Michael Newlyn Blake

Portland, OR

<mblake@frogtown.com>

 

Last Updated: September 13^th, 2011

Most current version available at http://www.frogtown.com/~mblake/resume.doc

 

Critical Skills

 

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.

 

Buzzword Section

 

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.

 

Experience

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Related Skills Not Listed Above

 

á       Examples of my shell scripting abilities are available upon request.

á       Writer of good, user-friendly documentation.

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Education

 

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 8^th 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.

 

Hobbies and Interests

 

 

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.

 

Technical/Geek Affiliations

 

 

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

 

References

 

 

á       Available Upon Request