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Beth Lynn Eicher
4841 Flamingo Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Cell Phone: 412 512 5761 Home Phone: 412 881 4841 
Email: bethlynn@lookandsee.net

Summary
* Advanced Unix/Linux System Administrator with ten years of end-user support experience.
* Expert in assembly, deployment and repair of various hardware platforms - PC desktops and
servers (i386 and x86_64: Dell and white box vendors), laptops, embedded systems (specialized
devices and personal digital assistants), RAIDs (ACNC and Adaptec), Apple, SUN Microsystems and SGI.
* Open source advocate who organizes community gatherings and presents on multiple topics on 
Unix/Linux and System Administration.
* Manager of Western PA Linux User Group operations: IT infrastructure, volunteer coordination,
project direction, and community outreach.
* Peer-trainer and author of tutorial, internal how-to guides, and end-user instructional materials.

Experience 

Bechtel Bettis Inc.
West Mifflin, PA	Linux System Administrator    6/2007-present
Not currently looking

TimeSys Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA		Senior System Administrator	9/2006-5/2007
* Management of all Information Technology initiatives for the Pittsburgh headquarters and
worldwide offices for a 24x7x365 company. (Linux and Windows servers and desktops, machine room,
co-location facility, backups, printing, software licensing telecommunications, networking, and email)
* Coordination of office space consolidation project: reducing workspace area by 33% and asset
management and liquidation.

Computing Facilities School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA		Unix Systems Engineer		12/2000-9/2006
* Installed operating systems, hardware, and software for Linux , UNIX (SGI/IRIX and Solaris), 
and Windows systems.
* Migrated legacy UNIX (SGI/IRIX, DEC/ALPHA) software and services to Linux.
* Consulted end-users on their technical needs with much personal attention.
* Managed a Linux graphics classroom for rending software (ie Maya) with 25 systems and 120+ users.
* Mentored junior system administrators and developed internal instructional materials.
* Advised in system configuration and design for new Linux releases in order to deliver the newest
technology in a secure and functional manner.
* Took initiative and dedication to work long hours in order to respond to server room
emergencies, troubleshoot hardware, and deliver user requests in a timely manner.

Computer Services and System Development, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA		Technical Analyst		8/2000 – 12/2000
* Developed websites for faculty of the Medical School.
* Maintenance of Solaris and Red Hat Linux Systems.

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA		Computer Programmer	 	6/1999 – 8/2000
* Developed scripts for the Beowulf cluster in Python for Linux. 
* Researched high performance computing by parallel programming on a Linux Beowulf cluster.

University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA		Network Technician		5/1999
* Upgraded systems to Windows NT and assisted users with the new software. 
* Introduced tools that increased accuracy and hastened progress of the annual inventory effort.

Precision Data									
Shaler, PA		Systems Analyst		7/1998 – 10/1998
* Debugging legacy programs and altering them to the new clients’ specifications. 
* Programming small modules of a large computer communication system. 
* Trained clients to use Precision Data's software for hand-held computers. 

Best Buy	
Pleasant Hills, PA		Computer Technician	10/1997-7/1998
* Sales, service, and support of many brands of computers and peripherals. 
* Upgrading and repair of customer's desktops and laptops. 

Community College of Allegheny County
West Mifflin, PA	Computer Technician		1/1997-10/1997
* Solved a variety of computer related issues in the computer lab and over the phone for students
and faculty in a LAN environment. 
* Responded to office calls around the campus to repair computers or printers, install hardware,
and troubleshoot software.

Education
University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Science Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science Information Science: Minor Computer Science 12/2000

Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
Associate of Science, Computer Information Systems 8/1999
Security Information Assurance Certificate program 1/2004- 7/2005

Associations and Activities 
USENIX/SAGE member since 2001: attended conferences to keep current on emerging technologies
Founding member of the League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) 
LOPSA System Administrator of the Week April 3, 2006
Board director of Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group 2000-present
Conference Treasurer of The Ohio LinuxFest 2004, 2005, and 2006

Computer Skills
Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat 5-9 and Red Hat Enterprise, Fedora Core, Ubuntu, SUSE), IRIX,
OpenBSD, Solaris, Windows 2003, 2000 XP/NT/98/95/3.1x, Ms DOS, Mac OS 9 and 10
Services: OpenAFS, Kerberos, NFS, NIS, Apache, DHCP, Mailman
Programming: JAVA, C, Bash shell, Python, HTML, JavaScript