Vijaykumar Palat 414 S. Craig St. PMB 193,Pittsburgh, Pa 15213 * * 412-605-0335

Objective: To find a position that will leverage my abilities in system administration, planning and design in a challenging and dynamic environment.

Skills Operating Systems

Windows 95/98, Windows NT, IRIX, Solaris, DOS, MacOS, VMS, SunOS, Linux

Programming Languages

HTML, Perl, PHP, C++, ADA, Smalltalk, Prolog, SQL, Visual Basic, Java, Expect

Software Packages

Apache Web Server, Zeus Web server, Bind, Sendmail, Checkpoint Firewall, Allaire Homesite, mSQL, SSH, MySQL, CGI, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Mathematica, Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Photoshop 4.0, Pine, Timbuktu, Fetch, Alpha, Borland C++, MS Office, WebBase, Internet News, WS FTP, Allaire Cold Fusion

ExperienceH2 Design Group, Inc - Pittsburgh, PA

Systems Engineer May 1998-July 2000

Systems Administration

  • Administered IRIX, Linux, Solaris and NT 4.0 Server based machines
  • Maintained Zeus, Apache and IIS Web servers
  • Administered Sendmail and Bind Software on Linux and IRIX
  • Administered Mysql and msql databases
  • Maintained Checkpoint Firewall-1 and security applications
  • Created and implemented security policy

Programming and Application Design

  • Design Database driven web sites
  • Created custom database applications with web-based front ends
  • Created web based SQL query generator
  • Wrote web applications using PERL and PHP3
  • Created web based intranet with scheduler and contact list

Maintained relations to Vendors and Clients

  • Served as primary technical contact for vendors and clients
  • Conducted interviews with clients to determine technical needs from web projects

Designed and maintained network facilities

  • Designed Physical Network layout
  • Created Protocols to insure maximum uptime
  • Installed Network equipment including switches, hubs and routers
  • Installed and Maintained Intel base workstations with Microsoft Windows 95,98 and NT 4.0 as well as Apple workstations with MacOS 7.5 thru 8.6

University of Pittsburgh Internet Calculus Program - Pittsburgh, PA

Mentor September 1995-February 1997

  • Created and maintained home pages.
  • Installed and maintained new software and hardware on a PC.
  • Assisted in Computer Lab maintenance.
  • Assisted students in Calculus assignments.

Upper Merion Area Government Access Channel - King of Prussia, Pa

Camera man May 1995 - December 1995

  • Operated Camera, Sound and Editing equipment.
  • Produced and Edited video for Public Access Channel
  • Supervised broadcasts.

Education University of Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science - April 1998

Minor: Math & Physics