Paul Nicholas McCubbins
920 Jacob Lane
Carterville, IL 62918
(618) 985 8607
claws962001@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE:
	
Full-time or part-time employment in the computer industry.
EXPERIENCE:
1/2000-Present			EMAC, Inc.			Carbondale, Illinois
Integration Engineer/Desktop and Network Administrator
•	Responsible for creating, installing, configuring, programming, troubleshooting and technical support of in-house custom embedded Linux distribution.  
•	Evaluate customer’s needs and modify Linux distribution to suit.  
•	Provide hands-on and telephone technical support for various brands (including in-house brand) hardware and software components of PC-compatible single board computers and accessories.
•	Performed design, development, and implementation of Linux-based Web, FTP, email, and DNS server, and Linux-based embedded firewall.  
•	Perform routine hardware and software maintenance, software installation, and backup of servers.
•	Deployed corporate-wide VPN.
•	Assist in administration of company's Windows NT file server.
•	Perform hardware and software upgrades to in-house PC workstations. Also troubleshoot and repair software and hardware.
•	Write PHP, Perl, HTML and Bash Shell Scripts, and C/C++ code for above.
•	Write PHP and Perl-based interfaces to MySQL databases for web-based content.
•	Provide technical documentation for all of the above.
 
9/1999-12/1999			Southern Illinois University	Carbondale, Illinois
Network Administration Assistant
•	Set up, perform software installations on, and troubleshoot and upgrade student lab PCs.
•	Assist in administration of Windows NT fileserver.
•	Designed implemented, and documented Linux-based firewall and webserver.

5/1998-1/1999			Rend Lake College		Ina, Illinois
Faculty Development Assistant
•	Maintain Windows NT-based web server.
•	Write web pages and Perl CGI code.
•	Perform hardware and software upgrades to PCs in Faculty Development Center.  Also troubleshoot and repair software and hardware.
•	Supervised and assisted faculty with use and implementation of information-based technology. 

8/1996-5/1998			Rend Lake College		Ina, Illinois
Internet Lab Assistant
•	Performed software installations on lab PCs.
•	Performed hardware upgrades and installation on lab PCs.
•	Performed installation of network hardware.
•	Suggested and evaluated software and hardware, and reported to supervisor.
•	Supervised lab operation.
•	Technical documentation for above procedures as needed.

EDUCATION:
5/2003				Southern Illinois University	Carbondale, Illinois
Minor
Currently enrolled in classes to obtain a Minor in Computer Science

5/2001				Southern Illinois University	Carbondale, Illinois
Bachelor’s Degree
Obtained B.S. degree in Electronic Systems Technology (Previously Electronics Management)
•	GPA: 3.391

10/2000				A+ Computer Technician	Ina, Illinois
Certification

SKILLS:
Apache Webserver, Bash Shell Scripting, BIND versions 8 and 9, C/C++, Ethernet and Token Ring networks, Eudora, HTML, IBM PC Hardware, Internet Explorer, Java, Linux, Microsoft IIS 3 and 4, MySQL, Netscape, NFS, Perl, PHP, Point-to-Point Dialup Networking, Project Management, Samba, Sendmail, TCP/IP networking, Telephone Technical Support, Visual Basic, Windows 2000 Professional and Server, Windows 9x.

REFERENCES:
Andrea Witthoft (Previous Employer)
Director, Learning Resource Center
Rend Lake College
468 N. Ken Gray Parkway
Ina, IL 62918
(618) 437 5321 x277
witthoft@rlc.cc.il.us

Brian J Kearney
Southern Illinois University
ASA-Information Management Systems-Electronics Management
Mailcode: 6614
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 453 7219
bkearney@siu.edu

Leslie Paul Sheets
Southern Illinois University
ASA-Information Management Systems-Electronics Management
Mailcode: 6614
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 453 8807
lsheets@siu.edu

Martin A Hebel
Southern Illinois University
ASA-Information Management Systems
Mailcode: 6614
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 453 8806
mhebel@siu.edu