Robert Merritt, B.Sc. (computer science, mathematics, geology)

Technical Consultant

Summary

Over 15 years of experience in technical consulting in the Education Sector

• Extensive knowledge and experience in design and support of local area and wide area networks
• Extensive knowledge and experience supporting electronic mail, web servers, and office servers in a distributed network
• Extensive experience with a variety of environments, tools, and applications including - Linux, SunOS/Solaris, MS Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, MS Windows 95/98/2000/2003/2008/2008R2 Server, MS Layered products, MS Exchange, MS Update Server, MSQL, Cisco Routers, HP Routers, various DSL types, Nortel BCM, and POE Swiching Products

Specific Experience

• Programmed solutions using MS .NET client server and web applications as well as various other tools (PHP PHP Zend framework as well as PYTHON and PERL.)  on Un*x and OpenVMS systems
  

• Managed a 60 node Windows NT/2000/2003 Server NT/2000/XP Workstation network

• Installed/supported Microsoft Exchange, Internet Information Server (3, 4, 5, 6), Netscape Suite Spot, Apache Web server with and without Tomcat and/or Jakarta

• Provided technical support for a wide variety of PCs and terminals and network devices

• Provided software support for Windows and Windows 95/98/XP/Vista applications including Microsoft Office, Word Perfect Office, and Corel

• Managed AXP&VAX/VMS Systems in a wide area DECnet network

• Provided Technical support for a 50 node AXP&VAX/VMS and WinNT/Win2000/Win2003 wide area network

• Maintained and provided technical support for a 90 node Digital Pathworks PC network

• Installed/configured/supported a wide variety of hardware and software in the AXP&VAX/VMS, Windows, Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000/XP/DOS  Linux (various distributions) and Solaris (2.6->10) environments.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in computer science, mathematics, and geology - University of Saskatchewan