Nathan Wallwork
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-245-7687
owen@pungent.org
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Summary of Experience
    16 years of professional experience:
        System Administrator - mostly Linux, some Solaris & MS-Windows
        Programmer           - C, Perl, C++
        Webmaster            - Apache, PHP, Perl, Tomcat
        DBA                  - Most PostgreSQL & MySQL, some Oracle

Summary of Qualifications              [key words for HR searches]
    Linux Systems Administration
        Bash, Shell scripting, RPM, yum, DNS, Postfix, Sendmail, Samba, 
        XFree86 (X11), VMware, Nagios, clustering, cron, Amanda, rsync, 
        tape backups, redundant file systems, firewalls, load balancer
    High Availability
        Linux-HA, Heartbeat, DRBD
    Networking 
        iptables, tcpdump, TCP/IP, ssh, VPN, ipsec, ftp, telnet, PPP, 
        SLIP, diald, bootp, rarp, xdm, rsh, uucp, Novell
    Computer Languages
        Perl, C, C++, make, Bison, Flex, Tcl/Tk, Scheme, Lisp, Ruby, 
        Java, Assembly, Pascal, Basic, Fortran, ML, Visual Basic
    Database Integration 
        PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MAS90, SAS/ACCESS, DB2, MSSQL
    Web Development/Support
        Apache, XML, XHTML, HTML, mod-perl, SSL, PHP, CGI, Tomcat, 
        WebLogic, Bluestone, Mason, Weblint, Linbot, SFgate, WaisIndex 
    Hardware 
        Rack mounted PCs, PCs, routers, hubs, Ethernet, RJ-45, Cat 5, 
        NCD, RS-232C, dumb terminals, various DEC equipment
    Other Operating Systems
        MS-DOS, MS-Windows (3.*, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP), Digital Unix, 
        AIX, SunOS, Solaris, VMS, RSX, NextStep, CP/M

Experience

Senior System Administrator
Honeywell FM&T/NM, Albuquerque
(2005-10 -- current)
  * Primary responsibility for KO internal application servers
  * Primary responsibility for major security accreditation effort
  * Tech lead for redesign of internal development infrastructure
  * Rebuilt Linux servers, consolidated to single distribution
  * Responsible for Nagios monitoring of 100+ hosts, 150+ services
  * Technical documentation

System Administrator/Programmer
CoMeT Solutions, Inc, Albuquerque
(2005-01 -- 2005-07)
  * Primary responsibility for all hardware and network services
  * Redesigned automated build/test with extensive error reporting
  * Standardized build environment, removing Cygwin based assumptions
  * Migrated development team to Linux hosts with virtual XP/Linux VMs

Senior Linux system administrator
IT Department, PNM, Albuquerque
(2001-06 -- 2004-06)
  * Primary responsibility for 50 Linux servers
  * Lead admin for all Linux services and security - Apache, backups, 
    clustering, firewalls, ftp, LDAP, Nagios, Postfix, Postgres, 
    Snort, sshd, time servers, Tomcat, WebLogic, and others
  * Tech lead, moving EBiz from Bluestone to WebLogic with no downtime
  * Designed and implemented redundant fail-over for EBiz, email, web
  * Responsible for Nagios monitoring of 125+ hosts, 300+ services
  * Supervision and training of Linux personnel
  * Network/security consultation/troubleshooting for other departments
  * Creation/documentation of policies/procedures for IT department
  * Programming support and database analysis for Passport upgrade

Programming Consultant
Khoral Research, Albuquerque
(2001-01 -- 2001-06)
  * System administration
  * Perl programming
  * Database design and management
  * Software testing/QA
  * Training

Linux System programming
Zelerate (formerly OpenSales), Albuquerque
(2000-10 -- 2001-01)
  * Primary responsibility for Linux servers, security, and network 
    infrastructure
  * Perl programming (CGI)
  * Database management (MySQL / Postgres / Oracle)
  * Network support
  * Hardware support

Linux System Administration
Latin America Data Base, UNM, Albuquerque
 (1998-05 -- 2001-01)
  * Sole responsibility for Linux servers, security, and network 
    infrastructure
  * Webmaster (Latin America Data Base & Latin American Research Review)
  * Database design/integration/management (MySQL, Postgres)
  * Network support
  * Backup systems
  * Hardware support
  * Training

Perl programmer - Research Assistant 
Computer Science Department, UNM, Albuquerque
1997-05 -- 1998-04
  * Worked with professor Ackley on CCR, a research project 
    investigating the application of biological, ecological, and 
    generally `life-like' concepts to the theory, design, 
    construction, maintenance, and evolution of computation and 
    communications systems
  * Perl programming and Linux support 
  * Helped design groupware, a system for computer mediated 
    collaborative activity

Senior hardware technician 
Computer Bazaar, Albuquerque
1995-06 -- 1995-12
  * Assembly / testing / repair of PCs
  * Primary responsibility for managing inventory and resolving 
    customer complaints

Hardware technician 
Digital PC ServiCenter, Albuquerque
1995-01 -- 1995-05
  * Hardware repair
  * Network support

Software Engineer - Contractor
Software Development Group, Intel, Rio Rancho
1990-10 -- 1994-12
  * Supported station controllers and real-time embedded systems 
    for 24x7 operation of the semiconductor production environment
  * Personally responsible for the design, implementation and 
    maintenance of several station controllers - JEPAS, Vickers, 
    Skip Lot Sampler, Hitachi and Anelva
  * Helped design the Zuni station controller language and the Nova 
    and Wet Etch station controllers
  * Database integration (SAS/ACCESS)

Last modified: 2007-06-24