Boris Epstein
Attleboro,MA
Summary
Extensive background in IT and programming
Experience in a variety of industries ranging from communications to flight management to life sciences and telemedicine
Strong analytical skill
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Summary Programmer, IT specialist, operations engineer
09.2016 - Current
- Technical writerInterests: AI, animation, image processing, cloud computing, DevOpsTechnologies: Python, React, Javascript, C++, Go(lang), Shell, Docker, Kubernetes, Blender, Gimp, Ceph, KVM, VmWare, Xen amd others
- Timeline
Systems Administrator/Developer
Cognitec Systems Corporation
12.2018 - 08.2020
- Developed, implemented and supported solutions that address functional and security challenges of a corporate network dedicated to both development and deployment of cutting-edge biometric solutions
- Supported world-wide deployment of enterprise-grade distributed solutions.Responsible for design and implementation of security, monitoring, networking and other solutions within the company
- Responsible for day to day user support
- Played a key role in supporting the infrastructure that has a development and a production part to it.Technologies involved: Linux, Windows, Sophos UTM, pfSense, Proxmox PVE, LXC containers, Docker containers, Ceph storage, Python, UML and many others.
Cloud Performance Engineer
CloudSpectator
02.2017 - 04.2018
- Worked as a cloud performance engineer in a classical startup environment
- Duties included designing, implementing and running performance tests on virtual and physical servers as well as monitoring test progression on a 24 hour basis, and data analysis
- Technologies in use: Linux, Windows, AWS, Digital Ocean, MS Azure, Rackspace, VMware virtualization suite, KVM, LXC, Docker, Virtuozzo, Python, Django, FIO, Geekbench, CPU2006/2017, HPL and others.
System Administrator
IDC Research, Inc
05.2014 - 05.2016
- Worked as a system administrator in a small team responsible for corporate IT services in a company with a global reach
- Responsible for key elements of the corporate infrastructure such as IT support ticketing system (RT), VMware ESXicluster, Dell KACE systems management/deployment facilities, Druva inSyncendpoint backup/availability infrastructure and others
- Daily tasks included supporting and servicing servers in the datacenter, physical and virtual, supporting the VoIP telephony for a number of offices, fielding unusual helpdesk requests and other tasks
- Participated in the 24 hours support rotation
- Interacted and worked together with the colleagues worldwide.
System Administrator
ProfitBricks, Inc
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Worked as a system administrator in the US Operations/Customer Support group
- Interacted with customers world wide on a daily basis
- Helped develop and improve operational logistics and day to day support and operations methods and procedures
- Supported and troubleshot unique Infiniband-based Cloud infrastructure
- Provided technical expertise during all phases of the sales process
- Assisted with system migration and integration into the ProfitBricks' KVM-based instances
- Worked in a highly diverse and challenging environment continually adjusting to the demands of a very aggressively growing successful high-tech startup.
Administrator/Programmer
National Resource, Imaging Mass Spectrometry
05.2007 - 08.2012
- Worked as something akin to a one-person IT department for a small cutting-edge research lab
- Supported communication and integration needs between the lab and various collaborators
- Planed and implemented the lab's hardware and software infrastructure while at the same time provided everyday support to lab's users
- Participated in coding lab's internal utilities as well as the publicly available OpenMIMS Analysis Module
- Integrated various software and hardware systems for the lab's needs
- When necessary fulfilled general office management duties such as scheduling meetings, placing orders, etc
- Played a pivotal role in the lab's transition to a enterprise-level configuration featuring MooseFS-based distributed file storage, functionally segmented network architecture, Subversion-based code control, Bugzilla-based bug tracking, etc
- Have a track record of setting up systems and services that sometimes ran for over two years with no downtime
- Beyond officially delineated responsibilities maintained my own privately-run VPN solution to provide connectivity to the lab's employees and collaborators outside the lab.
04.2004 - 05.2007
- Travel
- Educational activities
- Occasional freelance projects.Provided technical assistance to several online projects including Cooperative Research and New England JAVA Users Group.In 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina helped coordinate volunteer relief activities in the Gulf and personally participated in those activities.
MAProgrammer/Analyst
ARCON Corporation
07.2001 - 04.2004
- Worked as a programmer involved in development and support of the ETMS air traffic management software for the FAA at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, MA
- Specific area of concentration was the CDMcomponent of the ETMS
- The tasks included design and development of new functionality, as well as supporting legacy code
- A large codebase together with the need for system reliability provide for a challenging task
- The code was originally written in Pascal and later migrated to C
- The system was in essence a large transportation management system receiving and reflecting frequent (mostly once-a-minute) updates regarding the status of flights operating over the US airspace
- Near realtime requirements were in place for processing and analyzing data which made for an exciting and challenging task.
System Administrator
Boston Internet Group
12.1999 - 04.2001
- Performed multiple roles on a daily basis, including those of a senior system designer and developer, Windows NT and UNIX system administrator and web hosting support engineer
- Key player in the technology planning and implementation area
- As a sole expertise in a number of areas, including object-oriented design and development, networking, network security and systems management, advised other team members on various technology issues
- Main tasks included web site backend implementation for clients, in-house product design and implementation as well as day-to-day activities mentioned above
- Most of the coding was done using object-oriented technology, with JAVA as a programming language of choice
- Provided critical insight which allowed to greatly improve stability and efficiency of the internal systems
- Clients included Davox Corporation (now part of Aspect Software), Pilates Store, Lobsters-Online, Inc
- And others.
MASystem Administrator/Database Administrator/Programmer
WorldCare, Inc
11.1995 - 05.1999
- Originally hired as an outside contractor
- Accepted a permanent staff position in a three months' time
- Throughout my whole tenure was a critical part of a small and continually overtasked team
- Responsibilities included day-to-day maintenance and support of a network of UNIX hosts
- Maintained code control systems
- Designed and implemented a data backup/archival system for in-house use
- Created web pages using HTML, PERL and JAVA
- With the emphasis on publicly available software restructured the environment to optimize and economize the development and production process
- Modified publicly available software for local needs using C, Tcl/Tk, PERL, JAVA, etc
- Was also involved in equipment and software installation and support at client sites
- Worked with medical applications and protocols including DICOM, ISG's VRS graphical application and AWARE wavelet compression
- Wrote system installation and maintenance scripts
- Modified and integrated various third party software packages
- Worked with multimedia devices in medical data capture/processing systems
- Set up and supported LANs and WANs.
Kenan Systems Corporation, Alcatel-Lucent
07.1992 - 11.1995
- Participated in database design of SYBASE databases.As part of a product team supported development effort in a heterogeneous UNIX environment
- Oversaw the operation of a distributed development environment which included multiple geographically disjoint locations
- Wrote a suite of PERL scripts that encompassed the local customizations to ClearCase as required by the project
- Other responsibilities included release/code management using ClearCase code control system, SYBASE database administration, system design activities.
Programmer Intern
Unisys Corporation
01.1990 - 01.1991
- Participated in the development of ATMS (Automated Traffic Management System), an air traffic management and control system for the FAA
- Coding was done in Pascal against a proprietary database
- The network consisted of a multitude of Aegis hosts on the Apollo platform
- The development was done under DSEE as an integrated code control and management environment.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Mathematics/Computer Science
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA05.1992
Skills
- Technical Presentations
- Production Schedule
- Piping Replacement
- Assess Workers
- Mathematical Calculations
- Setup and Installation
- Quality Improvement
- Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
- Root Cause Analysis
- Requirement Validation
- Critical Thinking
- Technical Analysis
- Configuring Cameras
Certification
- C++ Certification, w3Schools - 28 February 2023
- JavaScript Certification, W3Schools - 21 December 2022
- Python Certification, W3Schools - 15 February 2023
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Work Availability
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Timeline
Systems Administrator/Developer
Cognitec Systems Corporation
12.2018 - 08.2020
Cloud Performance Engineer
CloudSpectator
02.2017 - 04.2018
Summary Programmer, IT specialist, operations engineer
09.2016 - Current
System Administrator
IDC Research, Inc
05.2014 - 05.2016
System Administrator
ProfitBricks, Inc
08.2012 - 05.2014
Administrator/Programmer
National Resource, Imaging Mass Spectrometry
05.2007 - 08.2012
04.2004 - 05.2007
MAProgrammer/Analyst
ARCON Corporation
07.2001 - 04.2004
System Administrator
Boston Internet Group
12.1999 - 04.2001
MASystem Administrator/Database Administrator/Programmer
WorldCare, Inc
11.1995 - 05.1999
Kenan Systems Corporation, Alcatel-Lucent
07.1992 - 11.1995
Programmer Intern
Unisys Corporation
01.1990 - 01.1991
Bachelor's Degree - Mathematics/Computer Science
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science
University of Massachusetts
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