From: trpierce@netcom.com (Tom Pierce)
Subject: UNIX / Informix System Admin (Southwest U.S.)
Keywords: UNIX System Admin Informix
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 06:42:21 GMT



                            Thomas R. Pierce
                            1560 Swallow Way
                           Hercules, CA 94547
                             (510) 799-3315

                               EXPERIENCE

TRW Financial Systems, Berkeley, CA 94704
7/90 to 11/92	Senior Systems Administrator

Responsible for all UNIX administration activities in a large multiple
platform globally networked distributed environment.  Systems include
Sun 3/50 workstations, Sun 4/280, 4/630MP and 4/690MP servers and Sun
Sparcstation 1, 1+ and 2 as well as custom 68030 based minicomputers
(VME/BSD4.3), 386/486 workstations (DOS3.3/Windows3.1 and MACH OS) and
IBM RS6000 (AIX).  Responsibilities include
  - Database administration tasks such as managing disk space, kernel
    configuration and system archives.
  - Maintain UUCP, Mail, Net News and Internet gateway.
  - C, AWK and Shell programming of tools/utilities for system administration.
  - Kernel configuration and building.  Device driver installation.
  - Modify, compile and install system utilities, 3rd party software and
    operating system upgrades.
  - LAN / global WAN network installation and troubleshooting.
  - System level support to various departments in network and system
    configuration.
  - Installation, configuration and support of system peripherals (NewsPrint
    printers, modems and ascii terminals), network printers (Imagen) and
    Xwindows terminals (NCD and Tektronix).
  - User level support.
  - Maintain user accounts, system resources and performing backups and
    restores.

TRW Financial Systems, Berkeley, CA 94704
3/87 to 7/90	Field Engineer

Responsible for on-site preventive and corrective maintenance of the American
Express Enhanced Country Club Billing System (ECCB).
  - Perform operating system upgrades.
  - Writing of Shell scripts used for system diagnostics.
  - Installation and configuration of system peripherals (printers, modems and 
    terminals).
  - Design, coding, testing and debugging of the TRW Maintenance Management
    System used for trouble reporting database, parts inventory and system 
    logs.  Used Clipper, Artful, R&R report writer, Silvercomm communication
    library, and DGE graphics library.
  - System level troubleshooting to component/board level.
  - User level UNIX support.

KTECH, Inc. Albuquerque, NM
4/86 to 2/87	Data Acquisition Systems Technician

Under contract to Sandia National Labs, responsible for the design, coding,
testing and debugging of computer programs for the Particle Beam Fusion
Accelerator facility Data Acquisition System (FORTRAN V, Data General MV8000,
AOS/VS, IEEE-488).  Projects included
  - control software for use with LeCroy 6800 and Tektronix 7912AD 
    Programmable Waveform Digitizers.
  - interactive data plotting routines for use with Tektronix 4014/4016
    Graphics Terminals.
  - Writing of software users instructions and equipment calibration
    procedures.

Department of the Air Force, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117
11/84 to 4/86	Electronics Technician

Responsible for in shop and on-site maintenance and calibration of complex,
computer controlled test, measurement and diagnostic equipment.

Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA 31704
6/83 to 11/84	Electronics Technician

Responsible for
  - Design, coding testing and debugging of computer software for use with
    automated test, measurement and calibration systems and equipment.
  - Design, coding, testing and debugging of test programs for use with
    GenRad 2225/2235 digital board test sets.
  - Writing and editing of draft Technical Instructions, software users
    instructions, calibration procedures and procurement specifications for
    computer controlled test, measurement and diagnostic equipment.

Extensive additional experience in computer and peripheral hardware 
maintenance.

                               EDUCATION

Approximately 100 Qtr hours earned toward BSEET.

Recent applicable training includes:

   Sun Microsystems	- Sun System Administration 4.1.X
			- Advanced System Administration
   Plexus		- XDP System Architecture
   Informix		- Relational Database Design
   			- Developing Applications Using ISQL
   			- Managing and Optimizing Informix Databases
   			- Informix Online System Administration
   U.C. Berkeley	- C and C++ programming
   			- Kernel Structure and Flow
   			- Device Driver Basics

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