Geoffrey W. Allen
geoff@wsu.edu

Skills:

Unix System Administration: Digital Unix, HP/UX, AIX, Linux, BSD
Programming: perl, awk, Bourne Shell, C
Usenet news: server and client setup and administration
Communication: strong written and oral communication skills.

Education:

B.S., General Engineering
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
May 1987, 3.87/4.0 GPA.

Experience:

System Administrator
Department of Information Technology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
February 1997 -- present

Maintain network of Unix servers for the campus community, including a public login server (with over 20,000 accounts), name server, mail server, mailing list server, World Wide Web server and several special purpose servers. Teach a class in Unix system administration for the University.

System Administrator
School of EECS, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
August 1993 -- January 1997

Maintained heterogeneous network of approximately 180 Unix workstations (primarily HP/UX and Ultrix, but also IRIX, NeXTStep, Linux, SunOS) and 1700 users. Coordinated backups of over 75 filesystems. Maintained several software packages, including Mentor Graphics, Saber, TeX/LaTeX, World Wide Web server and clients. Provided user training, assistance, and troubleshooting with using the computers.

System Administrator/Engineer
Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company, Idaho Falls, ID
August 1989 -- August 1993

Administered a network of Unix computers used for real-time data acquisition and process control in a chemical processing plant. Administered and programmed Informix/SQL database and provided user training. Provided occasional support for an engineering network of Unix computers used for engineering work, LaTeX, FrameMaker, Usenet news, and Internet access. Programmed and provided support for an ABB Mod-300 Distributed Control System used for process control of a waste processing facility.

Systems Engineer
Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company, Idaho Falls, ID
October 1987 -- August 1989

Prepared design criteria and conceptual designs for plant instrumentation, coordinated the review and approval of plant changes, reviewed completed designs and other documents.