Trenton H. Spoolstra [1]tspoolst@gmail.com 8507 Marmora Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053 (773)-220-0569 __________________________________________________________________ CAREER SUMMARY Server Administrator/Lead with over 16 years experience designing servers and networks and managing day-to-day administration of servers in heterogeneous environments. QUALIFICATIONS * 18+ years as an IT professional designing servers and networks. * 15+ years firewall security management. * 13+ years focusing on Linux/POSIX/Unix based systems. * Advanced UNIX/POSIX knowledge - Owner of a custom LINUX distribution originally based on "Linux From Scratch". * Productive self-starter with a strong work ethic; consistently achieves goals. (See my projects website [2]www.scriptvoodoo.org). * Extensive experience in heterogeneous environments (mixing MS-Windows with multiple UNIX flavors (i.e Linux/Solaris/Aix). * Capable Project Management experience coordinating efforts between customers and internal stakeholders (marketing, sales, and customer service) using Scrum and "eXtreme programming" techniques. CERTIFICATIONS * LA - Linux Advanced * CCNA - Certified Cisco Network Administrator * A+ - Certified * MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional EXPERIENCE Current Employment, Chicago, IL 01/2010 - present Senior Network Engineer/Security Officer Task based programming, Network Engineering, Security compliance, High-Availability system design. * Daily administration of Linux, and MS-Windows based systems. * Managing Firewall rules per customer access requirements. * Building custom high-availability servers, routers, firewalls, and vpns using a combination of cisco, arista, debwrt, openwrt, ddwrt. * Designing and Customizing dial-plans for Asterisk pbx voip systems. * Engineering of specialized programs + to handling monthly Regulatory Backup onto ROM media. + to integrate the Zabbix monitoring system with Asterisk for phone based alerts. + to dynamically configure core cisco and arista switches. * Created a custom backup solution providing continuous incremental snapshots via rsync, hard links, and other tools. FiServ, Chicago, IL 01/2006 - 2010 Lead Program Engineer Task based programming, Security compliance, High-Availability system design. * Delegated task to project members for building financial processing systems * Designed process flow architectures to comply with business rules and specific application features. * Engineered programs for providing data transmission, user account management, and scheduling. * Maintained daily administration of AIX, Solaris, Linux, and MS-Windows based systems. * Created experimental builds of AIX and Linux systems for use as APL trade processing engines. * Managed Firewall rules per customer access requirements. Innovative System Services, Chicago, IL 12/2000 - 02/2006 Team Manager/Systems Engineer/Security Specialist Full-time, clients included Chicago Public Schools, U.S. Gypsum, Qwest Communications, Motorola, ITT Fluid Technologies, and others. * Created and Presented project plans to customers for network design, network enhancement, infrastructure documentation, and process automation. * Provided necessary coordination of network/security contractors and subcontractors. * Managed research and installation of Veritas HI-Availability Cluster on SUN SPARC systems * Generated yearly Network Security Audits for specific customers * Engineered software tools per customer request for performing mass deployment, auditing, monitoring, bootup control, scheduling, database conversion, and ticket tracking * Directed Server Migration from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Linux(Samba) * Built mixed Email Systems comprising of Novell GroupWise 4.1-6.x, Sendmail 8.x, and Courier email systems. Chenoa Public Schools, Chenoa, IL 06/1996 - 05/2000 Network Engineer Contract, initial network setup, remote administration, and weekend maintenance * Designed and Remotely Administrated the Grade/High school CAN (Campos Area Network), comprising of Novell Netware 3.12/4.11 and Solaris servers * Managed a server migration project with a staff of 3 employees moving from Novell Netware 3.12 to 4.11 First Chicago, Chicago, IL 03/1998 - 02/1999 IT Specialist Contract, Programming DBA * Built a custom HELPDESK database using MS-Access and MS-SQL Sentinel, Downer's Grove, IL 11/1995 - 03/1998 IT Specialist Full-time, clients including TransUnion and CBOE (Chicago Board of Options Exchange) * Server Management for multiple networked sites, comprising of Novell Netware 3.12 and Solis * Design and Administration of Email Systems bridging GroupWise 4.1-6.x and Sendmail 8.x * Providing tutorial classes and level 2 support for a more than 4000 user base using MS-Windows 3.x/95/NT4.0 workstations, AS/400, S/390, and HP Unix terminals. * Printer Service/Repair - Hewlet Packard Laserjet printers American Express, Normal, IL 11/1990 - 03/1994 IT Specialist Contract, Network Administration * Novell 3 and Lantastic Administration TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY - extensive knowledge in all areas listed and more PROGRAMMING: 6806 Assembly, 8086 Assembly, APL, Basic, C, C++, C#, COBOL, HTML, Java, Java Script, MS-DOS Batch script, Pascal, Perl, PHP, Quick Basic, Korn Shell script, Bourne Shell script, Power Shell script, Unix Shell, Tcl/Tk, Visual Basic, Visual C++, WebMethods, Z80 Assembly, XML SOFTWARE: Apache Webserver, Autosys, Bash, Bind, BorderManager Proxy, CentOS, CheckPoint Firewall, Citrix Metaframe, Courier Email, Debian, DNS Bind8, E-Project, FreeBSD, Gauntlet Firewall, Gentoo, GPG, GroupWise 5.x-6.x, HP-UX 10.x, IIS 3-5, IBM AIX 4.x-6.x, iptables, kernel KVM, Knoppix, KSH, Linux IPfilter (Firewall), Linux From Scratch, Linux Redhat/Trustix, Lotus Notes 4.x-6.x, Mandrake, MS-DOS 3.x-7.x, MS-Office 97-2007, MS-Windows 3.0-4.x(98)/NT4.0/2000/XP, MySQL, Novell Netware 3.0-5.x, Oracle, OS-390, OS/2 Warp, PIX Firewall, PGP, Postfix, PostGreSQL, Qemu, Qmail, Raptor Firewall 6.5.0, Redhat, Samba File Server 2.2.x, Sendmail 8.x, Service Center Peragrine, Slackware, Solaris 2.6-8.x, Solaris Containers, Stellent Content Server, Suse, Ubuntu, VCS Cluster, Veritas, VMWare, WebMethods, Webserver - Apache, Xen, Zenworks 1.1-2 PROTOCOLS: 3DES, CDP, DHCP, DNS, DSL, EIGRP, ESMTP, ETHERNET, FRAME RELAY, FTP, FTPS, HDLC, HTTP, HTTPS, IGRP, IMAP4, IPX/SPX, IPSEC, ISDN, NETBIOS, NCP, NDM, NFS, NTP, PPPoE, POP3, RIP, LESS, RDP, SAN, SCP, SFTP, SHTTP(SSL), SMTP(EMAIL), SNMP, SPLIT-T, SSH, TCP/IP, TOKEN RING, VOIP HARDWARE: Intel PCs (Compaq, Dell, Gateway, IBM), UNIX remote boot terminals, SUN SPARC Servers, EMC-CLARiiON, Routers & Switches (3COM, Bay, Cisco7500/4500/2500, FlowPoint, Nortel, SonicWall, Tiara 4000/6000, Buffalo), Wyse, Winterm, Linterm References 1. mailto:tspoolst@gmail.com 2. http://www.scriptvoodoo.org/