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Location:
Waterloo, Canada (GMT-05:00)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
March 31, 2008
Last Worked:
June 22, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
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Systems Administrator / Programmer
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System / Database Administrator
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Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (1)
Tests (7)
Portfolio (0)
Over the last 6 years I have developed a wide range of programming and systems administration skills. I am familiar with running servers based on the LAMP stack, lighttpd, Apache Geronimo (J2EE) on Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris operating systems in both virtualized (Virtuozzo/OpenVZ, Jails, Xen, Containers/Zones, VMWare) and non-virtualized environments. I am also familiar with servers running cPanel/WHM and Directadmin. I have also been a system administrator for a corporate (1000+ desktop and...
Over the last 6 years I have developed a wide range of programming and systems administration skills. I am familiar with running servers based on the LAMP stack, lighttpd, Apache Geronimo (J2EE) on Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris operating systems in both virtualized (Virtuozzo/OpenVZ, Jails, Xen, Containers/Zones, VMWare) and non-virtualized environments. I am also familiar with servers running cPanel/WHM and Directadmin. I have also been a system administrator for a corporate (1000+ desktop and 20+ servers) Windows 2003 Active Directory environment.
I am seeking opportunities in systems administration with some development work if required.
I also have development experience in C/C++, Java, PHP, PERL, and bash scripting.
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Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Hours
Feedback
23712
10/2008 - Present
Unix Specialist with Autoresponde
r Expertise (Urgent)
1 hrs
Job in progress
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(7 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
LAMP Test
4.10
100%
TOP 10%
3rd Place!
10/21/2008
22 min
Unix Test
4.40
93%
TOP 10%
10/22/2008
13 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.75
93%
TOP 10%
10/21/2008
9 min
MySQL 5.0 Test
3.75
91%
TOP 10%
10/27/2008
20 min
Solaris 10 U4 Test
3.60
83%
TOP 20%
10/21/2008
21 min
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Web Programming
Website Project Management
Networking & Information Systems
Network Administration
DBA - Database Administration
Server Administration
Other - Networking & Information Systems
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
C/C++ programming
10 yrs
4.0
2008
C/C++ development
- CLI tools
- sockets programming
- threads programming
- embedded programming (ARM)
Java/J2EE
2 yrs
3.0
2008
Improved a J2EE based open-source web application for internal company usage and eventual merge back with the community version.
Developed command line Java utilities.
LAMP
6 yrs
4.0
2008
Experienced with Linux and Apache configuration while working with Symcor and previous employments. Proficient in MySQL administration and PHP development.
Linux Server Administration
8 yrs
5.0
2008
Worked with various companies managing their RHEL/CentOS and Debian based Linux servers in both a single server and high availability/load balanced environment.
PHP/MySQL
5 yrs
4.0
2008
Used PHP/MySQL in various projects.
- Development of a content management system from scratch for a news site
- Migrating an existing in house web application to a new custom coded PHP one
- Modification and debugging of code
Solaris server administration
3 yrs
4.0
2008
Managed server farm of over 20 Solaris based servers.
Virtualization: OpenVZ/Virtuozzo
4 yrs
4.0
2008
Management of OpenVZ/Virtuozzo on my own servers for my own sites as well as for other companies.
Virtualization: Xen
2 yrs
4.0
2008
Deployed and managed a RHEL Xen Linux based environment for development.
Windows 2003 Administration
3 yrs
5.0
2008
Managed and troubleshot a 1000+ desktop (Windows XP) and 20+ server (Windows 2003) AD environment. Also managed clustered (Windows 2003 DC edition) and IIS servers.
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
No Certifications
Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
01/2008
04/2008
Symcor Inc.
Application Developer / Services Administrator / Independent Contributor
Contract position to develop a management system for their hosting infrastructure as well as manage the hosting infrastructure itself. Stack was composed of many servers Solaris and Linux servers running Apache, Geronimo, MySQL, and PostgreSQL configured for HA and load balancing.
05/2007
08/2007
Symcor Inc.
Application Developer / Support Analyst / Independent Contributor
4 month contract to develop a monitoring solution based on Nagios. Also provided support for a new internal hosting infrastructure and software stack (Solaris, Apache, J2EE).
08/2006
10/2006
COMMotionnews.com
Web Developer / Independent Contributor
Developed content management system as a foundation for the website. Also worked with design team to convert graphics and sketches into a website design.
Please note that this site has since been replaced by new management.
01/2006
04/2006
Open Text Corp.
Systems Administrator / Independent Contributor
Job responsibilities included:
- deploying new servers
- management and configuration of new and existing servers (Windows 2003 cluster, RHEL cluster)
- VMWare ESX management
- on-call datacenter support
- last level desktop support (Windows XP and Linux desktops)
10/2004
05/2005
Adiungo Ltd.
Systems Administrator / Independent Contributor
Job responsibilities include:
- Virtuozzo systems administration
- VPS migration
- HSphere support and performance tuning
- Last level client/ticket technical support
- Custom client solutions
- Network security
- Deployment of customized lights out management
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
09/2003
Present
University of Waterloo
Bachelors
Computer Engineering
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Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Hours
Feedback
23712
10/2008 - Present
Unix Specialist with Autoresponder Expertise (Urgent)
1 hrs
Job in progress
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
Fixed-Price Assignment History is empty
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
LAMP Test
4.10
100%
TOP 10%
3rd Place!
10/21/2008
22 min
Unix Test
4.40
93%
TOP 10%
10/22/2008
13 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.75
93%
TOP 10%
10/21/2008
9 min
MySQL 5.0 Test
3.75
91%
TOP 10%
10/27/2008
20 min
Solaris 10 U4 Test
3.60
83%
TOP 20%
10/21/2008
21 min
Redhat Linux 9.0 Admin Test
3.50
80%
TOP 20%
10/21/2008
13 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
10/21/2008
2 min