SEAN SWEDA
1047 Eaton Rd, Berkley MI 48072 • 248.xxx.xxxx • sweda@ibl.org
OBJECTIVE
To
manage interesting projects and services, utilizing my problem-solving skills
and leadership abilities.
EXPERIENCE
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Operations Manager University of Michigan Information Technology
Central Services |
2005 – present Ann Arbor, MI |
• leveraged open-source software, Linux, and commodity
hardware architecture to provide scalable and highly-available (.9999+ uptime,
three data facilities) infrastructure services, including:
ITCS IMAP (mail store for ~80K users, over 40TB of
data, no storage quotas, IMAP/POP & webmail)
umich.edu mail routing (delivers ~10 million
messages/week, LDAP routing, anti-spam/virus)
University of Michigan Online Directory (~500K object
LDAP directory, Active Directory replication)
• managed systems administrators and support staff; total operating
budget of ~$900K
• directed software development, including umich
contributions to major open-source projects
• developed highly effective hiring and training practices
• produced detailed service metrics; developed benchmarking
tools for system analysis and optimization
• provided technical leadership in cross-organizational
projects
• led server consolidation/virtualization effort,
significantly reducing hardware footprint; projected reduction of ~$100K in
annual hardware replacement and power/cooling costs
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Software Engineer Senior University of Michigan Information Technology
Central Services |
2001 – 2005 Ann Arbor, MI |
• extensive experience managing services built on large-scale
deployments of open-source software
• guided junior staff; diagnosed and resolved operational
issues; authored new administration tools
• prototyped new service deployments, including the migration
of services from Solaris to Linux
• key contributor to the development of radmind, an
award-winning suite of file system management tools developed at UM; diagnosed
bugs, suggested features, and established best practices
• developed radmind management strategies and transitioned
production services to radmind templates, substantially improving system
security, reliability and operational efficiency
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Owner Advantage Consulting and Technologies |
1996 – 2001 Ann Arbor, MI |
• proprietor of consulting business focused on the technology
needs of small/medium sized companies
• managed employees and day-to-day operations; developed and
executed strategy for business growth
• consulted on long-term technology plans, evaluated products
and designed business solutions
• extensive experience leveraging open-source software and
operating systems (Linux/*BSD)
• provided mission-critical IP network services/support
(T1/xDSL, firewall/NAT, VPN)
TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE
Software (managed at scale): Cyrus IMAP (w/replication), OpenLDAP
(w/replication), radmind, sendmail, simta (umich-developed
MTA), apache, DSPAM, ISC BIND & DHCP, CUPS; (additional proficiencies): MySQL, PostgreSQL, MIT & Heimdal
Kerberos, Cyrus SASL, OpenSSL
Operating
Systems: Linux (bootstrapped LFS,
gentoo, Red Hat), Solaris, OpenBSD, NetBSD
Programming: C, bash, perl, SQL
EDUCATION
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University of Michigan College of Engineering: Computer Engineering |
1989 – 1994 Ann Arbor, MI |