Greetings:

I am seeking full-time employment; preferably in the Greater
Jacksonville area - however I will relocate and/or travel for the right
opportunity.


William C (Bill) Jones
[ Contact Info Available to
qualified principal hiring
authority... ]

sinfulspades (AT) yahoo (DOT) com (public)
sneex (AT) insecurity (DOT) org (private)


Award Winning Multi-platform Expert


OBJECTIVE
Open source, platform independent, e-Systems development with emphasis
on remote e-Learning and e-Commerce systems solutions delivery.



[ See attached plain text resume. ]

Thx/Bill

Greetings:

I am seeking full-time employment; preferably in the Greater Jacksonvillearea - however I will relocate and/or travel for the right opportunity.


William C (Bill) Jones
[ Contact Info Available to
qualified principal hiring
authority... ]

sinfulspades (AT) yahoo (DOT) com (public)
sneex (AT) insecurity (DOT) org (private)


Award Winning Multi-platform Expert


OBJECTIVE
Open source, platform independent, e-Systems development with emphasis on remote e-Learning and e-Commerce systems solutions delivery.


EXPERIENCE
12/1996 - 6/2003 FCCJ Jacksonville/Florida
Lead E-Systems Developer

Overview: Extensive experience with Linux, Unix, Solaris, AIX, and
Windows NT/95/98/2000/XP. In-depth experience with SSH,
FTP, SSL, Postfix, Popper, Apache, DNS, and IIS. Proficiency
with Perl, PHP, Unix shell, C, and can program in Java and C/C++
as well as Expect. Examples of work: Built all Unix servers, to
include smtp, nntp, dns, as well as ssh and ftp servers. Changed
all Unix server IP Addresses during NOC relocation. Provided
on-call and remote helpdesk NOC support for more than 3,000
faculty and staff.

Successfully held six positions: College Webmaster, acting College Web Manager, Data Security Specialist, Systems Programmer, Lead E-Systems Developer, and Lead Courseware Support Analyst. Handled all aspects of college Internet Presence - including building all Unix-based web servers andthree Distance Learning systems (WCB, Bb, & WebCT) handling more than one million requests per day with 25,000 on-line students. I managed a three person team all hand-picked and trained by me to design and develop the FCCJ WWW front-end, as well as consulted on the design and Internet security of the ARTEMIS Web Portal student and teacher system. The primary Courseware delivery system was a SUN Enterprise 10,000 server running Blackboard using Perl, Apache, and MySQL in a 6GB six 400MHz Ultrasparc processor configuration on two domain boards and running WebCT using Perl, Apache, and basic DBI on a 2GB two Ultrasparc processor configuration. Using Perl created a college Human Resources department Job Posting system still in use today; designed and implemented the Unix-side of a college-wide account creation system which utilized stored procedures to implement new employee accounts on the faculty Unix web server, thus creating theirmail spool and basic web presence. Using Perl, MySQL, SQL-oriented stored procedures, and PHP created an account management system which would allow automated student enrollment and course population. This system was based upon SSL sockets between an Apache server using Perl and called aWeb Services IIS system running MS-SQL and PHP using SOAP and a glue system developed in-house to cultivate data from an IBM S/390 mainframe running Natural. Created a Courseware Support site using Apache, Perl, and DocSet to automate the documentation of key support issues and their resolutions. Additionally, while at FCCJ I taught various computer class covering Introduction and Legal review of the Internet, Computer History, WebServer Design, Linux Server Design, and both Client and Server Internet Programming using both HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and sever-side Perl for both Common Gateway Interface and modules programming for Unix Systems Administration. Key Technologies: Perl, Apache, Solaris, WebCT, Blackboard, Postfix/SMTP, iPlanet WWW Servers, MySQL, Secure Sockets Layer, SQL Stored Procedures, Unix Systems Administration, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, MacOS X, and development using Photoshop, Metrowerx CodeWarrior, GCC and Open Source development, and completely conversant in all aspects of TCP/IP as well as various Internet and Intranetworking issues.

9/1990 - 12/1996 Jacksonville Housing Authority Jacksonville/Florida
Acting MIS Director (Systems Manager)
Helped educate and basically bring the JHA into the era of Technology. Built all systems (to include an AIX RS/6000 server) for over 500 clients(to include all IBM PCs running Windows 95 as well as 30 HP printers communicating via dial-up modems) at 15 remote locations - created their present Data Center: an AIX 4 RS/6ooo Server hosting a vertical market Unidata 4GL database system. Designed and implemented all in-house disaster recovery systems, mainly surrounding a self-contained fully separate air-conditioning and powered NOC and utilized a 10-tape dual drive 140GB tape backup system (I custom wrote all backup programs and schedulers using C myself.) Appeared in the InfoWorld Top 100 IS Innovators for 1995. Priorto successfully negotiating a $1.3 Million hardware and software contract with both Unidata and IBM, upgrading and updating the JHA's internal systems which were Unisys CTOS using a distributed architecture and a token-passing bus Ethernet network. Designed and implemented a Progress 4GL housing inspections system which maintained inspection data for more 22,000 housing inspections per year for all Section 8 and Public Housing participants. This system utilized stored SQL procedures triggered by a hand-held bar-code reading device which was used to collect and upload the inspection data. Key Technologies: AIX 4, RS/6000, CTOS, Windows 95, OS/2 Warp (to version 4), SQL database developer, Apache, and C programming. Held Advanced AIX Systems Administrator's certification (AIX 3.2.5 and 4.) Certified Progress 4GL Programmer.

12/1988 - 9/1990 City Of Jacksonville -
LMR Communications Shop Jacksonville/Florida
LMR (VHF/UHF/Cellular) Specialist
Handled all aspects of operational readiness for the City's emergency communications systems, including installation of Mobile Data Terminals in over
800 police cars and 25 ambulances. Held NARTE Technician Class II certification plus Bellsouth certified Cellular Technician.


EDUCATION
6/1994 IBM US-NC-RTP
Certification
AIX Advanced Systems Administrator

9/1988 Jones College US-Florida-Jacksonville
Bachelor's Degree
COBOL, C, Mainframe operations, Data Processing specialty. Note - during the time I attended school here I also tutored other students in C and COBOL. Elected into Who's Who among Students at American Colleges and Universities 1989.

AFFILIATIONS
3/2000 - 3/2000 ApacheCon Speaker

<pre>SKILLS (overview)
Skill Name Skill Level Last Used Experience
Perl Intermediate Currently used 5 years
C Intermediate 3 years ago 5 years
COBOL Intermediate +4 years ago 2 years
Progress 4GL Expert +4 years ago 3 years
Apache Expert Currently used 7 years
Blackboard Expert Currently used 3 years
WebCT Expert Currently used 4 years
AIX Intermediate +4 years ago 3 years
Solaris Intermediate Currently used 5 years
Win/NT/XP Expert Currently used 11 years
Linux (all) Expert Currently used 10 years
IIS Intermediate Currently used 3 years
[ Plus wide range of additional skills. ]</pre>

REFERENCES
[ Refererences Available to
qualified principal hiring
authority... ]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I have a firm grasp of the Internet as it relates to On-Line and Distance Learning environments. I have experience in creating on-line environments utilizing various Open Source systems - Interchange, MySQL, PostgresSQL, SMTP, Apache, Perl, iPlanet, SSL, HTTPS, NNTP/INN, as well as building and administering many versions of Linux and Unix on a variety of hardware architectures.

ccsh wrote:

Actually I have been very dissapointed in my attempts to make the jump
from v6 to v9 development.

So, that said, I have a complete set of v6 and v7 books for sale.

I obviously will no longer need them as I am no longer employed and
cannot seem to find a decent Progress job that would allow me to jump
into v9.

I feel all things considered they are worth $150 (that includes a decent
amount for freight charges for shipping anywhere in the US.)


If anyone is interested please contact me off line.

And -- yes -- I have contacted Progress and my area sales rep numerous
times to see about getting a v9 trail copy for my Solaris system (I have
my own server -- rah rah.)

Progress has been most disappointing since that NuSphere and MySQL
fisaco. Anyways, there are plenty of other vendors with databases in my
price range =)

(What, with me being out of work and what not.)


Cheers;
Bill