Kent Behrends

consultant

Profile

Part time consultant for on-site and remote management of OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, Linux, Macintosh, Windows, Networking and Systems Integration. Available 24x7.

Experience

Consultant - BEHR Consulting International — 2002-Current

On-going  work with the following companies: City of Gardena (City Hall, Police, and Transportation), City of Hawthorn (City Hall and Police), City of Ventura, Diamond Quality Escrow, Fishbone Marketing, Fontana Police Department, Guildloans.com, Southern California Association of Governments, The Partnership, TANN, CommuteOne. On-call 24x7.

Technical Integration Specialist, MIKON Computer Systems — 1993-2002

Installation, configuration, upgrades and training of: OpenVMS on Alpha and VAX, Tru64 UNIX on Alpha, Linux on Alpha, Intel, and PowerPC, StorageWorks Fibre Channel and SCSI - multi-host environments, Windows NT Server on Alpha and Intel, Windows 2000 Advanced Server on Intel, Exchange 2000, Cabletron, Cisco, Compaq, Digital, and Xyplex network equipment, Pathworks for Macintosh and Patchworks for Windows, Altavista, Borderware, PIX, and SecureZone Firewalls. Network design, implementation, Internet network integration. Computer, network and communications hardware installation and configuration. Windows95, Windows98, WindowsNT Workstation, WindowsNT server, Windows 2000 server, Macintosh, Windows CE, Palm, Newton. On-call 24x7

Programmer/Analysis, International Technology Corporation — 1990-1993

VAX System Configuration and Installation of a 7 node VAX WAN spanning the Continental US for Office Automation. Implemented Pathworks for Macintosh and Pathworks for DOS to integrate VAX, IBM AS/400, DOS, Windows, Novell and Macintosh. Training of support personnel in VAX Operations, System Management and Network Management. On-call 24x7. Extensive travel was required.

Systems and Network Manager, TRACOR Flight Systems — 1988-1989

Systems management of a five node Local Area VAX Cluster. Systems and application programming in C, FORTRAN, and some Macro32. Secret Clearance required.

Systems Programmer and Systems Manager, Rockwell International — 1980-1988

System management of VAX 11/780 cluster. Supervision of first and second shift operators. Participated in R & D projects which included real-time C programming with an ADA interface. Participated in the development team for large circuit simulators of digital, analog, and hybrid systems using FORTRAN, C, MMS, CMS, and CDD.  Secret Clearance required.

Education

California State University Fullerton: Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

Cisco : Reseller training. Compaq : ASE Alpha/OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, Linux, Reseller training, AlphaServer,GS80/160/320, StorageWorks Enterprise Technical Training, Insight Manager 7, TaskSmart N-series Clustering. Digital Equipment Corporation : VMS System Management, Utilizing VMS Features from VAX MACRO, VMS Internals, and VMS Device Drivers, Technical Hands on Training. Global Knowledge : Compaq Tru64 UNIX System Administration. Novell : Advanced Ethernet and LANalizer and CNE training. Xyplex : Internetworking with Xypex Bridge Routers.

Skills

Windows Server 2000-2003, SBS,  Active directory, Exchange Server. Cisco PIX firewalls, routers, switches, and 3xxx VPN servers. Borderware, Sonicwall Firewall. Veritas Backup Exec. OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX. WiFi networks. 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g. Centerpoint TalkSwitch phone system. WebTrends, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Dantz Retrospect. FDDI Storage array. Xyplex, Cabletron, NBase, and Digital networks. Citrix Metaframe. WAN Frame Relay, DSL. Linux - Redhat and Debian. Apache, Apache2, BackupPC, WebTrends

Technical Certifications:

  1. Cabletron Specialist for SmartSwitch Router

  1. Cisco CCNA

  1. Citrix Certified Professional (WinFrame)

  1. Compaq Alpha OpenVMS Specialist v7 Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE)

  1. Compaq Proliant/Linux Integration and Performance

  1. Compaq Tru64 UNIX Certification Test

  1. Compaq Windows NT RA7000, RA8000 Certification Test

  1. HP Certified Consultant for OpenView Express

  1. Microsoft: MCSE Windows 2000

  1. Press 3 Macintosh OS 10.1 and Classic OS 9 Certification

Referrals

On request.