Lorance E. Stinson
Marietta, GA

LoranceStinson@gmail.com

(404) 697-0304

Havertys Furniture Companies, Inc. 12/2007 - Preset
Systems Administrator: Assist in management of two IBM WebSphere Commerce clusters. Manage SuSE Linux Enterprise Server systems spread across two sites running on a mix of IBM BladeCenters and IBM iSeries systems. Configure and maintained DB2 HADR. Maintain documentation in a Lotus Notes knowledge base system. Implemented Single Signon across Windows Active Directory, IBM Tivoli Directory Server and Lotus Domino using IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator. Develop and maintain a variety of system maintenance and reporting programs written in SHTML, Perl and Shell Script. Assist Windows administrators with a variety of Windows servers and Citrix farms. Assist in IBM iSeries administration. Work with various vendors to maintain products and coordinate maintenance. Developed a custom testing solution using The Grinder to monitor website performance and check for errors.

Data Tech Communications Inc. 10/1999 - 12/2007
Systems Administrator: Assist in configuration and maintenance of office Novell servers. Configure and maintain Linux Internet servers. Develop, enforce and maintain strict security policies regarding system access and user rights. Maintain office workstations, network hardware and software. Perform daily security and integrity checks on all servers. Develop and maintain company and client web sites consisting of HTML, ASP and Perl. Create and maintain databases for customer, web and office use. Create and maintain documentation on hardware and software configuration and procedures. Develop and maintain scripts as needed to automate recurring tasks. Perform detailed research using the Internet as requested on varying topics.

Database Consulting Group 9/1998 - 8/1999
Systems Engineer: Perform remote and on site installs of Optio ODCS and FaxFX software and custom code. Design, modify and maintain custom forms and supporting code for Optio ODCS. Integrate custom forms and software with customer database applications and networks. Provide technical support for Optio software, custom software and supporting hardware. Configure and maintain office NT and SCO servers. Maintain office workstations, network, software and miscellaneous hardware. Install, configure and maintain software on workstations and servers. Configure and maintain Linux firewall and Ascend Pipeline ISDN router. Develop internal informational web site using HTML and Perl to assist developers in and out of the office. Perform miscellaneous activities as requested from management.

Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. 6/1997 - 8/1998
Assistant MIS: Assist with support of office AS/400 systems. Perform daily, weekly and monthly backups of AS/400's. Maintain Token Ring and Twinax network for PC's and terminals. Configure and maintain Linux firewall. Develop and maintain internal utilities using various AS/400 programming languages and utilities. Support remote communications software and hardware internal to the office and at customer sites over the phone. Create and ship custom tapes on demand containing various software packages for customers. Assist customers with installation and configuration of software tapes. Assist developers and help desk with systems and software.