[ale] Linux user in search of Work

[George Allen]

ALE:

I just moved to Atlanta, and am searching for work in the IT field. I've
been a linux user for 10 years. I started out on Slackware, then Debian,
Gentoo and now Ubuntu. I'm familiar with Perl and shell scripting. I would
like to find a sysadmin or networking related position. I also have six
years of military experience and a current secret clearance.

Resume below:

Thank you,
George Allen

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George Allen
(919) 475-3729
glallen01 at gmail.com

307 Crosstree Ct.
Augusta, GA 30906

Objective: To begin a career in the IT industry.

Education and Certifications

BA Duke University, Durham, NC (Major History, Minor Physics), May 2006
Sun Certified System Administrator - Solaris 7, Jan. 2000
CompTIA A+, Verification #: E55DTT2651, Jan. 2000
CompTIA Network+, Verification #: E95DTT3901, Feb. 2000

Military Training

Signal Basic Officer Leader Course, Ft. Gordon, GA, Jul.- Nov. 2006
Basic Officer Leader Course, Ft. Benning, GA, Jun. 2006
Leadership Development and Assessment Course, Ft. Lewis, WA, Jul. 2005
Reserve Officer Training Course, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2004-2006
Basic Journalist Course, Defense Information School, Ft. Meade, MD, Jul. -
Sept. 2001
Basic Training, Ft. Jackson, SC, Apr - Jun 2001

Experience

Signal Officer, Army National Guard, 170th Military Police Bn, Decatur, GA
Nov. 07 - Current
Responsible for planning communication and automation requirements for 300
person organization. Other duties include: Obtaining frequency allocations
and planning radio-nets for FM Radio (SINCGARS) during field operations.
Maintaining organization's Sharepoint site. Writing standard operating
procedures and training materials. Assisting in operational planning by
providing recommendations on subordinate unit capabilities and writing
coordinating instructions. Providing technical support. Supervising six
communications personnel.

Tech Support, Knology Inc., Augusta, GA
Jan. - Apr. 2007
Provided technical support for Internet, phone, and cable service. Used
USHA and Clarify database and provisioning software to manage customer
accounts. Scheduled on-site service.

Public Affairs Specialist, Army Reserve, 210th Public Affairs Det., Garner,
NC 2001 - 2006
Twenty months of foreign service as a public affairs specialist. Awarded
two Army Achievement Medals, and an Army Commendation medal for
performance. Conducted training for junior public affairs specialists.
Achieved rank of Sergeant. Performed several simultaneous roles:
Information Management Officer: maintained software, hardware and network
setup for fifteen person office.
Media escort: facilitated news gathering by acting as a liaison between
media and military personnel. Coordinated interviews, researched responses
to media queries, conducted base tours, and organized logistics and
transportation. Public Affairs Specialist: Briefed military personnel on
interaction with media, and enforced ground rules for media under escort.
Supervised interviews.
Journalist: Stories and photos published in Soldier's Magazine, Stars and
Stripes, www.defenselink.mil, and several other military publications.
Preformed layout for 12 page weekly base publication using QuarkXpress.
Wrote 800 line perl script to extract embedded IPTC meta-data from JPEGs to
feed into a python script to automate generation of HTML for an 'End of
Deployment' yearbook-on-CD.

Tech Support, Apple Computer (via Adecco), Austin, TX
Feb. - Aug. 2000
Performed software troubleshooting, hardware diagnosis, and hardware
installation. Maintained of all of Apple's Desktop products including G4,
G3, Power Macintosh, OS 9 and earlier. Used technical documentation,
written communication, customer relations and team problem solving skills
daily. Dispatched on-site and mail-in service when required.

Skills
Linux, Solaris, Mac OS 7-X, Windows 98-XP, MS Office, Photoshop, Pagemaker,
QuarkXpress, HTML/CSS, PERL

Personal
Secret Clearance (NALC), Jan. 2004-Current
Commissioned Officer, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army Signal Corps, May 2006-Current