Resume

Resume

Brian S. Nelson
Clinton Township, MI 48035
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 586-207-7701

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

A highly creative, goal oriented with solid server /web development experience. Demonstrated experience in HTML, DHTML, CSS, PHP, MySql, Apache, DNS and other Internet technologies. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. A strong work ethic combined with a commitment to excellence in all projects undertaken. A team player and works effectively with others.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

Website Design – Website Administration - Linux Server Administrator - System Administration – Search Engine Optimization - Customer Service

EDUCATION

Northwood University – Midland, MI
Bachelor of Business Administration
Dual Major: Management Information Systems and Management
Graduated May 2003

EXPERIENCE

Nexess .NET LLC
Level 2 Linux Support
July 2013 - Present
Provided advanced troubleshooting for server issues
Worked with Email Service Providers to remove clients from RBL’S
Cleaned/Identified hacked accounts
Resolved issues/installed redis, memcached, sphinx and varnish
Advanced troubleshooting on CMS platforms (Magento,Wordpress and Joomla)

Level 1 Linux Support
Oct 2012 - July 2013
Provided daily support to over 10,000+ clients via phone and ticket system
Performed Website Backups and Restores from Backup Server to Live Server
Monitored thousands of Centos web servers utilizing Apache/MySQL/PHP
Familiarity with Linux Web hosting software (Apache httpd, FTP, SSH, MySQL, DNS)
Experience with qmail and other parts of the djb suite (daemontools, djbdns, tcpserver, etc).
Installing/upgrading web software

Triple Crown Ventures LLC
System Administrator / PHP Web Developer / Database Administrator
Feb 2006 - Oct 2012
Provided daily server maintained on various applications
Qmail Server, MySQL Server, LAMP Server / Varnish Caching Server, LNMP Servers, TinyDNS Server
Centos / Debian
Configured Barracuda Load Balancer / Application Firewall
Designed and Setup Wordpress Blogs / Plugins
Designed and Developed Email Templates that resulted in a 10-15% increase in click through rate
Designed critical nightly backup system for website,email, and databases
Optimized MySQL/Apache/Nginx services to provide peak performance

Peak Positions LLC
SEO Project Engineer
May 2005 - Nov 2005
Provided Customers with monthly keyword rankings reports
Gained expert knowledge of Organic SEO
Developed content pages for various keywords to improve the overall rank on that keyword
Designed Templates in FrontPage to be used for Content Pages
Used HTML, DHTML, CSS, FrontPage, Photoshop daily

SKILLS

HTML, DHTML, Database Design, Knowledge of PHP, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Photoshop, Problem Solving, DNS/rDNS,SPF Records, FTP, SSH, Centos/Debian Administrator, Microsoft Office, Web Design/Development, Apache 2/MySQL, Search Engine Optimization, HTML Validation, Web Server Administration, Nginx, Varnish, Memcached, Postfix, Dovecot, Qmail