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Tim Osburn 206-612-0207 |
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Threshold
Communications – Director of
Engineering, R&D, (December 2006 – Present)
Currently
working in Bellevue, WA at Threshold Communications. Threshold Communications
is a registered CLEC & VoIP provider with DIDs
into every state. Threshold
Communications, Inc. specializes in providing businesses comprehensive
telecommunications services including Voice, Data, Internet, and Conference
Calling. Threshold owns and operates it’s own generator backed up
datacenter, provides full ISP services ranging from DSL, T1’s up to GigE and higher Circuits, MPLS solutions and more.
Classmates
Online – Senior Network
Engineer, (April 2004 – November 2006)
Currently
working in Renton, WA at Classmates Online (classmates.com) head quarters.
Classmates Online is now a subsidiary of United Online. As the senior network
engineer I oversee, maintain and implement changes across the network in two
datacenters. The Core network includes hardware from Cisco, F5 and SUN. Also as
Sr. Network Engineer I analyze BGP links and balanced traffic across links,
monitor all traffic and IDS systems to ensure network integrity. Work with and
configure Cisco switches, routers PIX’s, F5 Network
load balancers. Design, setup and implement test environments for corporate
development of applications. Implement system wide graphs and logging for all
network devices. Rotate on call with other member of the engineering team for
all network devices & unix
systems.
Packetwest Communications
– Senior Network Engineer, (July 2003 – December 31, 2004), CTO
Packetwest Communication is a leading edge Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) company based out of Federal Way and Seattle, WA, providing low
cost telephone service to both medium sized businesses to single end users.
Packetwest Communications offers a wide variety of services which include
conferencing, voice mail, call forwarding, transferring, specialized custom
billing and number transportability. Provides phone service to companies both
in and outside of the USA. Responsibilities include network design for both
corporate and customer locations, traffic QOS & priority mapping, system
setup and installation, configurations of all corporate and customer dial
plans. System kernel turning and application tuning.
Provide problem resolution to issues and research alternative and new
technologies.
m2os LLC: Owner, (January 2001 – Present), owner
As owner
and chief technician of m2os, I provide high-level Unix and Network consulting
services to many companies throughout the Northwest including: Aptimus, ColoCenters, The Mead Group,
ACS, The State of Alaska, Mt. Rainier National Park, Virtual Spectator, City of
Federal Way, Tegris, Fisher Communications, Zama, Cortland Communications,
Murphy, 4ADream. A brief description of key projects follow:
The Mead
Group/Aptimus – Senior Network
Engineer, (January 2004)
Provided
24/7 on-call technical support for Network Operations during senior technical
staff vacation. Regions supported include offices in both Seattle, Washington and San
Francisco, California. This contract required a strong ability to familiarize
myself with the entire network, in virtually no time, in order to provide
expert support for any outages or disasters. Though brief in duration, this
project has been key in building an ongoing and positive relationship with The
Mead Group and Aptimus.
The Mead Group – Design
and implementation Engineer, (December 2003)
Located
in Seattle, Washington. Provided strategic advice on the variety of Voice over
IP platforms and solutions. Sourced appropriate hardware and software, Setup
and installed complete Voice over IP solution on a Unix based PBX system,configured with phones, auto attendant, conferencing and
voice mail. Interfaced with external VoIP providers for dial tone and DID
numbers.
Alaska
Communications System (ACS) –
Senior Network Architect, (October 2002 – October 2003)
As SE
Regional Sr. Network Engineer/Architect, provided design and proof of concept
work in a lab for MPLS/VPN/VRF/QoS/VoIP/Video/Data configurations to handle all
types of traffic including packet marking. Services extended to the company’s
core network, which was comprised of over 58 core routers and 52 core switches
as well as key customer infrastructure. Installed equipment, documented and
created network maps, installed and setup Unix based monitoring and traffic
analyzing system, wired circuits and installed routers as needed. Participated
in design meetings and discussions of strategic network plans. Researched
potential network market places and areas of company interest to prove
viability. As one of only two top-level Network Engineers, I provided critical
support for ACS Senior Management and engineers as well as their largest
customer, The State of Alaska. This work required extensive customer
interfacing. As a trusted consultant, I was able to work remotely from Seattle,
Washington for a large portion of this contract. I regularly traveled to the
ACS Head Quarters in Anchorage as well as State of Alaska Offices in
Juneau. On behalf of ACS, I
presented a 1-hour lecture for the computer science class at the University of
Alaska in Juneau, outlining the ACS network and answering questions.
Mt. Rainier National Park Service –
Senior Unix/Network Engineer, (August 2002 – present)
As an ongoing volunteer, I provide services to many areas of the park
and head quarters, located in Ashford, Washington. Projects have included:
setting up wireless and network security on multiple routers, switches and T1
spans. Upgrading MySQL permit system running on Linux and installing graphing
and monitoring tools to analyze network performance. Documented network with
various graphing and router backup tools and created a complete network
map. Much of my ongoing work for
them is accomplished remotely via a VPN connection to The Department of
Interior network.
Virtual
Spectator – Hosting provider
and Unix consultant, (March 2002 - September 2002)
For
client located in Sydney, Australia, provided Unix file hosting services via
the internet to support remote races. Services
involved the transfer of larges files and/or host data.
City of
Federal Way, Washington – Senior
Network Engineer, (March 2002)
As a
volunteer for the City, I analyzed and fixed routing issues within the city’s
static network and setup Unix based router backup tools, network graphing and
analyzing tools to view network performance.
Tegris
Corporation – Senior Network
Engineer, (February 2002)
Provided
services to offices in Bellevue, Washington and Los Angeles, California. Fixed
BGP routing issues between the Tegris’s Seattle
offices and San Francisco network centers, created efficient routing maps to
send traffic where needed for performance and financial reasons. Worked on
their internal OSPF network and resolved several routing anomalies. Worked with
engineers to come up with regional assigned IP plans and assignments for
cleaner IP routing. Analyzed traffic flow and patterns and adjusted routes as
needed. Worked with upstream providers on problem resolution.
Fisher Communications/KOMO4 - Senior
Network Engineer, (February 2001 – April 2001)
Located
in Seattle, Washington. Worked with and resolved several BGP/OSPF issues with
the customer’s internet providers and dual router connectivity to the internet.
Setup network monitoring, graphing and analyzing of traffic flows for best
performance. Worked with ARIN and customer’s internet
providers to acquire Autonomous System Number (ASN) so that they could control
their route announcements via BGP. Created and documented their network using
various tools and provided a complete network map.
Zama Communications – IPv6 Senior Network Engineer, (December 2001)
Located
in Tukwila, Washington. Worked on several IPv6 test lab designs and setup
procedures to do testing with the IPv6 protocol.
Cortland Communications – Senior Unix/Network Engineer, (2000-2001)
Located
in Seattle, Washington. Worked to resolve and cleanup DNS issues of old and
invalid zones and entries, helped wherever possible with data center layouts
and configurations.
James G.
Murphy (Commercial Auctioneers)
– Senior Network Engineer, (Dec 2001)
Located
in Seattle, Washington. Worked with auctioneer to break down, identify/document
and categorize all network equipment they had in possession in order to
streamline the selling process.
4ADream.Com –
Senior Network Engineer, (Jan 2001)
Located
in Federal Way, Washington. Installed and setup a router to access the
internet. Worked with provider to bring up the frame-relay circuit. Setup DNS
and network monitoring systems so that they could watch and analyze their
network performance. Setup NAT and setup IP/DHCP pool structure for within the
company.
Global
Crossing – Senior Network
Engineer, (April 2001 – April 2002)
Worked
remotely supporting office located in Phoenix, Arizona. With senior network
architects, helped design and implement router changes across global network of
over 525 core routers and switches. Hardware included Cisco, Juniper and Unisphere routers and Cisco switches. Analyzed BGP,
OSPF/ISIS and MPLS network tables to find and resolve routing problems. Part of
the IPv6 design team, created and implemented the IPv6 network within Global
Crossing global network. Setup graphing tools to analyze the IPv6 network
utilization and performance. Setup all IPv6 BGP sessions and routing rules/maps
with customers. Did random security audits on all core routers and switches to
ensure network integrity. Created customized route-maps for specialized
customers. Provided Tier 3 support for network group and rotated “on call” with
the rest of the company’s sr. network engineers. Setup the security on the
global crossing route-views router. Designed the logging level metrics for all
routers and switches. Acted as primary Unix administrator for our group’s
management SUN box, hosting all our tools and backups. Attended the Juniper
MPLS/VPN/BGP class in Tempe, Arizona as well as the Global Crossing Engineer
design meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
FreeInternet.Com – Lead Senior Network Engineer, (November 1999
– November 2000)
Located
in Federal Way, Washington. Managed and designed all aspects of the FreeI network, both internal and external. Worked with
Cisco venders to acquire appropriate equipment based on performance needs.
Setup and installed monitoring systems for network notifications of outages and
network performance. Documented entire network with both maps and graphs and
setup network wide access policies. Maintained OSPF configurations and set
metrics for best performance and traffic flows. Setup cflowd reporting system,
created and maintained all network routing maps for all BGP sessions based on
that system. Network included over 20 pops and dozens of DS3’s throughout
Northern America and supported over 3 million dial-up users. Held regular
training classes to teach staff at the Network Center about the network setup
and how to troubleshoot issues and answer all network questions in both the NOC
and executive board meetings. Setup all the security for the company for both
internal and external network access. Worked with local and federal law
enforcement when needed and directed so by the FBI. Did wiring for routers and
T1/DS3 links. Attended the Cisco sponsored BGP 4 class in Kirkland, Washington.
Advanced Radio Telecom – Senior Unix/Network Engineer, (March 1999
– September 1999)
Located
in Bellevue, Washington. Mainly Sun system administration,
system security as well as internal network security and system security.
Setup applications and converted email systems over to new infrastructure
(Netscape mail server to qmail). On call for various
aspects of the Unix network clusters. Setup and maintained raid hardware.
MindSpring/SpryNet –
Senior Unix/Network Engineer, (June 1995 – March 1999)
Located
in Seattle, Washington. Started out as Novell LAN admin but quickly moved into
Sun system administration. Setup and configured email systems, web servers, IRC
servers, ftp & gopher servers. Provided Tier 3 support for the call center
on special projects. Setup security for all Unix machines (over 75 Sun systems)
and did regular audits of all machines. Wrote scripts in Perl and various
shells. Setup internal and external Unix based communications servers. Designed
and implemented network center backup solutions using DLT tape library storage
devices. Documented security policies and enforced regulations. Conducted
pro-active security sweeps of complete organization. Worked with local and
federal law enforcement when needed and directed so by the FBI. Worked with
configuring Cisco and Foundry routers, switches and wiring of T1 circuits.
Attended World Talk X.500 email system class in San Jose, California, Mitel PBX
System classes in San Jose, California and Sun Administration classes in
Kirkland, Washington.
Casne Engineering
– AutoCad/Windows/Novell LAN Administrator,
(February 1991 – May 1995)
Located
in Bellevue, Washington. Started out as Novell backup LAN admin but quickly
took over the network and its operation and security. Worked with AutoCAD in
the drafting department and supported the PC’s in a windows environment. Worked
with Linux/Slackware at home.
Platform Experience:
Networking
- Routers, Switches
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Cisco Systems (GSR
12000s, 10000s, 7500 Series, 7206, 7000, Cat6509, 5500, 5000, 49xx, 40xx, 35xx,
36xx, 29xx, 2514, PIX’s)
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Foundry (Big Iron
8000, 4000, Fast Iron II, NetIron, Work Group), Lucent
AP-1000, 802.11b
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Juniper M20, M40,
M160, Redstone Unisphere Edge Switch Router RX1400
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Ascend (MAX TNT,
Pipeline Series, Ascend Max), Xylogics (Terminal
server line), Lucent switches, 3com, port masters
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Installation of
T1/T3, DSX wiring, DS1/DS3, 10/100, Fiber, Frame-Relay, DSU/CSU's and Multiplexers.
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Design &
troubleshooting of IP, IPv6, MPLS/RFC-2547bis/VPN, VPNs,
VRFs, VLSM, Ethernet, WAN networks, VLANs.
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Architecting of
redundant and stable TCP/IP IPv4 & IPv6, BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF
& RIP networks.
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Designed,
maintained and balanced over 100 BGP peered & transit connections/links.
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Switch trunking and vtp domains using
ISL & 802.1Q.
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Creation of MIB
graphs to show network/router/bandwidth utilization.
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Network security, ACLs, ensuring network integrity, sniffing layers 2-4 for
security issues.
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Network
performance of layers 2-4, load balancing, analyzing traffic, broadcast
controls.
·
BGP load
balancing, transit & peer configuring, circuit load balancing.
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Wireless and
802.11
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Setting up Diff Serv and QoS packet marking and queuing
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Cflowd setup & configuring, traffic reporting, ASN &
IP management and allocation skills
Voice
over IP (VoIP)
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Experience setting
up a complete Asterisk VoIP solution from scratch with multiple voice T1's using remote and local phones running over IP.
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Configuring Cisco,
Polycom, Linksys phones, call routing, auto attendant and all features within a
PBX.
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Experience working
with QoS to set and honor priority on voice packets.
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Integrating both
Analog and Digital devices together.
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Creating
complicated dial plans using AGI/scripting and databases with PostgreSQL &
MySQL
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Least cost and
smart routing using Telcordia databases, LCADS, LERG, area code maps.
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Creation of PHP
interfaces to interact with PostgreSQL databases
Operating
Systems
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Most all flavors
of Linux in both 32 and 64 bit platform and mulicore/CPUs,
kickstarting systems
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Open source
virtualization software (Xen & VMware), HA Linux
and DRBD
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Experience with:
SUN UNIX Systems, Solaris, SunOS, BSDi, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, some HPUX,
NT/Windows/XP Systems
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Administration of
75+ SUN (IPX, Sparc 5,10,20's, Ultra 1 though Ultra
E6500) Solaris and SunOS systems, building and specifying the box, hardware
upgrades and installation of the OS.
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Skills in
modifying the system for performance as well as compiling and debugging higher
level applications for the system.
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Security
experience making sure hosts are secure from hackers/intrusions as well as to
withstand attacks. Experience using layer 3 filtering.
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Setting up and
configuring software and hardware RAID solutions and monitoring.
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Extensive
experience using encrypting software, SSH, PGP/GPG.
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Installation of
firewalls/proxies/NAT/DHCP, packet filtering.
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Extensive
experience putting together and installation of: SUN systems both Sparc & Ultra Sparc, PC
machines, Cisco Routers, Junipers, Various CSU/DSU's,
modems, scanners, digital cameras, digital audio.
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Experience with
CAT5 cabling, cross over cabling, Coaxial, DSX wiring, Null, SCSI-x, db25,
RS-232, db9, RJ45 & RJ11 wiring, wire wrapping.
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Extensive
experience with electronics and building/putting together circuit boards as
well as electrical components.
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Experience with
radios, RF, antenna theory. Have had a HAM Radio FCC License 'W7RSZ' since
7/18/89, currently EXTRA class level.
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Experience setting
up and configuring Network Appliance RAID 5 NFS file servers.
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Created dozens of
maintenance Perl and shell scripts to ease day to day
maintenance of Unix systems and the processing of user accounts.
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Created several
CGI/Perl web interface programs for the web as well have a good understanding
of web techniques.
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Working experience
in compiling C source code for Unix systems, and making minor changes to source
code.
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Creating web pages
with PHP that interact with both types of databases: MySQL & PostgreSQL,
writing SQL reports.
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PostgreSQL &
MySQL database expirence
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6502 assembly
language skills
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Designed and
implemented and documented procedure for several backup systems for both small
and large scale environments (75+ hosts) using a DLT tape library as well as
8mm & 4mm.
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Experience setting
up and managing all the popular Internet services: DNS/BIND, NEWS/NNTP,
FTP/WU-FTP, TFTP, DHCP, NAT, WWW/Web Servers, SMTP/MAIL with DB modules,
IMAP/SSL, POP3, NTP, NFS, TELNET, RLOGIN, SYSLOG, SSHD, SNMP, Gopher, IRC/Chat
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X Windows
environment and a variety of window managers.
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A variety of
Network and host monitoring tools and performance metrics.
Professional
Training:
Juniper
VPN/MPLS/BGP, Tempe, Arizona, (2001)
One week
class with teacher Doug Marschte including how to setup
MPLS/VPN using BGP on Juniper routers.
Cisco BGP, Kirkland, Washington, (2000)
One week
class with teacher Larry Mobley on specific aspects of BGP with Cisco routers.
This was a class I obtained when working at FreeInternet.Com and was a
refresher class.
Network
Appliance, Atlanta, Georgia, (1999)
One
week class with NetApp teacher over how to setup and
fix the NetApp RAID systems and maintain them.
World Talk, San Jose, California, (1998)
One
week class going over the World Talk X.500 Email system
Sun
Certification Classes, Bellevue,
Washington, (1997)
Three,
one week classes on Sun System Administration