Resume

Brad Derstine

Linux Administration

Primarily Red Hat Linux (started at 7.2 and currently working with latest Enterprise levels )
Also worked with FreeBSD, Suse, Debian, and Fedora, and some Solaris
DNS, FTP, Apache, Tomcat, Samba, Yum/Apt/Up2date, Sendmail, LDAP, SMTP

Windows Administration

Worked with both Server 2000 and Server 2003
Assisted with AD administration and the integration of Linux operations within a Windows env.
DNS, FTP, IIS, AD, Trend Micro Antivirus, and some Exchange management

Hardware/Software Support & Projects

Webalizer, MRTG, Written custom web applications for integration
Cisco Firewall management, IBM blade center technology, VMware
Supported a variety of Compaq, HP, Dell, and IBM hardware for a variety of projects
Other software includes Serena TeamTrack, SiteScope, and numerous open source products
Open Source Software: poptop (VPN), smoothwall (Firewall), bugzilla, twiki
Proficient in PHP, but can work with VB.net, C#.net, and some Java and Bash
Used version control systems CVS and Subversion
Database administration includes MySQL mostly, also Oracle, Postgresql, MS SQL

Other Personal Projects and Accomplishments

Work on a lot of personal side projects, including www.BradDerstine.com (professional blog)
VIP on www.hotscripts.com forum (bizzar528), Hotscripts.com is an online web scripting site
If you Google me, I’m very visible online including social networks and projects

July 2008 – Present
SunGard Availability Services, Application Management Engineer
Philadelphia, PA

Responsible for Tier II support of managed services portal application
Design methodology for monitoring, logging, and reporting of portal application
Interface with different departments to define requirements and functional goals for portal
Other departments include Monitoring, Infrastructure, Product Development, Business Analysts
Create and update documentation that defines architecture and dependencies
Created small ASP.NET application to assist with dependency availability monitoring from IIS
Developing ASP.NET application to show current system health for all dependencies
Performed some basic Remedy troubleshooting related to the portal (users, ticket integration)
Wrote small, custom C#.net applications for custom projects, SQL data dumps to Excel mostly
Help manage Oracle, Postgresql, MySQL, and MS SQL databases for data integrity and accuracy
Assist with code releases including packaging, deployment, and testing in a C#.net environment

Nov 2006 – Feb 2008
Probaris Technologies, Network Admin
Philadelphia, PA

Linux (Red Hat, Debian), Solaris, Windows Server 2003
Assumed all roles of IT administration including backups, phones, and data
Managed the relocation of all IT infrastructure during organization relocation
Moved server room from third floor to second floor. Low downtime, low interruption.
Assist developers with technology questions and improve testing methodology
Assist users with VPN and Wireless connectivity
Work with marketing to improve website and other technology strategies
Implemented key IT systems to monitor and report on network and hardware issues
Used open source and commercial software to replace legacy network systems
Supported 25 users, locally and remote (DC and Colorado)

May 2005 – Nov 2006
Answerthink / The Hackett Group, Unix Admin
Conshohocken, PA

Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, FreeBSD), Solaris, Windows Server 2003
Setup and managed the server management system utilizing MRTG and custom scripts
Assisting in the migration of Solaris web applications to Linux
Migrated web server cluster to IBM BladeCenter hardware
Leading a migration project to VMware to consolidate server hardware and costs
Assisted with 5 week Tomcat performance/load testing project
Performed an actual disaster recovery at DBSI in Bethlehem, PA
Updated and managed Bash and Perl scripts for backups, monitoring, and code deployment
Wrote disaster recovery documents and provided information for Sarbox auditing
Supported 800+ users, locally and remote (Atlanta, Miami, London, India)

Aug 2000 – May 2005
Severn Trent Services, Linux Admin
Colmar, PA

Education
* Note, most of my IT education has come from on the job training through some great mentors and managers.

Montgomery County Community College
2002-2003
Computer Science, and other general courses

Allentown Business School
1999-2000
Management and Marketing Courses

Upper Bucks Vo-Tech School
1995-1999
Business Information Technology

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