Randall M. Donald

E-mail: randy@khensu.org

Summary:
A software developer and system administrator with over 10 years experience developing 
configuration management and web-enabled applications in open 
systems environment seeks opportunity to program, maintain, and support 
client-server based systems; proven ability to adapt to different platforms 
and new languages, operates effectively as team member, and exercises 
initiative to solve problems. 

Work Experience:

Hosting Nation Data Inc., Parsville, BC Sept 2008 - Present
System Administrator and Suport Analyst
- In charge of server maintenance and daily activities in a cPanel environment
- Assists clients in a support role. 

Webacom Media Corp., Nanaimo, BC May 2007 - Sept 2008
Software Developer and System Administration
- Member of a team working a web applications and dynamic content.

Media Glyphics, Parksville, BC Mar 2007 - May 2007
Web Development Programmer

Push72 Design, Parksville, BC Nov 2005 - Feb 2007
Programmer and System Administration
- member of team developing and maintaining banking applications

Elegant Solutions Consulting, Vancouver, B.C. 	Mar 2001 - Jul 2002
Programmer Analyst - Linux email system 
- member of team developing custom email server with GUI and filtering 
  capabilities using C. Perl and existing open source mail utilities to be run
  on Linux,
- packaged product software in Debian package format,
- developed email service component with Web management through SOAP, and 
- supplemental responsibilities: mail administration duties.

Stormix Technologies Inc. Vancouver, B.C. 	Jul 1999 - Jan 2001
Programmer - 'Storm Linux' Distribution System (2 releases)
- designed, programmed, and tested user friendly system configuration tools 
  using C and a custom interface language, 
- packaged software using Debian package management system,
- participated as team member in development design sessions, and 
- supplemental responsibilities : developed and proofread Help documentation. 

Pacificom Systems Ltd, Burnaby, B.C. 	Feb 1999 - Apr 1999
Web Consultant
- advised on design and development of  a Web interface tool for lumber mill
  using Active Server Pages and MS Access 

Renaissoft Enterprises, North Vancouver, B.C. 	Jun 1997 - May 1999
Web programmer - Hockey pool application
- programmed web pages using Active Server Pages, SQL Server Database access 
  and design,
- performed site maintenance of prototype system, and 
- worked with client in developing product.

Renaissoft Enterprises. North Vancouver, B.C. 	Sep 1995 - Dec 1995
Co-op Work term - Web programmer
- developed a Web link verification tool written in C under Linux.

Environment Canada - Applications & Services Division 	Jan 1995 - Dec 1995
Co-op Work term - Web programmer - operations support
- programmed, maintained, and operated  100 page Web site running NCSA on 
  HP-UX, and
- programmed, maintained, and operated public BBS running OS/2. 

Corporate Services - Department of Canadian Heritage, Calgary Alberta	 May 1994 - Aug 1994 
Sep 1993 - Dec 1993
Co-op Work term - LAN Assistant
- provided operational support for 200 workstation/VAX server Pathworks LAN

Education & Professional Accreditation:
- B.Sc in Computing Science - 1997  Simon Fraser University  
- Debian  Developer  - 2000  Developer and Archive Maintainer on the Debian 
  GNU/Linux Project. (Retired) 

Specific Skill Set:

Languages and Technologies:

PHP, C, Perl, MySQL and PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS, SSL, Javascript, Jquery,
cPanel control panel, CSF firewall, R1soft CDP backups, Apache

Operating Systems:

Linux (CentOS, CloudLinux, Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, i386, mips), MS Windows


Interests and Hobbies:
Alpaca Farming, Member of the Island Consort Chamber Choir, Music Composition