Ned N. Bingham

nedb@cs.earlham.edu

http://cs.earlham.edu/~nedb

1301 Buckingham Avenue	Home Phone: (757) 423-0372

Norfolk, VA 23508	Mobile Phone: (757) 613-0006

Career Objective	Employment in the Computer/Information Technology Industry as a System/Network/Database Administrator or Programmer in an encouraging and growing work environment.
Education	Earlham College Richmond, IN 1997 – 2002 Bachelor of Arts – Computer Science Computer Science courses focused on Applied Computer Science. Coursework included research and work with Parallel/Distributed Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Systems Programming along with the core Computer Science courses. Liberal Arts Degree included courses in the Humanities, Fine/Performance Arts, Social Science, Religion, Philosophy and the Natural Sciences.
Work Experience	Best Buy Virginia Beach, VA 11/12/2003 – Present Seasonal Sales Associate - Computers Interacted with customers who came to the store looking for computer hardware, peripherals, and accessories. Worked with the customer to find the complete computer solution for their needs, at times configuring a custom built computer for them. Participated in the fast paced sales environment which occurs in a large retailer during the holiday retail season.
	Earlham College – Richmond, IN 10/2001 – 8/2002 Computing Services Department Database Programmer Researched, designed, developed and implemented a Web Based Network Management Tool with a PostgreSQL database back-end to aid in the active configuration of new computers on the campus network. The utility also assisted in the management of computers already present on the network and is still in active use at Earlham. Interfaced with a preexisting Oracle database to obtain required information about users. Worked with the on-site Systems and Network Administrators in order to make the transition to the new system as error free as possible while providing all of the necessary functionality. Provided emergency Systems/Network Administration services when/where the need arose.
	Earlham College – Richmond, IN 5/2000 – 5/2002 Computer Science Department Systems & Network Administrator Participated as a member of a team of students responsible for managing a hybrid network of 30+ Linux Workstations (Faculty & Lab Workstations), 2 Multi-Node Beowulf Clusters (Parallel Computing Clusters), 3 UNIX/Linux Servers, Windows & Macintosh computers (approximately 50+ machines). Responsible for providing daily production level support for email, Apache HTTP/S, PostgreSQL Databases, DHCP, DNS, NIS/NFS, FTP, SSH, SAMBA, Netatalk & SystemImager (System Image propagation for the Linux Labs), along with lab and limited application support for the users. Performed hardware and software upgrades as the need for greater capacity and security arose. Researched and implemented the use of the System Installation Suite to assist in the synchronization of the software installed on the lab/faculty workstations. This Suite included the use of SystemImager and C3 (from ORNL) tools providing the ability to easily manage large numbers of Linux workstations. Interacted with users to tune the services provided so that they best suited their academic purposes.
	Earlham College – Richmond, IN 7/2001 – 9/2001 Computer Science Department Research Fellow Participated in research into the implementation of the PostgreSQL database using parallel file systems. Worked closely with the on-site 16 node Beowulf Cluster, the Parallel Virtual File System, and benchmarking PostgreSQL performance across the cluster.
	Advisory Planning Limited Norfolk, VA 7/1992 – 7/1997 Part-Time Consultant Contracted on a call basis to assist clients in their selection of appropriate computer hardware for their use at their home or small business. Included interacting with clients to determine what their needs were and how to best fit their needs. Purchased materials from vendors (or acquired from stock on hand) and assembled computer in timely fashion. Included the setup and configuration of Operating System and any software that was purchased. Delivered computers to clients and provided adequate training needed for them to successfully operate their new computer. Also provided additional training to the client as needed.
Skills	Skill Name Skill Level Last Used Experience C Expert May 2002 4 years C++ Intermediate May 2001 1 year HTML Expert Currently used 4 years Java Intermediate November 2000 2 years Microsoft Products Intermediate Currently used 10+ years Perl Expert Currently used 3.5 years PostgreSQL Intermediate Currently used 3 years Solaris Intermediate August 2002 1.5 year SQL Intermediate Currently used 3 years SystemImager Expert May 2002 2 years Unix/Linux Expert Currently used 4 years
Volunteer Experience	Boy Scouts of America Norfolk, VA Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Participated in numerous self and group led/organized volunteer projects between 1989 and the present. Have participated as a Brotherhood Member of the National Brotherhood of Scouts (Order of the Arrow) since 1996 (elected by troop). Bennett's Creek Volunteer Rescue Squad Suffolk, VA Served as an Emergency Medical Technician since 1999. Currently working towards elevating my certification to Emergency Medical Technician – Cardiac Technician. Elected EMS Captain in September of 2003. Responsible for scheduling, membership, special events and many other squad functions. Douglas MacArthur Memorial Norfolk, VA Served as a volunteer tour-guide from 1995 to 1997.

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