CONTACT INFO:
Gabriel Meyer
713-384-5355

EXPERIENCE:
	12/2007 – 11/2008
Industry:  Web Hosting
Linux Admin
	Host Gator	Houston, Texas

	● I am responsible for troubleshooting client issues with the web sites.
● My troubleshooting involves  Apache 1 and 2 htaccess directives, PHP
script issues, MySQL 5.0.51a queried and connectivity, server firewall issues
with script connectivity (using iptables and CSF), and some ASP (ChiliSoft ASP)
troubleshooting.  All of the Linux servers are running CentOS versions 4 and 5
and cPanel 11 with WHM 11.  Some of the scripts include WordPress, vBulletin,
PHPList, SMF, WHM Autopilot, phpBB3, and the ones listed for Fantastico on
netenburg.org.  I would troubleshoot customer installed scripts, but the ones
like the aforementioned ones were the most used/installed.
● Aside from troubleshooting scripts, I would have to ensure the web
hosting services were functional and to fix daemon issues.  Amongst the many
services that ran under Linux, the most used were named,  Exim, courier-IMAP,
Apache, Ruby, cPanel, MySQL, and ChiliSoft ASP.
● I was responsible for monitoring server health for shared, reseller, and
dedicated boxes.  I had to ssh into high load boxes and troubleshoot the cause. 
I monitored the current processes while cat/grepping daemon logs to track down
issues.  Common issues that would cause high server load were DDoS, nonoptimized
SQL databases with nonoptimized queries, sloppy php/perl/javascript code,
attempted security breaches, high bandwidth sites, and various other issues that
I had to fix.







	10/2005 - 9/2007	Continental Carbon Company	Houston, Texas
	Industry: Manufacturing- Other
	Nanotech programmer / Lab Tech
			
	● I am responsible for Quality Control of the different Carbon Blacks
from various corporate owned manufacturing plants. I test the carbon blacks sent
from the plants, to the R&D lab, on a weekly basis, and report the testing
results to the various plant managers. Also, since the company sells carbon black
to various tire manufacturers, I am responsible for mixing the different carbon
blacks with various chemicals and rubbers, testing the cured and uncured
products, and reporting the results back to the vendor requesting the work. Some
of the various tests include stress and strain, viscosity, scorch, rebound
information, din abrasion, specific gravity of rubbers, the pH’s of the carbon
blacks, and various other tests.
● I am working in the nanotechnology department as a hardware integration
specialist that is responsible for process engineering via LabView and G-code
while all aspects of the operations are monitored. The main project that I am
working on is a patented process for the creation of single-wall and multi-wall
nanotubes and industrial nanodiamonds for use in various commercial
applications.
● Integrated and computerized several steps, required for the rubber lab
work order process, and computerized them. Including cost-calculations, work
order requests, recipe calculations, data reporting, and various other
information needed for the process. 
● Created an intranet site for a document/picture repository (for the lab)
that helped tie the research and development department with the nanotechnology
department and the accounting department to assist in eliminating multiple steps
in the process, saving man hours and improving accuracy. The intranet site is
also used for several tools, including multiple calculations to convert rubber
lab test results into other ASTM standard test reporting methods.
● I am also responsible for updating and maintaining certain procedures at
the lab with more technologically advanced solutions.

			
	6/2005 - 10/2005	Continental Carbon Company [contract]	Houston, TX
	Industry: Chemicals/Petro-Chemicals
	Research Technician
			
	● I was responsible for researching and recommending equipment for
different projects, as well as programming and designing the interface of process
controlled projects. Also, I did various computer work for the R&D Lab such as:
(1) retrieving lost account passwords on an SGI Octane workstation (keeping the
file system intact), which was out of service contract, saving the company at
least two thousand dollars. (2) replacing an HP DeskJet 1600C color printer with
an HP LaserJet 2550C and configuring the device, connected to an HP-UX r9
machine. (3) setting up NFS between the SGI and HP-UX machine to utilize one tape
drive to backup the file systems.
			
	1/2005 - 6/2005	iKAN Software [contract]	Houston, TX
	Industry: Computer Software
	Programmer / Analyst
			
	● I used Visual Basic 6 to design and implement custom software for
several clients. A major application that I am working on is writing a client
application that will scan, catalog, and search, documents that you provide. The
application is fully customizable with categories, allowing you to select the
date of the scan from dropdown calendars, saving the information to an Access
database and storing the file as an Adobe PDF document. Other projects include
miscellaneous software development for converting data from one form to another
(mainly from CSV or Access files to SQL). [CONTRACT]

			
	8/2004 - 11/2004	Time Warner Cable [contract]	Houston, TX
	Industry: Internet Services
	Customer Service Representative / Programmer
			
	● Worked in a call center to provide technical support to customers with
their cable television, high speed data, and digital phone connectivity.
I also worked on side projects which include writing software that is used
companywide to track sales and revenue generating units for each employee, with
the ability to track sales per team or per department. Another programming
project includes software that tracks incoming calls that are related to
networking issues with digital phones, cable television, and high speed
connections, notifying the Network Operations Control department of problematic
trends. [CONTRACT]
			
	7/2003 - 7/2004	Shanks, Butler, and Associates	Houston, TX
	MIS Director / Software Engineer
			
	● Setup and maintained 5 servers (supporting 117 local and remote users)
- file/print, terminal services, SQL server, VPN server, and exchange w/Active
Directory. Migrated exchange 5.5 data, files, from old PDC to the new servers.
Created a document scanning system that cataloged all scans for future access and
integrated it into the existing web-based loan input system. Setup Terminal
Services to allow employees to work remotely with Ramquest, MRG, and Guardian
Loan Document software, with remote printing capabilities. Responsible for
setting up and installing new PC's locally and remotely, installing applications
such as MRG and Ramquest. Also, I provide 24/7 technical support (desktop and
desk-side) for all employees. Wrote custom report building software, in Visual
Basic 6, that integrates into the SQL server that runs Ramquest software. It is a
dynamic and scalable software package that is fully customizable and creates SQL
queries on the fly and generates HTML and Excel reports. Converted Report Builder
VB Application to ASP application, and added features to search SQL Database for
keywords in names fields - also allows access to escrow accounting portion of the
SQL server to reconcile the Deposits and Checks with the accounts. The software
also allows for the escrow assistants to track files and determine where the file
is, within the company, and if deposits and/or checks have been associated with
the file. I am also responsible for designing and maintaining company websites,
and also setup a web-based camera system for monitoring the office remotely.
Responsible for managing a Cisco 1720 - writing ACLs and working on replacing 2nd
rate off-site DSL users with more stable remote connection solutions. Responsible
for maintaining a linux (kernel 2.4.2) server, using MySQL, that I setup to
cluster/mirror the MSSQL server for the title company server. Migrated the
company websites from the IIS 5 computer to the linux server (Apache 1.3.12) and
perform CRON jobs to backup the server via the linux dump program (utilizing bash
scripts).

			
	3/2003 - 7/2003	VIP Hosting	Houston, TX
	Webhosting Technician
			
	● Answering support emails and phone calls in regaurds to website and
dedicated server issues.
● Assisting in server security to prevent unauthorized access.
* Assisting customers in debugging/writing PHP, Perl, and ASP scripts for their
websites.
			
	10/2002 - 2/2003	Web Effect Solutions, LLC [contract]	Houston, TX
	Industry: All
	Network Engineer/Programmer
			
	• Managing Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/DNS, ADSI, and VPN on DSL connection
with Netgear FVS318 Router.
• Managing Slackware 9.0 Linux server (kernel 2.4.18) w/DNS, POP3, SMTP, WWW,
and FTP access for multiple domains on dedicated T1.
• Creating e-business web site solutions for clients utilizng ASP.NET and ASP
technologies.
• Programming business software using Visual Basic 6.0/.NET, w/ ADODB database
access using SQL query syntax.
• Writing small shareware software utilities for a child company that I
incorporated under Web Effect Solutions.
			
	11/2000 - 11/2001	Programming & Systems Development	Houston, TX
	Industry: All
	Network/PC Technician / Security Advisor
			
	• Maintaining the existing network, consisting of the Exchange 5.5 Server, a
PDC and BDC, and 11 Win2k workstations. I assisted in the configuration of a
router using Netgear FR314 with Sprint Broadband Direct, and implemented
IP/security filters with NAT and port mapping (for the Exchange Server), as well
as, maintaining a local DNS caching server to speed up name resolutions, and a
DHCP and WINS server. 
• Totally redesigned the company website. I wrote a VBA program that stores the
job orders in an MS Access database, and updates the webpage when new job orders
are entered.
• Performed various administrative tasks, such as balancing and maintaining the
check register, preparing accounts payables, and negotiating the sale of accounts
receivables to banks in order to increase on-hand cash. Also involved in payroll
duties using QuickBooks 2000.
• My ongoing project is debugging and rewriting portions of the company's resume
database using ADO in VBA and SQL (VBA Queries) for optimum speed (it was
originally written in 1995 using only MS Access)
• Setup an intranet web server using Slackware 8.0 (kernel 2.4.6) and Apache
1.3.9 with MOD_PHP (Working on a PHP front-end interface for the resume
database). Also, I setup Samba so the intranet web site could be updated from
Windows machines.

			
	3/2000 - 9/2000	Everyone's Internet	Houston, TX
	Web Technician
			
	● Tier two technical support for ISP which consisted of trouble-shooting
all related issues concerning networking and DSL connections to Everyone’s
Internet as well as domain technical support involving DNS, IP communications
with various companies. Assisted in a project to convert the NT-based DNS servers
to Unix-based.
			
	12/1999 - 3/2000	STRAUS SYSTEMS [contract]	Stafford, TX
	Industry: All
	Network Administrator
			
	● Designed and implemented a 25 user LAN and PDC server using Windows
2000 Advanced Server with DHCP, WINS, and Active Directory. Setup and configured
router for Internet use, using IP masquerading and port filters for Linux
firewalls. Assisted Master Web Publisher with graphic design and programming of
internet web pages.
			
	5/1998 - 6/1999	Schlumberger [contract]	Sugar Land, TX
	Industry: All
	Programmer / Web Page Administrator
			
	● Designed and maintained Sugar Land Campus web site using Slackware 4.0
with kernel 2.2.13, and Apache web server software. Wrote perl scripts to allow
email processing from web pages. Designed Visual Basic programs to allow
employees to maintain portions of the web page without needing extensive
knowledge of HTML coding. Created a web-based calendar for departments and
managers to be able to access and update via the intranet web. Coded a tracking
program for the internal mailroom to track all users on campus to help increase
mail delivery productivity. Programmed macros for Microsoft Excel for the
calculation of personnel time logs. Implemented C++, Perl, Delphi, Visual Basic
and JavaScript to perform various jobs on the intranet via internal web pages.
			
	6/1996 - 8/1996	General Homes, Corp [summer job]	Houston, TX
	Industry: All
	Architectural Apprentice
			
	(SUMMER JOB)
• Aided in resizing 24x36 drawings to 11x17 in AutoCAD, so they could be faxed
to other cities. Used AutoCAD to draw and design missing floor plans.
• Providing PC Technician support on a part-time basis.
• Setup dial-in procedure, and implemented security, for retrieving AutoCAD
drawings before they were resized.