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FabriceNye
IT Consultant
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(650) 280-6823
Fax: (650) 592-0200
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| IT Services |
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| I specialize in providing the following services to my clients: |
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Architect and build UNIX-based infrastructures from the ground up |
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Setup of LAN/WAN and configuration of firewalls |
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Maximum automation of monitoring and routine tasks, with extensive use of scripting (Bourne, Perl, SQL, CGI) |
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Seamless integration of Windows and UNIX domains (single sign-on, file sharing, etc.) |
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Multi-platform systems administration, operating system tuning, upgrades, patch applications; backup recovery planning and execu-tion; system event monitoring; space management & capacity planning |
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Determine and implement backup requirements |
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Setup of naming services setup (LDAP, AD, DNS, NIS) |
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Draft and edit systems documentation and policies |
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| Core Skills |
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| UNIX systems administration expertise, managing Solaris, AIX, Linux, etc. since 1989 |
| Web design and CGI programming experience since 1994 |
| Heterogeneous networks integration (multiple UNIX flavors with Windows & MacOS) |
| Strong knowledge of Internet protocols (LDAP, DNS, NFS, NIS, FTP, Sendmail/SMTP, DHCP, Samba/CIFS, etc...) |
| Proficiency in multiple languages (Perl, JavaScript, HTML, Shell, C) |
| M.S. degree in Computer Science |
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Consulting Projects
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The following assignments were performed on a consulting basis.
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Network Appliance
Sunnyvale, CA
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January 2006 - June 2007
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Installed and configured UNIX (Solaris 9 & 10, Linux RedHat 5) servers in compliance with business (HR & Finance) requirements |
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Improved and developed spreadsheet templates for the documentation and verification of server IP and storage plans, including VBA macros to check for IP address validity, creation of DNS records, and automatic creation of /etc/fstab configuration files |
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Sped up and made more accurate repetitive installation tasks using automation scripts, insuring consistency across servers |
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Troubleshooted multiple intractable issues having to do with access permissions, NFS mounts, dynamic linking, etc |
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Mercury Interactive
Mountain View, CA
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January 2006 - June 2007
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Documented the internal mail flow for the company because no such document existed, once available copies were in high demand |
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Made recommendations for improving stability & security of Mail because the mail infrastructure was unnecessarily complex and fragile |
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Drafted a workable retention and account expiration policy to decrease and prevent the constant running out of space on the corporate FTP server and a lack of accountability from users |
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Created set of scripts to enforce it, including a web-based access to password management of FTP accounts as proof of concept for the new FTP policy |
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Managed approximately 70+ UNIX servers and the DNS zones and also provide system administration support to several groups within the IT division |
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Weidlinger Associates
Los Altos, CA
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June 1996 - December 2005
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Multi-platform system administration (including Solaris, Linux, IRIX, HP-UX, & Windows) |
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Study, proposal, installation & configuration of new Linux server infrastructure rollout (migration from Solaris) |
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Integration of UNIX and Windows domains (Active Directory to LDAP translation, DNS replication, single sign-on) |
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Software and operating system installation (automatic SuSE install via AutoYAST) |
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Configuration of subsystems (NIS, DNS, LDAP, Sendmail, NFS, Samba, NTP) |
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Backup policy configuration, implementation, and monitoring (Veritas NetBackup, BackupExec, Retrospect, and standard ufsdump) |
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Network and systems monitoring (Big Brother, Ganglia, MRTG, SNMP) |
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Administration task automation (shell & Perl scripting) |
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Creation of central CVS repository for network-wide configuration files (using Cfengine) |
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Firewall & proxy server installation and configuration |
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Installation of OpenPBS cluster batch queueing system |
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Writing of IT documentation |
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Catapult Communications
Mountain View, CA
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April 2001 - October 2002
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Installation and configuration of an international, multi-site virtual private network based on Netscreen VPN equipment |
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Collaborated with IT managers at each site to synchronize the configuration and company-wide usernames/userids, and to propagate and replicate a distributed naming service (NIS, LDAP) |
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Installation of a 1/2 TB Sun fileserver
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Sendmail configuration for a multi-domain mail server |
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Globalpress Connection
San Jose, CA
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October 1999 - October 2002
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Redesigned existing web site, adding new sections and menus, inserting new graphics and generally cleaning up the look of the site |
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Created registration forms using CGI, Perl and MySQL |
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Trained in-house staff on web site maintenance using Dreamweaver |
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| Other Clients |
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| iSharp,
Redwood
City (www.isharp.com) |
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Nov.
1999 - April 2000 |
| Unity
Church, Palo Alto (www.unitypaloalto.org) |
Oct.
1997 - Oct 2000 |
| Aurigin,
Cupertino (www.aurigin.com) |
Sept.
1997 - June 2000 |
| Centerpoint,
San Jose (www.centerpoint.com) |
Aug.
1999 - January 2000 |
| Silicon
Valley Shelving, San Jose (www.svseq.com) |
Nov
1996 - January 2000 |
| Quantum
Corporation, Milpitas (www.quantum.com) |
Aug.
1998 - Sept. 1999 |
| Whole
Tomato Software, Capitola (www.wholetomato.com) |
Oct.
1997 - Apr. 1999 |
| CANEC,
San Carlos (www.canec.org) |
Sept.
1997 - March 1998 |
| Ensemble
Solutions, San Jose |
Dec.
1997 - Apr. 1997 |
| Parallax
Graphics, Santa Clara |
May
1996 - June 1996 |
| Whistle
Communications, Foster City |
May
1996 - July 1996 |
| Sun
Microsystems, Mountain View |
Sept.
1995 - Apr. 1996 |
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Employment Experience
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Blue Martini Software
San Mateo, CA
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| Senior Operations Engineer |
Sept. 2001 - Sept. 2002 |
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Responsible for the AIX infrastructure, network installation management, configuration and troubleshooting |
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Improved the automation of the IT processes using Perl scripts for system status monitoring, quota checking, log file processing, etc. |
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Configured and customized the Big Brother monitoring system |
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Managed the Solaris JumpStart infrastructure for unattended installs |
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Reconfigured and customized Sendmail 8.11 to be more secure and pass messages to virus filtering software |
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Built a graphical user-locating system using building maps, CGI forms and LDAP queries |
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Managed Veritas NetBackup UNIX backup system |
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Trained junior system administrators by giving weekly "tech talks" |
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iSharp
Redwood City, CA
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| UNIX Technical Lead / IT Architect |
Apr. 2000 - Feb. 2001 |
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Provided leadership for a 3-person team of UNIX system
administrators |
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Built the UNIX server infrastructure for the company from the ground up |
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Maintained a WAN composed of 3 sites and multiple remote
offices |
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Installed and managed a network of 6 co-location sites
around
the country, using 2 providers for redundancy; defined
standard
processes to allow hands-off installation |
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Created the initial corporate-wide intranet structure |
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Installed and configured core services such as DNS, NIS,
NFS
and Sendmail |
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Automated replication and change tracking of network databases
company-wide using Perl scripts and CGI forms |
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Pure Software
Sunnyvale, CA
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| Webmaster
& Corporate Networks Manager |
1994 - 1995 |
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Built a world wide web server to disseminate information
throughout
the company, providing a consistent interface across all
platforms. (This was an intranet before the word intranet was invented) |
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Developed sophisticated scripts to search data files
and
provide a user-friendly interface to the data (employee
directory,
request status, e-mail aliases, newsletters, etc.) |
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Managed the router configuration for the whole company,
and maintained the e-mail, DNS, NIS, NFS, SLIP and FTP configurations for
remote
offices |
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Implemented switched Ethernet for increased bandwidth
in
R&D |
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Added FDDI backbone as inter-building link |
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| Senior
System Administrator |
1992 - 1994 |
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Grew the company infrastructure from a 16-SPARCstation
Ethernet
to a 200+ node worldwide operation, backing up 100+ GB
of
data, over 5 hardware platforms and 8 different operating
systems |
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Supervised a team of 3 sysadmins to provide quality user
support |
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Developed a trouble-ticket system available to all users
over e-mail and later via web |
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Connected the site to the Internet, configuring SMTP,
DNS
and FTP access |
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Installed European office and provided networking to
corporate
HQ over a leased line |
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Provided ISDN solution for connection of telecommuting
individuals |
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Managed the installation, maintenance and administration
of UNIX systems and third-party software |
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Developed system administration policies and tools for
more
efficient UNIX management (system resources and disk onitoring,
network load monitoring, etc.) |
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Interfaced with vendors to evaluate, procure and implement
new software and hardware products |
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Schlumberger
ATE Division
San Jose, CA
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| Systems
& Network Administrator |
1989 - 1992 |
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Operated a heterogeneous subnet of 60 workstations and
4 servers
within a network of 400+ nodes and 10 servers; Suns, Solbourne,
IBM-PC's (PC-NFS), Macintoshes (AppleTalk), VAXstation |
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Managed and documented TCP/IP network running NFS, NIS,
DNS,
UUCP and Usenet |
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Installed operating systems and third-party software
packages;
Provided support to and trained SunOS users |
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Maintained user accounts and backed up mass storage;
Automated
routine tasks with Bourne Shell scripts |
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Installed and configured new computers and printers;
Troubleshooted
hardware and maximized uptime |
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Investigated and recommended new equipment purchases |
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Database administration (INGRES RDBMS) and SQL programming |
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Created application software releases, oversaw source
control
and defined installation procedures |
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| Software Engineer |
1988 - 1989 |
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Maintained and enhanced current software products (in
the
domain of automated test equipment) |
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Assisted with administration and maintenance of computer
systems |
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Resolved software change requests, worked with customers,
application engineers and customer support engineers to
identify
and fix known software problems |
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Developed and automated regression test cases |
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Promoted portability of programs between VAX/VMS and
Sun/UNIX |
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Promoted software quality for code readability and reusability |
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Education
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UCSC Extension
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| Graphic Design |
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Advanced Photoshop Artistry; History of Graphic Design; Macroeconomics |
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Stanford University
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| Honors-Coop Graduate Program |
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| Curriculum: |
Computer Networks & Data Communications; Operating Systems; Parallel Computing Architecture; Databases |
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E.N.S.I.M.A.G.
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| M.S. Computer Science |
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Algorithms & Software Engineering; Compiler Architecture; Operating Systems; Robotics & Artificial Intelligence; Numerical Analysis; Statistics |
| Languages: |
C, Pascal, Lisp, Fortran, Basic, assembler |
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