John L. Jorgensen
81 Old Ferry Road
Haverhill, MA 01830
Home: (978)521-8078
Mobile: (978)621-3734
jjorgens@2gn.com
Summary
Key contributor to the successful sale of two startups.
Committed professional with more then twenty years of experience
in the computer and electronics industries. Proven track record of excellence
in communications, customer relations, and technical problem solving.
In depth knowledge of unix and networking and the ability to adapt quickly to new
environments. Able to effectively build and lead a team to solve complex operational
problems.
Technical Summary
Proficient with: Linux, Perl/mod_perl, shell scripting,
Cisco networking equipment, Subversion,
VPNs, Apache Web Server, Network and Application Monitoring.
Working knowledge of: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mac OSX, PHP,
Ruby, VMWare ESX and KVM virtualization technologies, BigIP load balancers,
Amazon EC2 administration, Windows Desktops and Servers.
Experience
Veracode
Production Operations Manager (03/2011 to present)
- Migrated VMWare ESX infrastructure running RedHat to KVM under Centos6 with centos guests.
- Implemented Nagios, Cacti, and Rancid to monitor and manage infrastructure.
- Installed a local yum repository and PXE boot facility for provisioning and updating hosts.
- Implemented a mixed windows and linux EC2 environment for burstable web and binary scanning capacity.
- (in process) Implemented puppet to manage configuration in preparation for massive scale.
Quattro Wireless, Inc (acquired by Apple Computers, inc. 01/01/2010)
Operations Manager (02/2007 to 03/2011)
- Assisted in planning and implementation of Apple's iAd network.
- Managed a 200 plus server production environment 24/7 including reacting to alarms, installing new servers, managing capacity, and responding to crisises.
- Installed Nagios and Cacti to monitor and alarm production systems.
- Managed the data center network equipment including; Cisco ASA, BigIP load balacer, and Cisco and HP switches.
- Performed IT function in a company of 50+ people.
- Implemented a mobile redirector in C, mod_perl, and PHP which redirects mobile devices from client web sites to Quattro Wireless mobile sites.
- Wrote perl scripts to test the accuracy of our redirector and the redirectors that our clients may choose to use.
- Wrote many adhoc perl scripts to report on web traffic statistics and where they might differ from what is in the mysql transactional database.
- Wrote a mod_perl image processor as a web service to adjust images for use on mobile devices.
m-Qube, Inc., Boston, MA (acquired by Verisign 05/2007)
Director of Infrastructure (3/2004 to 01/2007)
- Implemented network monitoring to manage the health of applications, operating systems, and the network.
- Managed carrier and customer VPN's and application connections.
- Performed IT and technical support duties for the first year and assisted in building out these groups at later stages.
- Wrote Perl sctipts to report on Oracle performance data and message traffic trends.
- Managed an operations team with the goal of maintaining and improving the production ASP environment.
- Implemented a 24x7 NOC for system monitoring and first level response to client issues.
- Migrated production application services from the Seattle data center to m-Qube's Waltham data center.
- Acted as subject matter expert for UNIX, networking, and application level problems in a distributed, high traffic environment.
More Magic Solutions, Newton, MA
IT Manager and Release Engineer (12/2002 to 3/2004)
- Migrated all IT services from Finland to the Newton office.
- Implemented UNIX services that operate in a Windows desktop
environment (Samba).
- Successfully Managed the 3com NBX IP telephony system.
- Maintained the Windows 2000/Windows XP desktop environment.
- Managed the CVS repository and improved developer efficiency by properly
training them in CVS usage.
- Improved the efficiency of the software build system by applying
extensive shell scripting knowledge to remove problems and redundancies.
Netmanage, North Andover, MA
Principal IT Engineer (8/98 to 11/2002)
- Monitored router traffic and host statistics via MRTG.
- Implemented network monitoring and intrusion detection systems.
- Implemented and maintained Sendmail, Apache, Proftpd, Samba, and NFS
services.
- Monitored and maintained the worldwide corporate WAN.
- Assisted in planning and implementing VPN.
- Implemented Checkpont Firewall and management stations.
- Implemented IP Tables Firewalls and FWBuilder.
- Supervised and mentored junior UNIX sysadmins in their tasks.
- Integrated UNIX and Windows authentication, file services, and print
services.
- Designed and authored a web based Knowledge Base application.
Netmanage (formerly FTP Software, Inc.), North Andover, MA
Network Administrator (9/95 to 8/98),
- Supported a 1000+ node TCP/IP Network in a diverse media environment.
- Maintained Dial in servers with nearly 100 percent uptime.
- Maintained a Complex DNS environment with multiple zones.
- Coordinated major changes in LAN topology while maintaining maximum
uptime
- Upgraded and maintained various unix based servers.
- Supported internal PC end users, repairing hardware, software, and
network problems on a wide variety of PC based platforms.
- Wrote log parsing report generators to track costs and uptime.
AT&T GIS (NCR), Burlington, VT
Field Service Representative (2/94 - 7/95),
Repaired, installed and performed scheduled maintenance on a wide variety
of electronic equipment including: networks (10 Base T, Token Ring, IPC),
computers, Calcomp Plotters, and PC based POS systems.
- Serviced nearly 200 small to large business customers, assessed needs
and repaired & installed electronic equipment consistently achieving high
customer satisfaction.
- Closed fifty percent more calls per week than other New England region
Service Representatives.
- Successfully resolved many problems on unfamiliar equipment without
training.
U.S. Marine Corps, Okinawa, Japan and Cherry Point, NC
RADAR Repairman (9/87 - 8/93),
Repaired, modified, and troubleshot aviation radar systems. Coordinated:
Tech Publications Control, Shop Training, and Shop Safety. Installed, and
administered squadron ethernet network.
- Effectively trained forty staff on Electro Static Discharge, general
shop safety, Radar Systems repair, and other technical subjects increasing
practical skills and knowledge.
- As crewchief, directed teams of four to eight repair persons who transported,
troubleshot, and repaired multimillion dollar radar systems.
Past Projects
Education and Certification
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Tested: 10/28/2002, now expired.
Marine Corps Communications and Electronics School (MCCES) 12/87 -
10/88
Twentynine Palms, CA
Courses in: Basic Electronics, RADAR Fundamentals, and RADAR Repair.
AT&T GIS Communications, Electronics School 2/94 - 7/95
Dayton, OH
Courses covering: Point of Sale Repair, PC Repair, Plotter Repair, and various
networking courses.