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Jeffrey
David Lane
518 Rosser RD, Bear Creek, NC 27207
(919) 444-3448
jeff@jefflane.org
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Summary
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I
am an experienced Linux test engineer with nearly 10 years
industry experience from the customer experience, the software
vendor experience and the hardware vendor experience. In addition
to work in the lab, I have also taught Linux in the corporate and
college environments and participate regularly on Linux related
forums and mailing lists assisting other Linux users.
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Computer
Skills
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Certifications
Red
Hat Certified Engineer
Red
Hat Certified Examiner (inactive)
CompTIA
A+
CCCC
Certificate in Visual Basic Programming
CCCC
Certificate in Hardware Troubleshooting and Repair
Hardware
IBM
SystemX, IBM Intellistation workstations, IBM BladeCenter, etc.
IBM
Fibre Channel, ServeRAID, Networking equipment, iSCSI
Languages
VB.NET,
C++, BASH, HTML, C, BASIC, Python, Perl, Java, XHTML, JavaScript,
PHP, CSS, Ruby, SQL, PL/SQL
Software
Database:
Access, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle 9i
Platforms:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMWare
ESX & ESXi, Real-time Linux products, Xen Virtualization,
Novell Linux Desktop, Slackware Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Mac OSX,
Win9x. Familiar with: Solaris, AIX, SCO UnixWare, Novell Netware
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Experience
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Adjunct
Instructor – Computer Information Technologies Department
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2008
- Present
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Central
Carolina Community College – Sanford, NC
Teaching
the 100 level Introduction to Linux course for a mixed class of
young students and older working adults of all skill levels and
experience
Using
the Novell Linux Certification course ware, designed the course
contents covering the book, created quizzes and tests, relevant
in-class and out of class assignments and final exams
Received
a perfect performance rating and 100% student satisfaction
Set
up, troubleshoot and administer classroom network, lab machines
and hardware
Performed
class presentation every class meeting using multi-media
presentation techniques.
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Software
Engineer – Systems Technology Group
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2006
- Present
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IBM
– Research Triangle Park, NC
Hired
as an IBM Employee after 2 and ½ years as a contractor
Responsible
for Testbed and LAN maintenance and planning, assist with
managing a team of 6 contractors
Software
testing of internally developed applications
Testing
of pre-release IBM systems and hardware
Administer
test LAN DHCP, NAS, DNS, NFS and Samba Servers
Worked
independently on “Special Projects” such as Xen
Virtualization testing and test case creation and Real-Time Linux
testing and troubleshooting.
Also
responsible for all previous duties from when I was a contractor
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Linux
Test Engineer – NOS Group
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2003
- 2006
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Computer
Task Group – Raleigh, NC
Technical
Lead for official Red Hat Hardware Certification testing of IBM
x86 Servers.
Technical
go-to for NRVT/NSVT and other STG groups within SuperLab
Very
efficient and successful with difficult and time-sensitive
Certifications
Responsible
for Hardware Cert hardware and sensitive materials
Alpha/Beta
testing and troubleshooting of Red Hat and SuSE Enterprise Linux
Developing
and maintaining automated server and client configuration and
test scripts, automated installation scripting, building RPMs
Training
new employees
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Systems
Administrator
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2003
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Internet
of the Sand Hills - Southern Pines, NC
Administered
all servers for small ISP serving 8,000 to 10,000 internet users
and several hundred web hosting customers on an array of hardware
Web,
mail, security administration
Purchased
and built new servers
Maintained
existing hardware
Scripting
of custom mail filters, iptables scripts, and other shell scripts
as needed
Intrusion
detection and response
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Technical
Engineer / Team Lead – Global Services and Support
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2000
- 2001
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Red
Hat, Inc. – Raleigh, NC
Provided
Level I and II technical support to customers
Tested
Red Hat Linux through complete development cycle on various
vendor hardware
Provided
custom script work and checked customer programming in some
instances
Administered
the RHCE exam as an RHCX
Served
as a technical escalation point
Taught
the Red Hat internal intro to Linux course
Worked
with IHVs and OEMs as manager of the hardware certification team
Worked
as team lead for a support team of 8 techs
Represented
Red Hat to the Open Source community and the IT industry at large
at Installfests and other community gatherings and trade shows as
an official representative of the company.
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Education
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Associates
Degree – Computer Programming
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2006
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Central
Carolina Community College – Sanford, NC
Graduated
with honors (3.93 GPA)
Alpha
Theta Tau Honor Society member
Received
award for Academic Excellence in my department
Received
Certificate in Visual Basic Programming
Received
Certificate in Hardware Troubleshooting and Repair
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Volunteer
Experience
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Central
Carolina Community College CIT Advisory Board Member
Chatham
County Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Central
Carolina Skywarn
Roanoke
Valley GNU/Linux Users Group
Fort
Lewis Volunteer Rescue Squad
Virginia
Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads
Roanoke
County Rescue Chiefs' Board
Boy
Scouts of America Troop 352 – Salem Virginia
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Et
Cetera
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General
Class Amateur Radio Licensee – Call Sign W4KDH
Published
Photographer and Magazine contributor (Forever MX-5 Magazine)
Student
Pilot
Enjoys
outdoor activities, reading, learning, cooking and other
activities outside of the IT world
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