Marcus I. Ryan -- Resume

Marcus I. Ryan 105 Creekside Dr. Ames, IA 50010 marcus@riboflavin.net http://www.riboflavin.net/
Education	M.S. Computer Engineering, Minor in Business Admin, May 1998 (3.46/4.0) Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa B.S. Computer Engineering, August 1997 (3.38/4.00) Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Windows NT 4.0 Courses: Administering NT4 (803), Core Technology (922), TCP/IP (688), IIS Web Server (936) Nortel Networks Courses: Accelerated Router Configuration, Accelar 1000 Comprehensive Configuration, Supporting and Administering Optivity NMS 9.x Checkpoint VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management I & II (administrator & system engineer) Linux Boot Camp Training Weekend
Honors, and Awards	Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), EE/CprE Honor Society ISU-Honeywell Business Engineering Program Dean's List (3 semesters) Freshman Honors Program
Software Experience	Server Software: Novell Netware 4.x/5.x, UNIX , Windows NT/2000 Servers UNIX Server Software: Apache, Horde, DNS/BIND, Postfix, UW-IMAP/POP, Cyrus IMAP, SAMBA, ISC DHCP, Sendmail Operating Systems: DOS 3.x-6.x, Windows 3.x/95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX (FreeBSD, SunOS, OSF, Ultrix, AIX, Linux), X-Windows, OS/2, MacOS Programming Languages: Visual Basic 4-.NET, PHP, Perl, ANSI C/C++, Visual C#, VBScript, MC68000 and Intel Assembly, Scheme, JavaScript, some Java Database Systems: PostgreSQL, MySQL, IBM DB2, MS Access Firewalls: CheckPoint FW-1, IBM Secure Network Gateway, FreeBSD IPFW
Work Experience
6/99 to present	Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames, IA Configure Nortel Networks routers, hubs, switches for 150+ WAN sites Manage multiple UNIX-based firewalls (Checkpoint FW-1, IBM SNG) Support AIX-based Nortel Optivity NMS server Develop applications and databases to aid in network management Develop HTML/WWW interfaces to network management applications Support NT4 servers including account maintenance, DHCP, and DNS Assist with Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP workstations support Coordinate Help Desk software selection and implementation
5/02 to present	The Horde Project http://www.horde.org/, Core Developer, volunteer Develop, support, and maintain a web-based application framework in PHP (Horde) Develop, support, and maintain various applications using the Horde framework including calendaring, task lists, email, comics, etc. (~ 40 at present) Develop Palm OS Conduits using Visual Basic .NET, XML-RPC, and the Palm Conduit Development Kit (HordeConduit module)
1/94 to present (intermittent)	Marc I Software, Ames, IA, hours/wk vary by project Web server administration, HTML, and CGI development Support riboflavin.net domain (DNS, Sendmail, Apache, etc.) Contract programming, consulting, and system support
6/94 to 5/98 (continuous) 5/98 to present (intermittent)	Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 20-40 hours/wk Designed and implemented client-side of Novell Netware student network for MS Windows 3.1, later updating to Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, then Windows XP Pro. Developed several Visual Basic applications to support Windows workstations, including setting screen resolutions, default printers, registry keys, etc. Maintained and updated network, and related hardware and software Hired, evaluated, trained, and managed student lab monitors Installed and developed web server, html pages, and CGI scripts to support computer lab administration Educated students, faculty, and staff in the use of the network Handled complaints about or problems with the computer lab network
5/98 to 6/99	International Business Machines (IBM), Rochester, MN, ful-time Developed SAS scripts to monitor and report network performance trends Developed software to monitor for and report network problems using SNMP Developed web interfaces for various dynamic SAS reports Audited external and "DMZ" systems for security issues
1/95 to 8/95, 1/96 to 8/96	Iowa Dept. of Transportation Ames, IA, 40 hours/wk (full-time co-op) Engineering Division (1/95 - 8/95) Consulted with division director on computer purchasing and budgeting Installed and supported computer systems and software Worked with Data Services to implement Internet access test project Participated in Project Scheduling software evaluation and selection Office of Data Services (1/96 - 8/96) Selected and implemented final Internet access client software Designed and implented firewall log analysis program with web interface Administered Intergraph CLIX/Microstation CADD system Implemented DNS and NIS servers to simplify UNIX administration Worked with IBM to reliability of FaxRouter/2 Servers
9/93 to 1/94	Abacus Systems, Ames, IA, 10 hours/wk Added averaging and signal-spike detection/removal function to an exisitng data acquisition program (C++)
2/94 to 6/94, 3/92 to 9/93	APEX Systems, Inc., Ames, IA, 20 hours/wk, 45 hours/wk during breaks Assembled, tested, delivered, and repaired IBM, Compaq, and compatible PCs Installed new software and set up to customers' specifications Provided on-site, in-store, and telephone support
11/88 - 3/92	Miscellaneous Jobs, Ames, IA, 10-20 hours/wk Kmart, Cashier, 1.5 years Nevada Bake Shop, Cashier and Baker's Assistant, 1 year (2 summers, 1 winter) Des Moines Register, Newspaper carrier, 1 year Ames Tribune, Newspaper carrier, 1.5 years
Community Experience	Youth and Shelter Services Summerfest festival planning committee (4 years) Church Youth Fellowship Student Leader (2 years) Appalachia Service Project (similar to Habitat for Humanity) (2 years) Iowa Games Lunch Committee (6 years volunteer, 5 years committee staff)

Last updated: April 10, 2003