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csmith28

Recent re-org has prompted me to seek alternative employment.

See resume below:

Christopher Smith
Phoenix, AZ 85029
csmith28@usa.net

Objective:
Seeking a long term position that will allow me to challenge and expand my skills as an IT-Engineer.

Skills:
I am familiar with the following Operating Systems, Middleware, Software and Professional Protocols:

* Operating Systems: Unix, AIX, Solaris, Linux/RedHat, BSD, Windows9x thru XP-Pro except for ME, NT, DOS, CISCO Local Director, Unisys and some OS/400.
* Middleware: WebSphere MQSeries, WebSphere, Netscape Enterprise Server. IIS, Mail-Hub (manxq) Operations, Lotus Notes Domino Server, QPasa.
* Software: Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, VI Editor, Lotus Notes, Frontpage2000, Remotely Possible/RCO, RAdmin, CAUnicenter, Candle, Qpasa, MAXM, Tivoli, Exceed, XTerm, Putty.
* Protocols: KORN and BASH Shell scripting, HTML, TCP/IP, DNS, ADSM, Tape Storage and Library Management, Tivoli Storage Management, FALCO Terminal Configuration, Digital VoiceLink Dialers, Problem Circumvention, Change Management, Technical Documentation, Desktop Support.

Work history:
Wells Fargo Services: Tempe AZ
ITS-Mortgage Web Hosting, AIX/Solaris/NT/WMQ Series Senior Engineer â€“ (06/03 â€“ present)
WebSphere MQSeries Administration, Infrastructure Design, Build and Implementation on AIX/NT/Solaris & Linux Operating Systems, AIX & Window Operating System Administration & Support, WebSphere & Weblogic Application Support in Development, Integration Testing, Quality Assurance, Disaster Recovery and Production environments. 24/7 3rd level Technical Support.

IBM Global Service: Phoenix AZ
Web Hosting Steady State, Systems Administrator - Advisory (05/02 â€“ 03/03) -
Here I was primarily responsible for Systems Administrative duties and Technical Support for seventy seven Sun Servers, secondarily responsible for seventy AIX Servers and in my spare time I shared a tertiary responsibility for forty more Sun Servers. For these servers I provided systems administration, installation, configuration, OS and application updates, second and third level technical support, trouble shooting, problem determination circumvention/resolution, change management and technical documentation for the Dev, QA and production environments.

American Express Travel Related Services Technologies Division: Phoenix AZ
Distributed Operations, Senior Systems Administrator - (07/97 â€“ 05/02) -
Systems administration, second and third level technical support trouble shooting, problem determination, circumvention and resolution for Unix/NT web and non-web related production, QA and Dev applications in a 24x7 environment. Operating System and Application upgrades change and problem management, documentation review and generation. My entry level position here was Systems Specialist II and when AMEX TRS/TD was outsourced to IBM Global Service I was a Senior Systems Analyst.

Arcus Data Staffing: Phoenix, AZ
Contracted to American Express TRS/TD - Distributed Operations, Systems Administrator II (10/96 â€“ 07/97) - Systems administration, second and third level technical support trouble shooting, problem determination circumvention and resolution for web and non-web related production applications in a 24x7 environment. Operating System and Application upgrades change and problem management and documentation. General tape library operations, mounting, filing, retrieval, submit lists, pull lists, quality control, monitor job stream, silo management, hardware upgrades, systems administration and documentation review and generation. My entry level position here was Tape Librarian. A few months later my skills were recognized and I was re-assigned to AMEX TRS/TD Distributed Operations as a System Specialist II..

Little Caesarâ€™s: (M&M Pizza Inc.) Scottsdale, AZ
Delivery Driver - Store Manager (05/94 - 10/96) - Customer service, staffing, training, supervision, food preparation, quality control, cash management, inventory tracking, shipping and receiving. My entry level position here was as a Delivery Driver. I took this position as an act of desperation. The economy was depressed and I had bills to pay. Six months later I was a Store Manager. After the third armed robbery I decided that the Food Service Industry was not for me.

FM Services Corporation: (Payco America) Phoenix, AZ
Telemarketer â€“ Collections Agent/Skip Tracer - Systems Operator (03/92 - 04/94) - Systems administration, operation and analysis, Data base management, distribution of system resources, call list generation, monitor job flow, report generation, troubleshooting repair and replacement of peripherals, hardware and software upgrades, system security, documentation, user support, training, desktop support, some telephony, telemarketing, skip tracing and collections. My entry level position with FM Services Corp was as a Telemarketing Sales Representative. After roughly, six months I got my foot in the door of the IT department as a Systems Operator. I took the ball and ran with it until Payco bought out FMSC and gobbled it up.

Education:

IBM Certified WebSphereMQSeries5.3 Systems Administrator.

While employed at Wells Fargo Service I completed the following classes:
IBM Software Qpasa Administration
IBM M/UX MQSeries WMQ 5.3.0.0 Advanced Systems Administration for Distributed Platforms

While employed by American Express I completed following classes in no particular order:
IBM M/UX AIX V4 Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals
IBM M/UX AIX V4 Advanced System Administration
IBM M/UX AIX V4 Korn Shell Programming
IBM M/UX AIX AS/400 System Administration and Control
IBM M/UX MQSeries 5.1.0.0 Introduction
IBM M/UX MQSeries 5.2.0.0 Administration for UNIX

While employed at American Express, IBM and WFS, I made it a point to attend internal training whenever possible. In many cases this meant that I had to attend on my own time without compensation.

While employed by FM Services Corporation I completed:
Internal training for AS/400 and OS/400 Administration and Control
Internal training for Digital Voice-Link Dialing Systems Administration

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GED from the North Eastern Missouri State University.

About Chris:
I offer twenty seven years of strong work ethics and experience in a variety of fields with emphasis on customer service, communications, management, technical support, computer operations, systems administration, troubleshooting and documentation. My broad skill base allows me to very quickly adapt to most any environment by drawing on applied knowledge.
Throughout my life I have always had a keen interest in computer technology and have engaged in extensive personal research in computer operating systems, systems management and other computer related topics.
Throughout my IT career I have always met; more often exceeded the expectations of my leadership and I have often been recognized by my colleagues, partners and leadership for excellence in performance, customer service, initiative, creativity, technical skill, teamwork, tenacity, dedication, reliability, resourcefulness and hard work. Documentation of the above, letters of reference and personal/professional reference contacts are available upon request.
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