Christopher J. Pinard

   15 Clarendon St.
   Biddeford, ME 04005

   Phone: (207) 284-5548
   Email: cjpinard@gmail.com
   URL: http://www.gweep.net/~slarti/
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   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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Skills:

     * Unix system administration (Red Hat Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris 8,
       Tru64, OpenBSD)
     * Administration of Network Appliance Filers & NearStores, and data
       protection with SnapMirror & SnapVault.
     * Familiarity with a range of W3C specifications (HTML, CSS1, XML,
       XSLT)
     * Facility with printers and print systems (TeX/LaTeX, HP
       JetDirect, BSD lpd, LPRng/IFHP)
     * Software installation/administration (Apache web server, ISC BIND
       name server, rt ticket tracking system, Samba file services, ISC
       DHCPd)
     * Programming languages (Perl w/CGI and DBI, shell scripting (sh),
       PHP4, Tcl/Expect, C/C++)
     * Database systems (Oracle 9i (Linux), MySQL, PostgreSQL)
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Experience:

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

   Temporary job through Kelly Services of South Portland, ME. Trained in
   NASCO data entry and BlueCard invalid DF corrections.

Purchasing Clerk, Whatman, Sanford, ME (2005)

   Month-long temporary job through Coworx Staffing of Saco, ME. Data
   entry and filing of purchase orders.

Systems Administrator, GameLogic, Cambridge, MA (2004)

   Contract job, helping to administer servers (Debian GNU/Linux) and
   desktops (Debian and Windows 2000) at a small internet gaming company.

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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Education:

     * Three years Undergraduate study in Computer Science, Worcester
       Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
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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.