To obtain a full time position in a dynamic organization leveraging my existing abilities while allowing the development of new skills.
A passionate, creative and results driven IT professional with extensive experience in the engineering, implementation, management and support of information systems.
Ten years of experience in web design. Experience dates back to early HTML standards and evolved with the growth of the web to include the state of the art in techniques and best practices.
Complete mastery of the latest standards including XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript and the DOM.
Excellent attention to detail in the craft combined with "no compromises" approach enables the creation of complete projects which are optimized for file size, standards compliance, and accessibility while still remaining rich, dynamic and visually appealing.
Powerful integration skills to take an organization's web presence beyond the realm of the on-line billboard equivalent and into the world of on-line applications that tie into existing applications, relational databases and CRM systems.
Five years of professional system and network administration experience.
Extensive knowledge of multiple operating system platforms including MS-DOS, Windows 3.x/9x/NT/XP/2K3, Mac OS X, and the Open Source UNIX derivatives (Linux and the BSD's).
Bottom-up understanding of networking technologies and protocols spanning the entire OSI stack.
Keen analytical and problem solving skills. Capable of overcoming any challenge.
Five years of experience in unlicensed wireless communications from a wide variety of vendors including Motorola Canopy, Orthogon Systems, Alvarion, Colubris and BelAir Networks.
Two years of experience in VoIP technology. Including PBX and handset deployment and administration.
Wrote scripts to migrate client data from the AirSurfer network to Tera-Byte's systems to assist in their acquisition of the AirSurfer WISP Network
Single handedly maintained, monitored and administered the AirSurfer WISP network for over eight hundred fixed-wireless broadband locations. Duties included implementation and maintenance of all key network services (DHCP, DNS, mail, caching web proxy, etc).
Implemented a CVS version controlled qmail source code repository to integrate the stock qmail sources with a wide variety of self written and community developed patches. This highly customized qmail MTA source tree allowed AirSurfer to provide feature competitive mail hosting to over 1,500 users distributed across over 50 internet domains.
Developed a client information tracking system utilizing a MySQL back-end and custom mod-perl front-end. The system encompassed real time tracking of billing, e-mail accounts, static IP addresses, bandwidth usage, trouble tickets, on-site scheduling, etc.
Deployed Nagios (an Open Source host, service and network monitoring program) and Cricket (a system for monitoring trends in time-series data). Information from these systems enabled speedy response and resolution to network performance and stability issues.
Authored content for AirSurfer's web site. Including technical documentation, marketing materials, and news.
Replaced the office's legacy Centrex phone system with an Asterisk PBX and SIP VoIP handsets thereby improving flexibility and eliminating costly third-party maintenance.
Designed and deployed a DOCSIS network for providing in-dorm high speed Internet access to over 2,800 users via the client facility's existing cable TV infrastructure.
Created a distributed OpenLDAP directory to streamline and consolidate the administration and storage of user login credentials, Samba domains, host information, DHCP configuration, etc.
Developed a HotSpot Internet service platform capable of automating security, registration and credit card billing of roaming Internet users.
Deployed an IPSEC VPN to seamlessly integrate our head office network with the AirSurfer WISP network, greatly simplifying management of the system as a whole.
Designed and deployed a network for The Explorer Hotel, in Yellowknife, NT. Consisting of a large scale Colubris WiFi network and isolated corporate Ethernet network.
Sold an average of $100,000 worth of computer systems, hardware, and application software, monthly.
Designed desktop computer systems specific to the needs of the interested clients.
Motorola Canopy System Overview
Designing a Canopy Network
Canopy Cables, Connections and software
IP and Canopy
RF Theory
Canopy System Specifics
Canopy and SNMP
Supporting and Maintaining Canopy Products
TCP/IP networking theory.
Cisco Routing Primer
WAN and LAN architecture.
Amateur radio regulations and policies.
Basic Electronics and RF Theory
Feed-lines and Antenna Systems
Radio Wave Propagation
RF Interference and Suppression
References available apon request.