Keith Nazworth
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2223 S Battery St
Little Rock, AR 72202
 [Send email to request phone number] 51-4216

Objective

To obtain a position as a software engineer.

Experience

Software design and development of highly available distributed systems on
Unix-based platforms using opensource tool-chains (esp. GNU). Preferred languages
are Perl and Ruby for high-level programming and C for systems-level programming.
Experience with POSIX APIs for threading and IPC, and broad experience in network
automation.

Summary of Qualifications

Languages: Perl, Ruby, C, C++, Bash, Javascript, SQL, PHP, CSS, HTML
Platforms: Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD (strong knowledge of Unix principles)
Concepts: OO, concurrency & synchronization, web, networking, automation
Software: CVS & Git, GCC, GNU Make, Vi/Vim, Bash, GNU utilities, Apache web
server (including mod_php, mod_perl, CGI, fastCGI), MySQL, ImageMagick
Technologies: Web (including Ajax), distributed computing (including Sun Rays)
Protocols: LDAP, TCP/IP, ADSL, FTTP, ATM, VLAN Switching, SNMP, TL1, Telnet,
SSH, HTTP

Professional experience

May 2007 -- present: Software Engineer
Windstream Communications, Little Rock, AR
Developed and implemented a highly available, multi-threaded/multi-process
server
to facilitate and automate network provisioning of numerous types of network
equipment, including DSLAMs (from more than a dozen vendors), ATM switches,
Ethernet switches and edge routers for Windstream's diverse broadband access
network. Server handles approximately one million requests per week. Automated
configuration of network equipment via LDAP, SNMP, TL1 and Telnet protocols.
Developed a customized queuing discipline for processing requests
appropriately.

Dec 2004 -- May 2007: Web Developer
Mission Data International, Siloam Springs, AR
Improved search engine for shorttermmissions.com, using Ajax and MySQL.
Developed an SQL-intensive  directory view of the search data. Integrated
website
with phpBB web forum software. Developed photo upload/resizing/rotating tool.
Developed an Ajax-based article publishing/editing tool. Developed a media
auditing
tool for moderating photos and other content. Developed a log-processing tool
for
intelligently monitoring web-usage based on several different metrics.

Education

May 2003 -- May 2007: BS, Electrical Engineering (Computer Science minor)
John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR
Graduated with Honors