Professional Resumé
Alex Stewart1379 El Curtola Blvd.
Lafayette, CA 94549 / Phone: (925) 979-0446
Email:
SUMMARY:
Individual with experience in operating systems, programming, relational databases, networking, communications, system administration, World Wide Web administration, web application and document design, and a wide variety of internet technologies seeking full- or part-time employment as a system/network administrator and/or Web site administrator/webmaster/developer.
EXPERIENCE:
Operating Systems (installation, management, networking, and use):
Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, FreeBSD, SysV, VMS, Windows, and others.
Standards/Protocols:
Common internet protocol standards (TCP/IP, SSH, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, etc), X.25, IPX/SPX, IPv6, ATM, POSIX, HTML, SGML, XML, CSS, WAP, DAV, VRML
World Wide Web Experience:
Web site administration using Apache (1.3 and 2.0), Apache-SSL, Netscape/iPlanet HTTP and Application servers, Zeus, Jakarta Tomcat, Zope, BEA WebLogic, ATG Dynamo, custom Web server design and implementation, CGI, HTML, DHTML/DOM, CSS1/CSS2, JavaScript, Java, Apache::ASP, transparent proxies, cacheing solutions, and custom apache modules.
Other Applications/Components:
Oracle, Sybase, Postgres, MySQL, NetBackup, Amanda, BigIP/3DNS, LocalDirector, Cisco and Checkpoint Firewalls, Piranha, bind (8.x, 9.x), sendmail, qmail, openssh, nfsd, samba, wu-ftpd, proftpd, NetApp, Linux RAID, and others...
Programming Languages:
C, C++, sh/csh, Python, PERL, Pascal, BASIC, Forth, Fortran, Scheme, DCL, PostScript, SQL, PL/SQL, MOO, Java, JavaScript, and others...
Other Experience:
Experience in strong system/network security (OTP, firewalls, encryption, and secure communications). Oracle RDBMS administration (Solaris, Linux, HP/UX) and application development experience. Collaborative systems, bulletin boards, and multi-user networked communities and virtual environments.
Some Examples:
Designed, implemented, and maintained scalable clustered web system architecture for including web servers, application servers, load balancing, distributed file management and configuration, development environment, code management system, and web database systems.
Designed and Managed Solaris- and Linux-based web servers, FTP services, back-end integration systems, and development environments for various clients, including content management, database integration, data integrity, and general maintenance.
Developed Intranet and Internet web applications, web site content, web-based database access and customized back-end application solutions for various clients.
Performed unix system and Oracle database administration tasks, HP-UX system upgrades, Oracle database upgrades, and maintenance of custom integrated systems on multiple HP-9000 servers and HP workstation clusters for a large automotive parts manufacturer.
Helped write and maintain an internet-based real-time communication server, consisting of over 35,000 lines of C source code, currently being used on a variety of platforms by over 30 educational and research institutions for text-based, web-based, and 3D interaction and collaboration using the Internet.
EDUCATION:
Major in Physics and Computer Science
1989-1990: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill CA
1990-1992: Carleton College, Northfield MN
1992-1994: Diablo Valley College
EMPLOYMENT:
Feb 2001 – present: Various
Various short-term contract employment, independent consulting, volunteer work, and personal projects. Work with several internet software development proects (linux kernel development, Apache server development, multimedia standards and open source licensing contributions, etc). Various support and administrative work for clients such as the Educational Testing Service ( and Painter's Wing Design (
Jul 2000 – Feb 2001: Taos ( (408) 588-1200)
System administration consultant for Taos Mountain, performing web administration and general unix system administration for multiple clients.
Jun 1999 – Mar 2000: Red Hat ( (888) 733-4281)
Web Systems Engineer for Red Hat, Inc., responsible for all web systems administration for and related systems.
Jan 1998 – Jun 1999: Taos ( (408) 588-1200)
System administration consultant for Taos Mountain, performing web administration and general unix system administration for multiple clients.
Jun 1997 – Sept 1997: University of Sydney (
Visiting Scholar at the Key Centre for Design Computing at the University of Sydney, Australia, working on virtual lerarning environment technologies.
1995 – 1997: Mega Solutions, Inc, a small consulting company in the Cleveland, OH area.
System administration and programming consultant.
1989 – 1995: Various:
Other prior employment includes work as a system administrator and developer for Diversity University (an online learning environment and educational organization), hardware support and user services for Carleton College ( and work for Dow Chemical ( in the areas of programming, user support, and computer maintenance and repair, as well as several years of independent contracted programming and computer consultation work for a variety of clients.
References Available Upon Request
Last updated on Sep 5, 2003 by Alex Stewart <>