Black Duck Software Inc. Waltham, MA 
Senior IT Manager 1/2007 – Present
Manage IT department, including systems administrators, helpdesk techs and networking administrators. Work with executive team to develop IT policy and guided the implementation of new technology such as VMWare Infrastructure and SSD database servers. Oversaw the implementation and deployment of the Koders.com and Black Duck Transact SaaS products.
Systems Administrator / IT Manager 4/2005 – 1/2007
Installed and maintained production and internal servers running a variety of Linux operating systems including Redhat Enterprise, Fedora, SuSE and Debian. Managed IT purchasing, resource requirements planning, development of company IT policy, and implementation of IT resources.

CORESense Inc. Saratoga Springs, NY 

Systems Administrator 3/2004 – 3/2005
Installed and maintained production e-commerce systems for medium to large sized businesses, including shared servers, dedicated servers, and dedicated LVS (Linux Virtual Server) application clusters. Developed methods for fast customized server rollouts on Redhat and Debian Linux systems. Planned and implemented a migration from Redhat 9 to Debian GNU/Linux. Worked in emergency situations to quickly resolve issues without system downtime. On-call 24/7. Maintained internal company file, database, web and mail servers, as well as 30 desktop systems. 

CMA Consulting Latham, NY 
Mobile and Wireless Developer 11/2003 – 3/2004
Researched and developed applications for hand-held devices running the PalmOS, PocketPC, and Windows Tablet operating systems. Developed methodologies and tool sets for rapid application development on mobile platforms. Met with customers to perform business analyses and design custom applications.

Connected Kids Troy, NY 
Linux Operations Manager 10/2003 – 8/2004
Designed new client-server based Linux computer labs with a secure VPN system, centralized package distribution, NIS user management, and backup systems. Efficiently utilized outdated PCs as client terminals using a customized LiveCD and remote display technology.

Divided Sky Internet Troy, NY 
Systems Administrator 5/2000 – 10/2003
Managed several Linux Servers providing Web, DNS, POP3, SMTP and MySQL database services. Assisted in network and systems growth planning based on current utilization and industry trends. Completed a migration from Slackware 7.0 to Debian 3.0. Assisted in billing, account management and application development. Coordinated load distribution, backup, fail-over and recovery planning across systems in three locations.

Special Skills

Operating Systems
Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, Server 2008, MacOS X, Cisco IOS

Programming Languages
PHP, Perl, C, C++, Java, SQL, HTML

UNIX Administration

Apache, Qmail, Sendmail, Postfix, MySQL, Samba, NFS, TinyDNS, Power DNS, User Management, Systems Security. Management of extremely large file systems (40+ TB) and postgreSQL databases (3 +TB)

Networking
IPTables Firewall and Network Gateway Administration, LVS high-availability clustering, Network Security, Network Architecture, Cisco Router Administration, IPv6, Network load balancing

Database Technologies
Oracle 9, MySQL,, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server 2005/2008

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2003)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate