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Resume

D. Michael Basinger's Resume

Objective:

Desire position in the computer field that utilizes knowledge in System Administration, SANS and Virtual System management , and managerial skills in the Salt Lake City, UT area or a telecommuting environment. I also have experience and interest in working in a open source friendly environment.

Experience:

Marriott Library, University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
Head of Systems Development March 2008 - Present
Head of PC Systems July 2006 - March 2008
Systems Administrator July 2003 - July 2006
Developed new technologies for Marriott Library digital library initiatives.
Designed, Installed, and administrated VMWare ESX 3 SAN server cluster for Marriott Library server and storage needs.
Supervised team that provided computer desktop support and infrastructure for 375 faculty, staff and students.
Maintained 132 computers for use by library patrons.
Served as LAN Administrator for Marriott Library Active Directory domains and Linux servers.
Acted as lead desktop architect for Windows XP staff desktop environment.

Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
Management Information Specialist 2000 - August 2002
Computer Support Specialist IV 1998 - 2000
Managed System Support Group to meet desktop, web design, and database management needs of the 175 faculty and staff at the Institute of Government. Responsible for hiring and supervising System Support Group staff. Designed information technology use and security policies.
Maintained all UNIX system (AIX, SCO Unix, Solaris, and Linux), Windows, and Novell Netware servers though regular hardware/software/operating upgrades. Used UNIX shell scripting, PERL and C program compilation in server maintenance and automatic job procedure routines.
Implemented data integrity and security procedures including building firewalls using iptables, Backup Exec, virus scanning software, and user education.
Developed and implemented annual computing and capital technology budgets.
Provided technical support for state and local government clients; assisted with the Georgia General Assembly‘s transition to computer-based floor operations. Acted as liaison to other technical departments on campus.
Installed and maintained the following services on UNIX servers: Apache, wu-ftpd, sendmail, DNS/Bind, dhcpd, SAMBA, NFS, NIS, imap/pop3, LDAP, ssh/ssl, Netscape/iPlanet Messenger.
Installed and maintained MySQL and Oracle database servers.
Installed, optimized, and upgraded Cabletron switches and routers as needed.

Halls of Residence, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
Computer Network Specialist 1995 – 1997
Managed Novell Netware cluster for 5000 users. Responsible for oversight of all in-room network connections for Indiana University dormitory residents.
Maintained TCP/IP, IPX, and AppleTalk based networks protocols on Ethernet.
Installed, optimized, and upgraded Cisco switches and routers as needed.
Served as department representative for daily 24-hour security of residential public computing facilities. Technical consultant to 50+ Computer Assistants [CA’s] who provided user-support in these public facilities. Supported CA’s in: network adapter and software installation and troubleshooting, Consulted for Windows 95, Windows NT, MS-DOS, Linux and Macintosh OS.
Developed and delivered formal CA training programs in: network adapter installation, Windows 95, and Windows NT.
Acted as liaison for student residents with special needs (developmental or physical disabilities and international students with language barriers) to University Computing Services to ensure all necessary accommodations were provided efficiently.

University Computing Services, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
Computer Specilaist 1992 - 1995
Provided hardware and software technical support for 125 faculty, staff, and graduate students.
Served as LAN Administrator for Novell NetWare servers, LAN-based software, and all network peripherals. Installed and maintained HP-UX server.
Designed and maintained award-winning web site for School of HPER.
Functioned as liaison with University Computing Services.

School of HPER, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Lead Lab Consultant 1990 - 1992
Lab Consultant 1989 - 1990
Served as student worker for eight on-campus computer labs.
Helped users with desktop application problems, including accessing and using the campus Vax/VMS and Ultrix mainframe network. Used Vax/VMS and DCL scripting language.
As Lead Lab Consultant acted as frontline supervisor of other lab consultants in 3 computer labs.

Education:

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 2007- Present
Working toward a Bachelor's degree in Communication Technology, with a GPA 3.62.

VMware July 2007
Completed VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure class.

SANS Institute August 2005
Completed SANS 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling class.

RedHat, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina December 2001
Received Red Hat Certified Engineer, Certificate Number: 807200562904333

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 1985 - 1989
Completed over two years of course work toward General Studies degree while working full time.

Military Service

Indiana National Guard 1985 - 1993
Served as an artillerist and ammunition clerk. Trained in the transportation of sensitive materials. Awarded National Defense Medal. Honorably Discharged in 1993.

Skill Summary

Over 10 years experience in system administration using UNIX (Solaris. AIX) and Linux based servers.
15 years experience maintaining TCP/IP, IPX, and Appletalk based networks protocols on Ethernet.
10 years experience with Novell Netware.
13 years experience with Windows NT/2000/2003 servers.
10 years experience with backup solutions such as Backup Exec, ArcServe and CommVault.
18 years desktop experience on the following desktop operating systems: DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP.
15 years experience with Macintosh hardware and Macintosh OS.
5 years experience in making application packages for enterprise deployment for Windows environment.
5 years experience with Vax/VMS.
Experience with package making for Redhat Linux and Ubuntu Linux.
Experience with kickstart deployment of Redhat Linux.

Professional Service and Activities

Ubuntu Community Council: Elected by Ubuntu members to help decide the philosophical direction of Ubuntu Linux. Help mediate problems. Grant Ubuntu membership to deserving members of the community.
Ubuntu Forum Staff & Council Member: Help maintain a 500,000 member user community that provides volunteer support for Ubuntu Linux.
Amateur Radio (Call sign: N9YYO): Assisted local amateur radio club in providing communications to security and medical personnel at University of Georgia football games. Monitored severe weather and made reports to storm watcher network to assist local emergency agencies. Earned Technician license in 1994.
Options for Better Living: Volunteered computer support services for Bloomington, IN area not for profit agency that assisted developmentally disabled members of the community.

References
Available on request