#!/begin/resume

Chuck Sumner
San Francisco, CA
Cell: 415.225.4479
resume@2inches.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/chucksumner

I am a stolid toiler.

SELECTED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
* Operating Systems *
	Linux (redhats, debians,) FreeBSD, Solaris
* Scripting *
	Sh, BASH, Perl, some Python
* File Systems *
	LVM, MD, OpenFiler, Vinum, Isilon, NetApp, XFS, EXT3/4
* Core Unix Applications *
	Apache, memcached, PHP, Perl, SVN/GIT/CVS, Postfix, Squid,
	Bind, CFengine, ls, cd, vi
* Databases *
	MySQL, SQLRelay, Terracotta, Oracle, Redis
* AppServers *
	Tomcat, Django, PHP, Mod_Perl, JBoss, Glassfish, WebLogic
* Networking *
	IPTables, IPFW, IPFilter, LVS/IPVS, NFS
* Monitoring *
	Nagios, Cacti, Custom scripts galore
* And so much more *

EXPERIENCE:

4/10 - 4/11			MindJolt, Inc, San Francisco
Senior Systems Administrator/Architect
* Built and tuned a high volume social gaming site for a Facebook 
  top ten app with a Large MySQL installation
- Apache, Tomcat, Memcache, MySQL
- Database tuning, logical partitioning, replication with multiple
  slave groups, hot standbys, dedicated backup slaves.
- Tuned Apache and Tomcat for maximum availability and performance
- Define and implemented backup and DR strategies
- Day to day care, feeding, and tuning
- Upgrade and maintenance paths and implementations
- Designed and Implemented Could Based Architecture

4/08 - 4/10			liveBooks, Inc, San Francisco
Senior Systems Administrator
* LAMP SaaS environment for 10,000+ clients
- Built HA database clusters using MySQL and LVS
- Define and implemented backup and DR strategies
- Day to day care, feeding, and tuning
- Upgrade and maintenance paths and implementations
- LAMP stack on Centos

12/06 - 06/07		Grouper Networks, Sausalito
Senior Systems Administrator
* Short term project
- Re-architect environment for 10x growth project
- Datacenter migration planning and execution
- Debian Linux, Windows Server 2003

5/05 - 11/06		Macromedia, San Francisco
Senior Unix Systems Administrator
* Supporting systems built for millions of concurrent users
- Streaming technologies for mobile platforms
- Solaris 8/9/10, BEA WebLogic, Oracle

2/04 - 2/05			StandSure Systems, Mountain View
Senior Unix Systems Administrator
* Providing valuable insight into systems integration and scalability issues
- Designing highly scalable architectures for numerous clients
- Impossible task automation
- Security consultant
- Redhat Linux

6/02 - 2/04			AOL Music, San Francisco
Senior Unix Systems Administrator
* I kept the worlds largest provider of on-line music up and running.
- Lead Sysadmin for "MusicNet for AOL" consisting of over 200 hosts
  and 27 TB of HA network storage
- Supported an environment consisting of over 1500 hosts
- 24 hour on-call rotation
- Configuration, deployment and maintenance of server applications
  including: Apache/mod_perl, JBoss, Verity K2, ATG Dynamo, Real Media
  servers, ShoutCast
- Architected, developed, and implemented custom monitoring suite in
  Unix shell and perl
- Architected, developed, and implemented host complex including: fault
  tolerance, redundancy, and load balancing
- Architected, developed, and implemented 27 TB HA storage system using
  QFS, NFS, AMD, and multiple DNS rotors
- Task automation, Log Parsing
- Redhat Linux, Solaris 7/8

1/01 - 6/02			OmniSky Inc, San Francisco
Unix Systems Administrator
* Single systems administrator for worlds largest handheld wireless provider.
- Deployed and maintained Unix production and development environments
  consisting of 70+ hosts
- Configuration, deployment and maintenance of ATG Dynamo, BEA
  WebLogic, and Jakarta/Tomcat application servers
- 24 hour on-call support for Web, Ecommerce, and Provisioning systems
- Deployment and support for Oracle Application Server and Vitria
  Businessware
- Deployment and configuration of Veritas Cluster Server, Volume
  Manager, and File System
- Developed Unix shell and Perl scripts for server maintenance
- Deployment and support of proprietary applications
- Solaris 7/8, Redhat Linux

1/00 - 12/00		Spinner.com, San Francisco
Unix Systems Administrator
- Responsible for development environment consisting of 35+ Solaris
  and FreeBSD servers
- Configuration, deployment and maintenance of server applications
  including: Apache/mod_perl, JBoss, Verity K2
- Implementation of Interwoven TeamSite for source control
- Architected unified environment with NIS, Automount, NFS, and SAMBA
- 24/7 Support for ATG Dynamo 4.5 Application Server
- Back up and restoration of development environment servers and
  applications
- Solaris 7/8

1/98 - 12/99		Learn2.com, Sausalito
Unix Systems Administrator
- Responsibility for WWW, DNS, Mail, and file servers
- FreeBSD

3/97 - 1/98			Freelance Web Developer, San Francisco
Freelance Systems Maintenance and Web Design
- Set up of various systems, including PC LAN, Windows for
  Workgroups, Macintosh, and FreeBSD
- Consultation and build-out of various web sites
- Installation and troubleshooting of hardware and software
- Design of web graphics and logos
- Training of several local at-risk youth in web design and maintenance

References available upon request