Scott Thompson

Technical Skills
Operating Systems: Linux, Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server, Mac OSX

Programming (in order of strength): python, UNIX Shell Scripting, PHP, MySQL, VBScripting

Education
•	BS Computer Science, National University
•	Certification, UNIX System Administration, UC Santa Cruz Extension

Experience

Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA					07/2006 – Present
Field Technician

•	Helped design, install and maintain 20+ node Citrix infrastructure
•	Migrated 15 windows print servers to virtual machines
•	Managed 99.9% uptime of windows printing infrastructure
•	Designed and built tool for company wide notification of known technical issues
•	Diligently documented all projects and aspects of work
•	User desk visits as part of the desktop support team

Ravenswood City School District, East Palo Alto, CA		10/2003 – 07/2006
Network Specialist / System Administrator

•	Administered 24 node Linux lab
•	Investigated Linux Terminal Services thin-client implementation for computer labs
•	Managed file, print and application Windows 2000 servers
•	Administered 500 node Windows 2000 network
•	Wrote documentation for network and system administration
•	Designed school web page <>
•	Supported teaching staff of 45
•	Supported student body of 600
•	Educated users in productivity and learning software
•	Saved approx. $33,000 by repairing 33% of broken computers

EPADV Community Interact						Occasionally
Consultant

•	Designed and administer web site <>
•	Sight powered by Drupal <http://drupal.org/>

Certified Employment Group						12/2002 – 10/2003
Consultant - Contract to InVision Technologies

•	Automated software installations and updates
•	Migrated 500 users from Novel to Windows shared resources
•	Fixed other problems as required

Network Associates, Inc							12/1999 – 10/2002
Software QA Engineer

•	Made Sniffer work with UNIX using NT4.0 Terminal Server and Citrix
•	Generated $500,000 in sales as member of Special Projects Team
•	Wrote comprehensive test plans
•	Increased efficiency by administering ClearQuest defect database
•	Participated in Blackbox testing
•	Worked with developers to resolve product defects

Other Experience
•	1. 5 years sales and customer service
•	Volunteer, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Fremont, CA