JOHN BRADY

OBJECTIVE
Seeking full-time employment in a company that rewards success, and an environment where I can apply my technical skills to overcome challenges.


EXPERIENCE
Antopia Inc.
May 2002 - Present
System Engineer
Independent Contractor

  • Responsible for detailed specification and purchasing of new hardware from vendors.
  • Secured service from a colocation provider and migrated from existing shared hosting solution
  • Installed and configured HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP-3, IMAP, and IMAPs Linux servers with Apache, SSL, PHP, mod_perl, MySQL, Qmail, SSH
  • Provided administration and maintenance over web and mail servers for many virtual domains
  • Performed comprehensive security audits and locked down both new and existing machines.
  • Installed and maintained various other software packages, including E-mail virus/spam checkers, java-based chat programs and messenger services, and database-driven web applications
Canon Communications, LLC
November 2001 - Present
System Engineer/Programmer
Independent Contractor

  • Installed and configured Linux-based web and mail servers with Apache, mod_perl, PHP, SSL, MySQL, CVS, Qmail, SSH
  • Performed maintenance and security auditing of Linux web, mail, and CVS servers
  • Designed and developed database-driven applications for content generation, log analysis, and task automation
  • Provided detailed specifications and recommendations for hardware purchases
  • Developed tools to assist with system administration and backups
Cyberverse Inc.
February 2000 - Present
System Engineer/Programmer
Independent Contractor

  • Installed and configured web, mail, and DNS Linux servers both for a full-service ISP and their clients, using Apache, mod_perl, PHP, MySQL, Qmail, BIND, SSH
  • Assumed maintenance for colocated servers
  • Performed security auditing of both newly and previously installed machines, systematically hardening them against attacks
  • Maintained and debugged database-backed web applications
Webolution Inc.
July 1999 - Present
System Engineer/Programmer
Independent Contractor

  • Solely responsible for the specification and installation of web, mail, DNS, and SQL Linux servers, using software such as Apache, mod_perl, PHP, MySQL, BIND, Qmail, and SSH
  • Evaluated hosting providers and facilitated the provisioning of services for both new machines, and ones migrated from other providers
  • Designed a redundant multi-server web cluster using CVS, load balancing, and content propagation for a full-service web host
  • Provided administration and maintenance over both hardware and software aspects for Linux and Solaris machines
  • Authored several utilities to assist in system administration, such as log rotation/analysis, backups, and generating server configuration files
  • Provided increased availability through redundant machines, backups, and database replication
  • Developed various Apache Perl modules, including a cookie-based authorization module/session tracker
  • Constructed database back-ends for several sites to store user info, and integrated the data with other applications, such as bulletin boards and shopping carts
Hughes Space and Communication
April 1998 - July 1999
Web Programmer/System Administrator

  • Purchased, installed, and administered Alpha/Linux web server with Apache, mod_perl, PHP, and MySQL
  • Developed, implemented, and maintained an on-line database of employee information, along with a web-based front end for administration
  • Used employee information to create a fully-featured conference room scheduler using Perl and MySQL
  • Designed and developed an on-line system for archiving information on satellites using PHP and MySQL, and a search interface for this information.
  • Developed CGI scripts using C, Perl, and PHP
  • Maintained and updated pre-existing CGI scripts
SKILLS
Web Languages Server Software
  • Apache (5 years)
  • Virtual Hosting (5 years)
  • mod_perl (5 years)
  • SSL (4 years)
  • CGI scripting (5 years)
  • HTML (5 years)
  • Perl (5 years)
  • PHP (4 years)
  • SQL (4 years)
  • C (2 years)
  • Shell Scripting (4 years)
  • MySQL (4 years)
  • SSH (4 years)
  • BIND (3 years)
  • CVS (2 years)
  • NFS (2 years)
Operating Systems System Administration Mail
  • Linux (5 years)
  • Solaris (2 years)
  • Security Audits (4 years)
  • Backups (4 years)
  • Network and Host-based Security (4 years)
  • Custom Software Installation (5 years)
  • Qmail (3 years)
  • Virtual Domains (2 years)
  • POP-3 (3 years)
  • IMAP/IMAPs (2 years)
CONTACT
Address: 4248 Rhodes Ave.
Studio City, CA 91604
Home: (818) 762-7319
Cell: (818) 625-2463
Email: brady@flancrest.net