Anthony Linsday

Linux Systems Administrator

(910) 431-8348

Summary

Linux Administrator with almost 6 years of continuous experience focusing on infrastructure design, data center migrations and consolidation, virtualization and rapid server deployments. Experienced PHP and Perl developer and system administrator. Experience as a developer and system administrator has always proved beneficial when working and communicating between departments.

Technical Skills

Certifications

CompTIA Linux+ 2008

CompTIA Linux+ 2009

Programming

PHP, CodeIgniter, WordPress, Website Baker, MySQL, Perl, Bash, C, JavaScript, HTML, JAVA, Ajax, SOAP

Software

CVS, Subversion, VMWare, RedHat, ZendServer, PXE, Hylafax,Samba, DNS, DHCP, Dovecot, LDAP, CUPS, Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, NFS, Squid proxy, Kickstart, Monetra, DRBD

Hardware

F5 BigIP load balancers, Sonicwall, Avaya PBX, VoIP, SCSI, NAS, SAN, Data and Voice Cabling

Products

BMC Remedy, Tealeaf, BMC Control-M, Atlassian Products [JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, Fisheye, Bamboo, Crowd]

Experience

Comporium Communications - Rock Hill, SC

IT Systems Engineer / Information Technology Group

Mar 2012 - Present

Managed authoritative DNS server over 160 zones
Managed web and FTP servers for internet subscribers' Personal Web Space
More responsibilities coming soon...

Wells Fargo - Charlotte, NC

Systems Support Engineer / International Shared Services Technology

Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

Manage server and software upgrades
Managed architectural diagrams for six internal applications
Automated scripts in PHP to insert 180+ users for new application, saving numerous work days
Built and transferred internal WebSphere application to new hosting environment
Concurrently built WebSphere environment while upgrading application on existing servers
Coordinated a simulated Disaster Recovery scenario for multiple production applications
Decommissioned Wachovia's retired Anti Money Laundering applications and servers
Built and supported Linux, Apache, MySQL servers for development teams
Deployed automated scanners and imaging applications for multiple Lines of Business
Managed change requests in a controlled environment
Restored credibility of the support team for various Lines of Business
Functionality and Site Integration Testing for application upgrades and deployments

Edvance360.com - Charlotte, NC

PHP Programmer / Web Development

Mar 2011 - Jul 2011

PHP development for education software
MySQL database administration
Built and monitored backup server
Converted PHP code from procedural to object-oriented
Integrated existing website with TurnItIn API plagiarism detection service via SOAP

American Tire Distributors, Inc. - Charlotte, NC

LAMP Operations Administrator / Information Technology

Jan 2009 - Feb 2011

Architect/Engineer for server farms for websites such as ATDOnline.com and TireBuyer.com
Installed/configured F5 load balancers for high traffic websites, pricing and inventory queries
Implemented Nagios and Cacti server monitoring
Administered Apache, ZendServer, Tomcat and MySQL servers
Automated PHP and Java code deployments
Server upgrades, patches, migration and consolidation
Built and administered Atlassian servers [JIRA, FishEye, Crucible, Confluence and Bamboo]
Designed and implemented web and MySQL failover, backup and DR solutions
Installed Tealeaf web capture and replay appliance
Installed and administered BMC Control-M job scheduler

Castle Branch, Inc. - Wilmington, NC

Linux Systems Administrator / Information Technology

Jul 2006 - Dec 2008

Architected and implemented infrastructure for user and customer facing servers
Maintained PCI compliance for credit card processors
Built predictive dialer server based on Asterisk and ViciDial
Created standards for server builds and documentation
Oversaw integration of in-house developed applications
Coordinated server upgrades, patches, migrations and consolidations
Server baselines, backups, backup integrity testing, and restorations
Automated desktop/server installations via PXE network book with dynamic PHP kickstart files
Specialized in interoperability of desktop and server operating systems and software
Developed and debugged in-house Perl applications
Converted multiple websites from Perl to object oriented PHP
Developed internal PHP application with LDAP integration for tracking personnel changes

New Hanover County Schools - Wilmington, NC

IT Apprentice / Information Technology

Aug 2004 - Jun 2006

Deployed over 400 new PC throughout Hoggard High School
Used Novell ZenWorks to automate software deployments all desktop computers
Everyday support for PCs, printers, scanners and network components
Maintained Hoggard High School.s website content

Education

Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington, NC

Computer Information Systems

Computer Engineering Technology

4.0 GPA

Anthony Linsday — anthony@linsday.net — (910) - 431-8348