VERN HART
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12075 W. Blueberry Drive |
Programming Languages
Platforms
Programs
Objective
To obtain a challenging and rewarding position in system administration and programming where my personal ability, commitment, and professionalism are of value.
Skills
Education
University of Idaho Moscow, ID
Computer Science and Art
Boise State University Boise, ID
BS candidate in Computer Science
Professional Experience
Founder / CTO
(04/2004 - current)
NomadISP
Established and manage IT and infrastructure for the largest
wireless hostpot network in the outdoor recreation
industry. Senior developer for embedded linux device used
for wireless hotspots including unique, patentable
technology. Certified satellite installer and
trainer.
CTO / Partner / Trainer
(01/2003 - current)
LinOra Corporation
Primary corporate trainer teaching classes of professionals basic
and advanced concepts of Linux. Developed course-ware for
multiple, in-depth courses. My students commonly say things
like, "This is the best training I've ever had." Also
responsible for on-site professional services deploying web
architectures, developing custom applications and providing
general Linux/Unix consulting. Installed and configured
squid web proxies. Develope and maintain perl, shell and
PHP applications. Created content management system to
manage web pages for more than 150,000 domain names utilizing
Perl, PHP and PostgreSQL.
Sr Unix SysAdmin/Web Programmer
(11/1998 - 12/2003)
Anything.com Ltd.
Developed private domain tracking system for more than three
thousand domain names. Maintain DNS servers, mail servers,
and web servers for the same three thousand domain names.
Responsible for selecting and purchasing hardware and
services. Developed many proprietary perl/CGI utilities for
administration and statistics related to the domain names.
Established and maintain web pages with database access using
perl, PHP, mod_perl. PostgreSQL and MySQL database creation
and administration.
Technical Support
(09/2001 - 01/2002)
Colossus Web Hosting
Managed more then 500 Linux servers and supported more than 1000
customers. Worked on a team of three helping to administer
more than 70,000 domain on those 500+ servers. Debugged
scripts and programs in perl and shell script. Maintained
DNS, email, pop, httpd, rwhod, and packet filtering.
Installed Apache with many added modules including PHP, SSL,
jserv, and mod_perl. Implemented total system automation to
reduce amount of support required. Developed perl programs
to simplify tasks and empower users.
Test System Programmer/Admin
(02/1999 - 09/2001)
Hewlett Packard
(via Adecco Technical)
Responsible for developing and maintaining tape drive test
programs written in a proprietary scripting language for testing
HP's new Ultrium LTO drive. Debugged and maintained C++
test system software. Managed day to day coordination of all
product level testing. Developed and implemented processes for
top level failure analysis, data capture, etc. Extracted
data from test database and analyzed results.
Administration - set up and maintained product test
infrastructure. Coordinated execution of the product
reliability test plan. Administered daily HPUX and NT test
systems and environmental control chambers. Generated statistics
and reports from Oracle database using PS/SQL and sqlplus.
Performed emergency Oracle DB maintenance when primary DBA
unavailable.
Sr. Unix SysAdmin/Consultant
(10/1997 - 01/1999)
Computerland of Boise (ITG)
Provided high level Unix consulting on a contract and support
basis. Served as internal information support for Unix
systems and Web processes including email management, name
service administration and cgi programming. Helped with
business development by finding new consulting
opportunities. Responded on an as-needed basis for a
variety of clients, offering support on SCO, HPUX, AIX and Web
technologies.
SysAdmin/Contractor
(05/1995 - 10/1997)
Taos Mountain
Delivered quality contracting work for highly successful Silicon
Valley contracting company. Set up and designed initial
internal technology lab. Served as internal webmaster,
maintaining CGI as well as HTML syntax. Worked for
prominent Silicon Valley companies such as Sun Microsystems, SGI
and SegaSoft.
Assistant Unix SysAdmin
(06/1994 - 05/1995)
University of Idaho, Computer
Science Dept
Administered mid-sized network of HP workstations running HP-UX,
one SGI workstation and one SGI server, plus 20 X terminals, for
200+ users. Set up and maintained networking software,
including NFS, NIS, DNS, and Sendmail. Conducted software
builds for LaTeX, TeX, pine, and elm, and installed GhostScript
and GNU utilities. Wrote ksh, sh and csh scripts to
automate administrative tasks. Programmed for X11
environment. Provided technical user support, including
training for beginning users. Supported WWW site, set up
httpd, and installed Netscape browser tools.
PC Consultant, Owner
(06/1993 - 08/1994)
Vern Hart Consulting
Helped people with technical customer support in areas of
troubleshooting, tutoring, sales, and technical advice.
PC Service Consultant
(12/1991 - 05/1994)
Cactus Computer Company
Installed, configured and troubleshot Intel based personal
computers and peripherals. Provided technical customer support
at client sites.
World Wide Web Activities
This represents a small fraction of all the web designing/programming I've done. The most significant sites and programs have been private with restricted access and therefore cannot be shared.
Pepper Hills Homeowners Association www.pepperhills.org
Silicone Bouncing Putty on the Web www.bulkputty.org
The Hungry Programmers www.hungry.com
Stereogram Gallery www.vern.com
Mountain Home High School Class of 1990 www.mhhs-1990.org