Nathan A. Cosgray
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                                                       Seattle, Washington, USA
                                                         nathanatos.com/contact


QUALIFICATIONS
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SAGE Level III (Intermediate) System Administrator. Six years experience as a
system administrator and web application developer. Worked with a variety of
users having a broad range of computer skills. Participated in a number of web
development projects. Received computer forensics training.

CITIZENSHIP
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United States
European Union (Ireland)

EDUCATION
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B.A., Computer Science and History of Art, with Distinction -- Indiana
  University, Bloomington, IN, 1998.
Certificate, Computer Forensics -- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2005.
Recent coursework in Biology, Microbiology and Statistics, 2006-2008.

CERTIFICATIONS
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Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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LOPSA -- The League of Professional System Administrators (Charter)
SAGE -- The System Administrators Guild
USENIX -- The Advanced Computing Systems Association

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Senior Systems Analyst                               The Seattle Public Library
June 2008 - Present                                                 Seattle, WA
* Manage and support Integrated Library System (ILS)
  - SirsiDynix Horizon ILS with HIP iPac, TechLogic ACS self-checkout
  - System administrator for 8 Windows and Linux ILS servers
  - Work with staff, librarians and vendor to troubleshoot and solve ILS issues
  - Provide reporting and scripting support
  - Plan and implement software/hardware upgrades and migrations
* Database administrator for Sybase, SQL Server, Access, and MySQL databases
  - Applications include Horizon ILS, SharePoint
  - System administrator for 6 Windows and Linux database servers
  - Perform backups, troubleshoot problems, and implement software upgrades
* Author scripts to automate reporting and system administration tasks
* Manage Track-It! ticketing system for IT department
* Assist with routine system administration tasks (tier 2)
* Accomplishments
  - Designed and implemented staff directory synchronization system
  - Designed and implemented robust back-end database for SharePoint intranet
  - Created ILS database mirroring scheme for backup and staff training
  - Implemented system monitoring for ILS applications

Senior Computer Specialist         Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
June 2003 - May 2008                      University of Washington, Seattle, WA
* Maintain 1000-user Windows domain with Active Directory
* Maintain 15 terminal servers with a variety of statistical software
* Maintain three file servers, VPN server, WSUS server, print server
* Interact with domain users to solve problems and offer advice (tier 2)
* Assist with Unix infrastructure support, including Apache and MySQL
* Assist with supervision of student workers
* Web programming projects in PHP and Perl
  - Account request forms and backend request queue management system
  - Workshop registration form with roster/attendance tools
  - Customized web form-based data extraction tool
* Other accomplishments
  - Spearheaded departmental implementation of server virtualization (VMWare)
  - Migrated to new file server and terminal server hardware as needed
  - Performed web server migration onto new Debian/Apache2/PHP5 installation
  - Rewrote Windows support website, including FAQ and real-time server status
  - Automated Windows account creation process
  - Set up 8-node Windows 2003 compute cluster
  - Secured over $250,000 in equipment and software grants for the Center

System and Database Administrator                Department of Medical Genetics
March 2000 - May 2003                      Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
* Maintain five Solaris servers, NIS+ namespace, statistical software
* Maintain one Windows 2000 file server
* Leading role in data management for variety of genetic research projects
* DBA for ten MS Access databases, one Oracle database
* Visual Basic programming for MS Access database GUIs and special functions
* Desktop support for 30+ staff computers
* Accomplishments
  - Installed three new Sun servers and Linux serial console server
  - Installed two new Sun A1000 arrays and migrated home and project directories
  - Upgraded Windows server and desktops to 2000
  - Set up Big Brother system monitoring

Web Programmer                               Hirons & Company Advertising, Inc.
January 1999 - February 2000                                    Bloomington, IN
* Work in teams with designers, copywriters and AEs to create websites
  for clients
* HTML markup, JavaScript, CGI scripting in Perl
* Work extensively with Photoshop to generate web graphics
* Page layout and design
* Lead programmer for large, custom-built e-commerce website

TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Note: Proficiency levels are indicated for each technology as follows:
* (F) -- Familiar with the technology. Can execute simple common tasks
  using the technology, but more complex tasks may require use of reference
  materials.
* (P) -- Proficient in the technology. Can execute complex tasks using
  the technology. Rarely needs to consult references.
* (E) -- Expert in the technology. Knowledgeable about all aspects of
  the technology, and commonly acts as a reference for others. Typically this
  will be a technology that is used daily.

Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows 9x, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista (E)
- Mac OS X 10.0--10.5 (E)
- Linux distributions including Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat (P)
- Sun Solaris 2.5--10 (P)

Hardware
- Dell PowerEdge server line including 1x00, 2x00, 6x00 (E)
- Dell RAID storage line including MD1000, PERC controllers (P)
- Dell desktop/laptop lines (E)
- Apple Mac desktop/laptop lines  (P)
- Sun Sparc line including Ultra-10, Ultra-60, E420R, Sun Fire V240 (F)

Database Administration
- Microsoft Access (E)
- Microsoft SQL Server (P)
- Sybase ASE (P)
- MySQL (P)
- Oracle (F)

Servers and Services
- Microsoft Terminal Services (E)
- Numara Track-It! (E)
- Microsoft Active Directory (P)
- Apache (P)
- Samba (P)
- VMWare Server (P)
- Microsoft Virtual Server, Hyper-V (P)
- IIS (F)
- OpenAFS (F)
- MOSIX (F)
- PBS Professional (F)
- YP/NIS/NIS+ (F)

Web Production Software
- Adobe Photoshop (P)

System Administration Tools
- SysPrep and Symantec Ghost (P)
- Sysinternals utilities (P)
- Big Brother, Hobbit (P)
- Microsoft Operations Manager (P)
- Subversion (F)
- spyware removal utilities (F)

Networking
- Server room LAN design (F)
- Linux ipchains/iptables (F)
- OpenBSD pf (F)
- 802.11b/g wireless access points (F)
- Windows RAS (including VPN) (F)
- Windows Network Load Balancing (F)

Computer Forensics Tools
- FTK (F)
- Hex Workshop (F)
- dd (F)
- Knoppix (F)

Backup
- DLT and LTO tape libraries (P)
- EMC NetWorker (P)
- Dantz Retrospect (P)
- Veritas NetBackup (P)
- Veritas BackupExec (P)

Programming Languages
- HTML (E)
- SQL, Transact-SQL (E)
- VBScript, Visual Basic (E)
- PHP (P)
- Perl (P)
- DOS, PowerShell, Unix shell (P)
- C, C++, Objective-C (P)
- Java, JavaScript (F)
- SAS (F)
- LaTeX (F)

CONTINUING EDUCATION
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2008
- Microsoft Traning Course 2780

2007
- PBS Professional 8.0 Training

2005
- University of Washington Extension -- Computer Forensics 100, 110, 120
- Microsoft Training Courses 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277

2004
- Microsoft Security Summit 2004
- OpenAFS Best Practices Workshop

2003
- Indiana University Unix SysAdmin EdCert
- Microsoft Training Course 1560

2002
- Advanced NetBackup 3.4 for Unix
- NetBackup 3.4 for Unix

2001
- USENIX LISA Conference
- USENIX Tutorials -- Intrusion Detection, Performance Tuning
- Oracle 8i Backup and Recovery
- Oracle 8i Database Administration
- Oracle 8i SQL and PL/SQL

2000
- USENIX LISA Conference
- USENIX Tutorial -- Advanced Solaris System Administration Topics
- Solaris 8 System Administration

PRESENTATIONS
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"Instant Messaging Artifacts" (for Computer Forensics 120), August 2005.

HONORS AND AWARDS
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Inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1998.
Achieved Dean's List four semesters at university, 1994-1998.
National Merit Semifinalist, 1994.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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The Wayfarer Cooperative -- board member and webmaster, 2005-2009.
Children's Museum of Indianapolis -- Dino Discovery Lab bone preparer, 2002.
Habitat for Humanity -- volunteer laborer, 1995.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
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Computing enthusiast -- commodity PC hardware, Mac OS X, and Amiga
Hiking, backpacking, skiing, and snowshoeing
Listening to music and attending concerts
Reading literature and nonfiction
Mac OS X software development -- see nathanatos.com/software