Ian S Samuel, B.Sc. CIS - Sr. Unix Systems Administrator/Internet Consultant - Toronto, ON

E-mail: 	ian@MrZesty.net
Phone: 		416-762-4672
Pager: 		416-336-8481
Web Page: 	http://www.MrZesty.net/

I am self-motivated, self-taught and a logical thinker.  I am looking for the opportunity to continue to do Administration and Architecture on Linux/Unix based networks.

Technical Skills 

Operating Systems - UNIX (Linux – 8 years, Solaris – 2 years, FreeBSD, NetBSD, BSDi), DOS, Windows (3.x, 95, 98 & NT Server/Workstation, Windows 2000)

Software - Apache, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Netscape Enterprise Server/iPlanet, ColdFusion Server, Sybase, IIS, Samba, Oracle, XML, LAMP, CVS/RCS, DRBD and Intermezzo filesystem replication

Programming Languages - HTML, Perl, Bash/Shell Scripts, Expect, PHP, CFML, SQL, C/C++

Networking - LANs, firewalls and proxies, web servers, Cisco Catalyst switches/routers, WAN (ISDN, T1, DSL), Routing, DNS, Sendmail, POP3, IMAP, qmail, LDAP, postfix, file and print servers, bind/named, dhcp


Work Experience

Consultant
	Unix/Linux Systems Administrator
Linux and FreeBSD consulting for various clients
Security audits (Nessus, ethereal, software upgrades) and consulting for internal and external threats
Systems architecture and planning
Programming and web site support using PHP
Design and deploy fail-over and load sharing solutions for web servers
E-mail support for Postfix and qmail-ldap
KDE configuration and installation for workstations
Intranet/Extranet planning
Vinum disk mirroring

Jazz Monkey Media Inc.
	Sr. Unix Systems Administrator (January 2001 – present)
Network restructuring
Network/System design
Designed/deployed new server farm (21 Linux/x86 servers, private NFS network, NAS)
Maintained LAN/WAN and 47 Unix servers (TurboLinux, RedHat, BSDi)
Brought up new 100 Mbit dark fibre link (100 base-FX), and new bandwidth providers
Configured multi-homing with 2 ISP’s using Cisco IOS routers and BGP and NAT
Configured Linux as router and firewall managing > 50 mbits/sec of IP traffic
Upgraded and restructured DNS and email systems solving problems of inconsistent lookups and lost mail.  Migrated to qmail using LDAP from sendmail.
Full security sweep and lockdown including installing SSH on all servers and adding a management network based on private IP addresses
Network renumbering to new address space
ISDN configuration
Built development servers using Samba, CVS, and software raid-1
Deployed network management and monitoring tools including Big Brother and MRTG
Assembled web-mail system capable of thousands of users

Passport Systems Inc.
	Web Systems Administrator (April 1999 – January 2001)
Build and maintain 12 Unix web servers (Solaris 7, Linux, FreeBSD, Apache, NES – Netscape Enterprise Server, Cold Fusion 4.0/4.5, Oracle, Sybase), including managed servers for co-located clients.
Designed and developed a web-based corporate database for client information, services and call tracking (ERD, programming, user interface design)
Build and maintain 2 NT web servers (Netscape Enterprise Server, IIS, Cold Fusion)
Maintain Real Audio server with 400 stream license (Linux – with 2 encoder servers)
Perl programming, PHP, CFML, Flash Generator, I-Chat, SSH
Troubleshooting client issues and LAN/WAN
Office LAN administration (Windows workstations and NT servers)
Backups (Veritas BackupExec for NT, AMANDA for Unix)
Replaced Windows NT servers with Linux (using Samba)

Evans Consoles Inc.
Member of IT Support Team/Network Administrator (May 1998 – April 1999)
Internal help desk support for Windows 95/NT desktops (with Office and AutoCAD)
Built and maintained a Linux proxy server (Red Hat, Squid, SOCKS, TIS FWTK)
Maintained HP-UX (9.x – 10.x) Solid Designer stations
Maintained TCP/IP Ethernet LAN (10/100-base-T and 10-base-2) and NT 4 Servers
Cabling, hubs, switches, T1 line, ISDN lines, CISCO routers
Implemented a dedicated Internet connection (ADSL/MVL) and web server (IIS 4.0)

Primetime Internet Communications Inc.
System Administrator/Webmaster (April 1996 – June 1999)
Built and maintained a UNIX (Linux) Internet server with Web Pages, E-mail
Apache, FTP, telnet, Real Audio server, DNS
Shell scripts, process automation, cron
SQL Database engine (MySQL)
HTML Programming and maintenance (PERL, CGI, Flash 3, web database)
3-tier database: SQL - Perl - HTML Browser
Multiple domains (virtual hosting)
Backups using CPIO and tar


Educational Background

Graduated Magna Cum Laude from DeVry Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta with a B.Sc. in Computer Information Systems.
 Networking – Windows NT, Novell, Linux
 Programming – C/C++, Lotus Notes, Java, COBOL, SQL, PL/SQL
 Database – Oracle (DBA), Access, Delphi, Visual Basic
 Systems Analysis


Courses
FastTrack to ColdFusion (November, 1999)


Interests 
I maintain my own Linux Internet servers at home for DNS, Webmail (IMP/Horde), database, qmail, Apache, file and print servers.  Machines are connected in an openMosix cluster.
I play drums, flute, piano, tuba, bass guitar, and French horn. I enjoy composing and arranging music on the computer, as well as listening to many types of music.


Awards
Alberta Treasury Branches, Bronze Award of Excellence in 4-H. (1993)
Music Festival Awards (Instrumental). (1993-94)
Chief Scouts Award. (1992)
Academic/Scholastic Honors. (1983-1995)