Robert J. Tanner
10181 Crosstown Circle
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Telephone: (952) 943-8700 ext 222
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OBJECTIVE |
A contract position administrating Linux and/or Unix systems and educating employees on the merits of using open source technologies.
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TARGET JOB |
Desired Job Type |
Contract |
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Desired Status |
Full-Time |
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Salary |
80.00 USD Per Hour |
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Site Location |
No Preference |
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Description of my perfect job |
My ideal job is working hard with a team of people using open source technologies and the Internet. |
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Date of Availability |
Immediately |
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TARGET COMPANY |
Company Size |
No Preference |
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Category |
Internet/E-Commerce |
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Description |
The ideal business is a company of the dot-com variety. People at this company love technology. This company thrives on technology. Management at this company will understand the power of the open source model and will consider solutions using open source technologies. |
EXPERIENCE
9/1995 - Present Real Time Enterprises, Inc. Eden Prairie, MN
System/Network Administrator
Senior Engineer who leads a team responsible for 107 Network Nodes running 381 services
Security consultant responsible for the formation of the security "tiger team" and cleaning up after a successful breach of security
Responsible for maintaining a multi-homed Cisco 7200 router to 3 Tier 1 Internet providers
Responsible for maintaining a Cisco 3810 router for DSL connectivity
Responsible for maintaining 5 Ascend Max 2000/4000 routers for ISDN connectivity
Responsible for administrating the Eagle Raptor 6.0 firewall
Technical lead for implementing SMTP AUTH and STARTTTLS in sendmail
Technical lead for implementing anti-spam measures using ORBS and MAPS in sendmail
Technical lead for integrating Tomcat application server with the Apache web server
Technical lead for integrating Enhydra application server with the Apache web server
Technical lead for DNS upgrade from BIND 4.9.x to BIND 8.2.x
Technical lead in use-case study for upgrading DNS from BIND 8.2.x to BIND 9.0.x
Technical lead for integrating DNSSEC into existing topology
Technical lead for installing and configuring Netsaint, an open source network monitoring tool
Technical lead for installing MRTG, an open source network traffic analysis tool
Technical lead for installing and configuring Snort, an open source network intrustion detection system
Technical lead for installing Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases (ACID) for use with Snort
Administator for majordomo, ezmlm, mailman mailing lists
Administrator for the public and private MySQL databases
Third level support for all network and computer problems
7/2000 - 1/2001 Minnesota Vikings Eden Prairie, MN
Game Day Support Technician
Solely responsible for the setup and tear-down of the Minnesota Vikings Game Day Network node
Responsible for troubleshooting and fixing any hardware or network related problems
Point of contact for the NFL for installation of patches and software upgrades
Backup for the statistical entry position
Backup for the statistical audit position
9/1995 - 1/2000 National Football New York, NY League
Distribution Center Administrator
Solely responsible for the design of the NFL's Game Day Network and Distribution Center
Connected all 31 stadiums to the Distribution Center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Connected the Distribution Center to the NFL Data Partners including: FOX Sports, SportsTicker, ESPN, Time Warner and Starwave
Part of a team of two people responsible for the smooth operation and troubleshooting of the Game Day Network
Solely responsible for the quality of service (QoS) between the stadiums, the Data Partners and the Distribution Center
Installed and used Netsaint, an open source network monitoring tool, to actively monitor each node of the network and alert the support team of any service failure in the network
Installed, configured and used Solstice Domain Manager, to collect and graphically display resource utilization of each node of the network
Installed and used OpenNMS, an open source network management tool, to supplement Solstice Domain Manager. Because of the high cost per seat for Solstice Domain Manager, OpenNMS was used by the support team to keep the cost per seat with the NFL's budget
Installed and used NavisAccess to maintain and administrate the configurations and flash operating systems of the 40 Ascend Pipeline 75 within the Game Day Network
1/1999 - 2/2000 MAPPCOR St. Paul, MN
Network Adminstrator
Worked with a team to move 40 frame-relay and point-to-point T1 circuits to the new facility.
Responsible for testing the redundant analog dial-ups for each site to ensure connectivity even when the primary links were down
Worked with AT&T to schedule the cut-over dates of each T1
Setup Big Brother, an open source network monitoring tool, to actively monitor each Cisco router and display a status/summary web page of each those routers
Configured a computer running Linux as a centralized logging host for all Cisco router syslog information
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AFFILIATIONS |
2/2001 - Present |
OpenNMS |
Quality Assurance |
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6/1999 - Present |
Open Source Developer Network |
Member |
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1/1999 - Present |
Twin Cities Linux Users Group Linux |
Co-founder and Users Group System Administrator |
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9/1995 - Present |
Vanilla Netrek Server Group |
Developer/Administrator |
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6/1992 - Present |
Crossfire Development Team |
Developer |
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SKILLS |
Skill Name |
Skill Level |
Last Used |
Experience |
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Apache Web Server Administrator |
Expert |
Currently used |
5 years |
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DNS and BIND Administator |
Expert |
Currently used |
5 years |
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Sendmail Administator |
Expert |
Currently used |
5 years |
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Linux Administator |
Expert |
Currently used |
7 years |
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Solaris Administator |
Expert |
Currently used |
5 years |
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Security Consultant |
Expert |
Currently used |
4 years |
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Raptor Firewall Administator |
Intermediate |
Currently used |
3 years |
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Cisco Engineer |
Intermediate |
Currently used |
3 years |
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Tomcat Appplication Server |
Expert |
Currently used |
2 years |
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Enhydra Application |
Expert |
Currently used |
1 year |
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Cocoon XML-based Web Publishing |
Intermediate |
Currently used |
1 year |
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REFERENCES |
Dennis Jensen |
Real Time Enterprises, Inc. |
Director of Sales and Marketing |
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Phone Number |
952-943-8700 |
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Email Address |
dennis@real-time.com |
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Reference Type |
Professional |
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Mark Kaplan |
Churchill Capital Industries |
Senior Vice President |
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Phone Number |
612-673-6628 |
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Email Address |
mk@churchillnet.com |
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Reference Type |
Professional |
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Micheal Francis |
National Football League |
Senior Systems Analysts |
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Phone Number |
212-450-2288 |
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Email Address |
francism@nfl.com |
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Reference Type |
Professional |
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Stan Harder |
Food for the Hungry |
Director of Information Technologies |
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Phone Number |
480-609-7752 |
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Email Address |
stanh@fh.org |
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Reference Type |
Professional |
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James Cameron |
Compaq |
Software Systems Specialist |
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Phone Number |
1 61 2 9022 7694 |
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Email Address |
james.cameron@compaq.com |
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Reference Type |
Personal |
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