and
pages from scratch, using up to Information Services, University of
HTML 4.0. Pittsburgh.
* Familiar with Dreamweaver
software. January 1995-April 1996
Disk Repair (PC and Mac) Team
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Hillman Lab HTML page
Activities Maintainer
March 1995-April 1996
-------------------------------------- Computer Maintainance Team
(Windows for Workgroups 3.1,
* Returned to the University of Mac OS 7.x)
Pittsburgh May 2002, major: July 1995-April 1996
Computer Science; Lab documentation Developer
graduation May 2005. January 1996
* Part of the Tech Collective with MacOS 7.5 Installation Team
Pittsburgh's Indymedia Center; January 1996
specifically running one of the Promoted to Computer Lab
round-robin media mirrors (June Consultant II
2003 - present)
* Maintains a colocation server
(nvnsvch.org) running the
following services for users:
Apache webserver with many mods
(such as mod_php), DNS
(authoritative DNS server, and
domain hosting), Postfix
mailserver, Procmail, Icecast,
MySQL, NCFtpd (soon to be
ProFTPd), OpenSSH, and many other
useful applications.
* Memberships in:
+ SAGE/USENIX (Sept 1999 - Sept
2003)
+ BayLISA (May 2000 - 2001)
+ PghSage (June 2001 - 2003)