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John Almirante |
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Winner in the Tcl Category of the ActiveState |
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2002 Programmers' Choice Active Awards |
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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer |
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IBM Certified Solutions Expert |
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Citrix Certified Administrator |
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8 Dr. Lazcano St., Quezon City, Philippines |
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(632) 658-7201 Cell 63-919-440-3899 |
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(632) 372-3357 372-3356 Fax 372-3358 |
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Brainbench Certified in |
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Linux Administration (General) |
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Transcript ID # 2600519 |
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Employment History |
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Employed by Credit
Lyonnais Securities Asia (CLSA) Philippines and responsible for administering
& assuring the continuous availability of the local network,
communications infrastructure, and vital remote connections |
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Aug. 2003 - Oct. 2004 |
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Made a permanent
employee by CLSA Philippines after the completion of the probationary
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October 2003 |
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Accepted by CLSA
Philippines as a Network Administrator on a probationary basis |
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August 2003 |
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Employed by Artistic
Expressions, Ltd. and responsible for administering & assuring the
continuous availability of the call center network & the remote domains
of the parent company |
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Nov.
2001 - July 2003 |
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Made a permanent
employee by Artistic Expressions after the completion of the probationary
contract |
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April 2002 |
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Accepted by Artistic
Expressions as a Network/Systems Administrator on a probationary basis and
given domain administrator privileges |
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October 2001 |
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Worked as a Quality
Assurance Engineer on the ScanEngine software quality assurance team in Trend
Micro after passing the QA acceptance exam |
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May - Oct. 2001 |
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Contractual status
upgraded to probationary by Trend Micro |
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June 2001 |
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Participated in and
passed training course & acceptance exam on Trend anti-virus products,
software quality assurance process basics, UNIX basics, NT core, TCP/IP, IIS,
anti-virus basics, & network essentials, with averages of 90% |
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Feb - April 2001 |
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Accepted by Trend
Micro as a Quality Assurance Engineer Trainee in the Quality Assurance
Department, on a contractual basis for training |
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February 2001 |
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Owned and operated a
CD duplication business in Quezon City |
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1998 - 2000 |
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Owned and operated an
Internet cafι called HaKurZ Internet Arcade in Taytay, Rizal |
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1997 - 1999 |
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Owned and operated a
desktop publishing business in Quezon City |
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1991 - 1993 |
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Career Objectives |
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To join a strong,
stable, and employee-friendly company which can provide a secure livelihood
and long-term benefits such as medical and life insurance which will go a
long way to supporting my growing family. |
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To join a company
which constantly invests in the latest technologies in a wide variety of
technical areas which would provide the opportunity to learn new skills and
gain experience in various fields of expertise. |
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To join a company in
which I can contribute my knowledge and skills, a company which offers work
that is challenging, work that will help me develop and enhance my skills and
allow me to work with and learn from talented people, and allow me the
oppurtunity to pursue I.T. certifications. |
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To acquire prestigious
information technology certifications such as Microsoft Certified System
Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), Cisco
Certified Network Associate (CCNA), and Java Programmer Certification. |
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Recent Personal
Achievements |
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Became a Citrix
Certified Administrator after passing the Citrix 1Y0-218 exam on first
attempt with a score of 88 |
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June 2003 |
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Became an IBM
Certified Solutions Expert - DB2 V7.1 Administration after passing the IBM
DB2 513 Administration exam on second attempt with a score of 95 |
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February 2003 |
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Winner
of the 2002 Programmer's Choice Active Awards in the Tcl category
(http://www.activestate.com/Corporate/Awards/ActiveAwards.html) sponsored by
ActiveState, for creating TestGuru, a free educational/testing software whose
homepage is at testguru.sourceforge.net |
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September 2002 |
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Became an IBM
Certified Specialist - DB2 V7.1 User after passing the IBM DB2 512 Family
Fundamentals exam on first attempt with a score of 67 |
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September 2002 |
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Nominated
as one of five finalists in the Tcl category of the 2002 Programmer's Choice
Active Awards sponsored by ActiveState, for creating TestGuru, a free
educational/testing software whose homepage is at
testguru.sourceforge.net |
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July 2002 |
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Became Brainbench
Master Certified in Computer Fundamentals (Win 95/98) on first attempt and
tied for 3rd out of 2,023 from the Philippines who took this exam. |
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March 2002 |
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Passed Microsoft
Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Exam 70-240 |
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December 2001 |
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Became Brainbench
Certified in Linux Administration (General) on fourth attempt and ranked
127th out of 529 from the Philippines who took this exam |
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September 2001 |
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Became a Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer by passing the Microsoft Exchange Server Exam
70-081 on first attempt with a score of 820. |
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May 2001 |
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Passed Microsoft
Proxy Server Exam 70-088 on first attempt with a score of 867 |
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April 2001 |
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Became Brainbench
Certified in MS Windows 2000 Server Administration on first attempt and
ranked 3rd out of 65 from the Philippines who took this exam. |
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March 2001 |
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By self-study of
commonly available materials and without paying for review classes or
courses, using only practical experience and stock knowledge, I earned
Microsoft Certified Professional certification and passed all core MCSE exams
on first attempt with no score lower than 900 out of 1000 |
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2000 |
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Pertinent Skills |
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Creative/Technical
Writing Skills |
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Fiction/Science Fiction
Story Writing |
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Technical Documentation |
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Reviews of Technical
Products such as Books, Software, or Hardware |
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Editing and Proof Reading
of Material |
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Technical Skills |
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Software Quality
Assurance (Rational Visual Test) |
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Programming (TCL/TK and VBscript) |
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Linux integration and
replacement of Windows servers and workstations in a Windows domain |
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Linux Systems
Administration (Squid, ipchains, and
DNS) |
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Windows NT and 2000
Domain Administration |
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Network
Administartion (Cisco PIX, Cisco 2600,
and Nuera F200ip) |
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Microsoft Exchange 5.5
and 2000 and Lotus Domino |
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Trend Micro Anti-Virus
Products |
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Citrix Metaframe 1.8 and
XP |
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Duties at CLSA
Philippines |
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Fulfill the role of
I.T. Manager for CLSA Philippines to plan and implement I.T. and other
technology-related projects for the regional office |
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Analyze the
requirements of the office and determine, plan, and implement the most
cost-effective solutions |
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Manage technology
expenditures and determine and implement cost-saving measures |
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Confer with CLSA I.T.
head office in Hong Kong and I.T. Managers in other regional offices in order
to coordinate efforts and implement regional plans |
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Communicate with CLSA
I.T. Helpdesk and other CLSA I.T. departments to request assistance in
resolving issues within the deparments' areas of responsibility and expertise |
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Coordinate with
vendors to negotiate service contracts, request for vendor support services,
and purchase equipment and assist vendors during service calls |
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Troubleshoot issues
with communication lines, communications equipment and remote network
connections, with emphasis on equipment and connections utilized in stock
exchange trading |
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Provide immediate
solutions to problems or implement backup contingencies and contact and
coordinate with vendors until issues are resolved |
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Perform maintainance
tasks and troubleshoot issues with the local network, workstations, servers,
and common software applications |
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Monitor servers,
network devices, and remote network connections and provide technical support
to users |
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Assist the accounting
and settlements department in encoding and processing settlements data and
printing accounting forms |
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Duties at Artistic
Expressions |
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Primarily responsible
for implementing Linux solutions within the company. Integrate Linux servers into the Windows
2000 domain and migrate workstations and servers to Linux. Responsible for researching Linux solutions
to issues. |
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Ensure network
security and monitor, administer, and maintain the local network and
domain. Implement new hardware and
components to upgrade the local network. |
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Responsible for
monitoring and administering remote Windows and Exchange servers in different
remote domains of the parent company. |
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Responsible for
monitoring, configuring, and troubleshooting Citrix clients and the remote
Citrix server farm. |
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Monitor and
troubleshoot broadband network connections together with all associated
network devices |
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Provide technical
support to users in the call center and local office. |
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Duties at Trend Micro |
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Responsible for
developing installation package for Trend PIT Management Console and test
scripts. |
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September 2001 |
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Conducted Product
Integration Testing for ScanMail for Lotus Notes and ScanEngine testing for
AlphaNT platform to verify stability of new ScanEngine with rollover
function. |
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August 2001 |
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Responsible for
maintaining and testing of the AlphaNT platform and AlphaNT ScanEngine. |
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July - Oct. 2001 |
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Setup a Lotus Domino
and Trend ScanMail for Lotus Notes web server and networked messaging
environment and created test scripts to automate the test case process, using
Rational Visual Test to manipulate the ScanMail web interface and the
ScanMail Notes configuration application |
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May 2001 |
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Responsible for
maintaining, documenting, and conducting Product Integration Testing on a
Lotus Domino and Trend ScanMail for Lotus Notes environment. |
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May - Oct. 2001 |
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Accomplishments at CLSA
Philippines |
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Prepared the local
domain for migration to the new CLSA Active Directory domain by preparing the
HP ProLiant DL360 G3 server for remote configuration by CLSA I.T. head office
by installing Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition and deactivating the old
backup domain controller |
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April 2004 |
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Migrated user desktop
PCs from Windows NT 4 Workstation to Windows XP Professional by migrating all
user settings and applications from old Pentium III PCs to newly purchased
replacement Pentium 4 PCs using Alohabob PC Relocator Ultra without
disrupting users' work and upgraded remaining Pentium III PCs |
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March - April 2004 |
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Optimized budget
costs for the migration of user desktop PCs from NT 4 Workstation to XP
Professional by haggling with the vendor, analyzing requirements, and
determining the minimal required number of new replacement Pentium 4 PCs as
well as optimal amount of memory and hard disk upgrades required to run
Windows XP for the remaining Pentium III PCs.
Sourced difficult to find PC100 compatible memory for the older PCs. |
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February - March 2004 |
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Created a new
Business Continuity Plan based on my analysis of the critical business
systems required by CLSA Philippines to continue operations in case of
emergencies and also based on previous, outdated emergency contingency plans
and the more recent SARS contingency plan |
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February - March 2004 |
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Resolved issues with
critical leased line network connection between CLSA Philippines and
Philippine Stock Exchanged used by the Maktrade system which is vital for
trading activities. Contacted and
coordinated with the vendor and CLSA I.T. Regional Coordinator to acquire and
install a Cisco 2500 series device to be used in place of the defective RAD
MBE-8 bridge device. Negotiated a
support contract with the vendor |
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Nov. - Dec. 2003 |
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Provided solution for
backup phone lines for office trunkline by ordering new direct phone lines |
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March - April 2004 |
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Successfully migrated
and configured accounting users' Smartstream software |
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March 2004 |
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Pressed PLDT to
deliver better service on our phone lines, particularly for international
outgoing calls |
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August 2003 - April 2004 |
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Canvassed and ordered a
new Laserjet printer after determining the defective unit needed replacement |
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January 2004 |
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Documented network
infrastructure of CLSA Philippines, reflecting all local and remote
connections |
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Nov. - Dec. 2003 |
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Upgraded Norton
Anti-Virus software to version 8 on all workstations and servers |
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August 2003 |
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Accomplishments at
Artistic Expressions |
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Configured multipath
routing on the Linux gateway so that fault-tolerance and load balancing could
be provided for the Internet connection using two broadband connections from
two different service providers |
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May - June 2003 |
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Setup Linux
workstations and users to access their folders on the NAS network share
through the Samba client. Configured
login profiles, desktops, and permissions so that, upon login, users
automatically had access only to their own folders. |
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March 2003 |
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Installed the
company's first Linux server to replace the Microsoft Proxy Server in order
to function as the network's proxy server, firewall, and router by installing
Red Hat 7.2 and configuring ipchains and the Squid Internet cache |
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June - December 2002 |
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Introduced Linux into
the company by replacing the Windows OS on all call center workstations with
Red Hat Linux 7.2 and configuring network and Citrix session access without
any loss of functionality |
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April 2002 |
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Setup of Apache web
and DNS server |
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June 2003 |
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Configure Inter-tel
PBX for DISA access to outgoing calls |
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April - June 2003 |
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Troubleshooting of
VOFR phone lines and the frame relay connection |
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January - March 2003 |
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Integration of Linux
mail server in Windows domain |
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June - October 2002 |
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Troubleshooting of
VOFR phone lines and the frame relay connection |
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May - August 2002 |
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Configuration of
Citrix sessions to work with new Citrix Metaframe XP server |
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May - August 2002 |
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Implementation of
Cisco PIX Firewall |
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May - July 2002 |
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PABX system expansion |
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May 2002 |
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Installation of video
server |
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February - May 2002 |
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Improvement of the
reliability of Citrix session connections |
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February - April 2002 |
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Improvement of the
voice quality of call center VOFR phone lines |
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Nov. 2001 - Jan. 2002 |
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Accomplishments at Trend
Micro |
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Awarded Best
Performer for QA Group for May 2001 by Trend Micro for achieving the best
performance rating in the Quality Assurance department. |
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June 2001 |
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Passed training
course & acceptance exam on Trend anti-virus products, software quality
assurance process basics, UNIX basics, NT core, TCP/IP, IIS, anti-virus
basics, & network essentials, with averages of 90% & accepted for
work as a Quality Assurance Engineer, assigned to the ScanEngine team |
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Feb - April 2001 |
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Overview of Technology
Skills |
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Quality Assurance |
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Software Quality Assurance |
Rational Visual Test |
JP Software 4NT |
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Programming |
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TCL/TK |
Pascal |
Xbase |
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VBScript |
Perl |
PHP and SQL |
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BASIC/Visual Basic |
Javascript |
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Web Technologies |
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Lotus Domino web server |
Apache |
Web development |
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Microsoft IIS |
Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 |
MySQL |
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Messaging |
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Microsoft Exchange 5.5 |
Microsoft Exchange 2000 |
Lotus Notes |
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Microsoft Outlook Web Access |
Lotus Domino R5 |
Microsoft Outlook 2000 |
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Security |
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Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 |
Cisco PIX 506 Firewall |
Squid Internet Cache |
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Trend Micro Anti-Virus
Products |
Norton Anti-Virus Corporate
Edition |
Computer Associates
InocuLAN |
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Ipchains and iptables |
Cisco 2600 Series Modular Router |
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Systems Administration |
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Remote Terminal Access |
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Remote Administrator |
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Citrix Metaframe 1.8 |
Microsoft Terminal Services |
X-Windows |
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Citrix Metaframe XP |
NetMeeting Remote Desktop
Sharing |
VNC Server for Linux
and Windows |
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Server Software |
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Windows NT 4 Server |
Windows 2000 Server |
Sun Solaris |
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Windows NT 4 Terminal Server |
Windows 2003 Server |
Samba |
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Veritas Backup Exec |
Linux |
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Desktop Operating Systems |
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Windows XP Professional |
Linux |
BeOS and QNX |
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Windows XP Home |
IBM OS/2 and Apple MacOS |
DOS and Windows 3.1 |
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Windows 2000 Professional |
Windows NT 4 Workstation |
Windows 95 and 98 |
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Network Administration |
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Network and
Communications Hardware |
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Cisco 2600 Series
Modular Router |
Nuera Access Plus F200ip VFRAD |
TASKE Automated Call
Distribution system |
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Cisco PIX 506 Firewall |
Panasonic PBX system |
Inter-Tel PBX system |
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3com SuperStack Switches |
Telco Systems EdgeLink 300 |
Quantum Snap Server 2200 |
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HP ProLiant DL360 G3
Server |
Compaq ProLiant DL380 G2 Server |
Compaq ProLiant ML350
Server |
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Network Infrastructure |
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Routing |
Virtual Private Networking |
DSL Broadband |
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Multipath Routing |
Peer-to-Peer |
Cable Internet |
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Subnetting |
Voice over Frame Relay |
Dial-up |
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Network Address Translation |
Frame Relay |
Dial-up leased line |
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Remote Administration |
ISDN |
Ethernet |
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Windows 2003 Active Directory
Domain |
NT and Windows 2000
Domain |
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