John J. Neely
Contact Information
Email: jjneely at linuxczar dot net.
More information can be provided on request.
Objective
This person is a driven self starter always looking to learn new technologies and techniques. Excels at systems administration and Linux architect positions. Experience with RPM based Linux environments, large scale deployments, disaster recovery, high availability, and server room design.
Education
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
B.S. in Computer Science, May, 2002
Skills
Computer Skills
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core, Disaster Recovery Planning, Centralized Management, Systems Programming, CVS, Subversion, RPM, RPM Packaging, OpenAFS, Beowulf Clusters, Red Hat Network, Yum, RHN Satellite, Customized Linux Distributions, Networking, Firewalls, Apache, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sendmail, Hesiod, DNS, Kerberos, Web Programming, Templating.
Computer Languages
Python, C, LaTeX, Bash, Tcsh, Java, C++, PHP, SQL, SGML, HTML, XML, CSS
Work Experience
Linux Initiative Lead NC State University, Raleigh, NC, June 2006 - Present.
Management of NCSU’s use of Linux. Project lead of Realm Linux. Work with Red Hat and other Linux vendors as well as faculty and staff to shape the adoption of Linux at NC State University.
Systems Programmer I NCSU College of PAMS, Raleigh NC, September 2001 - May 2006.
Project lead and complete management of Realm Linux throughout NC State University on 1000 machines. Deployment of highly redundant, highly available services on Realm Linux. Management of an RHN Satellite and supporting Oracle database. Maintain knowledge of security issues, bugs, fixes for Red Hat style operating systems. Administration and design of large Beowulf Clusters (100 nodes) used in hurricane prediction models. Server room planning and disaster recovery planning.
Systems Administrator NCSU Department of Physics, Raleigh, NC, August 2000 - August 2001.
Administration, maintenance, and testing of Realm Linux and other Linuxes.
Research NCSU Department of Chemistry, Raleigh, NC, August 1999 - December 2000.
Using Linux to create professional quality video. Wrote C programs to generate a model of a molecular “bridge” binding two molecules together. This code was used in cancer cell research.
Instructor Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC, Summer of 1999.
Taught a basic class in using Windows 95/98.
Projects
NCSU Realm Linux NC State University, August 2000 - Present.
Project Lead. Realm Linux is a modified distribution of the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that integrates into NCSU’s computer environment. This includes Kerberos, hesiod, OpenAFS, LDAP, custom applications, and completely automated management and installation of workstations and servers. Realm Linux is used at NCSU as the base OS load for student labs to back-end email, web, database, and AFS infrastructure.
Current http://current.tigris.org, 2004 - 2007.
Current is an open source implementation of a server for Red Hat’s up2date program. Long term goals including being a feasible replacement for the Red Hat Network. Released versions are capable of keeping thousands of machines updated.
Activities and Honors
Former President of the NC State Linux Users’ Group, Mu Beta Psi National Honorary Musical Fraternity, member of Christ Episcopal Church, vocalist, opera chorus, and instrumentalist.
References
References available on request.