Eric L. Ostrom
Denver, CO
| 719-229-5447
| eric@ostromscience.com
Clearance: SECRET (Inactive/Archived)
Summary
Experienced Linux system administrator and Perl programmer who can help you to automate, design, and manage your Linux/Unix systems.
Highlights of Qualifications
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Good analytical skills to clarify systems and processes.
- Design, implement, and deploy quality Unix/Linux systems and software.
- Solid reasoning skills to define problems, make decisions, and create action plans.
- Utilize tact and diplomacy to establish priorities and manage projects.
Experience
- Programmer Analyst
- Designed various system tools and implemented using Perl and AJAX.
- Wrote Linux/Perl/XML monitoring script that could launch a failed process and detach from the parent.
- Co-developed Perl based AIX Jabber logging client.
- Designed and wrote CGI search engine in Perl.
- Wrote test harness in Perl to generate complex data sets for API injection.
- Project Management
- Created group websites and contributed system documentation.
- Software Configuration Manager for group of Unix developers.
- Migration management of processes and software for integration and production levels.
- Researched requirements for re-platforming Windows based server environment to Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Linux.
- Technical lead for OS upgrade from Solaris 2.6 to 2.8.
- System Administration
- Certified Linux Administrator by LPI, Novell, and Red Hat.
- Configured Apache webservers for SSL certs, modules, vhosts.
- Wrote Linux init scripts to standardize support environment.
- Published document "Remote Backup Procedures using RSYNC" on LuLu.com
- Established Kickstart (KS) and PXE environment for automated server builds.
- Setup Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) compute cluster for Linux and Windows virtualized hosts.
Certifications
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) 100-156-058
- Novell Certified Linux Administrator (CLA) ID: 10020978 Date: 02/21/2010 Certification Area
- Novell Data Center Technical Specialist (DCTS) ID: 10020978 Date: 02/21/2010 Certification Area
- Linux Professional Institute (LPI-I) ID: LPI000062177 Code: wxdpatn4jh Certification Area
Education
- Bachelor of Science Applied Mathematics with minor in Computer Science
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO