Advanced Network Support
Randy Lindsey
Current Focus
My specialties are supporting and configuring Linux systems, advanced routers such as those using Cisco IOS, firewalls and VPN's. I do support Windows systems as well, but my former company Colorado Information Technologies has engineers who are dedicated to Windows support and do it every day.
Where I add particular value is with integrating Linux and Windows, configuring and managing complex routing environments, and creating secure network infrastructures.
I also write Active Directory automation scripting and reporting to help organizations manage their users and infrastructure.
I use various scripting languages as needed to automate Microsoft Office (VB for Applications), Linux shells (Bash) and Windows (Wscript).
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Technical Certifications
- Novell Certified NetWare Engineer (CNE) versions 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Windows NT Server, NT Workstation, TCP/IP Networking
Technical Environments
| Computer System | System Software | Programming Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | Windows XP, 2003 Server, 2000, NT 4.0, NT 3.5, NT 3.1, ME, 98, 95; IIS; SQL Server 2000, 7.0, 6.5 | Access, Visual Basic, Visual FoxPro, Visual Studio, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, Perl, VBA, SQL |
| Linux | Suse, Red Hat, Fedora, Mandrake/Mandriva, MySQL, Apache | PHP, Perl, Bash, SQL |
| Novell NetWare | NetWare 1.0, 2.0, 2.0a, 3.0, 3.1, 3.12, 4.0, 4.1, 4.11, 5.0, 6.0; Btrieve data manager | FoxPro database manager 1.0, 2.5, 2.6; Basic |
| IBM PC and compatibles (pre-Windows 95) | MS-DOS, CP/M-86, Concurrent DOS, GEM, Windows 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 | Basic, Assembler, Pascal, Modula-2, COBOL, Fortran, dBase II data manager |
| IBM System 360/370 | OS/360, OS/370, MVS, CMS, CICS, JCL, IMS database | Fortran, COBOL, PL/1, BAL (Assembly Language), APL |
| DEC PDP-11 | RSTS, RT-11, RSX-11M | Basic-plus, Fortran |
| DEC Vax | VMS, RDB database | Pascal, Basic-plus, DCL |
| Burroughs Check Sorter | OS | Machine Control Language |
| Honeywell Mainframe | OS | COBOL |
| Burroughs Minicomputer | OS | COBOL |
| Data General Minicomputer | OS | Basic |
| Control Data Corporation | Cyber-180 NOS/VE | Pascal |
| S-100 Microcomputer | CP/M | Basic, Assembler |