Laura L. Davis
						109 Spyglass Hill Rd.
						San Jose, CA 95127
						E-mail: kitty@mistwalker.com
						Phone: (408) 254-4258/426-0283


Objective:

	I am seeking a mid- to high-level system administrator’s position in an 
environment with a wide variety of duties.   An informal environment is a plus,
traveling acceptable.

Skills:

        Operating Systems		 	 Software Packages

OS	Version	  	Aptitude	Tool		Version	   Aptitude
HP-UX	9.x, 10.x, 11.x	Expert		Adobe Products	Latest	   Advanced
Linux	5.x to Latest	Advanced	Apache		1.x	   Intermediate
Solaris	2.5 – 2.8, x86	Advanced	Clearcase/CVS/RCSLatest	   Intermediate
Windows	Various		Advanced	DreamWeaver	Latest	   Intermediate
(also: SunOS, AIX, IRIX and Mac)	Filerview	7.x	   Intermediate
					Framemaker	4.0 – 7.0 Advanced
	    Protocols			Helpdesk software n/a	   Advanced
					HPPrint Manager Latest	   Expert
Protocol     Version   Aptitude		Ignite Install	9.x, 10.x  Advanced
DHCP	     n/a       Intermediate 	Jumpstart	n/a	   Intermediate
DNS	     Latest    Intermediate 	Majordomo	1.x	   Advanced
HTTPD/Apache 1.x       Intermediate 	Netscape	All	   Advanced
LPR/LP	     All       Expert		PDC Budtool	4.2.x	   Intermediate
NIS/YPBIND   2.x, 3.x  Advanced 	Remedy		Latest	   Intermediate
NFS	     Latest    Advanced 	Samba		1.x, 2.x   Advanced
POP	     2, 3      Intermediate 	Sendmail	8.x, 9.x   Intermediate
SSH	     1, 2      Intermediate 	Other licensing	4.x - 6.x  Expert
SMB	     7.x, 8.x  Intermediate 	Veritas NetBack	3.x	   Intermediate
TCP/IP	     Latest    Advanced 	Visio		4.0	   Intermediate

  	    Languages				      Hardware
			
Code	        Version	Aptitude	System			    Aptitude
C++	        UNIX	Novice		Network Hardware 	    Intermediate
HTML	        Latest	Intermediate	Printer hardware	    Advanced
Perl	        Latest	Novice		UNIX desktop systems	    Advanced
Shell Scripting Several	Advanced	Network Appliance Filers    Advanced
Visual Basic	6.0	Intermediate 	Limited HP-UX & Sun Servers Advanced
			

Education: 

Bachelor's of Information Technology graduated 2004 Summa Cum Laude. GPA 4.0
Associate of Business graduated 2003 with honors.  GPA 4.0
American Intercontinental University, Hoffman Estates, IL
 
 	Related courses:
		Advanced Networking
		Visual Basic and ADO
		Database modeling and administration
		Management and teamwork
		Web programming and applications

	Courses at University of California, Santa Clara extension, 1996 GPA 4.0

Experience: 

Mentor Graphics- Microtec			February 1998 - November 2000

UNIX System		* Sole HP-UX site administrator supporting 150 desktop
Administrator		and 10 server units
Feb 1998 - Nov 2000	* Provided training on new software tools for team
			* Comprehensive desktop and server support and
			maintenance
			* Designed and implemented current printing, license and
			Ignite server architectures
			* Kept a major CAD tool release on schedule by re-
			building the HP-UX build machine from other systems
			after a power loss destroyed the hardware.
			* Developed training courses for Helpdesk, Basic UNIX,
			and Administrative UNIX studies

Key responsibilities:

* Back end server maintenance, including helpdesk software, sendmail, samba,
	DNS, and user accounts 
* Maintain license, print, and Ignite servers
* Installation of new HP-UX machines
* Support for desktop hardware and software for two sites
* Integration of Windows and UNIX network systems
* Creation of special configuration test labs
* Communicate with vendors as necessary for upgrades, repairs, and new
	technology
 
This site utilizes NIS, NFS, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMB, CIFS, SSH, POP3, and OnNet protocols

Network Appliance				September 1997 - July 1998

Marketing Lab		* Designed and expanded the functionality of the
Administrator		technical marketing lab
Sept 1997 - July 1998	* Created lab documentation and online scheduling for
			equipment usage
			* Evaluated Veritas Netbackup, PDC, Spanstor, and MS-DFS
			and wrote white papers for each using html and Visio

Key responsibilities:

* Organization and design of the Marketing Research lab
* Requisitioning of lab components, supplies, tools and third-party products
* Support of internal customer configurations and unique applications of Network
	Appliance filers
* Evaluation and HTML white page creation
* Support of trade show and demonstration equipment

This site utilizes NFS, DHCP, MS-DFS, CIFS, and PC-TCP protocols


Miscellaneous:

I am the Marketing VP and webmaster for the Cupertino Jaycees.