Tom S Rodman    TSRodm@gmail.com
                                          Milwaukee,  WI  53207
                                          cell: 414-678-9284
                                          ll:   414-486-1207 (no voice mail)

Dear valued employer:

Software Configuration Management from 1997-2013 w/Rational
Synergy, Subversion (svn), CVS, PVCS, TFS, rcs, and
SCCS. Continuous integration (CI build automation), make (c, c++)
and java/ant build support; dev, qa, and prod build support;
automated SCM release checks [no release scheduling experience].
Key player in planning, and execution of SCM software
upgrades/cut-overs. 

- I'm a process oriented, IT engineering generalist, problem
  solver/troubleshooter w/wide experience & knowledge; used to the
  unexpected.

- Strong in bash shell scripting. 25 years of shell scripting; 18
  years of bash; ~22 years of basic perl.  Open Source project:
  <http://trodman.com/blog/#uqjau>

- Strong skills at the command line w/hundreds of GNU/UNIX utilities.  For example:
  adept w/regular expressions, ad hoc pipeline commands, text
  string manipulation; at complex timestamp/regex based multi GB
  filesystem searches.

- Strengthfinder 2.0 results: 
  [Ideation](http://letstalkpersonality.com/strengthsfinder/reflecting-themes/strengthsfinder-ideation/),
  [Strategic](http://letstalkpersonality.com/strengthsfinder/reflecting-themes/strengthsfinder-strategic/),
  [Intellection](http://letstalkpersonality.com/strengthsfinder/reflecting-themes/strengthsfinder-intellection/), 
  [Input](http://letstalkpersonality.com/strengthsfinder/reflecting-themes/strengthsfinder-input/), 
  [Adaptability](http://letstalkpersonality.com/energizing-themes/strengthsfinder-adaptability/).
  See: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%2C_Discover_Your_Strengths>
- Have years of tagged, organized, and regex searchable personal
  technical notes, under revision control.

- Conservative, risk aware, my "best practices": careful/workstep level
  planning; logging system changes and daily work; all application
  and system config files under revision control. Believe in cross
  training, in sharing skills (thru wiki or 1:1); a backup person
  and a backout plan.

- Actively automate admin tasks w/scripts and cron, avoiding
  hardcoding, providing script commandline options and config
  files, reusing code w/in script function libraries.

- Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, and analytical skills.
  I dig in/focus, define the problem, study, simplify, write "on
  the fly" scripts and run complex commnand line checks to divide
  and conquer mysteries.  Many years experience getting answers by
  posting "intelligent questions" to forums.

- Strong vim (editor), 'Gnu Screen', ssh, and shell commandline skills
  at the UNIX terminal. 

US citizen; available immediately; will relocate within 100
miles of Milwaukee WI 53207.  

Latest/up to date resume; hours of focused work by skill; code samples:

  <http://www.trodman.com> 
    ( www -dot- trodman -dot- com )

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thanks/regards,
Tom S Rodman    TSRodm@gmail.com