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Andrew J. Reitz
Objective
I possess experience in UNIX systems, networking, and programming, and
am seeking to apply my skills in a full-time position at a consumer-focused
company.
Experience
| Aggregate Knowledge |
San Mateo, CA |
9/2006 - Present |
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As a Systems Administrator and Developer, I helped to build out Aggregate
Knowledge's web infrastructure, including: managing Linux and Solaris
machines, performing code releases, building networks, managing in-house IT
resources, and automation programming. Significant projects included
crafting a flexible oncall rotation system, writing custom nagios plugins,
and implementing custom statistics gathering/graphing scripts.
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| EDS |
Sunnyvale, CA |
4/2003 - 8/2006 |
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As a Field Engineer in the Automated Operations business unit (formerly
Loudcloud, Inc.), I provided advanced support and maintenance of a
state-of-the-art operations system. In this role, I supported various legacy
systems, including an automated network device configuration tool which
functioned as part of the Opsware system. As a software developer in
Production Engineering, I was part of a team that built custom software for
EDS global operations. This included writing new functionality in Perl
and Java, as well as refactoring legacy perl code, promoting stability, code
reuse, and supportability. I also promoted next-generation communications
technologies to promote easier collaboration, including: blogs, Wiki, and
RSS.
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| CCSO, University of Illinois |
Urbana, Illinois |
3/2000 - 5/2001 |
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Worked in the Workstation Services Group. Designed and deployed pilot SunRay
project (required network design, system integration, documentation,
troubleshooting, ongoing support). I investigated the feasibility of a
unified campus-wide storage system, under the auspices of the Storage
Project Working Group. I researched Samba, clustering, AppleTalk
integration, and authentication issues.
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| Ameritech Broadband Lab |
Hoffman Estates, IL |
1995 - 1998 |
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For four summers, I was an intern at Ameritech, reporting to Andrew Schmidt
and John Bowers, and working on the following: testing network devices and
protocols: ATM switches, ATM NICs, ADSL CPE, Redback PPP concentrator, Frame
Relay ISDN dial backup, Frame Relay to ATM interworking, PPP over ATM and
Fax/Voice/Video over IP. Provided advanced technical support for Ameritech's
initial ADSL trial, including management of production IP firewalls and
direct customer support. Managed several UNIX systems, including web, DHCP,
and SMTP servers.
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Education
Masters Thesis
" The Dynamic Port
Reservation Protocol". With advisor Robin Kravets, I designed an
UDPv4 protocol to simplify inbound port reservations on NAT gateways,
solving the "NAT traversal" problem for applications.
- UNIX systems including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris
- Programming in Perl, shell, Python, Java, and C
- Data networking including TCP/IP, Ethernet, VLAN, Routing, Firewall, NAT, and DHCP
- Tools including Nagios, Cacti, Micromuse Netcool, and RT
Last updated: October 7th, 2007
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