Andrew Sydelko

Contact information

At home:

P.O. Box 2533, West Lafayette, IN 47996-2533, +1-765-430-5394

Online:

<andrew@sydelko.org> -- http://www.sydelko.org

Education

1997 - current: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

• Major: Computer Engineering (few courses at a time)

1993 - 1997: Beavercreek HS, Beavercreek, OH

• Honor student.
• National Honor Society.

Skills and Experience

• Programming experience: Unix applications programming, Data Structures.
• Experience with all aspects of computer system and network administration, mostly with Unix.
• Operating systems experience: Unix (Solaris, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat), various PC BSDs), MS-DOS, MS Windows, MacOS X
• Database experience with Oracle, MySQL, Postgresql.
• Load Balancing/High Availability using open source products.
• Programming languages: C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Unix shells.
• PC hardware, performance, and benchmarking.
• Networking Hardware and software: Cisco, Intel.
• Backup software: Symantec Netbackup, HP Omniback, Amanda
• Facilities: cooling, power, rack management
• Clusters: Small to midsize, Torque and Condor

Employment

• Systems Analyst/Programmer, Engineering Computer Network, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, January 2000 through present.
  • Setup, integrate and maintain the central Purdue Engineering web cluster using technologies such as Zope and Apache
  • Enhance and maintain web server infrastructure for the Schools of Engineering.
  • Specialized Linux support for the school of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
  • Install and maintain backup infrastructure
  • Manage machine room power and cooling expansions.
  • Work with faculty on specifying, ordering and installing small to midsize clusters.
• Summer Intern, AT&T Labs, Internet Platform Technology Organization, San Jose, CA, May 1999 through August 1999.
  • Modify and maintain system management scripts for AT&T's IP Network Middleware Platform.
• FTP Archive Management, CERIAS/COAST Lab, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, October 1998 through May 1999.
  • Maintain and index largest and most comprehensive computer security repository on the internet.
• Senior Lab Assistant, Purdue University Computing Center, September, 1997 through February, 1999.
  • Solved computer-related problems and answered questions via telephone and in person. Responsibilities included supervision of Lab Assistants on duty and student management of console room. Worked with Unix, VM/CMS, MS-DOS/Windows, and MacOS.
• Undergraduate Assistant, Purdue University Freshman Engineering, September 1998 through May 1999.
  • Work as an Undergraduate Assistant in an Honors Freshman Computer Tools class. Topics include: Matlab, C, Java while working on challenging problems.

Activities and Honors

• Ex-President, Purdue Computer Society,
  Ex-Member, Purdue All-American Marching Band
• Eagle Scout.
• Past academic honors include: National Honor Society, BHS Honor Roll.