{"id":2,"date":"2009-04-03T15:21:04","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T20:21:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-03-21T11:07:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T16:07:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Shaun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"western wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shaun Meyer<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>2004<\/em>, Computer Networking and Information Systems, WITCC<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: small\">Associates in Applied Science, Graduated with honours<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>2018<\/em>, Mathematics &amp; Computer Science, Morningside College<br>Bachelor of Science<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Networking<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Strong understanding of TCP\/IP networking<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Cisco-trained CCNA coursework with additional extensive HP ProCurve experience<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Proxim Certified Wireless Expert<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Aruba (Wireless) Mobility Professional Training<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Maintaining large networks served by AIX, FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris, and Windows Server 2003-2012 operating systems<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Administer faculty and staff workstations with Active Directory and Group Policy to easily deploy software and upgrades<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">PC and Server Repair<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">WITCC A+ course work certifying for PC hardware in 2004 <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Dell Server Certified in 2007<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">In the Data Center<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Installed and administered iSCSI, NFS and SAS direct-attached Storage Area Network solutions ranging from 800GB to 8TB<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Implemented a fault tolerant network including two core routers<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px\">Deploy and maintain VMWare ESX infrastructure from v3 to v6.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Desktop Software<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Windows 2000 Microsoft Certified Professional<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Unix and Linux<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Fluent with RedHat, Debian, and Gentoo Linuxes <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">10 years experience on Linux and FreeBSD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Use of FreeBSD specifically in network gateway-router configuration <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Nagios \/ Netsaint network monitoring fluency<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Apache and MySQL administration and tuning for active web applications<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Samba and Winbind with Active Directory integration for SCP, CIFS, and web authentication<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Use of CFEngine configuration management software to automate tasks and provide consistent server set-up<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Windows<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Administer Windows Active Directory Domain (including some Group Policy experience)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Administer Windows IAS (now NPS) for RADIUS serving Aruba wireless systems<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Implemented Google Apps integration: Google Apps Directory Sync and Google Apps AD Password Sync<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Administer WSUS patching\/policy services<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Programming and Internet<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Working knowledge of client side web development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Working knowledge of server side web development methods&nbsp;with CGI, REST, and MySQL<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Strong with Perl, Python, PHP, and UNIX shell scripting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">C \/ C++ experience<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">VCS experience using Git and Subversion<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Administrated popular web applications and frameworks: Moodle, WordPress, MoinMoin, Mediawiki, and others<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Noteworthy Computer Education<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Microcomputer Systems (A+ Coursework)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Electronic Concepts (Electronics coursework)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Cisco 1 \u2013 4 (CCNA coursework)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">MCSE Classes (Certification coursework)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Finished above with a 4.0 average. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><strong>Work History:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Dec&nbsp;`14 &#8211; Current Morningside College Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Senior Systems Administrator &#8211;&nbsp;<\/em>Duties include overseeing all work done by Systems Administrator role and additional responsibilities as an expert end-point for IT on campus. Maintain and advise for critical systems (including infrastructure and custom applications).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Jun `07 &#8211; Dec `14&nbsp;Morningside College Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Systems Administrator &#8211; <\/em>Tasks include those of the Network Operations Specialist and grew to cover the modernization of the network by adding two redundant iSCSI SAN arrays, a fully redundant switched network with secondary core router functuality, virtualizing several servers and implementing clustering and DRBD fail-over server pairs. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Jun `07 &#8211; Jun<em> `08 <\/em>Morningside College Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Network Operations Specialist &#8211; <\/em>Responsible for improvement on a large network consisting of Linux mail servers (IMAP, POP, SMTP), DNS, Apache, MySQL, DHCP with client authentication, Windows Server 2k and `03 Domain with Active Directory and Group Policy administration for 200-800 client workstations. Implemented a unified login architecture utilizing Microsoft Active Directory logins to any and all network services. Implemented Nagios network monitoring to bring network reliability to unprecedented highs. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Jan `06 \u2013 Jun `07 Prince Hydraulics Corporation Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Bar &amp; Tube Machinist \u2013 <\/em>Responsible for the operation of several machines involved in the fabrication of bar or tube components of a hydraulic cylinder including drilling and welding port holes, sawing raw material, skiving, and extrude honing. All work required technical blue-print reading with a careful attention to detail. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Aug `05 \u2013 Jan `06 Siouxland Insulation, LTD. Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Mechanical Insulator <\/em>\u2013 Manually applied fiberglass insulation to pipes and ducts at commercial sites as well as loading, installing and accounting for of material along with extensive use of ladders and man lifts.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Nov `04 \u2013 Aug `05 Advanced Computer Services Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>PC Technician <\/em>\u2013 Responsible for performing customer requested preventative and corrective maintenance on PC\u2019s and networks both on-site and in-shop. Duties also included maintaining store front and stock inventories along with customer service and phone support. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small\">Other Interests and Accomplishments:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Music, playing piano, guitar, bass, and drums<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Motorcycling<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Earned Royal Rangers Gold Medal of Achievement in 2002<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Learning about interests through books and do-it-yourself hobbies<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Functional and alternative programming \/ systems paradigms: Haskell, Scala, Clojure, and CFEngine<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Volunteering with Royal Rangers ministry<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaun Meyer Education: 2004, Computer Networking and Information Systems, WITCCAssociates in Applied Science, Graduated with honours 2018, Mathematics &amp; Computer Science, Morningside CollegeBachelor of Science Experience: Networking Strong understanding of TCP\/IP networking Cisco-trained CCNA coursework with additional extensive HP ProCurve experience Proxim Certified Wireless Expert Aruba (Wireless) Mobility Professional Training Maintaining large networks served by &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Shaun&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P16T7G-2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":426,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/meyersh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}