Thomas L. Picray Summary

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  Support a nationwide installation of over 500 AIX, Linux (CentOS, Debian, RedHat, SuSE), and Solaris dev, QA, prod, & test servers used by internal customers, internationally.
  
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  Manage the complete life cycle of unix servers: rack, OS install, configure, patch, upgrade, troubleshoot, migration, redeploy, retire, disposal.
  
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  OS installs via CD, DVD, jumpstart, PXE, and clone.
  
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  Administer Internet-facing FTP cluster running ProFTPd & CLAM-AV, Sendmail gateway cluster, Majordomo mailing list server, numerous database, web, middleware, and BIND dns servers. Migrate from BIND to Infoblox appliances.
  
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  Download / apply patches, packages, and firmware from vendor web sites.
  
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  Logfile collection to a central repository.
  
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  Solstice & Veritas-managed LVM, hardware RAID.
  
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  Apache, iPlanet, Tomcat, WebLogic versions 8 through 11.
  
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  Fiber-attached EMC SAN using Emulex HBA's.
  
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  Remote console access to Sun servers using Lantronix, Avocent, and Cyclades serial terminal servers.
  
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  Administer non-OS settings using ILO, ILOM, ALOM, OBP, RSC, XSCF, HMC, and WebSM.
  
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  IBM H70, P550, P570, P770.
  
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  x86 platforms - HP blades, Vmware, PXE.
  
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  Oracle Sun - most models ranging from V100 through V880, Tx000, E4x00, M5000, T5xxx, and S10 zones.
  
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  Investigating implementation of AIDE and Cfengine.
  
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  Share in on-call responsibilities.
  

1998 - 2007 Unix System Administrator, Allin Consulting of PA (Pittsburgh, PA) - assigned to Bayer N.American HQ

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  Support a nationwide installation of 330 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris production servers used by internal customers, internationally.
  
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  Deploy new servers, relocate servers, and migrate servers to new hardware (IBM p4 / p5 regattas, HMC's, VIO, blades, SP2's, and control-workstations).
  
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  Upgrade OS; apply patches, firmware, and microcode.
  
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  Work with other departments and vendors to identify, and then resolve hardware / software problems.
  
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  Develop a suite of in-house security monitoring / notification scripts.
  
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  Act as the lead for Unix security.
  
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  Build and manage filesystems using LVM.
  
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  Establish a procedure to process customers' credit-card charges.
  
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  Tune NFS for throughput performance.
  
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  Write / debug shell and perl scripts to support SAP and Oracle.
  
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  Design, document, and implement procedures that result in uniform environments for subsequent deployments of Best1, Oracle, Patrol, Tivoli Workload Scheduler, and Websphere.
  
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  Share in on-call responsibilities.
  

1995 - 1998 Unix Consultant, CMSI (Cleveland, OH) - assigned to Bell+Howell PSC & ConsulTech (Columbus, OH) - assigned to Borden HQ

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  Compile and deploy software development utilities to various flavors of Unix (AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Linux, OSF/1, Sinix, Solaris, SunOS, SVR4).
  
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  Write and maintain a suite of configuration management tools for the in-house software repositories and archives.
  
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  Audit data center operations procedures.
  
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  Automate routine operations tasks.
  

1992 - 1995 Unix Application Developer, Roadway Express HQ (Akron, OH) & OfficeMax HQ (Cleveland, OH)

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  Write and maintain shell scripts, SQL scripts, and C programs used by loading dock managers to track inbound shipments and assign them to delivery vehicles, all done prior to the shipments' arrival.
  
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  Create software installation media for new deployments and upgrades.
  
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  Resolve Informix database anomalies.
  
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  Write Informix-4GL database entry applications.
  
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  Push hot-fixes to non-TCP sites using UUCP.
  
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  Port software from AT&T 3B2 SVR3 to IBM AIX.
  

1988 - 1991 Assistant Unix Administrator, Kent State University (Kent, OH)

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  Maintain a 3B2-clone Unix server running AT&T SVR3.
  
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  Write shell scripts that draw data from Unify databases.
  
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  Responsible for tape backups and all restore requests.
  
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  Resolve end-user connectivity issues.
  

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  Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (1988 - 1991).
  
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  Usenix LISA system administration conferences (1996 through 2009).
  
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  IBM SP2 Administration (1998).
  
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  SANS Security Essentials / GSEC (2004).
  
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  BEA WebLogic Administration (2008).
  
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  Ohio LinuxFest (2009).
  
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  Infoblox DNS Appliance Administration (2011).
  

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  Usenix (usenix.org). The Advanced Computing Systems Association.
  
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  LISA (usenix.org/lisa). The Usenix Special Interest Group for Sysadmins.
  
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  LOPSA (lopsa.org). The League of Professional System Administrators.
  
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  CINPA (cinpa.squarespace.com). Cincinnati Network Professionals Association.
  
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  Infragard (infragard.net/chapters/cincinnati). IT partnership with the FBI to defend against cyber crime.
  

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  Boy Scouts of America (scouting.org). My son is a Boy Scout with Troop 940 (bsatroop940.org). I hold a leadership role there as the Committee Chairman (a 3-year term). Certified in Wilderness First Aid and Red Cross CPR + AED usage. I am also a certified "rope captain". In that role, I am trained to rig rappelling sites and give instruction on rappelling and climbing.
  
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  Academy of Model Aeronautics (modelaircraft.org). I am a member of the local Greater Cincinnati Radio Control Club (gcrcc.net). I enjoy kit building and flying sport scale gas models. I also participate in judging R/C pylon races sponsored by my club.
  
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  International Harvester Collectors Club (nationalihcollectors.com). I enjoy the history and collection of pre-1975 IH trucks and tractors.