BARRY MURRY
A+,iNet+,MCP,MCSE
410 W. Columbus St.
West, TX 76691
254-751-8720
Barry@Murry.com
http://barry.murry.com

PERSONAL

Photo Button I am 38 years old, happily married, one teenage daughter, one toddler son and settled in West, Texas. I enjoy working on my old house and juggling.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Currently not seeking employment.

EXPERIENCE

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, Waco, Texas
WAN Administrator                                                                    April 2000 - Present
LAN Administrator                                                                    Jan. 1994 - April 2000
Current duties include: Implement and manage security authentication systems (IBM Policy Director), 3270/mainframe emulation (IBM Host on Demand, Personal Communications, Mocha, Vista), session servers (IBM Communications Servers), most running on RS/6000's using AIX and providing load-balancing, failover and disaster recovery; Rewote the Host on Demand engine for simplicity, single signon and to meet our exact needs; Oversee corporate web servers (MS IIS, IBM HTTP Server, Apache); Maintain corporate domain names & digital certificates. I bring together all our web-enabled systems and make them available to our internal users, Internet users and users on our Texas 240 county network system. Userbase consists of 2,200 employed users plus random Internet customers.
Previous duties include:Provided for web content filtering (Finjan, Surfin Scout), web/proxy log reporting (WebTrends), web page developement (First and "mostly" current Internet Site), graphics and animation design, developed web interfaces to ODBC databases, SNMP & ICMP network monitoring systems.
I started as the first of 15 network administrators implementing the first network using Token Ring, IBM OS/2 LAN Server, OS/2, DOS and Windows 3.1 clients. Went through several OS/2 Server upgrades. Lead the conversion from Token Ring to Ethernet and from OS/2 to WinNT. Implemented network printing and backup & disaster recovery systems.
Systems: IBM AIX Firewall, IBM Policy Director, IBM Host On Demand, IBM Communications Server, LDAP, SurfControl, Finjan, MimeSweeper, WebTrends, IIS, HTTP Server, Apache, DNS/WINS/DHCP, etc.
Operating Systems: DOS(2.0-7.0),Windows(3x-XP, including NT & 2000 Server),OS/2(2x-4x, including Advanced Server),AIX(4x),Linux(RedHat),Solaris(5x).
Programming: ASP, PHP, Perl, Unix Scripting,Paradox. My web editor is Notepad :)
Networking: Hubs, switches,routers,bridges,gateways,firewalls,ISDN,T1, frame-relay,VPN's, LAN meters,protocol analyzers,TCP/IP Suite,NETBios,SNA,IPX/SPX.
Manager: RodneyReady/PC Networking Manager.

Texas State Technical College, Waco, Texas
Part-time Instructor                                                                        April 1997 - May 2000
Duties included: Taught networking classes that include Introduction to Computer Networking, Windows NT Server Administration and Novell Netware 5 Administration. These are required courses for the two-year degree plan. Ron Sanders/Program Chairman.

Sterling Trust Company, Waco, Texas
Sr. Programmer/Analyst                                                                  Feb. 1991 - Jan. 1994
Duties included: Managing a 45 user DECnet network system which included a MicroVAX 3100/90 and a MicroVAX II. I was their first computer guy when they only had a PDP-11. Developed a user-friendly accounting system that maintained 20,000 accounts and $500 million in assets using COBOL and DCL. Developed an automated PC system to update accounts with fund transactions using synchronous communications. Supported PC users and maintained a Novell Netware 3.x Network. Supervised 1 COBOL programmer/analyst; Manager: Michele Maruri/Assistant Vice President.

Cercon Casting Corporation, Hillsboro, Texas
Novell Network Administrator                                                        Aug. 1990 - Oct. 1990
Duties included: Managing a 20 user Novell network; Developed applications with Paradox 2.0; Supported PC users. Manager: Phillip Van Biljon/Engineer.

Plantation Foods Incorporated, Waco, Texas
Jr. Programmer/Analyst                                                                 June 1989 - Aug. 1990
Duties included: RPG III applications programming on an IBM System/38; System/38 peripheral support; Implemented real-time data collection devices including bar tag scales and POS terminals. PC hardware/software/ user support. Manager: Ed Middlebrook/Director IMS.

Cercon Casting Corporation, Hillsboro, Texas
Production Worker                                                                        Nov. 1983 - June 1989
Duties included: Operating wax die press in an aluminum casting foundry. Supervisor: Fred Redd/Asst. Plant Manager.
Letter of Recommendation

EDUCATION

June 1989 Associates Degree in Computer Science Technology - TSTC/Waco
This two-year degree plan consisted of hands-on training with emphisis on advanced Mainframe/COBOL applications programming. GPA: 3.7
[Diploma]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Photo of the USS Abraham Lincoln signed by staff in appreciation for some email routing favors. - December 28, 2000
[Photo]

Crescendo Cool Site Award - Crescendo Internet Plug-ins / Westfest Home Page - July 25, 1996

1st Place/Multimedia Division - Texas Festivals Association / Westfest Home Page - July 6, 1996

Westfest T-shirt Contest Winner - Westfest, Inc for best T-shirt design - June 1996
[T-Shirt]

Silver Service Award, Outstanding Achievement - Sterling Trust Company - August 1992
Netma Article

3rd Place - Eleventh Annual State Wide COBOL programming contest- South West Texas State University; San Marcos, Tx - April 9, 1988

3rd Place - Second Annual State Wide COBOL programming contest - Tarleton State University; Stephenville, Tx. - March 26, 1988
[Certificate][Ribbon][Trophy]

TRAINING/CERTIFICATES/SHOWS

May 22, 2002 - Network World Security Seminar
Network World; Richardson, TX

January 18, 2002 - CompTIA iNet+ Certification
[iNet+ Certificate]

January 9, 2002 - Microsoft MCSE 2000 Certification
[MCSE Certificate]

December 3 - 7, 2001 - Entrust PKI Certificate Management
Entrust; Addison, TX
[Certificate]

November 5 - 18, 2001 - MCSE Boot Camp
TechTrain; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
[TechTrain Certificate]
[MCP Certificate]

October 1 - 5, 2001 - Installing & Configuring Windows 2000 Active Directory
Global Knowledge; SFBCIC, Jackson, MS

September 17 - 18, 2001 - Communicating With Diplomacy & Tact
Padgett - Thompson Seminars; Harvey Hotel, Dallas, Texas

February 28 - March 2, 2001 - Secure Communications & VPN's
Global Knowledge Training Center; Dallas, Texas
[Certificate]

February 15 - 16, 2001 - Designing Security Architectures
Global Knowledge Training Center; Dallas, Texas

February 12 - 14, 2001 - Network Security and Firewall Administration
Global Knowledge Training Center; Dallas, Texas
[Certificate]

October 23 - 26, 2000 - IBM SecureWay Policy Director Planning and Implementation
IBM Training Center; Dallas, Texas

September 11 - 15, 2000 - IBM RS/6000 Conference
Hyatt Regency Dallas; Dallas, Texas

October 2000 Basic Unix - TSTC - Waco
[Certificate]

June 2000 A+ Certified Computer Technician - CompTIA
[Certificate]

December 1999 IBM Firewall for AIX - IBM Education & Training - Dallas
[Certificate]

December 1999 Networking Protocols - Cabletron Systems - Portsmouth, NH
[Certificate]

August 1999 Web Programming Using Perl - TSTC - Waco
[Certificate]

November 1998 Spectrum Element Manager 2.0 (NMS) - Cabletron Systems - Dallas, TX
[Certificate]

August 1998 Basic Perl Programming - TSTC - Waco
[Certificate]

July 1998 Digital Communications in the 90's - TCT Technical Training
[Certificate]

April 1998 Local Area Networks Certification - TCT Technical Training
[Certificate]

November 19, 1997 Windows NT Security Seminar - Austin, Texas

October 1996 How To Be A Better Communicator - CareerTrack
[Certificate]

October 1996 Conflict Resolution & Confrontation Skills - CareerTrack
[Certificate]

June 1996 Associates In Automation Management - Insurance Institute of America
[Certificate]

May 1996 Intermediate Novell Administration - TSTC - Waco
[Certificate]

Feb. 1996 Basic Novell Administration TSTC - Waco
[Certificate]

Dec. 1995 IBM OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 Administration - IBM Education & Training - Dallas
[Certificate]

Nov 1994 IBM OS/2 LAN Server Performance Tuning - IBM Education & Training - Dallas
[Certificate]

Oct. 1994 IBM OS/2 LAN Server Administration - IBM Education & Training - Dallas
[Certificate]

May 1994 IBM OS/2 LAN Server Administration II - Wave Technologies - Saint Louis, MI
[Certificate]

May 1994 Introduction to Property and Liability Insurance - Insurance Institute of America
[Certificate]

Aug. 1992 Networking Certificate TSTC - Waco

Sept. 1989 Principals and Techniques of Quality Management Plantation Foods - Waco
[Certificate]

Contributions

1995 - Current http://westfest.com Westfest Associate Director, Develop, maintain and oversee website for Czech/Polka festival.

1996 - Current http://west-tx.com Developed and maintain the web site for our Central Texas town of West. Also cover the costs for web-hosting and domain name registration.

2001 - Current http://west-tx.com/wfd/ Developing the West Fire Dept Home Page which includes information for its popular BBQ cookoff.

Web Sites