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Date:      03 Mar 2003 17:41:20 -0500
From:      Mike DeGraw-Bertsch <mbertsch@radioactivedata.com>
To:        freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Unix/Security Administrator in the market
Message-ID:  <1046731274.27136.314.camel@core.radioactivedata.com>

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Howdy list,

I'm back in the job market, looking for full-time and/or consulting
work.  Administration and architecture of FreeBSD, security, and Unix
are my specialties, along with networking (LAN/WAN) and project
management.

My resume is below.

  -Mike


MICHAEL S. DEGRAW-BERTSCH=20
Phone: (781) 316-4141=20
E-mail: mbertsch@radioactivedata.com

SUMMARY:  Experienced IT professional with strong project management and
network administration skills=20

SKILLS=20

Operating Systems:  Windows NT/2000/XP, Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux, IRIX,
Compaq Unix, HPUX, Cisco IOS=20

Programming Languages:  Perl, Mason, HTML, Java, JavaScript, shell
scripts=20

Applications and protocols:  Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook,
Microsoft print server, Samba & SMB, Novell NetWare, Lotus Notes,
Eudora, StarOffice, X Windows, Veritas NetBackup (Advanced Certified),
Sendmail, qmail, Mailman, IMAP/POP3, FTP, CVS, NFS, NIS, Kerberos,
OpenLDAP, SSH, MySQL, Apache, mod_perl, PHP, mod_ssl, TCP/IP, IPX, DHCP,
NTP, PPTP & L2PT VPNs, NAT, IPsec,  IKE, DNS/BIND, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP

WORK EXPERIENCE=20

Consultant and Writer, Arlington, Mass.=20
January 2003 -- Present=20
=20
=B7  Writing a book entitled Systems and Network Security for
Springer-Verlag's new line of technical books=20
=B7  Design and install wireless networks=20
=B7  Obtained CCNA certification, studying for CCNP and CISSP=20
=20

DataPower Technology, Cambridge, Mass.=20
August 2002 -- January 2003=20
=20
IT Manager=20
=B7  Converted organic IT infrastructure into streamlined enterprise
network by setting up centralized, OpenLDAPbased
 logins, restructuring network, implementing regular backups, and
configuring print server=20
=B7  Maintained and grew infrastructure for seventy-eight Linux systems,
two Solaris servers, and ten Windows PCs=20
=B7  Negotiated telecommunications contracts and vendor purchases for
hardware and software=20
=B7  Developed, implemented and enforced security policy and initiated
disaster recovery planning=20
=B7  Provided all application and system user support on Linux, Windows,
and Solaris platforms=20
=20
SQA and Release Engineer=20
=B7  Led development efforts for Perl-, MySQL-, and Apache-based automated
testing environment=20
=B7  Re-wrote legacy testing scripts in Perl to enhance and interface with
MySQL and Apache for better reporting=20
=B7  Maintained multi-gigabyte CVS repository for developers and business
users=20
=B7  Updated legacy build system, reorganizing and rewriting twelve
Makefiles with hundreds of dependencies=20
=B7  Built and released product to customers=20
=20

Radioactive Data, Somerville, Mass.=20
October 2001 -- August 2002=20
=20
Perl Programmer and System Administrator=20
=B7  Formed strategic alliances with DSL installation companies and ISPs=20
=B7  Setup two FreeBSD servers for load-balanced, secure website with
Perl, SSL and proxy caching=20
=B7  Developed Perl programs to track and store all Congressional
legislation using LWP and DBD::mysql=20
=B7  Performed security monitoring and took proactive role in systems and
network security=20
=B7  Designed, deployed and administered wireless network, network
firewalls and IPsec VPNs=20
=20

O'Reilly & Associates, Cambridge, Mass.=20
March 2000 -- October 2001=20
=20
IT Manager and Senior Systems Administrator=20
=B7  Recruited, hired and managed two Systems Administrators=20
=B7  Trained staff and assisted in their career development=20
=B7  Responsible for staff-initiated production and editorial process
analysis project=20
=B7  Increased interaction with west-coast office by promoting open
communications and problem sharing=20
=B7  Set up and performed all administration of three mission-critical
Solaris servers and one Linux server=20
=B7  Provided high level system and end-user support in mixed Solaris,
Linux and Windows environment=20
=B7  Researched, specified, and installed ADIC Scalar 100 and Veritas
NetBackup backup solution=20
=B7  Developed spamNX--open source, Perl-based spam filtering code for
Sendmail=20
=20
Intranet Webmaster=20
=B7  On own initiative, developed prototype intranet and implemented
production server with Apache and Linux=20
=B7  After highly visible launch, successfully transitioned HTML work to
new webmaster and provided support=20

=20
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Boston, Mass.   =20
May 1999 - March 2000=20

Hired to provide front line support for Unix systems; shortly after
became second tier support for SGI servers and workstations.  Supported
StorageTek and Legato backup systems for Digital Alpha systems.  Set up
Linux and Apache based intranet.  Provided support for over 200 printers
and plotters in the local and remote offices.=20

On own initiative, reorganized and led previously failing major project
of generating, printing, distributing and archiving over one million map
files to 52 remote offices.  Coordinated efforts of nine local staff to
print and archive maps and worked with four district managers to enforce
proper printing and reporting procedures at remote offices.  Was=20
recognized for completing project faster and with greater accuracy than
the eleven other regional offices.=20


Compaq Computer Corporation, Littleton, Mass.=20
Summer 1998=20

Hired to test new ACMSxp/TPware software using Cyrano Test as a
programming intern.  Initiated and developed a Java program to convert
old tests to Cyrano format, eliminating the 240 scheduled man-hours
needed to convert the tests manually. =20
=20

Agfa Prepress Division, Bayer Corporation, Wilmington, Mass.=20
Summer 1997=20
=20
Designed and deployed a Microsoft Windows NT LAN.  Tested and then
negotiated purchase of 10,000 camera batteries for bundling with new
product.=20
=20
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING=20

=B7  Seven articles published by the O'Reilly Network on topics ranging
from mail filtering to IPv6 networking=20
=B7  An article on wireless networking published in SysAdmin Magazine=20
=B7  Numerous book reviews for industry-leading O'Reilly and Associates=20
=B7  Featured speaker at the 2002 Open Source Conference, gave a half-day
tutorial on IPsec=20
=20
EDUCATION=20

Working towards Bachelor of Liberal Arts at University of Massachusetts,
Lowell.  Dean's List engineering student at Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.  Over 90 credits, including
coursework in Unix systems programming and digital logic design.=20
Successfully completed EMT training at Indiana State University.=20

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