Resume: Christopher J. Pinard

Objective: Unix system administrator position

Profile: Unix systems administrator with five years of experience, specializing in Network Appliance file servers, print systems, domain name servers, and Oracle database administration.

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Experience:

Unix Systems Administrator, WPI Computing and Communications Center, Worcester, MA (2000 - 2004)

Part of a team administering Unix systems providing services to the University.

Assisted in the transition from Alphas running Tru64 to Intel hardware running Red Hat Linux.
Maintained Network Appliance Filer (including system upgrades and installation of disks and hardware), and installed/configured a NetApp NearStore for off-site redundancy and near-line backup storage.
Provided print services across campus, including configuration of print queues, troubleshooting networked printers, and providing assistance with the TeX/LaTeX document preparation systems.
Installed rt ticket tracking system.
Administered Oracle database for the Computer Science department.
Performed installation and maintenance of Sun servers for library card catalog.
Upgraded and maintained the campus' domain name servers.

System/Network Administrator, Forefield, Inc., Worcester, MA (1998 - 2000)

Provided internal technical services to a small financial advising reference software company.

Maintained Unix systems (Red Hat Linux, OpenBSD) serving as firewall, mail server, DHCP and DNS server, and CD burning station.
Oversaw the organization and growth of the local network and Internet connectivity.
Tended to machines acting as Windows NT domain controllers and file/print servers.
Acted as local expert on Web matters, solving individual problems through usage of HTML, CSS, and related technologies, and also providing insight into underlying concepts and organization of information.

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Other:

LJlogin: (2005) Login tracking/switching extension for Firefox, written in JavaScript/XUL/CSS. Freely available.

libm4a for xmms: (2004) Module providing m4a (iTunes native music format) support for the xmms audio player. Freely available.

Babylon 5: Turning Tides: (2004) Website development and hosting for a live-action role-playing game. Built on Drupal and PostgreSQL with several custom PHP modules added on, the site served as a content management system providing both publicity materials and secured access to individual character information.

Project Yggdrasil: (2004 - 2005, currently on hold due to time constraints) Volunteer project for The Troth, a non-profit organization. Goals included porting a MySQL-backed Web application from JSP to PHP4, with improvements and expansions planned for future development.

Gallifrey: (1996 -) Has served as both a general computing platform and hosting/testbed for various development projects. Gallifrey currently runs FreeBSD, and its care, maintenance, and administration provides additional experience with Unix machines.

Christopher J. Pinard

Skills:

Experience:

Claims Processor, Anthem BC/BS, Portland, ME (2005)

Purchasing Clerk, Whatman, Sanford, ME (2005)

Systems Administrator, GameLogic, Cambridge, MA (2004)

Unix Systems Administrator, WPI Computing and Communications Center, Worcester, MA (2000 - 2004)

System/Network Administrator, Forefield, Inc., Worcester, MA (1998 - 2000)

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