Enterprise Network Administration

Manage a Unix-based terabyte file server serving Unix, Windows and MacOS clients. Train new computer staff.  Responsible for reliability of core services 24 hours a day.  Compile, secure and deploy core services, such as DNS, email servers, IBM Tivoli backup server, Active Directory, ftp, and samba running on Linux, Solaris, and Windows. Provide IT support for the scientific conference "NIPS." Support lab computational software. Monitor network for security and performance problems. 

Unix Systems Administration

Manage computation servers running Linux, OS X, andWindows.  Manage user accounts, shell scripting, applications, and user training. Distribute software updates to Windows clients using WinInstall Compile software. Manage 40 networked desktop Unix workstations.  Develop and deploy security measures.

Windows Systems Administration

Active Directory on Windows Server 2008, Linux, OS X, and all versions of Windows including DOS/Win95/98.  Manage user accounts, system-wide security, anti-virus software, and backups.  Manage 75 desktop workstations running either Windows XP or Windows 7 and 15 desktop data- acquisition rigs running Windows 95/DOS. Support user productivity software: MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.

OS X Administration

Support 35 OS X workstations, samba server running Debian Linux, and centralized NFS mount points. 

Scientific Programming

Write the data-acquisition software used by a group of electrophysiologists at the Salk Institute.  Interact with Research Associates and faculty to jointly develop new techniques in data acquisition that permit researchers to acquire and view data from between 64 and 128 separate recording channels.  Programming languages: Labview, Matlab, Python. 

Network Security

Monitor patch compliance in Windows AD Domain. Distribute 3rd party software updates. Centralized logging with syslog-ng, Network visualization with cacti and InterMapper.

Web applications

Write web applications to streamline workflows using Python, Django, and Apache2.