David Thorburn-Gundlach, Systems Engineer and Administrator

David Thorburn-Gundlach Systems Engineer and Administrator

Team player who likes a friendly environment of mutual respect
Enjoy challenges and problems
Proud to put the needs of the clients first instead of ramming a preconceived notion of "the way it should be done" down their throats.
(I guess that might fit better under "Professional", but it seems like so few professionals do it that way these days...)

Challenging situations requiring expert-level work and creative problem solving in a large-scale, heterogeneous environment.
perl and PHP programming (for web or for systems) position allowing me to explore new programming options, preferably tying into multiple databases and in a large environment.
This can be a short-term or one-off contract by telecommute or a long-term position by telecommute or on site.
"Care, feeding, and growth" position allowing me to custom-craft, over time, the unique network entity that will specifically enable my users to do their work more easily, efficiently, and quickly.
This is typically a long-term position.
[I was a bit surprised, all those years ago, when I found that I really get great joy from helping people complete their missions more easily, but I do!]
"Swat team" position allowing me to analyze and assess the client's needs and risks, design and propose a computing system that meets the needs without compromising the risks, and then implement the system and train the client's personnel.
This is typically a short-term contract.
[I have been able to accomplish a bit more of this type of work due to the evolving nature of my recent postings, but it is a challenge that I would enjoy taking on in depth.]
Senior UNIX SysAdmin gaining DBA experience.
This can be a short-term or long-term position.
[I am distinctly inexperienced in database work and would like to broaden my abilities to include database administration skills.]

Resume Possibilities
Brief Resume, HTML version A paragraph-formatted brief resume conversationally detailing my duties and achievements. This version is a quick outline of my work. This version IS up to date as of 2004/06.	Detailed Resume, HTML version Bulleted version Much more detail In-depth listings of hardware and software Success-by-success listing of achievements This version is harder to create, so it may not always be up to date (you'll see a note if it isn't). This version IS up to date as of 2004/06.