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Coordinates

Anne Bennett, 4827, rue de Lucerne Pierrefonds (QC), Canada H8Y 2E1

<anne@porcupine.ca> +1 514-421-3704 (home) +1 514-848-2424 ext. 2285 (work)

Education

Oh, lots, with awards and publications even! The IT-related part is as follows:

I can work in English or French; I also speak rudimentary Italian.

Experience

Unix system administrator, 1990-now, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.

Obligatory keywords:

Unix (Linux, RedHat, Solaris, Tru64Unix), networking (IPv4, DNS, NIS, NFS, LDAP, Kerberos, SMTP, NNTP, SNMP, 802.1X), programming (Perl, shell, C), web (HTML, PHP, CSS, SSL, Apache, cgiwrap, chroot), databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), tasks (O/S installation and patching, software installation and configuration, backups, user accounts, printing, documentation, troubleshooting), programs (sendmail, MIMEDefang, spamassassin, razor2, sophie, Sophos, procmail, Mailman, Majordomo, INN, trn, imapd, vim, tcp_wrappers, pidentd, ssh, COPS, Nessus, tripwire, ISC bind, OSC Radiator), leadership (project coordination, training, mentoring)...

What does it all mean? Read the "experience" section to find out.

Position sought

Talented, experienced, and all-around terrific Unix sysadmin seeks challenging position with an emphasis on creativity and tool development, using (and contributing to) free and open source software where possible. The areas of security and network-based applications are of particular interest. The ideal employer works to increase and disseminate knowledge, to influence public policy in a progressive way, and to contribute useful tools and skills to society, all the while providing a respectful work environment that stimulates the professional and personal growth of its employees.