John Darin Holloway

Objective: To gain employment in any of a variety of IT roles using skills acquired through prior experience and training.

Experience:

Systems Administrator

• Responsible for building, operating and maintaining Linux/Unix, VMware and Storage platforms for a multi-state cable, broadband and phone provider
• Also perform light web development, database administration, network design and troubleshooting and process documentation and technical writing
• Core systems include:
  • Solaris 2.6-10 on x86 and Sparc
  • Debian Linux
  • Redhat Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • HP-UX
  • VMWare ESX 2.5 - 4.0
  • Network Appliance FAS
  • EMC CLARiiON and Symmetrix
  • Apache Httpd
  • Tomcat Application Server
  • BIND
  • EMC Avamar
  • Legato Networker
  • Incognito Broadband Command Center
  • MySQL
  • Postgres

Administrator-Internet Support

• Responsible for designing and maintaining web sites for Bluegrass Network, Bluegrass Cellular, and their partners
• Administer Sun Solaris 7 and 8 on Sun hardware from SparcStation 20 to Enterprise 450
• Core applications include:
  • Sendmail 8
  • Apache 1.3
  • BIND 8
  • Legato Networker 7
  • Custom scripting in a variety of languages
  • Navis Radius
  • MySQL 3

Content Producer

• Responsible for posting stories to national and state high school athletics sites.
• Assisted with initiative to syndicate content to other media channels.

Student Microlabs Consultant

• Responsible for supporting 50 Windows NT 4 or MacOS 9 workstations.
• Applications supported included:
  • Microsoft:
    • Office 97-2000
    • Internet Explorer 4-5
  • Adobe:
    • Acrobat Pro
    • Illustrator
    • Photoshop
    • PageMaker
  • Netscape Communicator 4
  • Qualcomm Eudora Pro 4-5
  • Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4
  • WS-FTP
  • Terminal Access Programs

Seasonal Bindery Material Handler/Utility

• Responsible for loading product for transport and distribution by a variety of channels.
• Trained to operate, maintain, and repair various types of industrial machinery.

Installation and Repair Technician

• Installed ethernet cards and configured networking on Windows and Macintosh computers as part of a campus-wide cable modem roll out.
• After the initial roll out, responsible for troubleshooting and repairing network connections.

Night Desk Clerk

• Served as a night watchman for dormitories.
• Maintained entry logs.
• Assisted other staff with incident resolution and reporting.

Resident Advisor

• Responsible for physical, emotional, and social well being of my floor.
• Operated as a desk clerk during evening hours.
• Responsible for incident resolution and reporting.
• Provided services and information for residents.
• Conducted nightly rounds of assigned building.

Education

Sun Certified Systems Administrator for Solaris 9

Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 9

Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris 9

Graduated May 2001 with a BS in Biology

Advanced and technical course work includes:

• Chemistry 105, 107, and 115: Inorganic chemistry with laboratory
• Chemistry 230-233 and 236: Organic chemistry with laboratory
• Biochemistry 401G: Introduction to biochemistry
• Biology 208-209: Microbiology with laboratory
• Biology 304: Genetics
• Biology 315: Cell biology
• Biology 325: Ecology
• Biology 350: Animal physiology
• Biology 425: Seminar on animal models of human disease
• Computer Science 115: Introduction to Programming in C/C++
• French 201-202: Intermediate french
• Informatics 401G: Introduction to Informatics (Perl programming, web development)
• Informatics 520: Bioinformatics
• Math 113 and 123: Calculus
• Microbiology and Immunology 494 and 595: Immunology with Laboratory
• Natural Resource Conservation and Management 546: Constructed Wetlands (Natural Wastewater treatment)
• Physiology 412G: Human Physiology