Joe Sloan
Linux Admin
Tumwater,WA
Timeline
Linux System Administrator - Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
11.2019 - Current
IT Architect - IBM
08.2015 - 09.2019
Linux Image Owner - CDI Corporation
01.2014 - 08.2015
Cal State Dominguez Hills - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
09.2000 - 12.2006
Senior Infrastructure Analyst - Toyota Motor Sales, USA
08.1997 - 08.2013
Work History
Linux System Administrator
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
Tumwater, WA
11.2019 - Current
- Monitored networks and network devices to resolve technical problems quickly.
- Ensured high availability of critical systems by proactively monitoring server health and addressing potential issues before they escalated.
- Tuned system performance to optimize efficacy of new and existing hardware components.
- Devised scripts and automation tools to improve system efficiency.
- Developed scripts for automating routine tasks, reducing human error and increasing overall efficiency in the administration process.
IT Architect
IBM
Olympia, WA
08.2015 - 09.2019
- Built SAP HANA systems for the IBM cloud
- Created tools, scripts and programs to automate the QA testing of X series hardware and verify correct network connections
- Attended team meetings to resolve technical and project issues and review project schedules.
Linux Image Owner
CDI Corporation
Troy, MI
01.2014 - 08.2015
- Troubleshooting of various production issues on SLES and RHEL servers inside IBM
- Building SAP HANA servers for IBM cloud
- Maintaining the SLES "golden image" for IBM
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
Toyota Motor Sales, USA
Torrance, CA
08.1997 - 08.2013
- Brought DNS, SMTP and FTP service in-house, improving manageability and lowering costs
- Designed and deployed system and network monitoring for 2 data centers, with alerting failover, using big brother and custom tools
- Built and managed smtp infrastructure handling a million messages per day, using postfix and policyd
- Built effective anti spam system using open source tools, serving 15,000 users
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
09.2000 - 12.2006
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- Honors in the Major
- Who's who of US University students
- 3.87 GPA
Skills
- Red Hat Linux
- Debian Linux
- SuSE Linux
- System Maintenance
- Performance Tuning
- Server Monitoring
- Virtual Machines
- Containers
Summary
Seasoned System Administrator with 20-year background in Information Technology. Progressive experience marked by continuous contributions above and beyond requirements. Career achievements in large-scale software deployments, network buildouts and data security.
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteImportant To Me
Company CultureWork-life balanceHobbies: My Dogs
2 senior female chihuahuas, born in 2008 and 2009, and a female Akita, born in 2017