Resume

Name: William Peckham
Email: wpeckham@gmail.com
WebPages: http://www.geocities.com/MrWBP_1/

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science, Major: Physics, Minor: Mathematics: May 1974
Bachelor of Science, Major: Computer Science: May 1985
Minot State University, Minot North Dakota

CERTIFICATION: IBM Certified Specialist, AIX 4.1 System Administration

LANGUAGES:

PERL

SHELL (KORN, BASH, C, BOURNE)

HTML

Pascal

HARDWARE:

IBM RISC RS/6000 (7009, 7010, 7012, 7013, 7026, 7028, SP2)

HP ALPHA, J200, 9000-870

ATT 3b2 hardware

intel

OPERATING SYSTEMS:

AIX (3.x, 4.x, 5.1)

PSSP (with DCE & DFS)

OpenVMS (7.x, 8.x)

Tru64Unix

System-V v3.x UNIX

HP-UX (9.x, 10.20)

RedHat Linux (version 4 through 8 but not enterprise)

Debian

ANCILLARY SKILLS:

Disaster Recovery experience with OpenSSH, AIX, and HP-UX

DB2 DBA experience using UDB 2.12, 4, 5, and 7 including installation, backup/restore, connectivity, and migration.

Informix and 4thright RDB programming experience

FORTRAN, COBOL, C code experience and desk checking

AT&T 3B2 hardware experience, with System-V 3.15 Unix

TCP/IP on all platforms with SNMP, Sendmail, NFS, NTP, SUDO, CRON, RSYNC, and SSH configuration on most

HTTP (non-APACHE) Web and FTP server operations with CSS and CGI coding on Linux, AIX, and Windows servers

TSM (ADSM) Client installation, configuration, and operations for backup and recovery

Installation of commercial applications such as UNIGRAPHICS and other CAD/CADD/CAM packages, as well as installation from source of source-available software

Windows NT4 and windows 2000 with Microsoft Office and Putty SSH client, telnet, ftp, and other workstation and client software.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Unix System Administrator with recent experience with AIX, Tru64 Unix, Linux, and OpenVMS operating systems and network administration. Strong experience on AIX, with Disaster Recovery and DB2 Database Experience in production environments, and some experience with HP-UX, Sun/Solaris, SCO, Novell, and Windows servers. Extensive experience creating and correcting PERL and shell scripts, configuring UNIX services, and coordinating change operations with DBA and application support personnel.

1 June 1997 to 16 Aug 2005: ENGINEER/System Administrator for (i)-Structure, LLC (A Level3 Company, LVLT on NASDAQ). Offices and data centers in Omaha NE and Broomfield CO.

1 June 1997 through 31 May 2004 I was stationed at the General Offices of Weirton Steel Corp. I provided onsite support for Weirton servers, remote support for remote customer sites and (i)Structure servers in Nebraska and Colorado. During this time I developed most scripting solutions (most often using the BASH shell) on a RedHat Linux server, then migrated to test server (using KORN-KSH shell), and to the production server only after it was verified in testing.

1 June 2004 through 16 August 2005 I worked from a home office providing offsite support for servers in Nebraska, Colorado, and around the world.

I worked closely with the OpenVMS Administrator, and trained him in UNIX administration and AIX Disaster Recovery Techniques. He also taught me OpenVMS administration, so that we could act as a team across both platforms. This included applying hot-fixes and maintenance level patches or rollups to both operating system and layered products on both platforms.

Installed, configured, and maintained upgrade levels of the ADSM (TSM) client for all OpenVMS servers (Named ABC) to provide for central backup and recovery.

Installed the TSM client on all HP-UX and AIX servers, and upgraded to maintain it at the latest available level for the platform and OS. (The HP-UX levels were frozen due to application constraints.)

I brought multiple IBM RISC servers running AIX 3.15 up to AIX 4.1, then to the latest patch level available in 1997 and 1998.

Supported Weirton SP2 operations running AIX 4.1 over PSSP with DCE and DFS supporting DB2 2.12 Database Operations and applications from 1997 through 2000.

Migrated DB2 2.12 operations to DB2 UDB version 4 in 1998.

Migrated the DB2 connections to the mainframe DB2 database from SNA over Token-Ring to DB2Connect over Ethernet.

Migrated DB2 UDB version 4 operations to version 5, and eventually to version 7.

Maintained patch level of all AIX servers to be within 9 months of the most recent release from 1998 through 2004.

Maintained patch level of all DB2 servers DB2 UDB to be within 9 months of the most recent patch level for the supported version from 2000 through 2004.

Maintained OpenSSH and SUDO on all AIX, tru64 Unix, and LINUX machines at the latest available level. This involved installing some code in vendor format, and compiling other code from source.

Set up a system of shell and Perl scripts and OpenSSH keys and definitions to support central monitoring and management functions for all UNIX servers.

Supported Weirton DB2 Operations on PowerStation to support plant-tracking applications, assisted in support of locally owned applications written in COBOL. There were business critical packages developed in MicroFocus COBOL, and in others in IBM COBOL with Object Oriented Extensions.

Set up a central NFS server to allow staging of patch sets for upgrades.

Planned and tested System and Database Disaster Recovery for all AIX and HP-UX systems local to Weirton. (No Unix DR tests were failed after my first year providing DR support.)

Created a system of PERL and Shell scripts to generate HTML status pages and online reports for system monitoring, alerts, and Capacity Planning Data for all Weirton AIX, HP-UX, and OpenVMS servers. The data was stored in files in XML format, which made proper table display for IE browsers trivial. I generated PNG graphic plots of the CP data, and displayed these along with the tables. This also involved installation and configuration of an adequate web server.

Migrated the Capacity Planning system and scripts to a Windows 2000 server using PERL and BATCH scripts.

Created PERL CGI scripts for reprinting and online viewing of loading reports generated on the AIX servers.

Created PERL scripts for directing printing to a FAX server from LINUX and AIX servers for report delivery to remote locations.

Built and configured Tru64Unix on Alpha servers as Sendmail (SMTP) servers for SPAM blocking.

Maintained Sendmail on all AIX and Tru64Unix servers to the most recent release. (From source on Tru64Unix, using vendor and BULL updates for AIX)

Maintained SNMP configuration on all OpenVMS and AIX servers for monitoring by both (i)Structure and the customer.

Assisted in project to migrate all OpenVMS servers to OpenVMS version 7 for Weirton Steel.

Migrated all OpenVMS servers for a remote customer to OpenVMS version 7, and to the latest TCP/IP stack.

Migrated all Weirton production, test, and development servers running AIX with Token-Ring networking to Ethernet.

Configured redundant network interfaces on critical OpenVMS servers and production AIX servers to provide redundant production and backup network connections for improved availability and performance.

Migrated Weirton PSSP operation to a Single H50 running AIX 4.3.3 and UDB version 4.

Generated and maintained a spreadsheet of Y2K issues covering hardware, firmware, Operating System, and vendor supplied applications that greatly facilitated the Y2K readiness project.

Migrated Weirton Database connections to Mainframe database servers from SNA to DB2 CONNECT.

Migrated all AIX 4.1 to 4.3.3, then to AIX 5.1 as versions were released and testing and verification indicated it appropriate.

Assisted Oracle DBA in supporting Oracle Transparent DRDA Gateway.

Consolidated PSSP (4 node) and IBM RISC PowerStation (originally 8) operations with H50 databases and applications to 2 IBM P630 servers.

7 Aug 1986 to 31 May 1997: Computer System Administrator, CINI/UNIMED Medical Center, Minot ND.

Administrated and managed several Unix systems: HP 9000/870, several AT&T 3B2 computers, one Motorola V68. Helped administrate one IBM RISC machine and several NOVELL 3.12 servers and network. During this time I was often the sole resource for local UNIX application design, creation, and modification for all UNIX systems. Designed and implemented several hospital database applications:

Developed a complete patient intervention tracking system (called ACUITY) using 4thRight database system. This was used to assist managers in predicting nursing shift requirements and avoid unnecessary over-staffing.

Developed the Online Work Order entry and tracking system for Biomedical Support in 4thRight. This significantly improved the efficiency and reduced costs for the Biomedical Support department.

Developed and supported countless patient contact and mailing database applications for hospital departments and physicians offices using INFORMIX.

I was responsible for development, testing, and maintenance of all backup and restore shell scripts on HP (using KORN) and AT&T (using Bourne) servers.

Developed Communications solutions and data transfer tools for use on workstations. This work was generally coded in Pascal.

Provided a filter (using C) to filter label printout to conform with the requirements of the CINI dunning printer and stuffer.

Installed several LANs using both NOVELL and Peer-to-Peer network systems including Ethernet and ARCNet.

Provided configuration and OS maintenance support for Windows 3.11 workstations, both stand-alone and networked.

Assisted in the integration of the local hospital networks with a local clinic NOVELL based network to create a region-wide WAN for hospital and clinic support of mixed IPX and TCPIP servers and clients.

Supported DOS based NOVELL workstations running the NOVELL TCP/IP client, and running MSKERMIT.

Assisted in development of an ISP (dacotah.com) and several INTERNET facilities.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Earned Rank: E-6 Staff Sergeant - now retired.

Earned Military Occupation Specialties (MOS):
12-B Combat Engineer, 92-Y Supply Sergeant

1997 to 2002:United States Army Reserve National Guard West Virginia
Squad Leader in Det 1, C Co, 1092 ECB

1978 to 1997:United States Army Reserve National Guard North Dakota
2 Years: Assistant Battalion Supply Sergeant, Logistical Support Section (S-4)
16 Years: Recon Sergeant