Objective
I am an experienced information technology professional with a diverse background, providing a unique advantage in many IT consulting roles.  I seek out challenging projects that leverage my existing experience while providing new opportunities to grow.  I particularly seek out opportunities to integrate open source software into real-world solutions.

Education
	University of Phoenix				2004 - 2005		3.7 Cum. GPA
* M.S. in Computer Information Systems

Southern Adventist University			2000 - 2002		3.4 Cum. GPA
* B.S. in Computer Systems Administration
* Minor in Computer Science
* Dean's list
* Awarded the Outstanding Senior Award by the School of Computing

Dalton State College				1998 - 2000		3.6 Cum. GPA
* Dean's list

Georgia-Cumberland Academy			1994 - 1998		3.9 Cum. GPA
* National Honor Society member

Professional Experience
	Network Engineer,				February 2005 - January 2006
	Xebec IT
* Linux/open source consulting,
* Mac OS X Server and Macintosh integration consulting,
* Network routing, firewall, security consulting
* Planned and executed complex network infrastructure/data migration
* Web development

Information Systems Manager,			June 2003 - February 2005
NDS Media Solutions
Fulfilled all IT-related responsibilities, including:
* System administration (implementation and maintenance) of Linux and FreeBSD servers
* Developing, implementing and monitoring information systems policies and controls 
* Network engineering tasks related to routing, bandwidth / traffic monitoring, log analysis, intrusion detection, etc.
* Determining cost-effective, proactive strategies for Information Technology by evaluating and recommending software and hardware purchases and/or implementation
* Telecommunications, specifically the administration of the company's Nortel Meridian 1 PBX system
* Software development for in-house applications
* Implementing e-commerce websites, establishing merchant card processing, providing web hosting services
* Maintaining and developing the company website
* Implementing and maintaining data backup strategies and disaster recovery plans
* Providing support to end users regarding commercial software, in-house software, hardware, printing, and telecommunications equipment

Achievements include:
* Developed a fulfillment/distribution application using popular LAMP platform (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP)

* Achieved 650+ day uptime with FreeBSD 4.8 server (brought down by excessive power failure)
* Developed new, automated methods for work flow, resulting in increased efficiency
* Cut telecommunications costs in half by switching to new provider for both voice and data services

Information Systems,       			Sep 2000 - May 2003
	Southern Adventist University
* Began in workstation support, promoted quickly to networking and then employed as embedded systems developer
* Developed a digital time clock / debit system for the university campus
* Installed and maintained many critical servers in a highly heterogeneous environment (Windows 2000, Linux, Solaris)
* Installed and maintained critical networking components including switches, routers, and various datacenter equipment in our NOC
* Authored various network management scripts using Perl, PHP, MySQL
* Contributed to the design and implementation of network security strategies

Precision Computer Service			Apr 1999 - Aug 2000
* Performed Novell Netware administrative and engineering tasks
* Responsible for Linux / Unix / Windows NT system administration
* Performed network troubleshooting
* Provided onsite support (Clients included small businesses, schools, and government offices)

Skills Matrix (items listed in descending order of experience):
Operating Systems:
Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP), Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS (System 7 - OS X 10.4), OpenBSD, NetBSD, Novell Netware (4.11 - 5.1), Solaris (2.6 - 9), QNX, OS/2 (Warp 4), SCO Unix, many other experimental OSes
Programming Languages:
PHP, Java, Z80 ASM, C/C++, 8051 ASM, Perl, Python, Objective C, C#/J# .NET/Mono
Databases:
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS Access, MS SQL 7/2000, Oracle, FileMaker Pro
Networking:
Firewalling / VPN technologies (SonicWall, Symantec, IPsec (KAME, FreeS/WAN), BSD's ipfw / ipfilter, Linux's IPTables, Checkpoint), Cisco IOS (light routers and Catalyst switches), DNS administration (Bind), mail server administration (Postfix, Sendmail, MS Exchange), IPv6 routing, WiFi (802.11b, g) deployment, OpenLDAP, Open Directory, NetInfo, RADIUS
Hardware Platforms:
PC (x86), Apple (m68k, PPC), Sun and other miscellaneous hardware platforms
Telecommunications:
Nortel Meridian 1 PBX administration, Asterisk, Hylafax fax server software, VoIP, SIP, AIX
Misc. Software:
Vi/Vim, MS Office (97/2000/XP), MS Visio, MS Visual Studio .NET, Crystal Reports (8.5), MAS 200 for SQL, Act! 6, Tapeware 7.0, Veritas Backup Exec, Nagios
Web Technologies:
HTML, PHP / MySQL / Apache related development, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, XSL/XSLT, Java Servlets
Embedded Systems:
Embedded systems design
Electronic component soldering / assembly including surface mount (SMD) technology,
Intimate experience with Dallas Semiconductor's TINI reference platform (hw & sw 
     development),
Other Skills:
Amateur video game console development,
Good writing and communication skills,
Knowledge in biblical Greek

References available upon request
Jonathan Sharp
2006 Holloway Ct
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
(615) 672-4383 (h)
(615) 579-5868 (c)
jon@jonsharp.net
www.jonsharp.net