DARREN R. WILSON
51 Hillcrest Rd.  Latham, New York 12110  [Send email using form
at bottom]   [Send email to request phone number] 08.6754
IT SYSTEM/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
IT System/Network Administrator specializing in UNIX/Linux operating systems and
WAN/LAN implementation and optimization.  Skilled in IT staff management.
	Experienced in Unix system and network planning, implementation and
administration.
	Demonstrated capacity to implement innovative security programs that
drive awareness, decrease exposure, and strengthen organizations.
	Hands-on experience leading all stages of system development efforts,
including requirements definition, design, architecture, testing, and support.
	Outstanding leadership abilities; able to coordinate and direct all
phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and leading project
teams.
	Adept at developing effective security policies and procedures, project
documentation and milestones, and technical/business specifications.

CORE COMPETENCIES: Network & Systems Planning, Implementation and Management;
Problem Solving; Staff Management; Physical and Logical Security, Social
Engineering, Network & Systems Monitoring and Troubleshooting; Customer Service;
SAN Administration; Network Switching and Routing

* Operating Systems: UNIX (Solaris, AIX), Cisco IOS, VMWare ESX Server, BSD,
Linux (Red Hat, Debian and several experimental Linux versions, e.g. Puppy, DSL,
etc.) Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, XP Professional, Server 2003, Storage Server
2003, and Vista, MVS/JCL, Brocade Fabric OS, Vyatta, m0n0wall, pfsense, OS/400.
*  Hardware:  Sun Microsystems E-Series and V-Series servers, Ultra Series
desktops, 6300 series SAN storage arrays, A3500 DAS, 5200 series DAS; Dell
PowerEdge Series servers, Blade servers, Optiplex desktops, Latitude D-Series
laptops, PowerConnect switches, PowerVault Arrays; Cisco 3500, 2900, 4500 series
switches, 2500, 2600, 3600, 3700 series routers, PIX 506E and ASA 5200; Brocade
Silkworm 3200 and 3800 series SAN fabric switches; EMC CLARiiON storage arrays;
Sonicwall ProVX and Pro 2040 firewalls; APC UPS, PDU and Air Handlers; IBM
RISC/6000, AS/400, 9672 Mainframe, Mitel SX200 Telephone Switch.
* Languages: UNIX Korn/Bourne/Bash Shell Scripting, Perl, Ada, Pascal, Basic,
HTML, PHP.
* Network Protocols:  FTP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, LDAP, SSH, SMTP, POP3, NFS, SNMP,
DNS, DHCP, CDP, RIP, EIGRP, NTP, TFTP
* Tools/Other Software: Snort, Nagios, Netbackup, Backup Exec, Sun Cluster,
Veritas Volume Manager/File System, Sun Disk Suite, Squid, Frox, Cacti, OpenNMS,
Cisco ASDM, Wireshark, ClamAV, Dansguardian, Optio, Microsoft Active Directory,
NOD32, Apache, iPlanet/Sun One, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Exchange, PAR
Springer Miller Host and Touch, VingCard Vision, Squid, Frox, OpenLDAP,
SolarWinds Network Analysis tools, MySQL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Albany, New York	2008 – Present
Senior Network Computing Engineer
Contracted to New York State Dept. of Civil Service
Daily analysis of Cisco IDS alerts.  Regular analysis of CSCIC security incident
reports.  Assist State IRM staff in project planning, design and implementation. 
Recommend best practices, problem solutions and policy changes.  Implement new
systems.  Upgrade existing systems.  Complete special projects as needed.


Key Contributions:
	Migration of www.cs.state.ny.us login back-end database from a
replicated Sun iPlanet Directory Server environment to a replicated OpenLDAP
Server environment.
	Creation of special FTP/SFTP automated Perl scripts.
	Upgrade/configuration of Cisco ASA devices.
	Cisco IDS analysis and subsequent filter creation and incident
handling.
	Upgrade of entire Sun Microsystems server environment.





THE WHITEFACE LODGE, Lake Placid, New York	2007 – 2008
Director of Information Technology
Supervise daily activities of Network Administrator.  Ensure operation of two
separate networks – employee and guest network.  Maintain telephone/voicemail
system and cable TV, including cabling, installation and repair, for entire
Resort.  Setup and manage Resort computer systems.  Serve as helpdesk and IT
technician for employees and guests.  Plan, recommend and implement new systems
and upgrades/changes.


Key Contributions:
	Consolidation of two separate computer rooms.
	Implementation of system and network monitoring and alerting system. 
Includes monitoring and alerting of HVAC systems using SNMP.
	Created Business Recovery plan for all computer systems.
	Designed network for staff housing complex.

AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, Saranac Lake, New York 	2001 – 2007
Sr. Systems Programmer 
Responsible for all system and network operations in the central datacenter. 
Researched, planned and let small team to implement new systems and software. 
Fielded HelpDesk calls and assigned tickets to appropriate technicians. 
Installed and deployed new desktop and laptop systems for new employees. 
Supported systems and VPNs for 5 remote offices.
Key Contributions:
	Received Team Excellence award for participation in the Mainframe to
Sun Server migration project.
	Designed and Implemented Intrusion Detection System.
	Worked with outside vendors and consultants to upgrade and replace
entire systems and network infrastructure.
	Designed and Installed network cabling and hardware for remodeled top
and bottom floor of office building.


AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, Saranac Lake, New York 	1999 – 2001
Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst 
Provided quality control for MVS/JCL and cobol batch jobs.
Key Contributions:
	Responsible for design and update of forms such as invoices and
statements, used for customer billing.
	Maintained MVS/JCL batch job library of production and test jobs used
in daily corporate systems processing.
	Trained Quality Assurance Analysts on systems best practices.
	Created custom MVS/JCL jobs for system backup and restore purposes. 
Also maintained tape rotation schedule.
	Participated in Business Recovery planning and testing for production
systems.
	Created custom menu system for ease of use by Computer Operators.

AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, Saranac Lake, New York 	1996 – 1999
Sr. Computer Operator 
Ran computer batch jobs for financial and customer systems.  Printed customer
forms and payroll and accounts payable checks.
Key Contributions:
	Updated and streamlined job flow to maximize processing power and time
usage.
	Trained Computer Operators in all aspects of computer operations.


EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Major in Computer Science
SUNY PLATTSBURGH – Plattsburgh, New York

Major in Music
ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY – Canton, New York

Major in Business Administration
NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Saranac Lake, New York



Professional Training and Certifications
SCSA – Sun Certified System Administrator
Cisco CCNA Bootcamp
SANS Intrusion Detection In-Depth
Sun Microsystems SAN Planning and Implementation
Sun Microsystems Sun Cluster 2.2
Sun Microsystems TCP/IP Network Administration
Sun Microsystems System Administration I
Sun Microsystems System Administration II
Sun Microsystems Solaris Performance Tuning
Sun Microsystems Securing Solaris
Oracle Developer
Oracle Intro to Oracle Databases
AS/400 System Administration I
AS/400 System Administration II
AS/400 Security
IBM MVS/JCL