Resume

THOMAS H. REPASKY

Portland, Or 97239
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I am seeking a position of responsibility and accountability. I do best in environments where challenges and opportunities are present. I work very well with others and derive satisfaction in the success of others. I am customer oriented and have experienced success in customer support and service roles.

JOB TITLES:
Technical Consultant, Technical Architect, Manager Research and Development, IT Director, Benchmark Lab Manager, Tuning and Performance Engineer, Security Engineer, Security Manager, Data Center Manager, Performance and monitoring Application Engineer, Director of Engineering, Director of Enterprise Services, System Administrator, Network Administrator, System Engineer, Network Engineer, Benchmark Engineer, Research Engineer, Manager Test, Manager Systems Engineering, and Maintenance Manager

SKILLS:
Management: Staffing, budgeting, goals and objectives, performance measurements
Project management: design, review, analysis, proposals, RFP, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuation Planning.
Consulting: IT management, roles and responsibilities, review and analysis, network and system infrastructure analysis, design, appraisal
Engineering: R&D, test, manufacturing, support, and consultancy
Hardware: component level design, test, analysis, simulation, proto-typing, repair
Software: microcode, assembly, device drivers, embedded systems, shell script, C, Java, XML, Python
Computer and network systems: design and analysis, infrastructure, manufacturing, deployment, testing, performance tuning, benchmarking, operating system tuning, problem isolation, support, repair
Applications: specification, implementation, integration, testing, monitoring, performance and tuning
Application expertise: Business systems (MRP/ERP/CRM), B2B, B2C, databases, front and back office, graphics and web site, music and video production, firewalls and security, productivity and monitoring tools
Operating Systems: Linux, AIX, Solaris, Microsoft 95,98,2000,XP,Vista, Cisco IOS
Specific Application Expertise: Microsoft Office Suite, including Visio, Adobe CS3 Web Premium, Sony Vegas, Acid Pro, and DVD Architect, Vue, and TrueSpace, 3D modeling and landscaping, Openview, Cisco Works, Tivoli, CA-Unicenter, Big Brother, Cacti, MON, MRTG,Mantis, ntop, snort, nmap, snmp, tcp/ip, smtp, igp, bgp, ldap, ospf, ipsec, vpn, network analyzers: Intrusion Detection, Network and System monitoring, Apache, MySql, Webalizer, WebTrends and others

EDUCATION:
BS candidate, Mathematics and Science, Kent State University
Tutoring and mentoring from several world class engineers and scientists
Numerous classes and courses in project management, technology and management. Eligible and qualified for but not certified: MCSE, Java/Sun, CCIE, CNE, CCNA, CISSP, GIAC

INTERESTS:
I am an artist, musician, photographer, and writer.
I enjoy expression and often can be found creating art or music.

Job History:
Mountain View California
AVERY CONSTRUCTION
September 2003 - Jan 2008
Maintenance Manager Greendale Apartments Mountain View, California
Primary responsibilities included scheduling, support and inspections for all site gardening and maintenance needs. I performed move out inspections, property audits, and unit turn overs duties. I was responsible for on call support and performed maintenance tasks, these included electrical, plumbing, carpentry, stove, dishwasher, furnace and other resident and property issues. Greendale consists of 19 buildings and 152 resident units on five acres of land. I helped define and performed extensive resident unit upgrades and improvements including, complete electrical outlet and switch replacements, new light fixture installations, carpet replacements, appliance installation and unit painting. Trained in Fair Housing Law and Tenant Rights.

Portland Oregon and surrounding areas:
KAVI CORPORATION
October 2001 - Jan 2003
Infrastructure/Data Center Manager/Engineer
Primary responsibilities included: design and implementation of data center monitoring and reporting applications, stabilization of infrastructure (T1, router, firewall), configuration and installation of redundant firewall and router.

SHARETHIS, INC.
April 2000 - May 2001
Hosting Architect/Tool Writer
Primary responsibilities included: design and implementation of application hosting services on AIX/Solaris/Linux platforms, development of tools to monitor and present usage and performance data.
Developed RFP and conducted the evaluation and selection process for co-location facilities. Developed benchmark tests to evaluate and select hosting platform from HP/SUN/IBM. Developed tools to benchmark and select network components including, routers/switches/hubs/firewalls/content load balancers/etc. Developed usage simulation tools to accurately represent costs based upon customer usage.

CLAREMONT TECHNOLOGY GROUP (CBSI/COVANSYS)
1997 - April 2000
Consultant/Technical Architect
Worked in various consulting engagements that range from IT organization assessments to computer and network infrastructure assessment and design and server sizing for ERP and MES systems. Performed in roles for businesses ranging from CTO to IT Manager/Director.
Technical Architect for Systems utilizing: UNIX, NT, Solaris, WIN2000/98/95/3.11, Macintosh, thin-clients, embedded processors, Networks: WAN, LAN, MAN, NOS, Cisco, New Bridge, Stratacom, 3com, Nortel, FDDI, ATM and other protocols including SNMP,SMTP, NTP, NNTP, SSL, HTTP, TCP/IP, PPP, BGP, IGP, Spanning tree, Level 2 and level 3 switching.

SUN MICRO SYSTEMS
1994 - 1997
IS Manager/Unix Administrator/Engineer
Provided IS systems support and management for the Beaverton Site. Migrated business applications from SUN OS to Solaris servers. Consulted for analysts/engineers running benchmarks. Defined and supported NIS/NIS+ environment. Consulting support for Customer Service.

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 1984 - 1994
Network Services Manager 1993 - 1994
Technology Development Engineer 1990 - 1993
Engineer/Manufacturing Manager 1987 - 1990
Systems Integration/Test Manager 1984 - 1987
Project manager for transition from MCI to AT&T for WAN and telecommunications needs. Project manager for feasibility evaluation of Frame Relay as WAN network alternative to point-to-point leased lines (T1, T1.5, 56K).
Responsible for Mentor Graphics (Wilsonville) LANs for engineering (UNIX, TCP/IP, Token Ring) and business (HP, IBM PC, NOVELL, APPLE, & WINDOWS NT). Network packet analysis, load balancing, isolate network broadcast storms, rogue IP addresses, wiring errors (hub rooms and wiring closets).
Implemented INTERNET access for company, and implemented anonymous ftp & email access for Mentor customers, vendors, and field offices. Implemented MGC open-subnet firewall machine for direct connection to the INTERNET. Developed and maintained email, news, and file/applications servers (sendmail configuration, cnews, INN, NIS, DNS). Developed and maintained department budget of $3,000,000.

REFERENCES:
Technical and managerial references available upon request.