capyle@spiketrap.com
http://www.spiketrap.com

Christopher A. Pyle
143 W Woodford Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15210

Home:(412) 884-7726
Cell:(229) 843-8476

Employment

January 2006 - April 2006
Web Developer - Satellite Services, Division of Public Service at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 31698

  • Redesign Departmental websites to correspond with School wide design templates.
  • Redevelop and update content for the departmental websites.
  • Design new graphics and imagery to better represent the departments.
  • Work with departmental staff to update there relative content and bring it in line with school standards.

April 2005 – April 2006
System Support Specialist - Technical Services, College of Education at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 31698

  • PC support for the College of Education faculty, staff and computer labs.
  • Administration and support of College of Education Linux and Novell Netware servers.
  • Computer lab maintenance including multicast imaging using Novell Zenworks.
  • Implementation of a technical resource monitoring and alert system for the College of Education using Nagios, Cacti, and Intermapper.

July 2000 - March 2005
Network Service Specialist II - Network Services, Division of Information Technology at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698

  • Administration and maintenance of a 5000+ node wired and wireless network and network equipment.
  • Design, procurement and implementation of campus wide 802.11 wireless network.
  • Design, procurement, and implementation of new networks and upgrades to existing network.
  • UTP voice and data cabling and termination.
  • Fiber Optic cabling and termination (ST, SC for single and multimode).
  • Development and implementation of campus data security policies and data security procedures.
  • Firewall and security administration (Cisco PIX).

May 1999 - July 2000
Cooperative Education Student - Microcomputer Support Center, Division of Information Technology at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698

  • Provide onsite technical support to University faculty staff and students.
  • Educate and advise users in the use and configuration of various PC software packages.
  • Responsible for the installation of computer applications and hardware.
  • Troubleshoot hardware failures and network connectivity issues.

 


Education

December 2005
Associate of Arts, Computer Information Systems, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698

Completed specialized coursework including:

         Networking

         Software Engineering

         Operating Systems

         Database Management

Member and President, Association for Computing Machinery, Valdosta State University student chapter

 

Skills and Training

Certifications:

  • CompTIA Network+ Certification - January 2006

Workshops and Conferences Attended:

  • January 2001 - System Administrators and Network Security Conference (SANS) - New Orleans, LA
  • October 2001 - University System of Georgia Annual Computing Conference - Rock Eagle, Eatonton, GA
  • October 2002 - University System of Georgia Annual Computing Conference - Rock Eagle, Eatonton, GA
  • October 2004 - University System of Georgia Annual Computing Conference - Rock Eagle, Eatonton, GA

Languages:

  • Java
  • C Shell/BASH Shell
  • C
  • HTML
  • PHP
  • Perl

Operating Systems:

Linux:

  • Redhat 5.2 - 9.0 / Fedora Core 2 - 4
  • Suse 9.2 - 10 / OES 9 sp1/2
  • Mandrake / Madriva Linux 6.0 - 10 .0
  • Knoppix 3.6 - 4.0
  • Slax 5.x

Microsoft:

  • MS-DOS 4.1 - 6.22
  • Windows 3.1 - 3.11
  • Windows 95 / 98 / Me
  • Windows NT 3.5 - 4.0
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP, sp-1 / sp-2
  • Windows Server 2003

Other:

  • Solaris 7 - 9
  • BlueSocket 3.0 - 4.1
  • Cisco PIX 4.4 - 6.3
  • Extremeware 6.2 - 7.3
  • Packeteer PacketShaper
  • Trapeze Ringmaster


 

Network Brand and Equipment Familiarization:

Brand:

Device:

Device Type:

3Com

SS3300
SS4200
SS4400
SS3200
SS3800

Workgroup Lan Switch

AP8000
AP7250
AP8250
AP2750

802.11 Wireless Access Point

WX4400
WX1200

Wireless Switch/Controller

SS4900
SS9300

Distribution Lan Switch

Switch 7700

Core Switch/Router

Alcatel

Omniswitch 7700

Core Switch/Router

Avaya/Lucent Technologies

Cajun 330

Workgroup Lan Switch

AP1000
AP2000

802.11 Wireless Access Point

Bluesocket

BSC2000
BSC5000

Wireless Management Platform

Cisco

PIX515UR

IP Firewall

Enterasys

Smartswitch 100

Workgroup Lan Switch

RoamAbout R1
RoamAbout R2

802.11 Wireless Access Point

Matrix 6000
Matrix E7

Distribution Lan Switch

Extreme Networks

Summit 5i

Datacenter Lan Switch

Hewlett Packard

Procurve 2500
Procurve 2600
Procurve 2800

Workgroup Lan Switch

Procurve 4100
Procurve 5300

Distribution Lan Switch

Marconi

ASX1200

ATM Switch

ESX2400

IP Switch/router

Packeteer

PacketShaper6500

Traffic Shaping Platform

References Available