CURRICULUM VITAE

Resume for Peter Sjöberg, Nepean (Ottawa), Ontario Canada peters99 AT techwiz DOT ca (this is a spam resistent address, replace AT and DOT to make a normal email address)

QUALIFICATIONS

been working with Information Technology Industry since 1984
extensive computing and administrative skills.
very skilled in misc Linux related things like configuration, setup, installing.
very skilled in Unix/Linux shell scripting
running a small datacenter at home where techwiz.ca lives to keep up with my skills.
skilled in network operation and management.
experienced in internet, TCP/IP, routers, etc.
experienced in Alpha/VAX/Vms system management, engineering, vms internals and system tuning.
proficient in programming in several languages.
experienced with engineering high end server clusters.
experienced with automate things like image creation, testing, os build
accustomed to managing on-line critical 24/7 systems.
accustomed to work in enterprise environment (change management, users, ...).
self starter, can work without much guidance
quick learner on new technologies
Been running linux as my primary desktop since 1998
More about my linux experience at linux.html
Canadian Government Secure II clearance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Linux Platform and Devices Engineer at Bitaccess Inc
Bitaccess INC , Ottawa, Canada
July 2019 - present

Employed as Linux Platform and Devices Engineer to manage and support various Linux systems, that includes
- Engineer/design and implement a openvpn network for all BTMs
- Improved docker image creation procedures
- Responsible for device integration like get barcode readers, bill acceptor/recyclers and such to work with the existing software
- Designed new way to create the BTM os image
- Figured out how to remotely do os upgrade including complete reimage of the drive

System Manager & Senior System Engineer
DXC Technology , Ottawa, Canada
November 1996 - October 2018

Employee path: SHL Systemhouse -> MCI -> MCI Wordcom -> EDS -> HP -> Hewlett Packard Enterprise -> DXC Technology

Employed as System Administrator and Senior System Engineer to manage and support various Linux systems, during that time I did:
- Designed, coded and implemented a backend environment to support kickstart build and maintenance of thousands of servers
- Developed procedures & scripts to do things like SAN storage migration, os patching/upgrades, automate configuration changes, automate installation of software packages, prepare a server for oracle, automatically discover SAN storage allocation and much much more.
- Designed and coded environment for DNS request automation
- Responsible for backups, performance, uptime, security and other normal sysadmin tasks
- Done work on adding ansible to kickstart automation
Have in the past also:
- Managed clustered VAX and ALPHAs running OpenVMS.
- Developed procedures to kickstart vmware ESX servers
- Set up LDAP authentication for linux servers against a Sun Directory server and later against Active Directory
- Responsible for configuration, deployment and management of BMC Patrol consol and agents
- Responsible for design and management/monitoring of backups, performance, uptime, security and other normal sysadmin tasks on OpenVMS
- Migrated from VAX to ALPHA
- System management and DBA of Sybase database under HP-UX
- System management of Ingres database under VMS

Contracted as System Manager
at Bell Helicopter TEXTRON, Montréal, Canada
July 1995 - November 1996

Responsible for managing clustered VAX and a local Pathworks network.
Installation of new software releses on PC's and VMS.
Major upgrade of pathworks from v4.1 to 5.0
User support
Installed and configured TCP/IP
Setup of a dial on demand tcp/ip link to a mobile unit.

Systems and Database Administrator
ISIA Data AB, Piteå, Sweden
Dec 1989 - 28 Feb 1995

Employed as System Manager responsible for managing a LAN of clustered VAXs and networked PCs for ISIA Data AB and its clients. ISIA Data AB is a firm providing service to two of Sweden's major pulp and paper industries.
Responsible for installing, administrating and managing operating systems and software packages on several VAX /VMS and Alpha/VMS systems.
Installed and configured the LAN comprised of clustered VAXs and PCs, terminal servers and modems.
Designed and implemented multi-file relational database to manage high throughput databases at the pulp and paper industries.
Developed database applications with embedded SQL in Oracle and RDB.
Tuned databases and created an on-line backup procedure.
Developed complex applications in Pascal, C and FORTRAN under VAX/VMS.
Provided user support for software and hardware related queries on various platforms.

Programmer
PLS Elektronik , Piteå, Sweden
May 1988 - Dec 1989

Managed a Novell Network using Novell Netware.
Developed application programs with PC Pascal and VMS FORTRAN.
VMS System manager on Micro VAX systems, responsible for installing and maintaining the operating system and other application programs.

Programmer/Analyst
Jet Computer Corporation, Stockholm
May 1984 - Aug 1987

System programming with CP/M+ 3.0 and Z80 assembler.
Developed BIOS and system programs.

EDUCATION HISTORY

Diploma in Electronic and Communications
Strömbacka, Piteå, Sweden, 1985

Certificate

Red Hat Certifications, RHEL3,5,7 Certification id # 110-945-433
Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9

Professional education

DECmessageQ, DECForms, VAX RDB/VMS I(SQL).
VAX/VMS Performance Management.
VAX/VMS System management.
Overview of Unix and TCP/IP.
BMC Patrol Administration for Unix
BMC Patrol Scripting Language - Basic
BMC Patrol for R/3
BMC Patrol Enterprise Manager
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 (RH300)
Red Hat Cluster management (RH436)
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5 (RH300)
Red Hat Enterprise System Monitoring and Performance Tuning (RH442)
Red Hat Enterprise Security: Network Services (RHS333)
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7 (RH200)

Seminars

DECUS Sweden
DECUS USA
BMC Patrol Technical User Conference

Ottawa Linux Symposium, 2004

Ottawa Linux Symposium, 2005

HARDWARE KNOWLEDGE

Digital VAX/ALPHA (Micro VAX II, 3100, 3400,4100, 4200, 4300,4500A,4700A, 6400, 6600, 7600, ALPHA Server 1000a, 2100, 3000, 4100), PC, DECserver 100, 200, 300 & 700, Modems, Raid controllers (HSD/HSJ/HSZ50/HSZ70), ESA10000 etc.
Compaq Proliant 1500,2500,3000,5000,5500,6000,6500, ML350, DL350, DL370, DL380, DL580, Raid controllers (Smart-2L, 2D, 3200, 421) etc.
HP DL380 G1-G9, C7000 enclosures, Virtual connect
Sun V20z/V40z

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

Programming Languages:

PYTHON, Pascal, C, C++, FORTRAN, Basic, 6502, 6809 & Z80 Assembler, DCL, Patrol Scripting Language (PSL), SQL, PHP, HTML, perl, bash

Utilities:

Digital DECForms, RDB, CDD, MMS, LSE, DecMessageQ , ansible, nextcloud, BMC Patrol, Robomon, Diskeeper, IOexpress
Apache, mysql, ssh, rsync, postfix, iptables/netfilter firewall, GNU PG (gnupg, similar to pgp) Bacula backup sw, LDAP, NTP, BIND/DNS, DHCP

Operating systems:

Databases:

Paradox, Oracle, Sybase, RDB, Btrieve, ORACLE SQL(forms,menu,net), MS SQL Server, MySQL

Networks:

Pathworks, Decnet, Multinet, UCX, Novell Netware, Ethernet,Fidonet (BBS network), TCP/IP

AFFILIATIONS

DECUS
Ottawa Carleton Linux User Group

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Designed and engineered meinEnigma (https://meinenigma.com), an electronic replica of the enigma crypto machine used during WWII
Founding member of PCC computer club in Piteå.
Implemented and installed Fidonet node server. Managed and administered users and software. Designed a user friendly interface. Responded to user queries and requests.

INTERESTS

Computers, Electronics, Photography, Amateur radio

LANGUAGES

Swedish, English

Citizenship

I have dual citizenship, Swedish (=EU) & Canadian

REFERENCES

Upon request

Internet presence

Linked in: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/lpaseen
GitHub: https://github.com/lpaseen
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lpaseen
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/henahadu
homepage: http://home.techwiz.ca/~peters
blog: http://lpaseen.blogspot.ca/

CURRENT STATUS

I'm currently employed but looking for a well paid senior engineering/sysadmin Linux job remote.

If you read all the way here and now plan on google me to check what I done on internet I make it a little simpler, google for "lpaseen" (_including_ quotes), just about every hit is related to me.

Email: peters99 AT techwiz DOT ca (this is a spam resistent address, replace AT and DOT to make a normal email address)

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