Julio Polo
j u l i o . p o l o @ g m a i l . c o m
Honolulu, Hawaii 96825
OBJECTIVE:
Work in an information technology position
where the state of the art can be used to solve real world problems.
SKILLS AT A GLANCE:
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Software engineering, Perl, Solaris, Linux, UNIX system administration,
network security, troubleshooting of shell, email, and web servers, distributed
environments, replication, client-server programming, high availability,
load balancing, shell scripts, HTTP, CGI, HTML, JavaScript, servlets,
C, Java, TCP/IP, C++, STMP, POP, IMAP, DNS, RDBMS, SQL, Oracle.
EXPERIENCE:
Lead Systems Engineer, Universal Payment Company, Inc., Mar 2000 - Mar 2002
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Lead engineer for Internet payment product (URL available upon request).
Heavily involved in the design of new technology which anonymizes
payments. Built proprietary servlet technology.
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Wrote multithreaded HTTP server for a financial portal application.
Wrote "screen scraping" tools for the web. Features included HTTP
proxying, HTML parsing, rule-based web content monitoring and
modification, web crawling, URL remapping, and database interfacing.
Manager of Systems Engineering, University of Hawaii, ITS Systems Engineering, Sep 98 - Mar 2000
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Managed UNIX and mainframe system administrators and system programmers
which provided server infrastructure support to the entire University
of Hawaii system.
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UNIX environment included 30 Sun Solaris machines providing ISP services
such as DNS, web, email, news, ftp, shell, and dialup authentication,
as well as administrative applications such as PeopleSoft.
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Mainframe environment included an IBM 9672/RA5 mainframe which hosted
the University's fiscal and student information systems.
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Speaker and panelist at the 1999 Cyberterrorism and Infrastructure Protection Conference, East-West Center.
UNIX System Programmer & Administrator, University of Hawaii, ITS System Services, Apr. 93 - Sep 98
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Supervised and provided system administration and programming advice to
staff members and student assistants. Managed and prioritized projects.
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Primary system programmer for the group. Wrote numerous C shell and Perl
scripts to solve problems as they came up. Developed a client-server
system using Perl & TCP/IP sockets for replicating and synchronizing
common information across different servers.
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Leader for department's email task force. Optimized mail server software
to handle high volume of mail traffic, making it scaleable with predicted
growth. Handled postmaster mail.
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Performed system installations, operating system upgrades, hardware
upgrades. Analyzed and resolved system failures. Monitored system
performance, backups, and log messages.
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Helped other departments install and troubleshoot their UNIX systems.
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Coordinated with all University campuses and several affiliated
organizations to unify all student and personnel data into a single
database that could be used to verify eligibility for University services
such as Internet access and faculty class listings, implemented this
database in Perl and its web pages in HTML, JavaScript and Perl CGI
scripts (about 20,000 LOC)
Computer Specialist III, University of Hawaii Computing Center, Interactive Services Group, Feb. 89 - Mar 93
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Managed University-wide Sun and DEC software maintenance programs and
provided first-hand technical support for these programs.
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Procured site licenses for the entire University of Hawaii system.
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Performed occasional software installation on VAX/VMS and Sun systems.
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Programmed TCP/IP support for MacPAD software (PLATO communications for Macintosh).
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Developed menu-driven front end VAX/VMS software to MM e-mail program.
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Designed and implemented check-in barcode database system used by Sinclair
Library's computer lab, Hawaii Community College's The Learning Center
and Education Department labs.
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Developed online room scheduling, equipment checkout and technician
dispatch database for the Center for Instructional Support.
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Provided technical support to faculty, staff and students.
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Taught Computing Center courses. Authored several handouts.
Software Engineer, AXS Technologies, Nov. 92 - Dec 94
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Designed and programmed software for commercial distribution.
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Directed and managed all software development work for the company.
Database Specialist, Hawaii State Senator Carol A. Fukunaga, Oct. 90 - Dec. 92
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Developed a Macintosh 4D multi-user relational database.
Lecturer, University of Hawaii Summer Session, Jul. 90 - Aug. 90
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Instructor of Macintosh Magic, a computer course for senior citizens.
Software Engineering Team Member, UH Professor Donald DeRyke, Jan. 88 - Dec. 88
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Developed configuration management software for DOS-based PCs using C.
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Actively participated and played key roles in all stages of the software
development process: planning, requirements, design, coding, testing,
and documentation.
Senior Time-Sharing Assistant, UH Computing Center, Mar. 86 - Dec. 88
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Student microcomputer lab manager during senior year.
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Supervised about 20 student workers.
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Student Employee of the Year 1988 finalist.
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Developed a computerized information kiosk for the 1988 American
Association of University Women's Regional Conference using HyperCard.
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Provided technical assistance to users of the MacLab and CLIC
microcomputer labs.
EDUCATION:
Schools & Academic Honors:
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University of Hawaii at Manoa, M.S. in Computer Science (Aug 2000)
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Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society, Nov. 97
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University of Hawaii at Manoa, B.S. in Computer Science, Dec. 88
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Hawaii Pacific College, Freshman-Sophomore Honor Society, Apr. 84
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Guillermo E. Billinghurst High School, graduated second place, Dec. 82
Seminars:
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Coaching and Teambuilding Skills for Managers and Supervisors, Sep. 96
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Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics for Business Professionals, Sep. 96
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Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines, Aug. 96
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Solaris System Administration II, Jul. 93
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Last updated on February 1, 2002