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Moksha Yoga Center |
Hatha Yoga Instructor, November 2006-Present Full-time instruction of Hatha and Vinyasa-style yoga. Yoga resume available here, with complete additional experience and references. |
| Unix System Administrator, April 2006-November 2006 Part-time, 6-month contract extended to 8 months. Coordinating system upgrades/patching for usage for 40 Linux, Solaris and HP-UX systems. Document all maintenence processes for future use within the company. Maintain company unix systems inventory for audit purposes. Providing direct support for Unix systems users, creating accounts and troubleshooting usability issues. Assisting system engineer staff with project-related work. | |
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Center for Health Program Development and Management, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Unix System Administrator, October 2000-March 2006 Day-to-day tasks: Manage all Unix-related IT projects for the Center. Maintain workstations and servers for 30+ users utilizing 1 TB of confidential health care data. Maintain support contracts (Sun, Hummingbird), software licenses (Solaris, SAS, Uni-XEDIT, Connect:Direct), and inventory for all Unix software and hardware. Tools utilized include bourne/bash/csh shell scripting, Veritas Volume Manager, Legato/Solstice backup, CVS, and SAS management utilities. Liason to University's Office of Information Technology on all Center technical issues. Monitor Unix hosts for potential security and performance problems (IP Filter, syslog). Perform Windows (95, 98, 2000, XP) and Macintosh (OSX, OS9) desktop support on an as-needed basis in cooperation with other IT support staff. Periodic assistance with Novell, IIS and Exchange Server configuration. Advising Microsoft support staff on security issues. Selected Project work: Worked as part of the Center's Risk Assessment team to devise a Center-Wide security policy and incident response procedure. Migrated Center Sun server and peripherals (D5200, A1000, 3510 and 3511 disk arrays, Sun L25 and ETL tape jukeboxes) from Solaris 7 on an Enterprise 6000 to Solaris 8, then to Solaris 9 on Sun Fire v880. Specified, procured, configured and maintained Sun workstations (Sun Blade, Ultra, and Sparcstations) for users as requested. Created and maintained connection from the Center's Unix system to the State's Data Center mainframes, negotiating installation of a dedicated T1 line and necessary hardware, configured software to manage automated and secure monthly data transfers using Connect:Direct software and NFS. Created documentation and tutorials for Center staff on HIPAA compliance and secure practices. Migrated all Unix users to SSH-based connection protocols from unsecured protocols. |
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Freelance Technology Journalist |
Stringer for Wired News, Slashdot;
1999-2003 Selection of published articles: "ID Them by the Way they Walk" Wired News, 9 September 2000 "Net Patent Bill Introduced" Wired News, 15 October 2000 "White House Panel Calls for Crypto Export Reform" Slashdot, 31 August 1999 "Encryption Exports: Small Step Forward, Big Step Back" Slashdot, 17 September 1999 |
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Junior System Administrator,
January, 1999-October 2000 Implement and maintain company-wide systems and network services, including remote dial-in PPP service, Web services, mail service, networked backups, accounting and inventory services, all managed on a wide variety of platforms. Assist Senior Solaris Administrator with Unix support for the company. Coordinate company-wide migration from a primarily Macintosh-based desktop environment to Windows 95/98/NT. Routine configuration of internal network services, security systems, telecommunications, and voice mail. Management of software licensing for all commercial software owned by the company. Oversight of purchasing procedures to accommodate for the needs of the Information Systems department. Ongoing maintenance of TSI TelSys home page. |
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Electronic Privacy
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Administrative Director, February, 1998 - December, 1998 Maintain and repair Macintosh hardware, Appletalk and ethernet office networks. Design and update web pages on local Macintosh server as well as on off-site UNIX servers. Implement and troubleshoot software on remote UNIX server. Maintain the web and mail servers running WebStar 3.1 and EIMS 2.0, respectively. Assist users with Mac applications, file sharing, and Internet use. Analyze developments in Internet technologies for the purpose of developing policy recommendations for the organization. Handle logistics for conferences, mass mailings, and book sales. Design and maintain the EPIC Trust database. |
| Freelance Work in Event Production |
Various Employers, July 1996 - present Freelance work for various production companies in the Baltimore metropolitan area including Event Tech, Jericho Custom Sound, Killowatt Crew Lighting, South Carroll High School, The Funnel, and the 8 x 10. Work experience as a freelancer has included stage management, front-of-house audio engineering for concerts, PA system and electrical troubleshooting, operation of audio/visual equipment, stagehanding, rigging, and lighting design |
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Services, Towson University |
Personnel Coordinator, January 1, 1996 - February, 1998 Hired, trained, and supervised staff, and managed payroll for up to thirty student employees. Worked with clients, assisted students, and did production work for the department, including audio engineering, lighting, rigging, and scoreboard maintenance and programming. Outstanding Student Employee of the Year award, 1996 |
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Related Association
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Founder, Baltimore Calefaction Society Founder, Playa del Fuego Volunteer technical analyst, Electronic Privacy Information Center Co-founder, DC-Cypherpunks Member, Old Bay System Administrators Guild and the DC Linux Users' Group.
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Other skills
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Strong journalistic writing, expository writing, technical writing, and word processing skills. Fluency in written and spoken Spanish. Extensive experience in personnel management including hiring, payroll management, colleague training, evaluation, and maintaining personnel files.
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| Other interests | Hatha Yoga, performance art, bicycling advocacy, intentional communities, foreign languages and cultures, travel, domestic and global Internet policy, encryption, consumer privacy, civil liberties, Open Source software. |
| Education |
Towson University, Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems |