Stuart Lob
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Senior Systems Engineer with a focus on PostGRES development and extensive IT skills ranging across IP Networking (Cisco, vyatta, and open source routing), hardware builds, upgrades, and maintenance of Linux and Windows clients and servers. In current position the go-to for Oracle/Postgres data analysis for difficult or complex troubleshooting or reports. Built bare metal and cloud postGRES solutions. Successful migrations from Oracle, mySQL, and MSSQL to PostGRES.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Systems Engineer
AT&T
Bedminster, NJ
06.2000 - Current
- Developed new PostGRES solution for processing of account and personnel data for monthly full refreshes and daily delta
- With Oracle SQL and PostGRES, designed and delivered reports to augment and ultimately replace reporting for sales support organizations (pricing, contracting, account analytics). Project started in mySQL but migrated to PostGRES to upscale
- Automated daily ETL process for sales user configuration and assignments in CRM systems (Siebel and Salesforce), with scripting in Powershell, bash, and python3 with PostGRES database backend
- For analysis, maintenance, and forensics, developed PostGRES shadow model of Oracle database with faster, more complex queries
- Environments: Windows 10/11 & Linux (RHEL, Arch, OpenSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu), Azure Postgres Single Server and Flexible Server PaaS
System Analyst, McDermott International
AT&T Solutions
New Orleans, LA
06.1999 - 06.2000
- Managed Y2K inventory of on premises equipment (MS Access)
- Supported IT operations for McDermott Headquarters, including IIS and Microsoft SQL Server administration
- Prepared slide decks (Powerpoint) for senior leadership/partner review, including advanced in-slide transitions and layering
NOC Manager
PTCWeb
Metairie, LA
01.1998 - 06.1999
- Diagnosed and resolved network and server issues.
- Managed hosted web sites for customers in Apache and IIS
- Designed customer networking solutions using Cisco routing equipment and oversaw deployment and testing
IT Manager
Gray Insurance
New Orleans, LA
08.1997 - 01.1998
- Managed metropolitain WAN system and connectivity to client workstations across region
- Built, repaired and installed computer-related hardware based on deployment procedures.
- On call for IT issues from field and traveling agents
Engineer
HelpMate Robotics/Transitions Research Corporation
Danbury, CT
08.1987 - 06.1997
- Product Manager/Europe, HelpMate Robot, on contract to United Technologies/Otis ETO to route and deploy mobile robot systems for hospital material transport in 17 European cities
- Managed LABMATE Mobile Robot platform, a HelpMate base designed for robotics research and product developement labs
Engineer
Martin Marietta / NASA
New Orleans, LA/Huntsville AL, LA
08.1984 - 06.1987
- Developed robotic welding process with Cybotech gantry robot and Symbolics LISP controller/data collection system
- Supported VPPA Plasma Weld research program
- At Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, developed and demonstrated Silicon Graphics-based graphical monitoring system for gantry robot production welding systems
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, LABachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, LASkills
- Database design, development, and testing: primarily PostGRES with experience in developing automated data analysis processes, and migrating Oracle, MS SQL, and mySQL applications to PostGRES
- As IT consultant/CIO for small business, applies broad IT skillset including network design, secure remote access via point-to-point OpenVPN, Windows domain management, and client handholding in production environment
- Powershell, bash, Python, C
- Linux (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch)
- Experienced Presenter (presented to audience of 1000 at Robots 13 Detroit; Otis 2000 Rollout Montpelier France and Sardina, Italy)
- Isolated bug with large data files in Mysql (#104570)
- Strong diagnostic skills, not afraid of novel tools and techniques to find solutions
Timeline
Systems Engineer
AT&T
06.2000 - Current
System Analyst, McDermott International
AT&T Solutions
06.1999 - 06.2000
NOC Manager
PTCWeb
01.1998 - 06.1999
IT Manager
Gray Insurance
08.1997 - 01.1998
Engineer
HelpMate Robotics/Transitions Research Corporation
08.1987 - 06.1997
Engineer
Martin Marietta / NASA
08.1984 - 06.1987
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tulane University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tulane University
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