Theodore Allan
Senior IT Administer And CNC Operator
Waukasha,WI
Summary
Experienced Information Technology professional and solution provider with over twenty five years in the industry. Acquired a skill set in Unix/Linux administration as well as Microsoft windows, software analysis, software development, system architecture and implementation as well as system troubleshooting, optimization, scripting and monitoring. For whatever reasons I have not been able to obtain a position in this field so I am seeking anything now.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
CNC Operator
DBS Technologies
06.2024 - 09.2025
- I run a Muratek lathe making parts for the auto industry. My duties included doing CMM checks on the parts as well as Contour line tracers, micrometers, calipers and testing with custom gages. I was constantly above the 90% production rate with tool changes included as well of making offsets to make sure the parts were at optimal measurements.
Package Handler
UPS
11.2023 - 12.2023
- I loaded several UPS trucks for morning deliveries during the Christmas rush.
Survey Tech
Constuction CAD Solutions
10.2023 - 11.2023
- Performed surveying of components for Spectrum cable based on survey maps
- I verified and identified equipment types and models of both overhead and underground and corrected maps as needed
- The contract with spectrum was canceled.
CNC Operator
Basin Precision Metals
07.2023 - 09.2023
- Setup metal blocks on the CNC for machining into manifolds on Mazak and Okuma machines
- Deburred the parts when finished and checked the finish, replaced bits as needed
- Cleared debris when need and checked tolerances, fluids and oil occasionally
Electronic Test Engineer
East West Wisconsin
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Setup test programs and jigs that tested various electronic equipment while also testing the equipment.
- Set up and connected efficient interfaces to handle more than hundreds of tasks simultaneously.
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Allient Energy, Madison, WI
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Performed system administration of Oracle linux servers performing OS updates.
- While upgrading the servers I also used an ansable playbooks that also moved the systems from an older spacewalk system to a newer SUSE server.
- Monitored and address any issues via service now and nagious.
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Lemans, Janesville, WI
08.2017 - 02.2022
- Performed dev-ops administration of creating servers and automating deployment jobs utilizing Jenkins and git.
- Maintained and upgraded all Ubuntu servers as needed including the docker containers for dev and stage.
- Maintained a centralized logging system utilizing elasticsearch and monitoring systems using monit, zabbix and nagios.
- Deployed webapps to tomcat as needed and added or created items for solar and rabbitmq when needed.
- Created AWS systems when needed via teraform and setup system permissions utilizing IAM.
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Green Bay Packaging, Green Bay WI
02.2017 - 04.2017
- Was brought in to assist with server migration and upgrades that included updating operating systems from Red Hat - CentOS 5 to Red Hat - CentOS 7
- Redirected all current websites to a Web Application Firewall ( WAF )
- Made kernel and program corrections from older Linux systems to allow for full functionality of the newer OS which included modifying configuration files for Bind/DNS, Kdump, Squid proxy, snort, Iptables, firewallcmd and DHCP among others.
- Performed Physical to Virtual migration of older systems to VMware VSphere.
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Lands’ End, Dodgeville, WI
03.2016 - 01.2017
- Setup of three Oracle X5-2 Database appliances for an in house ERP solution which included the creation of 85 Virtual servers running Oracle Linux 6.7. A spacewalk server was also setup to allow the virtual servers access to oracle repositories for updates and also allow us to manage configuration files amongst the several servers.
- Created and implemented SSL certificates for the ILOM's and setup Active Directory authentication which was also applied to all the virtual servers as well via Centrify.
- Common activities included 24x7 on call support, Linux system upgrades, Disk space management, User management, System troubleshooting, and other administration task.
Senior Linux Administrator
LabCorp, N.C.
03.2006 - 10.2015
- Common activities included 24x7 on call support, Linux system upgrades, Disk space management, User management, System troubleshooting, and other administration task.
- Most servers were virtual on VMware which has allowed me to become very efficient with EXSi / ESX setups including VLAN tagging, NIC Teaming, vSwitches, portgroups and networking as well.
- Setup of Hadoop cluster for development and future production release where virtual servers are activated when needed and automatically registered via LDAP to an Active Directory server where they register themselves and receive their own IP address.
- Migration of a Tru64 Uni-Data database to Red Hat 6 server utilizing my scripting skills to make the process almost seamless.
- Installed and maintain multiple Grid computing clusters including Red Hat, IBM and oracle. These Large High performance servers are used for DNA sequencing.
- Assist programmers and DBA's with the setup of Oracle, Oracle RAC, Web Sphere, Web Logic and Java including kernel tuning and multiple scripts for startup/shutdown and custom alerting.
- Built, maintained and monitor a PCI compliant environment for the company adhering to strict security policies. While monitoring I detected a slow scan threat that made it past the firewall and was able to close the hole promptly.
Senior UNIX Administrator – Contractor
NC A&T University, N.C.
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Started as a Senior UNIX Administrator to maintain a Banner / Web focus ERP system I assisted developers and DBA’s with meeting deadlines while securing and streamlining the systems. I detected some security breaches and corrected them promptly. Installed an intrusion detection system to allow for quicker response to threats on the network due to the large attempts on the network. Corrected several issues with Tomcat, Web focus and Banner allowing the team to make deadlines on time. Other duties included setup of monitoring systems and Intrusion Detection, Oracle Collaboration Suite and custom systems that made redundant processes automated
- Lead installation of EMC Clarion CX500 including installation of HBA’s and power path software that becomes the backbone of the banner ERP for storage.
- Banner and Web Focus Administrator which involved Jakarta Tomcat, Java and Oracle 9i database and Oracle 10g application server as well as Oracle Collaboration Suite
- Rebuilt compromised systems to very strict security requirements and created the security standards for new systems.
Senior UNIX Administrator
Glaxo Smith Cline. RTP, N.C.
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Engineered and implemented new UNIX systems on a project basis. Determined the client’s needs and put together the solution while meeting their requirements. Upon arrival I would install the system in the datacenter and jumpstart/kickstart it loading the software needed. Once the operating system was installed I would configure the system and attach any SAN or NAS drives to it. This often entailed configuring of veritas volume manager and file system, Oracle databases and Apache or Apache tomcat web servers.
- Server installation included a global sendmail gateway solution utilizing 2 Sun R250 in the US and 2 in the UK that relayed to 5 Compaq Zeon’s running Red Hat AS 2.1. Apache Tomcat and Jakarta portal system. Apache Tomcat and Jakarta development platform. Several Oracle development systems and A Ticket management system using Remedy.
- Most systems attached to EMC SAN or Net app NAS when applicable
- Setup and configured internal portal system using BigIP load balancers and 4 Red Hat 3.0 Servers
Education
Associate of Science - Computer And Information Systems
New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI 05.2001 -
Skills
Scripting Languages: UNIX shell (bash, csh, ksh) SQL, Java, JavaScript, Perl C, python, chef, puppet
Operating Systems: AIX, Solaris, Irix, HPUX, SCO, AIX, Tru64, Red Hat Linux to current, Ubuntu, Windows 311 to Current
Databases: Informix, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, Postgres Mongo, Hadoop, Oracle Exadata and Oracle X5-2 Appliance
Feed rate adjustment
Machine setup
Quality inspection
Helpdesk operations
Technical support
IT infrastructure
Client service and support
System testing
Hardware and software installation
Virtualization
TCP/IP protocol
Cloud computing
Firewalls
Virtualization technologies
Switches and routers
Continuous improvement
Containerization
Problem-solving abilities
Critical thinking
Analytical thinking
Attention to detail
Self motivation
Timeline
CNC Operator
DBS Technologies
06.2024 - 09.2025
Package Handler
UPS
11.2023 - 12.2023
Survey Tech
Constuction CAD Solutions
10.2023 - 11.2023
CNC Operator
Basin Precision Metals
07.2023 - 09.2023
Electronic Test Engineer
East West Wisconsin
03.2023 - 07.2023
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Allient Energy, Madison, WI
04.2022 - 07.2022
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Lemans, Janesville, WI
08.2017 - 02.2022
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Green Bay Packaging, Green Bay WI
02.2017 - 04.2017
Senior System Administrator – Contractor
Lands’ End, Dodgeville, WI
03.2016 - 01.2017
Senior Linux Administrator
LabCorp, N.C.
03.2006 - 10.2015
Senior UNIX Administrator – Contractor
NC A&T University, N.C.
01.2005 - 01.2006
Senior UNIX Administrator
Glaxo Smith Cline. RTP, N.C.
01.2003 - 01.2004
Associate of Science - Computer And Information Systems
New England Institute of Technology
05.2001 -