Michael Newlyn Blake
Portland, OR
<mblake@frogtown.com>
Last
Updated: September
13th, 2011
Most current version available at
http://www.frogtown.com/~mblake/resume.doc
á Experienced unix System Administrator, with
in-depth understanding of unix internals, IP
Networking, System Security, Firewalls, Performance Tuning, and Logical Volume
Management.
á Experienced in a wide range
of telecommunications issues including routing problems, network performance
problems, name service problems, interaction with commercial carriers and
Internet services.
á Experienced in the design,
deployment and management of CheckPoint based security appliances.
á Solid understanding of all
Sun hardware and operating systems. Thorough experience with planning,
installation, and maintenance of large unix
servers and unix based services.
á Extensive background in web
environments in companies ranging from small Internet startups to large
established multinational corporations.
á Excellent written and verbal
communication and troubleshooting skills, experience with managing technical
staff.
Intimately Familiar With:
á Operating Systems: SunOS, Solaris, Linux
(various flavors), MacOS X, IPSO, Check Point Secure
Platform
á Languages: sh, ksh, csh, bash, CGI, HTML
á Hardware: Sun, AMD/Intel based PCs, Apple,
Check Point, F5, Infoblox, Lantronix SecureLinx, Nokia IPSO Firewalls, EndRun
Technologies
á Applications: Full suite of unix binutils and shell-based
applications, Wireshark, Clearsight,
MS Office Suite, multiple web browsers, Check Point management suite, VMware
Desktop, VirtualBox, BIND, NIS (YP), Big Brother,
á Backups: Legato Networker,
dump/restore, tar/gtar.
á Networked tools/services: NFS, DNS, NIS, Rsync, squid,
syslog, Sendmail, Postfix, ssh,
SecureCRT/SecureFX, Mailman, Listar,
Apache, majordomo, QuickPage, EtherPage, mgetty+sendfax, Socks5, TIS firewall Toolkit, firewalls,
NAT, proxies, and general security. Ethernet networking.
á Protocols:
SMTP(s), HTTP(s), FTP, IMAP(s), POP3(s), SNPP, SOCKS, SSH, SFTP, FTPS, DOMAIN,
NTP, TELNET, BOOTP/DHCP, TFTP, SUNRPC, NNTP, TCP/IP (IPv4), FTP, HTTP, POP, IMAP, DHCP,
á Multimedia: Audio/Video Multimedia
authoring and delivery via Web, FTP, and self mastered CD-ROMs.
Can Maintain/Operate With Documentation:
á Operating Systems: Windows, MacOS, and Cisco IOS, CatOS.
á Languages: C, Perl, sed/awk
á Hardware: Cisco, Bluecoat, Radware,
á Applications: MySQL,
CVS, mon, JumpStart,
Solstice, Veritas based volume management (under
Solaris, Dynix/PTX, and HP-UX), license management, networked apps, Blucoat Director, Cisco ASDM,
á Backups: Amanda.
á Networked tools/utilities: Samba, ISDN, and dialup.
á Protocols:
SNMP,
á Anything else I set my mind to.
Standard
Insurance Company (Senior System Integration Specialist, unix
Systems Engineer, Network Operations Analyst, Network Engineer)
October
2001 to November 2011.
á Designed, built and maintained
Big Brother monitoring and alerting/paging system.
á Deployed and managed Check
Point firewall environment from versions 4.1 to R71 using Sun, Nokia and
CheckPoint hardware.
á Maintained, and ultimately
decommissioned, Sun NIS (YP) environment.
á Maintained and upgraded
existing NetID based DNS solution.
á Designed, built and managed
BIND based DNS services.
á Designed, built and managed
Infoblox DNS appliances to replace other DNS services.
á Responsible for maintaining
NTP appliances and services.
á Maintained Disaster Recovery
plan and supporting technologies.
á Performed tests of Disaster
Recovery plan during annual drill.
á Built and managed custom sendmail configuration templates for our unix/sendmail based systems.
á Deployed syslog-ng to the
enterprise.
á Deployed and configured F5 BigIP load balancers into environment.
á Managed and enhanced proxy
servers at The Standard.
Starwire Corporation (Senior System Administrator)
September
2000 to June 2001.
á Install, document, and
maintain source repository, using CVS.
á Help establish build/release
standards and procedures.
á Install, configure, maintain,
and document Linux servers for our production and development web environments.
á Customize disk layout of
dev/qa environments to allow quick rebuilding of systems with no loss of actual
data, minimizing downtime.
á Install and configure Linux
based web and database servers.
á Used SSH to provide secure
tunnels between servers in production environment, when needed.
á Standardize and maintain a
pool of Linux servers with Apache, PHP4, and MySQL.
á Provide assistance and
guidance to developers.
á User account management.
á Host (NIS/DNS) management.
á Built and maintain system
scripts to enhance, or make usable, product received from developers.
á Set up and maintain
system/service monitoring software.
á Provide a technical
escalation point for junior members of the IT team.
LookSmart,
Ltd. (Senior
System Administrator)
August
1999 to September 2000.
á Maintained a network of Linux
and Solaris servers.
á Maintained, documented, and
enhanced web servers running Solaris with a custom-built apache web server.
á Documented, supported,
maintained, and enhanced legacy site infrastructure and distribution tools.
á Maintained DNS service in
LookSmart owned domains.
á Managed/implemented
production end of product releases.
á Provided backup support to
postmaster.
á Filled in for group manager
when necessary.
Sun
Microsystems
Solaris
Software Division, Sun Cluster (Systems Support Specialist)
March
1999 to August 1999.
á Tested maintenance and
execution for Sun Cluster 3.0.
á Revised and maintained
Jumpstart profiles for lab systems.
á Built and configured test
systems for Sun Cluster 3.0 developers.
Sun
Microsystems
Enterprise
Network Services (Systems
Support Specialist)
October
1996 to March 1999.
á Provided 2nd level
user/desktop support.
á Maintained Eng.Sun.Com NIS
name space.
á Designed and implemented a
system/network monitoring system for local servers.
á Monitored and maintained
Legato Networker backup servers.
á Enforced Sun's network/system
security standards in building.
á Designed and implement
console service.
á Designed and implement syslog
based log management system.
Oracle
Corporation
(unix System Administrator)
October
1994 to October 1996.
á Designed, built, and supported
unix servers running
SunOS4.x, Solaris 2.x, HP-UX 9 and 10, Dynix, Dynix/PTX,
and Digital unix.
á Provided support for Internet
systems and services, including www.oracle.com, ftp.oracle.com, and Internet proxy
services.
á Built, installed, and supported
commercial and freeware software.
á Maintained and supported DNS
master for oracle.com and us.oracle.com domains.
á Maintained NIS (YP) master
and provided support for NIS domain us.oracle.com.
á Provided support for Data
Center Web/Ftp Server. (Documentation Server)
á Primary contact and planner
for NCD/X-terminals support in Data Center.
á Provided and supported paging
system, using a combination of EtherPage and various homegrown scripts.
Taos
Mountain Software, Inc. (unix Software Consultant)
August
1993 to October 1994.
Oracle Corporation (System Administrator,
Oracle Data Center, Contractor)
á Supported users with NCD and
Graphon X terminals, being used over the Oracle IP network as well as through
serial terminal servers and over modems.
á Phone support, providing
front end user support to the Data Center.
Sun Microsystems (ESO Modem
Administrator/Support, Contractor)
á Maintained secure dial-back
modem servers.
á Installed accounts on servers
as required.
á Provided user support,
ranging from changing passwords to troubleshooting home setups.
á Created, maintained and
distributed user documentation.
á Internal Alpha Tester for
Solaris 2.4.
Varian
Associates, Inc. (Consultant)
August,
1993.
á Loaded and installed Sun
systems with Solaris 1.1 and 2.1.
á Set up Sun system for use as
mail and news server.
á Installed Sun system for use
as a secure dial in machine.
Portland
State University
June,
1992 to July, 1993.
Systems Science Department (Lead System
Administrator)
June, 1992 to January, 1993
á Install, manage, and
re-configure PC end of local PC-NFS network.
á Manage local TCP/IP network
connection to Campus network and to the Internet.
á Coordinate efforts of EE
Computer Action Team in Systems Science.
Electrical Engineering Department (Computer Action Team,
CAT)
June, 1992 to July, 1993
á Member of Backups team;
responsible for backing up systems regularly and restoring lost files as
quickly as possible.
á Member of CAT Operations
team, responsible for directing and coordinating the efforts of The Computer
Action Team.
á Responsible for writing,
proof reading and maintaining form letters.
á Compose user documentation to
acquaint new students with the EE systems and network.
á Work with students to help
acquaint them with the systems or utilities their classes may require them to
use.
á Examples of my shell
scripting abilities are available upon request.
á Writer of good, user-friendly
documentation.
á .
Portland
State University
503-725-3000; PO Box 751,
Portland, Oregon, 97207
January,
2002 to July, 2004
September
2007 to 2009.
Major:
Business Administration, Minor: Philosophy
Foothill
College
650-949-7777; 12345 El
Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, California, 94022
Intermittent
from 1995 to 1998.
General
Education
Portland
State University
503-725-3000; PO Box 751,
Portland, Oregon, 97207
June,
1992 to July, 1993.
Major: Computer Science
Thomas
Jefferson High School
503-916-5180;
5210 N Kirby Ave, Portland, Oregon, 97217
Class
of 1988
á Activities: Yearbook (writer
and photographer), Theater performance, Technical theater (set design and
construction; sound design), Cell and clay animation through Talented and
Gifted
Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center, Student Production Company
503-823-4322;
5340 N Interstate Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97217
October
1984 to September 1988
á Member of acting company.
á Co-wrote and directed two
plays while in company.
á Member of student board
(student government).
KBOO
Radio, ChildrenÕs Radio Workshop
503-231-8032; 20 SE 8th Ave,
Portland, Oregon, 97214
Summer
of 1987
á Produced weekly half hour
long comedy variety show.
o Co-writing
o Only member of group trained
and certified to operate production booth and recording/mixing equipment.
o Designed and implemented all
sound effects, editing and mixing.
o Mixed one episode of show
live as it was broadcast.
á Amateur Radio; Callsign: KE7QPU
á Member of OASA (Oregon
Amateur Soccer Association)
á ASCAP registered composer and
performer. (Inactive)
á Computer nerding.
á Reading.
á Notary Public in the state of
Oregon.
á Geocaching Enthusiast
á Season ticket holder for
Portland Timbers.
á The Klingon
Language Institute
á LOPSA (League of Professional
System Adminsitrators); Charter Member
á The SAGE (The System
Administrators Guild)
á American Radio Relay League
á Available Upon Request