Open-Source Linux Solutions


My credentials....

8 years in the ISP industry, I have configured production web, database, mail(anti spam) radius, intrusion detection servers and even on-site gateway servers for companies who's core business consist of anything from security to medical supplies, to personnel placements, to companies who publish magazines.

A+ Technician (1998)

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT4 (1999) 

RedHat Certified Engineer RHEL4 (2007)

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

Linux and Unix Operating Systems:

 

7 years           Redhat Linux  6.2, 7.1 ? 7.3. 8.0, 9.0, Fedora 1-9 ? Linux

                                    Based operating systems.

4 year             FreeBSD 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 5.4, 6.1 ? Unix based operating

                                    systems

2 year            Suse Enterprise Linux 8,9,10 ? Linux based operating

systems for commercial type application requirements.

2 year             Redhat Enterprise 4 - ? Linux based operating

                                    systems for commercial type application requirements.

 

Software and packages installed, configured and maintained on production/customer facing on Linux and Unix based systems:

 

7 Years          Sendmail, Pop3, Qmail, Webmail, Vpopmail (Mysql

auth), Ezmlm (List server),Courier-Imap, Sqwebmail (Maildirs), Postfix ? Transport agents for delivering

mail to users on a small or large scale.

7 Years          Trend Viruswall (SMTP, HTTP, FTP Content

manager (E Manager))

4 Years          Samba, Ldap

3 Years          Gated,Zebra,Iproute2 - Routing to multiple gateways

                                    To make use of multiple links to the internet.

7 Years          SSH (Protocol 1 + 2 ) - Remote administration of unix and

                                    Linux based systems.

7 Years          PHP, Apache, Mysql, Mod-SSL, Gd2 ? Web servers

                                    ranging from content management sites to online

shopping

3 years           Proftpd, VSftpd (with tcp wrapper config)

                                    File storage for large scale internet based

Accessibility.

5 years           Monitoring: Mrtg, Cacti, Nessus, Nagios, Munin

                                    Monitoring systems to help prevent system

                                    failures and plan capacity upgrades.

4 Years          Snort Intrusion detection (with IPTABLES dynamic

blocking) ? Intelligent signature checks to

dynamically block automated hack attempts from compromised hosts.

7 years           Firewalling: Ipchains, Iptables ,ipfw ? Network filtering

to limit and control internet traffic and protect

internet facing devices.

7 Years          IP Masq (Ipchains, NAT (Iptables) Port forwading for

                                    services hosted on non public internet ip address.

7 Years          DNS (Bind), Nominum  CNS ?large scale domain name

                                    resolution of domain names to ip addresses

7 Years          Kernel recompiling, Upgrading, Patching - To make use of

                                    Non-standard applications to provide custom

internet based application enhancements and

feature usage.

7 Years          Squid (Proxy), Url blocking, (Http file extension

bandwidth shaping,  User Authentication) ? Limit

and control user traffic to the internet and control and improve bandwidth usage.

5 Years          Mailscanner/spamassassin (Dcc, Pyzor, Razor,

Bayes)  (Spam filtering), Qmail-Scanner -  Score

Based content and spam filtering to block and

minimize unsolicited mail and email abuse.

2 Year                        PPTP/openvpn ? Secure remote connectivity from

the internet to secure office based networks.

2 Year                        Freeradius with mysql integration (DSL auth server)

                                    Authentication and reporting on ADSL internet

basedconnections.

2 year            Syslog-NG with Mysql (central logging server) ? Log

                                    collecting from multiple servers to a single host for

                                    processing and service and component failure

detection.

2 years           Basic perl/bash scripting ? Automation of day to day

activities and application integration.

 

Software and packages installed, configured and maintained on production/customer facing on Microsoft based systems:

 

 

 

9 years           DOS ? terminal based operating system management

used for trouble shooting system related issues.

5 years           Windows 2000, Prof & Server. ? Desktop Operating

System to run user based applications.

5 years           Small Business Server 4.5, 2000, 2003 ? Domain

based file and email servers for small networks

5 years           Windows XP Prof, Home - Desktop Operating system

To run user based applications.

5 years           Windows NT 4.0, 3.1 Domain based file

                                    and email servers for small networks

5 years           Windows for Workgroups - Desktop Operating system

To run user based applications.

6 years           Windows 95, 98 - Desktop Operating system

To run user based applications.

5 Years          Terminal Services ? Remote management and user

                                    application on a central server

1 Year                        Mail Marshall ? Email Virus and Content filtering

5 Years          Exchange 5.5, 2000,2003 ? Store based mail

storage, Management, configuration and

management.

5 Years          IIS 4.0, 5.0 (Win 2000 + 2003)  - Web server

Installation and management and

configuration of websites .

2 Years          MS SQL 7 + SQL 2000 ? Installation and

management of databases for web

based applications

1 Year                        ISA Server ? Firewall and proxy server for

internet usage control and limiting.

5 Years          Wins, DNS, DHCP, RAS ? Lan based connectivity

Management and administration.

5 Years          MS Office 97, 2000, XP, XP 2003

5 Years          Trend Officescan + Scanmail for Exchange

5 Years          Internet Applications:

MS IE3, IE4, IE5, IE6 + Express

MS Outlook 97, 2000, 2002 (XP),2003

 

 

Hardware: Routers(PPP)

    

5 Years       Ericson Amazon,Frasier (E1 + Hexwan) ? Connectivity for

leased line clients, configuration administration and trouble

shooting relating to connectivity issues.

6 Years       Csco routers & Catalyst Switches ? Connectivity for

leased line clients, configuration administration and trouble

shooting relating to connectivity issues.

5 Years       Various small router device types - Connectivity for

leased line clients, configuration administration and trouble

                                    shooting relating to connectivity issues.

2 Year        Cisco 500 Pix (Firewall/Vpn) ? Internet connectivity control

and secure remote connection administration and management.