BRIAN PHILIP BILBREY
September, 2004
Bowie, Maryland
bilbrey@orbdesigns.com

OBJECTIVE

I'm looking for a full-time position that permits me to use and continue to develop my exceptional Systems, Networking, and User Support skills, while earning enough money to keep the mortgage paid, my wife smiling, and a few new tech toys on my desk.

SKILLSET OVERVIEW

I am an expert with Linux Server and Workstation configurations and distributions, including Red Hat, Debian, SuSE, Gentoo, and others. I have setup Sendmail, Postfix, BIND (DNS), IMAP/POP servers, Apache, mod_ssl, mod_perl, PHP, with skills in shell and Perl scripting. Additionally, I have experience in securing Linux computers using IPTables/IPChains, Portsentry, Tripwire, and Logcheck. Network monitoring tools I've used include nmap, nessus and Ethereal. On the Linux user side, I am familiar with many desktop environments and applications, including KDE, Gnome, Koffice, StarOffice, AbiWord, Gnumeric, Evolution, Nautilus and more. I currently watch over a variety of locally and remotely hosted Linux servers for clients, with installed distributions including RHEL3 and Debian.

I have extensive experience with MS Windows NT/2K/XP/2003 (Workstation and Server), managing administration of file, print and application servers including SQLbase, Mail, and BackupExec. I provide User Support of stunning quality, patience and results for many Windows-based applications and requirements, including MS Office applications like Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access, as well as Netscape and derivatives, Web apps and more. MS networking, configuration, and setup skills are also on my toolbelt.

My other skills include Web design, Technical and Computer writing (published), digital artwork, documentation, PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and product design. To accomplish these tasks, I've used a wide variety of word processors and text editors, including MS Word, WordPerfect , Bluefish, StarOffice, and Emacs. I've extensive experience with Adobe Illustrator, The GIMP, Protel, and AutoCAD along with many other applications.

EXPERIENCE

The NERDS Group, LLC, Silver Spring, MD  08/2002 to present
Positions: ITConsultancy position, full time position
I have responsibility for systems and networks with a number of local businesses, as well as 2 to 3 days a week providing service for a large local county department, working with a complex setup comprised of Solaris, Linux and Windows systems in an assortment of clients, servers and middleware.

Energy Transformation Systems Inc., Newark, CA 09/1997 to present.
Positions: IS/Web/Product Engineering – continued Consulting in web design and remote administration: a few hours per month.
My duties started with administration of a small heterogeneous network including NT4.0 and Linux servers with Windows and Linux clients. My responsibilities encompassed applications, backup, connectivity, system maintenance/upgrades (HW & SW, license compliance), web design, updating, and statistics. My other jobs within the company included PCB and product design, engineering documentation, electronic and camera ready art and copy for Marketing/Sales support including brochures and advertisements, I was also a member of the management team.

A-Squared Electronics, San Jose, CA, 11/1990 to 09/1997.
Positions: Shop Manager, Training Coordinator
I was responsible for oversight of production personnel, training and quality control. I performed production, scheduling, sales and customer service duties. I managed a front office staff of four, production staff varying, up to 35. Also I worked on PCB design and co-engineering projects at this consignment PCB/EM assembly house. Additionally, I setup the first in-house network. Teaching new skills to people was the best part of this job.

Nellcor Inc., Hayward, CA 04/1983 to 08/1990.
Positions: Associate Engineer / Product Design Engineer
I worked in an engineering project matrix environment, providing PCB and product design services over several product lines. I coded a clinical evaluation software test suite as a 6-month project, written in C. I brought CAD into the engineering department, and designed sensors and associated equipment for the line of Pulse Oximeters.

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

I authored Caldera OpenLinux Secrets with Tom Syroid, completed in December 2000 at approximately 1000 pages. The book is now available exclusively online at http://linuxbook.orbdesigns.com/. Also I've written four tutorials/articles for IBM DeveloperWorks.

EDUCATION

University of California, Santa Cruz campus (1979 - 1982) CS Major.
Since then I've worked full time, taking occasional courses in Mathematics, CS, Programming Languages, Physics, Anthropology, Public Speaking and more at Chabot College in Hayward and San Jose State University.

REFERENCES

Available upon Request.