Bill Sharer

10904 Jolly Way, Kensington MD 20895-1110 •301-503-4842 (cellular) • 301-962-0255 (voicemail/fax)
bsharer@sharerland.com • http://www.sharerland.com

Summary

"Jack of All Trades" consultant with extensive experience in Unix, Linux, Windows and legacy client-server computer platforms. Equally at home in systems administration, training, mentoring, software development, software change management, change request management business development and solution selling. The strongest technical person ever met by many clients, but also an excellent communicator and award winning team player.

Windows 2000, NT 4, ME, 98, 95, 3.11 • Red Hat, Mandrake Linux • Sun, HP, IBM AIX, Compaq, SGI, Sequent Unix • VAX/VMS • AmigaDOS • PDP/RSX11M • Systems Admin • TCP/IP Network Admin • NT Domain Admin (including Samba) NIS, NIS+ Admin • dns • dhcp • wins • Veritas • state driven firewalls • ssh • CDE, XFree86 Xwindows • smtp, Exchange mail servers • kernel tweaking • performance analysis and tuning • nfs, Samba file sharing • system sizing • system builds • hardware diagnosis and maintenance • Informix, Oracle, Sybase DBA • IIS, Apache, Netscape/iPlanet web server configuration and administration • jrun servlet engine configuration and administration • Visual Basic • Office VBA • ActiveX Controls • Visual Interdev • Visual C • gcc • make • gnu toolset • cygwin • Borland Jbuilder • Visual Cafe • Powerbuilder • Servlets • JSP • JavaScript • Perl • sh • bash • ksh • csh • dcl • arexx • pl/i • Pascal • FORTRAN • LISP • Rational Apex Ada • Continuus CM Synergy, ChangeSynergy • Visual SourceSafe • CCC/Manager • MS Office 95, 97, 2000 • Dreamweaver Ultradev • Fireworks • Homesite • Netobjects Fusion • Photoshop • Acrobat • Corel Draw • Lightwave 3D • Newtek Video Toaster • online and offline video editing • luma and chroma key effects • Professional Page • Professional Draw • MorphPlus • Art Department Pro • Deluxe Paint • Deluxe Video • AmigaVision • SuperBase

Experience

Telelogic AB (formerly Continuus Software Inc)

 1997 - 2001
 

Senior Professional Services Consultant • Systems Engineer - Sales

  
 
  • Implemented the Continuus product line at dozens of Fortune 1000 companies
  • Acted as the primary client-facing contact, developing many references for future sales
  • Executed hardware, o/s and application software buildups of many software CM servers based on Solaris 2.6 - 2.8 and HP/ux 10.20 - 11i, Linux Windows NT4 and Win2k, Veritas storage arrays, IIS, iPlanet & Apache web servers
  • Diagnosed NT Domain, NIS+, NIS & Samba user validation, network connectivity and other issues
  • Developed daily and contingency procedures for use with Contiuus and CM server
  • Developed improvements and bug fixes included into the Continuus product line
  • Top Revenue Consultant (2Q00) • Technology Innovator Award (2000) • Sales Assist Award (2000) • Presidents Club (1998 - 2000) • Systems Engineer of the Quarter (2Q99) • Top Revenue Transaction (1999)
     
Lockheed Martin - contract via MicroTemps Inc 1995 - 1997
  Principal Consultant AGCCS: systems administrator • technical lead for software CM
  
 
  • Co-managed several hundred system NIS+ network based on Sun and HP servers and desktops, various Unix and Windows desktops
  • Played key role in transfer of a multimillion dollar contract to Lockheed
  • Managed all aspects of a legacy VaxCluster
  • Acted as primary and backup DBA for various VAX and Unix based Sybase, Oracle and Informix DBMS servers. Created ad-hoc and scripted queries and reports using sql and Perl.
  • Converted legacy software CM and Change Request system to Continuus including the migration of multiple years of SCR's and a 35,000 object software baseline.
  • Provided all release management including code integration from outside subcontractors for several "capability packages"
  • Recreated a crucial "lost" baseline providing emergency bugfix to US Army during Bosnia deployment
     
TRW - contract via MicroTemps Inc 1994 - 1995
Consultant
 
  • Provided sunset management of AWIS servers before their transfer to Lockheed AGCCS
  • Became a crucial source of continuity during bridge contract and transfer to Lockheed
     
WGS Consultant 1993 - 1994
 
  • Provided desktop video and training solutions to Washington DC area government agencies, private companies and video studios.
  • Commissioned by local artist to develop software system for creation of anamorphic artwork. Worked with artist and law firm to create and submit application for US Patent.
     
US Postal Service - contract via MicroTemps Inc 1987 - 1993
Principal Consultant: Process Control Division • Engineering & Development Center
 
  • Led development and integration of operating system for National Directory Support System (NDSS) program.
  • Developed turnkey system installations used to roll out 225+ NDSS sites
  • Spoke at internal meetings providing Q&A on NDSS to its user base
  • Sized hardware and software in multimillion dollar procurement program for NDSS
  • Created electronic bulletin board system used to provide support and updates for NDSS
  • Represented the USPS at a number of Postal Forums
     
Westinghouse Defense Electronics Center - contract via MicroTemps Inc  
The Mitre Corporation - Member of the Technical Staff  
   

Education

University of Pennsylvania • Bachelor of Science & Engineering • Electrical Engineering & Science