"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest."
-- Charles Dickens
Résumé for Kevin P. Inscoe
http://resume.kevininscoe.com
Unix Engineer
Last updated May 2007.
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CAREER OBJECTIVE:
A senior level Internet, Solaris, Linux and/or AIX unix engineering support position in Central Florida.
SUMMARY:
I have designed complete systems and applications based on requirements and customer specifications or feedback and based on many years of experience and product knowledge. Because of this I am able to create low maintenance solutions. I can evaluate any operation, system, application or process for efficiency, flaws (potential or actual) or enhancements. I troubleshoot problems to resolution using escalation methods with structured approaches, completed with documentation, post-mortem analysis and correction recommendations. In short I will see the project through to completion in a best and expedient manner possible.
EXPERIENCE:
2002 - Present Sr. Web and Unix Analyst, Leading publishing company in Orlando, FL
[details to come]
2001 - 2002 Contractor/Senior Unix Administrator, Signature Consultants, Orlando, FL
Provided Unix and web hosting administration and programming services to client Harcourt Inc.. Solutions include supporting Solaris and Linux web servers using Apache and Netscape I-Planet web server software, implementing OpenSSH and enterprise monitoring using tools such as: Nagios, Perl and UCD-SNMP. Also assisted with E-Commerce conversion from Transact 4 to Microsoft .NET as well as internally created Java applications. Wrote several Perl scripts to assist in that conversion. Also implemented and support Cisco 11500 Content Services Switch.
2001 - 2002 Senior Systems Administrator, Mead-Westvaco Corporation,
Laurel, MD
Provide highly available support for fifty AIX servers from deskside to H/M80 class servers in a 24 x 7 ISO 9002 certified corporate technical center environment. Solutions I have provided include correcting problems in the corporate website order taking process (Perl coding), making recommendations and enhancing security in corporate website, assisting in troubleshooting SAP R/3 disconnect issues, assist in troubleshooting IBM SecureWay Firewall software issues, bringing system software levels up to current fix revisions (AIX 4.3.3) and am currently working on enhancing the monitoring and notification infrastructures using tools like Netsaint, various GNU and Open Source SNMP and monitoring tools as well as in-house written Perl and shell scripts. Support duties include AIX, HACMP, IBM HTTPServer (Apache), IBM SecureWay Firewall, SAP R3, DB2 and DB2 Connect, ESCON Connection, Tivoli Storage Manager Client (ADSM), WebSphere, DNS and Sendmail.
2000 - 2001 Unix System Manager,
Maxcess, Inc., Orlando, FL
Manage the unix operation of a startup Competitive Local Exchange Carrier.
Confer with I.T. Director and department managers to define problems and devise solutions. To make recommendations concerning I.T. policies and procedures. Establish multi-millon dollar departmental budget.
Oversee and coordinate implementation of a 28 node Operation Support Systems (OSS), billing, Telecommunications Network Element Manager (EMS) , network and host monitoring
automated Solaris environment utlizing the following technologies:
EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage System,
Veritas NetBackup, Veritas Foundation Suite, Veritas Cluster Server,
HP OpenView Network Node Manager and
BMC Patrol.
This environment supports the Lucent PathStar class V, and Sonus class IV switches as well as corporate web and intranet, electronic mail, DHCP, DNS and SCO Tarantella services.
1997 - 2000 Senior Analyst,
Convergys, Lake Mary, FL
Design, configure and support numerous Sun,
IBM RS/6000 AIX & SP2,
Digital/Compaq Alpha and Digital VAX server systems in a highly available 24 x 7 service bureau environment.
IBM OnDemand, ADSM and DB2 support.
Providing Internet
support for Firewall Tool Kit, Domain Name Service, Apache world wide web proxy and Sendmail as
well as support for the company web site. Responsible for security and monitoring infrastructure and compliance.
Maintaining 100+ PC and
Macintosh
TCP/IP, multi-location network utilizing Sun Sparc servers,
Sun,
SGI,
DEC,
Linux,
Windows 3.x/95/NT and
SCO workstations and various VAX computers.
Responsible for supervising support staff, making necessary changes to UNIX and
Windows workstations and writing programs and scripts as needed by computer support
group. Providing computer administration and support for software development lab.
AIS
Information Security Officer and
Information Systems Security Representative
to the DoD Defense Investigative Service (DIS).
Providing Internet consulting as needed. Phone system and
ccMail administrator.
Provided programming services for client sites including COBOL and systems programming
for real-time cellular fraud-detection system
(GTE Information Services) and mortgage banking
applications (FISERV).
1991 - 1991 Network Programmer, Badcock Furniture, Mulberry, FL
Provided network hardware and software support for large store-to-factory modem system
primarily in the COBOL language utilizing the NCR 9800 VRX/E.
1987 - 1991 System Manager & Lead Programmer, News-Journal Corp.,
Daytona Beach, FL
Supervised and directed the activities and projects of the application programming staff and also
performed all system programming (COBOL, DCL, FMS, MACRO-32), software installation, testing
and integration. Responsible for managing VAX computer operations staff, planning operating
budget, system design, performance tuning, and providing technical expertise for the Information
Services Department.
Provided lab hardware and software support for the X.25 packet switched networks and Personal Earth Station software labs. Managed lab VAX computers, HP-UX unix, Apollo, Intel and NGEN workstation computers. Provided programming support in Pascal, MACRO-32 and DCL. Also wrote several C programs.
SKILLS:
O/S: Sun Microsystems Solaris and SunOS, IBM AIX, Linux, SCO UnixWare, SGI IRIX, Digital Ultrix/OSF/1/Tru64, VMS, Microsoft Windows,
MacOS,
PalmOS,
HP MPE and NCR VRX/E.
Languages: C, COBOL, Visual Basic, Access Basic, Pascal, FORTRAN, DCL, MACRO-32, MASM,
HTML, Perl, BASIC, csh, awk and sed.
Hardware: 80x86, 68K, RS/6000, RAID, Storage Array, RS-232, Ethernet, 10BASE-T, DEC/VAX,
HP3000, HP9000, Indigo2,
Indy, USR Palm Pilot, NCR VX/E & 98xx, DATA-I/O
programmers,
Board level diagnosis and repair, Test equipment,
PC's, Macintosh's and peripherals, SCSI, Terminal and DECservers, Modems, Routers and Bridges,
HP Logic Analyzer, Data Scopes, BERT, In-circuit Emulators, RF and transmission line,
UPS 100VA-18KVA,
telephone and
premises wiring.
PBX systems, RS-232, RS-449 and IEEE-488.
Applications: IBM SecureWay Firewall, IBM HTTPServer, Apache, IBM WebSphere, SAP R3, Oracle, Ingres, Novell GroupWise, BMC Patrol, HP OpenView ITO (now VantagePoint Operations), IBM OnDemand, IBM UDB (DB2 & DB2 Connect) for AIX, Tivoli Storage Manager (ADSM), PSF for AIX, PSSP, Lotus
ccMail, Notes & Domino server, X11R6, Apache, Sendmail, Netscape, HP OpenView ITO,
ECS Control-M, HACMP & HACWS,
Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Word Perfect, Micrografix Designer,
MicroCADAM Plus,
Parametric Technologies - Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/PDM, OrCad, ViewLogic, PVCS,
VAXTPU, CMS, MMS, Multi-Edit, Turbo C++, Borland C, MASM, Turbo Assembler,
Microsoft Fortran Power Workstation, MBP Cobol, Microsoft Pascal, Correl Draw, Adobe Photoshop,
Collier-Jackson, Motif, OpenWindows, GNU C, DJGPP, PGP, VAX FMS, VAX DTR, SCS Layout-8000 and
DEC Windows.
Other: TCP/IP, DNS, NIS, DHCP, NFS, Sockets,
Firewalls and Proxies, Information Security and Integrity, WWW, Gopher, SL/IP, PPP,
DECnet-Unix-VMS-TCP/IP Internals.
EDUCATION:
Electronic Engineering, Howard Vocational-Technical School, Ellicott City, MD 1980
Communications Engineering, Radio-Electronic Television Schools, Baltimore, MD 1982
DECnet Programming, DEC, Chicago, IL, 5/89
DECnet Internals, DEC, Denver, CO, 6/89
DECnet Performance Tuning, DECUS,
Bill Hancock Instructor, Dallas, TX, 6/89
RMS Structures and Utilities, DEC, Orlando, FL 8/90
DECUS Spring 1990 Symposium, New Orleans, LA 5/90
Getting started with VAX Macro, DECUS, New Orleans, LA, 5/90
Troubleshooting MacOS 7, MacAcademy, Orlando, FL, 5/96
AIS Security Procedures for Industry Course, Defense Security Service (formerly DoDSI - Dept. of Defense Security Institute), Farmington Hills, MI 9/96
IBM AIX Ver. 4 System Administration [Q1114] ,
IBM Education and Training, Orlando, FL, 10/97
IBM AIX Version 4 - HACMP Installation & Implementation [Q1049] ,
CLAM Associates, Cambridge, MA, 1/98
IBM RS/6000 SP Administration [Q1096], Total Solutions Group, Chicago, IL, 11/98
IBM RS/6000 SP High Availability [Q1198], CLAM Associates, Cambridge, MA, 11/98
IBM RS/6000 SP Installation [Q1091], IBM Education & Training, Gaithersburg, MD, 1/99
IBM AIX Performance Management [Q1128,]IBM Education & Training, Orlando, FL, 3/99
IBM AIX Internals [Q1135], IBM Education & Training, Gaithersburg, MD, 5/99
Sun Analytical Troubleshooting Skills (Sun internal course) [ATS], Kepner-Tregoe, Cincinnati, OH, 8/99
IBM Linux Administration [QLX14], IBM Education & Training, Orlando, FL, 9/99
IBM AIX Ver. 4.3 Advanced System Administration [Q1116], IBM Education &Training, Orlando, FL, 9/99
Crystal Reports 6.0 Introduction, ExecuTrain, Orlando, FL, 11/99
Sun Solaris Performance Tuning Seminar, Sun Microsystems, Orlando, FL, 1/2000
Sun Perl Programming [SL-130A], Sun Educational Services, Mesa, AZ, 1/2000
BMC Patrol Operation [Internal course], Orlando, FL, 4/2000
Tivoli Storage Manager (ADSM) 3.7 Implementation [SS50B], M/UX, Phoenix, AZ, 6/2000
Administration of WebSphere Application Server V5.1 [WF-389], IBM Education, Tysons Corner, VA, 1/2004
VMware GSX Server System Management, Orlando, FL 6/2004
Solaris System Performance Management [SA-400], Tampa, FL 8/2006
IBM WebSphere Commerce V6 [SW-540], Tampa, FL 5/2007
CLEARANCE:
Previously US SECRET granted 1996-1997.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
CERTIFICATIONS:
BrainBench Certifications:
My transcript number is 2653633.
OpenVMS Score: 3.78 Date: 2001-02-22 "Scored higher than 90% of all previous test takers."
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Create and maintain my own web site - http://blog.kevininscoe.com.
- Installed two complex OnDemand systems using high-speed connectivity, high-availability, optical jukebox archival, dual-redundant IBM SSA disk storage technology, cdrom creation, fax transmission and Internet connectivity. Two year project for both systems.
- Wrote automated monitoring scripts for OnDemand infrastructure
- Created a resource and HOWTO for compiling issues on the Sun Solaris platform at http://www.kevininscoe.com/geek/sun/compilesun/
- Wrote a complete monitoring system utilizing awk and shell scripts on a Sun unix server to remotely monitor Compaq Alpha production servers running OpenVMS. Received a "Spotlighting Employee Excellence" award for this work.
- sendmail.cf Sendmail configuration file conversions and maintenance.
- Implemented several high-availability projects involving multiple networks and media and storage strategies with complete automated failover of applications and networks in under 5 minutes time.
- Implemented complete conversion from DEC CMS/MMS source code control system to SCO/NT based using PVCS.
- Installed two Compaq Alpha 4100 production servers utilizing the Wizard Cable Billing product and the following layered products: Digital C, Oracle RDB, Tuxedo, Digital VAXset, Digital COBOL, Digital Ultrix Connection UCX and DEC Message Queue running over OpenVMS 6.2 and using Digital Storage Works storage shelves.
- Implemented Veritas Volume Manager on several Sun Ultra-Enterprise servers attached to RSM-2000 (now A3000).
- Installed Apache, GNU C and Perl 5 on numerous machines.
- Implemented a company wide intranet.
- Improved performance on NFS file server by upgrading server, upgrading network to a switch and 100MB ethernet using Veritas Quick I/O and NFS caching.
- Industrial Security Officer administrating classified processing. Inspecting and certifying equipment for tampering. Verify compliance to US DoDSI guidelines and MOA's.Operating under US Secret clearance during this time.
- Corporate security officer providing support for data integrity and protection including but no limited to virus scanning, firewall implementation and establishing unix server security procedures.
REFERENCES:
Available on request
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