Objective:
Benefit the general public through work and service while learning and growing as an individual.

Skills:

Operating Systems (installation, configuration, maintenance and repair):
    Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, and others), Windows 95/98/2000/XP
Virtualization Technologies:
    VMware Server/Player, Parallels Workstation/Desktop, Xen, KVM, QEMU
Networking:
    Ethernet, hubs, switches, routers, cabling, DHCP, bridges, wifi, firewalls, OpenVPN
Hardware:
    Rack mountable servers, desktops, hardware assembly, RAID, burn-in testing
Miscellaneous Familiarities:
    Debian packaging, bash scripting, kiosk design, hard drive encryption, MS Office, hardware/software troubleshooting, virus removal

Professional Experience:

May 2008 - November 2008 
Linode LLC, Absecon NJ
Hardware and Support Technician

• Assembled and burned-in new host hardware in preparation for deployment
• Racked and cabled servers at a nearby data center
  
• Answered support tickets in a courteous and timely manner
• Designed and implemented a system for the automated installation of Linux on newly constructed servers
  • Linux installation time was reduced by approximately 80%
• Created documentation for company services
• Remotely troubleshooted problems on production hosts
  
• Was on call for 24/7 emergency support

January 2008 - May 2008
St Laurentius School, Philadelphia PA
Computer Technician

• Maintained the stability of the school's computer lab
• Troubleshooted network problems as they arose
  
• Kept the lab machines updated and freed them of viruses and malware
• Provided technical support to faculty and staff members
• Designed a content filtering system and file server for the student computer lab
  • DansGuardian was used to filter inappropriate content
    
  • clamav protected lab machines from viruses downloaded from the Internet
  • Squid was implemented as a transparent proxy in order to make things seamless
  • Samba was installed for use as the lab's file server
  • Debian Linux was chosen because of its ability to be minimal
    
  • The system was entirely composed of free and open source software

March 2007 - May 2008
LinuxForce Inc., Upper Darby PA
Contractor

• Off-site work:
  • Packaged software for use in Debian Linux
  • Tested software packages using virtual machines (KVM, Xen)
  • Updated company policy to reflect changes made after the shift from Debian 3.1 to 4.0
  • Conducted research on open source software trends and features
• On-site work
  • Installed Debian Linux on new hardware with software or hardware RAID, according to policy
  • Troubleshooted software issues and replaced malfunctioning hardware on production servers

Education:

March 2007 - September 2007
DeVry University, Center City Philadelphia
Credits accrued towards an Associates in Network Systems Administration

August 2002 - December 2003
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Undergraduate Study in Chemistry

References:
References are available upon request.

GPG Fingerprint:

171A C656 7B56 1B0F E2BC  ECC4 D4E7 1D6C CF0D 16C8    James Barrett <jadoba@jadoba.net>