Resume of Brian H. Chabot

Brian Chabot
P.O. Box 177
Nashua, NH 03061
Phone: (603)728-1469
brian@brianchabot.org or bchabot@gmail.com

I.T. Manager / Technical Team Leader / Idea Machine

Career Objective

To lead a location independent, results- and team-oriented group which produces an important and useful product or service to our customers.

Location:

I have experience working remotely and can serve your company in that regard no matter where you are located. I am currently living in Nashua, NH.

Qualifications and Experience

Microsoft Azure
Project Management
SaltStack Enterprise
Business Management
Web Design & Management
Unix/Linux System Administration
Microsoft Windows Administration
LAN/WAN Networking
Distributed Systems

Amazon AWS
Microsoft StorSimple
Hybrid Cloud Storage
Team Leadership
WordPress
System and Network Security
Personnel Management
Perl, shell, bash, and PHP
Experience w/ Puppet, cfengine, chef, & SpaceWalk

Data Center Management
LAMP Stack Administration
RedHat, Solaris, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, & BSD
MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL Administration
VMware, Hyper-V, KVM (QEMU), & OpenVZ Virtualization
WHM and cPanel
Experience with couch & hadoop clustering
Superb Documentation

Employment History

February 2019 - Current

Vistaprint (Cimpress)

Waltham, MA

Senior DevOps Engineer

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Performed System and Ntwork administration, engineering, and systems design for hybrid cloud network in support of business intelligence.

Systems Engineering
Network Administration
Datacenter to cloud migration
Established network and systems monitoring and analysis
Set up and maintained configuration management for RFC compliance
Coordinated with diverse, internationa teams for defined goals

June 2017 - January 2019

Digital Guardian

Waltham, MA

Senior Automation Engineer

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Establish, create, and/or Maintain automation of business tasks including but not limited to software installation, systems monitoring, and deployments.

Wrote Scripts for User/Group Management in PowerShell
Wrote Custom Nagios Checks in Perl
Set up and maintained Hosted Customer Installations
Documented how the Automation Works as well as End User Instructions
Participated in Escalation Support of Managed Services

December 2016 - Current

Webstantial, LLC

Remote Worker

CEO / Owner

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IT Consulting and Web design company. Managed all aspects of the company from advertizing to customer support. Performed all technical work including consulting, web site design, installations, and customer satisfaction.

Managed All Services
Designed Marketing and Branding
Created Custom Websites using WordPress
Selected, Installed, and Customized Approptiate WordPress Components (Plugins and Themes)
Established and Maintained Open Channels for Customer Communication

April 2016 - February 2017

SMS / CloudLanes INC

Remote Worker

Project Manager / Solutions Engineer

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Coordinated an international team of engineers for a major contract for cross-platform cloud migration to Microsoft Azure. (Short Term Contract) Hired Full Time at CloudLanes in November, 2015. Developed, documented, tested, and supported installation of systems for CloudLanes virtual tape library systems, coordinated integration with customer supplied Microsoft StorSimple devices and Azure infrastructure, and provided enterprise level support throughout the product life cycle.

Managed Solutions Team for Customer Installations
Documented Build and Deployment Process
Architected Solutions to Complex Situations
Performed Quality Assurance Testing and Provided Troubleshooting Solutions
Worked Closely with Third Party Engineers for Custom Development Needs
Participated in Test Lab Engineering and Administration

August 2014 - March 2016

Millennial Media / AOL / Verizon

Boston, MA

System Administrator

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Provided a full range of support for the Millennial Media product suite. Patched operating systems, deployed/debugged Millennial Media code, wrote custom monitoring plugins, responded to outages/emergencies, racked & wired up a data center rack, and regularly was required to master new technologies. Demonstrated creative and methodical problem solving abilities. Millennial Media was acquired by AOL in October 2015. Verizon acquired AOL in March 2015.

Creatively debugged complex problems in big data distributed systems running CentOS
Monitored the health of our production systems using Icinga, Cacti, and other tools
Wrote comprehensive documentation
Participated in a 24×7 on-call pager rotation
Maintained a secure and SOX compliant infrastructure
Performed LDAP administrative duties to restrict access to critical infrastructure

January 2014 - July 2014

Boston Technologies

Boston, MA

Senior System Administrator

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Managed IT resources, specializing in Linux servers in a mixed Operating System Environment for international clients

Responsible for Windows and Linux servers including MySQL, Puppet, and CentOS
Maintained Physical & Virtual (QEMU & VMware) Systems in local and remote Data Centers
Rolled out Active Directory Integration with Linux Servers
Managed Network & Systems Monitoring including OpenNMS, Nagios, and PandoraFMS
Managed interactions with third party vendors including ISP, Telecom, Software & Hardware.
Managed IT hardware and software inventory

February 2013 - May 2013

NetApp

Waltham, MA

System Administrator

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Provided tier 2 and tier 3 Systems Administration support for engineers.

Maintained Data Center and Hardware Laboratory
Documented Procedures and Processes
Maintained Linux and Windows based Virtual Machines in a VMware ESXi environment
Supported integrated environment with NetApp Data Storage Products
Provided support for maintenance and upgrades of Cisco, IBM, and Fujitsu hardware for virtualization.
Worked closely with a tightly integrated, international team of diverse support personnel

June 2011 – March 2013

Venture Activism Ltd.

New York, NY, Las Vegas, NV, and Nashua, NH

Systems Engineer

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Designed, created, configured, & maintained their Webstantial product line.

Installed and maintained a Red Hat Enterprise Linux host for OpenVZ Virtualization.
Managed CentOS and Ubuntu virtual systems including installation and load balancing.
Installed and maintained Open Source and Commercial software including Apache, Nginx, Postfix, WordPress, Sugar CRM, and many more.
Created and maintained network and intrusion monitoring systems.
Advised executive management of all IT matters.

September 2007 – September 2012

Just Works

Nashua, NH

Proprietor

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Founded a brick-and-mortar retail computer company which provides web site creation and computer sales and service.

Created company from its inception
Designed and built all prototype and production systems
Managed all day to day operations and finances
Created and implemented sales and marketing plans
Created and maintained company web site, email, and blog
Made and took complete responsibility for all business decisions
Provided Web Site development & support for customers through the Kooraté brand.
Completed all repairs and upgrades for customer computer systems.

April 2005 - August 2007

Dynamic Network Services, Inc.

Manchester, NH

I.T. Forensics Analyst

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Monitored DynDNS customers for signs of abuse; solved cases of actual abuse, and acted as the liaison between company and legal authorities including lawyers, law enforcement, and others.

Searched for, found, and terminated abusive accounts
Investigated and reported against spam, copyright, fraud, and other crimes
Answered subpoenas for records
Worked with Law Enforcement Agencies to track down computer criminals on our system
Resolved intellectual property issues between customers and the public
Pro-actively searched out and rectified internal causes of network abuse and criminal activity
Answered email complaints and tracked all cases through a web based trouble ticket system

Jan. 2000 - Present

Data Squire

Nashua, NH

Co-Founder and Co-Owner

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Set up and administered a small, startup, Linux-based ISP, providing full web, email, dial up, and secure shell access throughout the US.

Installed and configured various secure, highly reliable Linux Servers
Installed, Configured, and Administered web, DNS, email, authentication, database, and anti-spam software as well as various custom BASH security scripts.
Provided customer support 24/7 by email, instant messenger, and phone.
Consulted with customers on Web Site design and hosting, network design

Feb. 2004 - Dec. 2004

FINOWEN Wireless Internet

Nashua and Lebanon, NH

Systems Manager

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Contracted to design, set up, and maintain Internet servers including email, web, web-email, security, network monitoring, groupware, Antivirus, Mailing lists, and anti-spam systems. Also to provide backup technical support, IP address allocation, network troubleshooting, and to monitor network Quality of Service.

Installed and configured corporate Linux Server
Installed and configured web, email, network monitoring, intranet, portal and security software
Provided staff training and user support for the servers above.
Performed extensive research into the best and most cost effective solutions for clients.
Provided detailed reports with multiple solutions and supervised their implementation.
Installed, configured, and managed VPN solutions for employees and business partners.

Sep. 2003 - Feb. 2004

Perseus Software Development

Braintree, MA

Contract Customer Support

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Provided quality Customer Support over the phone and through email to end users of Perseus' Survey Solutions software and also provided internal MIS support.

Provided quality end user support for Perseus' powerful survey design and analysis software.
Provided technical support for server scripts on Windows, Linux and Unix.
Supported Advanced Features of the software on various database servers.
Wrote internal and end user documentation.
Alpha and Beta tested new versions of their software.
Provided support and advice to the Sales and Marketing for customer interaction

Jan. 2003 - August 2003

PC-Anything

Nashua, NH

Technical Manager/Consultant

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Technical management of a small, startup IT outsourcing company.

Organized a Proactive team for small business IT/MIS support.
Designed “Best Practices” for customer life cycle and conflict resolution.
Advised on best software to implement to serve each customer's needs.

Dec. 2000 - Sep. 2002

Universal Data Stream, LLC.

Haverhill, MA

Site Support Engineer

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Performed all aspects of IT administration, support and engineering for numerous small companies in the greater Boston area. Supervised all aspects of these companies' LAN and WAN networks.

Performed software and hardware installs and upgrades, all on multi-platform environments including Windows (NT, 2000), Solaris, Linux, and Macintosh.
Provided Network and System Administration in a cross-platform environment.
Designed and installed 10-node RedHat Linux cluster and 4-node Sun Enterprise cluster.
Provided support for Windows, Sun OS, Solaris, Linux, and MacOS X desktops and servers.
Installed and administered LAN & WAN networks and backup systems.
Built and used test networks to check the viability of unique solutions.

Oct. 1999 - Nov. 2000

ZipLink

Lowell, MA

Network Engineer (Sept. 2000 – Nov. 2000)

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Monitored network status and corrected network errors as they occurred. Installed filters on various RAS equipment, and maintained network reliability in a 24x7 and on-call environment.

Designed and wrote procedural documentation and training materials for NOC staff.
Used various network tools to provide updates and assure maximum possible network uptime.
Supported a network of over 500,000 end users in two countries.

Network Operations Specialist (Mar. 2000 - Sept. 2000)

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Monitored network Status and dispatched the proper personnel. Assisted in the development and roll out of the new NOC. Worked with the NOC team to design the new operations center.

Provided third-shift network monitoring on site and 24/7 on call status.
Reported details of network status hourly reported outages for immediate resolution.
Worked with What's Up Gold, Mon, MRTG, and various custom monitoring scripts to keep constantly updated of the complete network status.

Technical Support and Network Operations (Oct. 1999 - Mar. 2000)

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Provided technical support for wholesale internet services. Monitored network status and dispatched the proper personnel.

Provided part time evening & night time support to the NOC staff.
Performed first and second tier technical support to wholesale customers and end users
Supported other Customer Service personnel in troubleshooting network issues.
Tracked down and disabled users who violated the company's terms of service. (Spammers)

1999

TIAC

Bedford, MA

Senior Customer Service Representative

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Provided quality user end technical support for all computer platforms. Provided troubleshooting & answered questions via email with a 15 minute guaranteed response time.