Kyle M. Christensen kyle <at> junglist.org
Objective
Seeking a position with an Internet-related service provider in systems administration/security or network and technical operations.
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology (09/97-08/01)
Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology
Concentrations in networking and systems administration
Minor in Science, Technology, and Society
Experience
PbNation, LLC. - Decatur, GA (10/01-Present)
Systems Administrator
  • Helped grow site into the top sports forum on the Internet
  • Responsible for upkeep of a website with over 350,000 registered users, as well as a web server cluster which serves over six and a half billion hits yearly
  • Responsible for performance tuning and maintenance of high volume web servers (Apache, nginx & thttpd), MySQL servers, and Email servers
  • Responsible for finding solutions to stream live video to thousands of users utilizing Quicktime Streaming Server and various video capture devices
SelectMinds, Inc. - New York, NY (10/03-05/06)
Senior Systems Administrator
  • Deployed and maintained java application servers, web servers and database servers to support Fortune 1000 clients
  • Setup monitoring solutions to ensure high availability of services
  • Helped develop and support development environment for application and web developers
  • Responsible for company-wide technology solutions
  • Introduced new corporate email system utilizing the newest in anti-spam technologies
  • Researched and implemented company-wide VOIP telephone system
Aviation Learning, Inc. - Rochester, NY (06/00-06/03)
Systems Administrator / Courseware Developer
  • Developed strategies to upgrade existing network and computer infrastructure
  • Implemented a company-wide software compliance policy
  • Designed and implemented a specialized web and IMAP-based email system focusing on anti-spam technologies and security
  • Designed and implemented a mixed Windows/Unix network using Ethernet, ISDN, & frame relay technologies
  • Developed state of the art E-learning applications using: Macromedia Authorware and Dreamweaver, XML, and JavaScript
Picastore.com, Inc. - Frazer, PA (06/99-01/01)
Systems Administrator / Web Programmer
  • Developed an E-commerce shopping portal using PHP and MySQL from the ground up
  • Administered a small PC based network
  • Developed an extensive virtual-user based web hosting package for use by an Internet service provider
Technical Knowledge
Systems Administration
Experience in maintaining multi-user environments and with network services such as Apache, nginx, thttpd, Jakarta Tomcat, ISC Bind, ISC DHCP, MySQL, NcFTPd, NFS, Qmail, Samba, and SSH. Experienced scripter in Bourne shell, Perl, Sed, and Awk.
Networking
Experience with Cisco 1500/2600/PIX hardware, IOS 12.X and VPN products. Knowledge of SonicWall and VelociRaptor firewalls. Experienced in TCP/IP networking, 802.11 wireless networking technology, and network security practices.
Web Development
Skilled in current web technologies such as CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and PHP.
Operating Systems
Extensive experience with Linux (x86/x86_64, alpha, sparc), Mac OS X, BSD Variants (FreeBSD, OpenBSD), Microsoft Windows, and Solaris.
Personal Achievements
Eagle Scout in Willistown Boy Scout Troop 78
Brotherhood Honor Member in Order of the Arrow Lodge 22