Resume, Updated 01-2010
Jakob Perry
Work Experience
Information Technology Manager
2005 to PresentAsemblon, Inc :: Redmond, WA :: Chemical Engineering, Hydrogen R&D
- Site design in Drupal. Module development included Übercart, e-commerce, upgraded from 4.6 to 5.x
- Setup Drupal 6.x intranet web site, with eDirectory sync, time sheets, cck/views for simple data management
- Tested and patched various Drupal modules to work with PostgreSQL
- Python development with OpenERP
- Java development on Funambol (Mobile E-mail Sync), Scalix (e-mail server stack for Linux)
- Shell scripting for OpenSUSE kiwi-ltsp project
- Centralized user and data management with Novell eDirectory, all information systems based around LDAP
- Redundant file servers using Novell Storage Services, RAID, rsync. Redundant LDAP replication
- Implemented kiwi-ltsp thin terminal systems based on OpenSuSE and SuSE Enterprise Linux
- Established company-wide security and data policies built around eDirectory, Radius, Honeywell Card access
- Built an open source groupware e-mail package based on SoGO, Thunderbird, Maia, Cyrus, Postfix, Funambol
- Asterisk phone system on T1 backbone, setup to link another facility over VPN
- BackupPC with scheduled nightly backups
- AD <-> eDirectory sync for roaming windows users. All data synced to backed up locations
- Applications used are based on both PostgreSQL and MySQL
- Maintained SugarCRM, integrated into LDAP, Thunderbird and E-Mail system
- 3com 4500G layer 3 switches, configured for multiple vlans and priority VoIP traffic.
- Implemented DHCP/DNS, Traffic shaping, Content Filtering (DansGuardian), Squid Proxy, Wireless, 802.1x security
- Shorewall firewall system, captive portals on Gentoo, OpenWRT, DDWRT, 3com Wireless Access points
- Zabbix network monitoring
- Reliable, responsive, and creative
- Strong organizational skills, managed another employee who supported day-to-day operations and helpdesk functions
- F/OSS software preferred choice, but will use the best tool (IE: eDirectory vs OpenLDAP) for the job
Drupal Developer, Systems Consultant
2001 to PresentJADE Microsystems :: Bellingham, WA :: Self-Employed Consultancy
- Built and currently maintain several Drupal web sites, many in the e-commerce realm
- Utilize Übercart shopping system, Drupal 5.x and 6.x
- Built sites on both PostgreSQL and MySQL. Some experience linking into Mssql
- Graphical UI design of web sites, using XHTML/CSS/JS standards
- Recent work weighted heavily towards back end services
- Consultancy has successfully morphed into full time positions
- Member of several Linux user groups and part of the Linuxfest Northwest organizing committee
- Maintain several web hosting servers, all with various Linux distributions and LAMP stacks
- Linux OS experience includes OpenSUSE, SLE, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Fedora
- Experience with various control panels such as Plesk, cPanel, Webmin
- Maintain DNS for several clients at 'The Planet' collocation facility in Houston, TX
- Designed and built several 18 to 24 user OS X networks, utilizing OSX Server and OpenDirectory
- Desktop of choice is OS X
- Worked with radio and media organizations, experience with Final Cut Pro, Peak, most Adobe products
Computer Support Technician
1996 to 1998, 2002Option Care, Inc :: Bellingham, WA :: Home Health Services
- Translated various MS Access databases into scalable Apache/PHP/MySQL web applications
- One man on-site IT crew of 65 employees in 3 locations throughout Northwest Washington
- Interacted with corporate IT staff located in Chicago IL
- Maintained local Novell Netware 6.5, Client side Windows 98/2000, Outlook, Microsoft Office, and EMR tools
Other Work Experience
- Maintained information for Volunteer Center, Center for Public Service, Academic Internships
- Designed web sites using PHP/MySQL, XML-RPC, XHTML, Smarty PHP Engine, and CSS
- Designed MySQL/PHP Database application to store internships as well as volunteer opportunities
- Helped design the front end of a Java servlet web application framework known as DXP
- Provided UI, HTML/CSS design for various web applications
- Built a WAMT (Windows/Apache/MySQL/Tomcat) stack installer for windows before the days of 'MAMP'
Web site Samples
Rescued an otherwise failed drupal/dreamweaver site impliemnentation. Site was redone to drupal standards, converted partial static pages (newsletter) to drupal, and implemented ubercart to manage subscriptions and individual product purchases.
Also used Acquia Prosper, Fusion, and Skinr to quickly transform a hard to maintain theme into an elegant design that is easy for the client to manage and change.
Asemblon's chemical sales were launched January 2006 on Drupal 4.6. Since then, it has been updated to Drupal 5.x, using the Übercart shopping system.
On the backend, Asemblon had a intranet d6 site to manage tracking of chemical inventory, LDAP settings, and HR documents. Most of this was done with views+cck.
This web site specializes in selling used parts and booklets for the do-it-yourself mercedes owner. They wanted to sell used parts online in 2006, and launched Drupal eCommerce in October 2006. Currently undergoing Drupal 6.x / Übercart update
Transformed from a static web site with a 'Yahoo! style' shopping cart into a Drupal 5.x web site with Übercart shopping system.
Education
Pacific Lutheran University - Tacoma, WA
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