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Daniel W. Barowy
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Education:

Sept, 2010 to Present
Graduate Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Metropolitan College at Boston University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Spring 2010
GPA: 3.84

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and Philosophy (double major), Spring 2002
GPA: 3.817

June, 2011 to present
Research Assistant
PLASMA Lab, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

September, 2010 to May 2011
Research Assistant
PRISMS Lab, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Jan 02, 2007 to Aug 23, 2010
Network Engineer
Bedford/St. Martin's, Boston, MA

Network design, including {Xsan, StorNext} SANs
Intranet application development using PHP and Perl.
Network services: security, planning, implementation, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting.
Server administration (OpenBSD, {CentOS, Gentoo} Linux, Win2003, and MacOS X Server).

Jan 03, 2005 to Dec 31, 2006
Network Administrator
Bedford/St. Martin's, Boston, MA

Desktop & and server administration/backup (NT4-WinXP, OpenBSD, and MacOS X Client/Server).

Jan 12, 2004 to Dec 31, 2004
Technical Support Analyst
Bedford/St. Martin's, Boston, MA

WAN and LAN network & server administration with NT4/Win2k, OpenBSD, and MacOS X Server.
Desktop support for approximately 100 users in a mixed Win/Mac environment

Sep 07, 2001 to Mar 14, 2003
Marketing Assistant
UMass Fine Arts Center, Amherst, MA

Assistant Editor for Spotlight Magazine; wrote and proofread Fine Arts Center press releases.
Web-design and maintenance, Centerwide and Center Series
Design, maintenance, and data-mining of several large (15,000+ records) databases (Access).
Assisted in organizing annual Gala fundraiser, trade show/event marketing displays, and other events.

Winter 2002 - 2003
Technical Proofreader (Volunteer)
GNU Press, Free Software Foundation, Cambridge, MA

Assisted in editing the GNU Radius Manual, printed Fall 2003, published by the GNU Press.

Aug 2001
Logistics Staffmember
Apple Computer, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Assisted in coordinating the delivery, setup, and troubleshooting of Macintosh computer systems for the Apple Education Conference in Cambridge, MA

May 14, 2000 to May 14, 2001
General Manager
WMUA 91.1 FM, Amherst, MA (non-profit student and community radio)

Wrote or rewrote nearly all of WMUA's internal documentation, including the development of on-air training texts, a policy and procedures handbook, and extensive member-grievance guidelines.
Taught basic air-clearance classes and advanced studio production classes.
Implemented records-keeping databases for Personnel Records, Music Library and Underwriting (FileMaker Pro)
Supervised administrative and on-air staffs
Maintained all office computers and servers

June 2000 to May 26, 2001
Computer Specialist
UMass Fine Arts Center, Amherst, MA

October 1999 to May 14, 2000
Visual Media Director
WMUA 91.1 FM, Amherst, MA (non-profit student and community radio)

Worked closely with the Publicity Department to produce all advertising and promotional materials for the station
Created and managed website (http://wmua.org)
Designed all publicity for the 2000 and 2001 Magic Triangle Concert Series

WMUA 91.1 FM Amherst Studio production and air-clearance instructor from 1999 to 2002.

OS experience: In-depth knowledge of UNIX-like operating systems, particularly OpenBSD, Linux, and MacOS X. Professional admin experience with NT4, Win2k/3 Server, OpenBSD, and Linux (CentOS). Some DECUNIX experience.
Programming/Markup knowledge: Extensive experience with PHP and MySQL. C and C++, mainly in UNIX. Some Perl, some FORTRAN. IA-32 assembly using MASM. Some ARM assembly with GNU toolchain. Lots of practical experience with UNIX shell scripting and AutoIt! scripting for Windows. Extensive experience with X/HTML and CSS. Some experience with Texinfo and LaTeX.
Database experience: Formal design techniques and DBA with MySQL and Access.
Network experience: Maintenance of a multi-homed corporate LAN/WAN (using OpenBGPD), wide-area Windows NT/AD domain administration, Checkpoint/Nokia firewalls, and especially OpenBSD's packet filter. Plenty of experience with anti-spam software like SpamAssassin, Amavisd-new, and OpenBSD's spamd. Postfix and Exchange 5/2003 integration. Experience building Xsan/StorNext networks.