Author name: lowelllan

Monitoring 101

  • Summary: Identified need, assessed feasibility, designed, built, deployed, and adminstered enterprise monitoring system.
  • Knowledge: Linux, bash, perl, Nagios, Centreon, VPN, HTML, Splunk, AppManager, Java, SQL, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL.
  • Highlights: Monitoring: 200+ sites, 400+ servers, 200+ metrics/server measuring trillions of metrics per year using in-house developed and open source components. Short ROI, unmatched flexibility, and highly customizable.
  • Titles: Senior Systems Architect, Senior Developer, Administrator, Support Engineer.

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LTree

  • Summary: Built a web based File tree application.
  • Knowledge: HTML, AJAX, PHP.
  • Titles: Systems Architect, Lead Programmer.
  • Highlights: Displayed most file types, permitted basic text file editing, had virtual links, mirrored physical file directory security and structure, allowed create, rename, move of directory and file.

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IETech

  • Summary: IETech started 1990 to provide employment flexibility and be a platform for technology development.
  • Knowledge: Dbase III, HTML, AJAX, PHP, Linux, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, MSSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, LDAP, Postfix, IPSec, Samba.
  • Titles: CEO, CTO, Systems Architect, Project Manager, Consultant.
  • Highlights: Created a web-based file tree application, served all IT needs for small businesses for 15 years.

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Thrust Into Emergency Mode

  • Summary: Breathed life into an ill-advised, antiquated credit approval system
  • Knowledge: XBase.
  • Highlights: 48 hours straight of just myself reviving a crashing XBase system.
  • Titles: Support Engineer

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System Integration for Fraud Detection

  • Summary: Created a single multi-tasking workstation consolidating 3 disparate systems.
  • Knowledge: 3270 emulation, XBase, Virtual Box, VMWare, Windows, Linux.
  • Highlights: Allowed department to reduce costs, expand more easily, and improve fraud issues.
  • Titles: System Architect

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Custom Furniture

  • Summary: Designed custom furniture line
  • Knowledge: Word macros and AutoCAD
  • Highlights: If design changed, the design document changed
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Tiered Support Program

  • Summary: Created a Tiered Employee Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge: Group coordination, tracking
  • Highlights: Policy management, bill back mechanisms
  • Titles: Project Manager

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Campus Network

  • Summary: Built 800 node campust wide network and environmentally controlled central server room.
  • Knowledge: network engineering, network security, computer room design, security protocols.
  • Titles: Network Engineer.
  • Highlights: Replaced mainframe terminal infrastructure with a networking infrastructure. Established security protocol to reduce system compromises.

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Fiber Network

  • Summary: Requirements research, design, and lobby for a 2500 node fiber optic network with integrated network operating system.
  • Knowledge: network engineering, government contract negotiation.
  • Titles: Network Engineer, Systems Architect.
  • Highlights: Succeeded in approval of a 2500 node fiber optic network with integrated network operating system.

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People Matcher

  • Summary: Created a program to match couples.
  • Knowledge: Dbase, PCs, XyWrite, Laser printers.
  • Titles: System Architect, Lead Developer, IT Administrator.
  • Highlights: Increased revenue 500%, Hierarchical algorithm likely to still be the best even today.

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