2103 Harrison NW #2656
Olympia, WA 98502
truegravity@comcast.net
matt.powell@providence.org
matt.powell@mattpowell.org

Primary Phone:360-493-7497
Secondary Phone:360-943-7113
Mobile/cell:360-951-0894


OBJECTIVE: Leadership opportunity in a well managed organization that will provide challenge and opportunities for growth to an experienced system administrator/manager with a wide range of technology skills, excellent interpersonal skills and experience in operational management.
Description of my perfect job: - Leadership role in a well managed company.
- Opportunity to make a contribution.
- Project oriented environment.
- Some travel.
- Culturally diverse.
- Opportunity to work with smart people.
- Mentors.
- Change, challenge and variety.
- High level of customer contact
- Ongoing skill development opportunities
Description of my ideal company: - Technology leader in niche markets.
- Diverse product offering.
- Heterogenous technology environment.
- Culturally diverse.
- Socially aware.
- Politically active
- Excellent management culture.


EXPERIENCE:

 2/2004 - present



Pathology LIS Administrator Providence/Black Hills Pathology

Responsible for all aspects of "PowerPath" Pathology Lab Information System (LIS), including system administration, database administration and analysis, LAN/WAN support, some network design, and a variety of programming tasks in a Windows 2000 / MSSQL server environment. The pathology dept is distributed across three locations, Providence St. Peter Hospital, Capital Medical Center, and Grays Harbor Community Hospital. Technically I report to the Lab Manager although I answer directly to the pathologists and Laboratory Medical Director. Although this system is on the Providence corporate backbone, it is not a Providence IS system. This creates a number of support and development issues with respect to everything from procurement of hardware and software, to network routing and access to resources.

6/2001 - 2/2004


Unix System Administrator - Providence Health System

Supported a heterogenous environment including Digital UX, HPUX, AIX, SCO, Linux, OpenVMS, and AS/400. Provide system design, support,maintenance and problem resolution for clinical, billing, and patient care systems. Member of several interdisciplinary technical teams including Storage Area Network (SAN) design/procurement Team, Washington Technical Advisory Team (WTAC) and the Data Center relocation project team. Work closely with Network Security Officer to develop security solutions for non-windows environments.
10/1998 - 6/2001  Lead Computer Operator  - Providence Health System

Responsible for providing direction and leadership to a small staff in day-to-day operation of Computer Data Center, supporting a hybrid Novell/WindowsNT network and over 200 applications running on various operating systems including: Unix, (Compaq/DEC, HP, and Linux versions) OpenVMS, OS/2, DOS, AS/400, and Win3.xx/95/98/NT. Performing scheduled activities, first-level support and escalation, backup and recovery, job control, and documentation.
9/1996 - 10/1998 Owner  - 101 Multimedia

Multimedia production and content development. Digital video, effects,3D modeling, animation, graphics and titling. Designed, developed and deployed several large commercial Web-sites. Produced Music Videos and multimedia CD's. Assembled TV commercials, Documentaries, Concert promotions. Worked with MacIntosh based audio and video editing systems, Sony digital cameras and digital editing decks. Wrote scripts, managed production schedules, audio/video editing and production, creative content development, account management, sales, etc.
10/1993 - 9/1996 Customer Relations Manager  - Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

Held a series of technical and leadership positions during a 12 year career with an organization that provides turn-key Lottery system solutions. Primary customer was the Washington State Lottery but we also supported the Montana Lottery. My responsibilities at various stages included Technical Field Service management, Computer Operations management, Customer Service and Help-desk management. Enjoyed a high degree of Customer contact. Involved extensive travel and managing remotely. Also, managed a support organization for sister company "Ticketron" in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, managing culturally diverse technical staff, and contract compliance. 35 direct reports in 13 locations across Washington, Montana, and California.
10/1987 - 10/1993 Technical Service Manager  - Automated Wagering International  
( See EDS above)
10/1983 - 10/1987  Field Service Manager  - Control Data Corporation                      
( See EDS above)


EDUCATION:
10/2004 - Technical Training/Certification - SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation
10/2004 - Technical Training/Certification - SQL Server 2000 System Administration
6/2003 - Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, The Evergreen State College
8/2001 - IBM Certified Training - AIX System Administration and Control
3/2001 - IBM Certified Training - AIX System Administration I
1/2001 - Veritas Certified Training - Veritas Cluster Server Administration
10/2000 - HP Certified Training - HPUX System and Network Administration III
9/2000 - HP Certified Training - HPUX System and Network Administration II
8/2000 - HP Certified Training - HPUX System and Network Administration I
5/2000 - IBM Certified Training - AS400 System Administration
4/2000 - IBM Certified Training - AS400 Operators Workshop
5/1991 - Training/Certification - Automated Wagering Management Training
8/1990 - Training/Certification - Dale Carnegie Institute
6/1982 - Associate of Arts Degree - South Puget Sound Community College


AFFILIATIONS:
12/2002 - Present - System Administrators Guild (SAGE)member
9/2002 - Present - Evergreen Hope Project - web application developer / volunteer
9/2001 - Present - Public Sphere Project - web application developer / volunteer
5/2001 - Present - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) member


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  

Management:- Experienced, capable technical service manager. 10+ years front line management in I.S. Providing direction and leadership, Technical consulting, Negotiation, Budget management, Contract management, Project management, Team building, coaching and mentoring.

Customer Support: - Experienced account manager. Committed to problem resolution, developing shared goals and objectives, and building lasting relationships.

Communications: - Excellent presentation skills. Effective writer, articulate speaker, attentive listener.

Technical: - Experienced AS/400, OpenVMS, Linux, and Unix System and network Administrator with a solid understanding of HP, IBM, and DEC midrange server operating systems and associated proprietary hardware - system design and configuration, sizing, implementation, monitoring, troubleshooting, logical volume management, high availability, load balancing, performance analysis and tuning, kernel tuning, storage management, patch management, backup and recovery, system programming and automation, scripting.

Experienced with a variety of monitoring tools such as Big Brother, WhatsupGold, and BMC patrol.

Experienced technical infrastructure solutions architect. Experienced with design and implementation of HA environments using UNIX clustering technology such as Veritas Cluster Server and HP MC/ServiceGuard. Experience designing and implementing SAN storage solutions using EMC Symmetrix and Clarion storage technology, Brocade Fiber Channel switches, Brocade Fabric OS, HP fiber channel arrays, and associated hardware.
Trained in software development methodologies and software life-cycle management. Experienced web developer and system programmer - Fluent with korn, bash, bourne, and csh shell scripts, PERL, awk, sed, Javascript, PHP, Oracle, Apache, MySQL, Postgres.

Familiar with disaster recovery concepts. File system and raw volume backup and recovery, ISAM, MUMPS, RDBMS, and flat file database backup and recovery. Database replication, snapshots, point in time copies, EMC Timefinder, Legato, Veritas Netbackup.

Experienced with implementation and use of enterprise services including samba, LDAP, NFS, NIS, X windows, CDE.

Fluent with a variety of system security utilities: crack, tripwire, satan, nmap, snort, and a proponent of System and Network security "Best Practices" as described by CERT, SANS, SAGE, and the benefits of the COBIT model of Change Management Methodology (CMM).

Experieced with Hospital Language version 7 (HL7) interface protocol and various application engines that implement it, such as e*Gate, DataGate, and Cloverleaf. Also well versed in the security ramifications for IT systems imposed by HIPAA, the Health Information Protection and Accountability Act.




References Available upon Request.