Christofer Bertani Mountain View, CA 94040
chrisber@idiom.com

Education

• B.S., California Institute of Technology 1990
  Mechanical Engineering (mechanical design)

• SA-285 Solaris 2.X System Administration
• SA-380 Solaris 2.X Network Administration
• SM-230 SPARC Multi-Processor Deskside/Datacenter
• SA-345 Volume Manager with a SPARCstorage
• SunU Sun Cluster 2.X
• SunU Storage I (A3000, A5x00)
• Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration
• Advanced Cisco Router Configuration
• Cisco Troubleshooting
• Legato training: Legato NetWorker 5.1 for Unix Admin 1
• Veritas training (Advanced)
• SunRay training

Skills

• Operating systems:
  • Solaris 2.x, Macintosh, DOS, MS Windows
• Computer languages:
  • Basic, HyperTalk, Perl, Bourne/Korn/csh scripts
• Applications:
  • AutoCAD, GeneriCad, vi, Microsoft Word, Hypercard, Windows applications, NetCruiser, Xwindows, NIS, Solstice Disksuite 4.2, Legato Networker 5.1.1 Openwindows, CDE, Markvision, Xpadmin, Jetadmin
• Languages:
  • French, Swedish
• Hardware:
  • Sun/sparc, SunRay, Xerox printers, Lexmark printers, some PC, some Mac
• Other:
  • Drafting, Machine Shop, Numerically Controlled Mill

Experience:

• ENS Systems Administrator
  Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park from Oct. 1997
  • Supported Solaris workstations and file, mail, calendar, and print services.
  • Maintained Highly Available file server for 1700 users.
  • Planned and managed OS and hardware upgrades of printers (Lexmark, Xerox) and printservers.
  • Wrote perl and ksh scripts to automate changes user configuration files.
  • Participated in technical interviews of prospective hirees.
  • Negotiated and set up nightly backups of user data on 48 hr. notice before winter break 2000.

• SMG Lead
  Sun Microsystems, Mountain View Apr. 1996 - Oct. 1997
• SMG Move Team (at Sun)
  Taos Mountain Software, Palo Alto Sept. 1995 - Apr. 1996
  • Trained move admins, both in the classroom and in the field.
  • Wrote and maintained training documentation and procedural checklists.
  • Scripted tools to simplify tasks and gather information.
  • Managed moves of up to 300 systems across domains and into new buildings.
  • Supervised and performed second-level technical support for a small group of move admins.
  • Diagonosed and resolved network, nfs, and NIS problems.
  • Transferred data between servers using a variety of methods.
  • Reconfigured sparcstations for multiple environments.

Technical Support
NetCom On-Line Communications, San Jose Sept. 1994 - Sept. 1996
• Wrote perl and shell scripts to collect and format e-mail statistics.
• Handled fast-pace reference questions about Unix, networks, and communications and networking software from customers with all levels of computer knowledge.
• Diagnosed problems with modems and unfamiliar hardware and applications over the phone.
• Tutored individuals in using the Internet, configuring modems and software; wrote instructions and reference guides sent out by a major Internet service provider.

• Technician
  Caltech, Pasadena, CA summer 1987
  • Constructed devices to test instrumentation for a project studying granular fluid flow.

• Contractor
  Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA summer 1986
  • Designed and constructed experimental apparatus for an experiment involving cancer research.