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[Jerald Sheets]

Sorry....not thinking straight.  Here's the resume...various formats.

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Hello folks.


I got laid off today.  No one had a notice, and even my manager wasn't told
till immediately before.  Half our company...gone.

Needless to say, I'm on the market.

Any help or networking you can do for me is much appreciated.

Jerald M. Sheets jr.
Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator
(404) 293-8762
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JERALD M. SHEETS, JR
67 Tess CT
Dallas, GA 30157	
(404) 293-8762
jsheets at yahoo.com

Senior UNIX Systems Administrator

Profile:
Talented UNIX Systems Administrator with multiple platforms (AIX, Solaris, Linux, SCO, HP/UX) and twelve years progressively responsible IT experience.  Expertise includes: multi-platform environments, LANs/WANs, Windows 3.x/95/98/NT/2000 systems and workstation optimization, computer lab design and implementation, TCP/IP, technical infrastructure, Tivoli Storage Manager, Lawson Financials, and Apache.  Reputation for dedicated teamwork, high-energy work ethic, and commitment to customer service.  Available for relocation.

Key Skills:
-Technical 
* UNIX Administration
* Web Server Installation
* Technical/User Support
* Systems/Computer Lab Design
* Hardware/Software Troubleshooting
* Server LAN/WAN Optimization
* Lawson Systems Administration
* Sendmail Installation and Configuration
-Managerial
* Supervision & Team Building
* Training and Instruction
* Client Relationship Management (CRM)
* Project Management
* Research and Analysis
* Dispatch and Technician Scheduling
* Purchasing and Budgeting

Experience:

Datatrac, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
Transportation Industry player serving several thousand users, both webhosted and installed across the continental United States. Custom Software suite built on AIX, Linux, and SCO OpenServer.

Sr. UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator - 5/2004 to Present
Manage farm of installed AIX, SCO, and RedHat Linux systems (8.x, 9.x, ES3) for an installed user base of over 10,000 customers. Both web hosted and installed user base serving the transportation industry with package shipping, tracking, GPS, and wireless notification systems. Installation of AIX, Linux, and migration from SCO to one of the other platforms supported. Managed, installed Legato Backup systems, Backup Edge, and AIX mksysb management. Installation and maintenance of Big Brother Network Monitor, both Professional and "Better than Free" versions. Responsible for disaster recovery, internal systems security, log monitoring and systems surveys and administration.

Key Contributions:
* Tackled disarray monitoring system was in, and revamped entire configuration heirarchy. Installed larrd monitoring, and began to locate errant processes, and either offloaded resource hogs to new systems.
* Developed migration and testing plan for wholesale migration of our application development process onto Redhat Enterprise Server 3.
* Produced instructional documentation for upper management to inform and encourage a direction in preparing for SCO demise and subsequent customer migrations.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center – Baton Rouge, LA
Large regional hospital serving a 13 Parish area in Southern Louisiana utilizing the latest in healthcare ERP software such as Cerner and Lawson financials.

Sr. AIX Systems Administrator, IT Department – 5/2001-4-2004
Manage large network of enterprise class IBM RS/6000 servers serving over 5,000 users.  Implemented Linux servers for DNS and Web tasks, Managed Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM 3494 Tape library, and ESS/SSA Disk storage subsystems.  

Key Contributions:
* Implemented Tomcat server for Lawson Financials system on AIX.  Installed web monitoring tools for Lawson.
* Migrated all DNS servers to RedHat Linux appliances to offload non-application related services to outboard gear and centralize primary server management.
* Upgraded from ADSM 3.1 to Tivoli 4.2 enterprise wide, coordinated multi-team effort in replacing all client code, rewriting scripts to conform to new version, and generated post-mortem for management review.
* Wrote and deployed Systems Management scripts enterprise wide to monitor all UNIX servers, Tivoli Storage Manager, and notify the Systems administration team of system anomalies.

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Thomson Financial – Rockville, Maryland
World Headquarters of Thomson Financial housing over 200 online systems and 50 internal systems utilizing Solaris, SCO Open Server, RedHat Linux, and HP/UX.

Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator, IT Department – 2/01 – 5/01
Managed and supported large network of a large array of UNIX servers providing E-Commerce, Financial management, and Education scheduling and planning.

Key Contributions:
* Implemented wide scale usage of Open Source tools for development teams for online E-commerce applications.
* Evaluated Systems Monitoring Software and implemented various projects for evaluation by management and coworkers.


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3Com Corporation – Vienna, Virginia
Resident Engineer onsite at Sprint IP Dial services supporting the largest IP network in the U.S. supporting 3Com’s total Control Chassis, Solaris management servers, and a large network of Cisco infrastructure.

Sr. Systems Engineer, CSO Field Services – 3/00 – 2/01
Directly interfaced with Sprint IP Dial management supporting the 3Com Total Control hardware, the Solaris-based Total Control Management software, and 3Com/Cisco network interfacing.

Key Contributions:
* Discovered large network bandwidth killer and made recommendations to alleviate the large utilization numbers that were being observed.
* Helped Sprint Security find and eliminate DDOS attacks on their network through use of standard network management utilities, and TCP/IP suite tools.
* Designed, Programmed, and Implemented PHP-based ticket/issue management system and built automatic report-generating piece to satisfy Sprint contract requirements.

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Connectivity Solutions – New Orleans, Louisiana
Served as Office Manager for Baton Rouge implementation office for state projects, Soft-PBX services, and hospitality 
industry.

Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator / Office Manager, 3/99 – 12/99
Deployed and managed team of technicians, administrators, and programmers on state and hospitality industry projects involving custom programming, Soft-PBX implementation, and systems design/installation/maintenance.

Key Contributions:
* Developed Linux-Based In-Room ISP Service for hospitality industry.
* Managed entire life-cycle of Soft-PBX deployment in state agency and large national phone-based gold retailer.  Programmed entire IVR/ACD structure, performed complete design and cross-connection of new extensions, and provided complete training program for users.

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Tribute, Inc. – Hudson, Ohio
Large software manufacturer providing vertical market software for the Hydraulics and Hose distributor industry 

UNIX Systems Engineer/Administrator, UNIX Hardware Team – 12/97 – 3/99
UNIX Systems Administration and hardware technician for both the AIX/RS6000 and SCO/Intel platforms.  Traveled nationwide to do in-place upgrades and training for vertical-market software package.  Performed telephone technical support while in office as well as machine build-outs/installs, and shipping/receiving of same.

Key Contributions:
* Managed year 2000 upgrades for several hundred customers nationwide for Tribute, Inc. by travelling to each customer site to perform AIX and SCO UNIX upgrades, machine upgrades, and application upgrades.
* Performed entire life-cycle management of systems until onsite deployment by performing new installs, managing shipping, 
travel, training, and upgrading of those systems.

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Explore Baton Rouge, Inc. – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge’s largest web hosting company with over 3,000 websites and a computer consulting division serving more than 500 LAN customers with UNIX, Windows NT, and Novell.

Systems Administrator/ Sr. Technician,  Technical Department – 1/96 – 12/97
Managed in-house online Internet systems, as well as performed consulting work for a clientele of over 500 customers.  Built and installed servers and workstations, Local area Networks, and Internet infrastructure.  Managed staff of three technicians, performed dispatch, training, and development of those employees.

Key Contributions:
* Brought online systems “live” to implement web hosting strategy including all Telco coordination, hardware purchasing, 
configuration, and installation.
* Managed team of 3 Technicians including training, dispatch, and billing management.

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Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana’s Flagship university serving more than 25,000 students through networking and computer systems.

Student Worker, Ethernet Division – 6/95 – 1/96
Worked in Ethernet division to install routers, switches, troubleshoot network infrastructure, and manage DNS.  
Basic Telecommunications infrastructure work, “gopher” duties, and Fiber Optics splicing and installation.



Education & Training:
Berwick High School, Berwick, Louisiana 70342
Graduated:  May 1985
GPA:  2.6

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Attended:  August 1985 to December 1987
January 1989 to December 1989
May 1995 to May 1996

International Technical Institute, 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
Graduated:  May, 1991 2nd in class.
GPA:  4.0

IBM AIX Basic & Advanced Administration 
Cleveland, Ohio
2 Weeks Instruction

Veritas Volume Manager & Cluster Manager
3/2004
Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO

Tivoli Storage Manager Basic and Advanced Administration for AIX
And Disaster Recovery Manager
Phoenix, AZ
1 Week Instruction Each, 2-Days for DRM
				
Tribute, Inc AIX Administration
Hudson, Ohio
2-Day Administration Seminar

3Com  CSO Boot Camp
2/2000-3/2000
3Com Worldwide Education Program


Computer Expertise:
* AIX, Solaris, Linux, SCO, HP/UX, and BSD administration
* TCP/IP, Internetworking, Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, Routers & Switches, Network Appliances
* VPNs, PPTP, L2TP, PGP, Strong Encryption, and Secure Communications
* Shell (ksh, sh, bash), PHP,  Unix Utilities (awk, sed, expect, perl), X11
* Oracle, MySQL, DB2, and Flat file/Database Transfer work
* SMTP, POP, DNS, FTP, HTTP,  UUCP, SNMP, SSH, IMAP, NIS/NFS, and LDAP
* IBM RS6000 S80/S70/H80/F50/F30, Sun Netra/E4500/5500, SPARC 5/10/20, HP9000, Intel Single and Multiprocessor
* IBM ESS, SSA, Fibre Channel
* Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, Proxy Servers, Security Analysis
* Network Monitoring with OSS tools such as Big Brother, Netsaint, Nmap, and Ntop
* AIX – 7 years, Solaris – 4 years, Linux – 7 years, SCO – 3 years, BSD – 2 years, HP/UX – 1 year

Of Note:Owner/Operator of home-based PC & Linux Small-Business Server Consulting Company.

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