Cody Adkins

Cody Adkins “Computer Systems Administrator and Application Developer” 713 ELM Street Apt #2, Hancock MI, 49930 Phone: (385)- Email:- Objective To empower end-users and secure my role in industry as a valuable resource within the professional IT community. Skills System Administration Experience: ● Microsoft Systems ○ Domain and Active Directory Administration, Group Policy Management, DNS, DHCP ○ Systems Automation and Workstation Imaging, WSUS ○ Client Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows XP through Windows 10) ● EMC Isilon and VNX, Limited (Symantec NetBackup, Unitrends, and PHD, Veeam) ● Linux - Red Hat Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD ● Other OS and Platforms - Citrix XenServer, OpenVZ, cPanel/WHM, Zentyal Small Business Server, VMWare - ESXi version 4,5,6 ● Mail Servers - Microsoft Exchange 2003, Zimbra 7 & 8, Lotus Notes Domino 6, Google Apps ● Enterprise Antivirus Software- ESET, Sophos ● Docker, Docker Swarm, Docker Stacks ● Configuration Management ● Web Servers: Apache, Apache Tomcat, Jetty, NGINX, IIS (6,7) Equipment Experience: ● Cisco Meraki Appliances, HP (V-Series) Switches, SonicWall, VoIP Phone Systems, EMC Isilon and VNX Storage Systems, NetApp Programming Language Experience: ● Java, PHP, HTML, HTML 5, CSS, Javascript, Visual Basic, C, NodeJS, BASH, GO Programming Tools/Libraries Experience: ● JQuery, Ajax, PHP Templating Engines, Wordpress Plugins, Android, Mobile Web Development, Codeigniter, WMI, Powershell, Windows Batch Scripting, MYSQL, REST APIs, NetApp Workflow Automation Experience System Administrator, Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan : April 2015-Present Working on a team which manages my employer’s NetApp and EMC enterprise storage systems which serve Michigan Tech’s thousands of users. Ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability. Working with students and faculty to ensure adherence to university guidelines regarding storage. System administration tasks as well as shell scripting, developing both web applications and Java applications to help with daily system administration tasks and automation. ● Developed a PHP, AJAX and MYSQL application along with architecture which allowed IT team members to execute various tasks on enterprise storage through a UI. ● Unix Scripting, and Automation used in Isilon Administration ● Organized and Developed systems to transition over 700 Shares from old system to Isilon System utilizing dual Unix/Windows permissions ● Participated in a forklift upgrade of several hundred terabytes of data from an Isilon cluster to a NetApp cluster. Systems Administrator and Help Desk Technician, Copper Country Mental Health Houghton, Michigan : April 2013 - February 2015 Given opportunities to work on projects related to departmental and agency wide improvement in both business process and infrastructure in addition to providing technical support to staff as well as upper level management. Responsible for research and design of new network schemes and deployment systems in a HIPAA compliant environment. Key Contributions: ● Supported ~100 users locally and at remote sites on a daily basis ● Migrated 100’s of mailboxes from a Domino E-Mail server to ZCS ● Developed a custom set of software applications which improve network administration workflow (PSExec and Java based) ● Migrated MS Access applications to applications written in PHP and MYSQL which allowed the tracking of medications used in the treatment of mental illness, tracking of active directory user sessions and allowed case managers and therapists to schedule appointments with transportation staff. ● Hardware and software life-cycle management and planning - Laptops and Desktops REU Project Assistant Programmer, Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan : May 2012-May 2017 Developed Android Applications and companion websites for use in crowdsourced research. Responsibilities included educating co-workers in both web development and programming principles as well as troubleshooting technical issues and designing new software and infrastructure to further the goals of the project. Key Contributions: ● Developed an API and website communication framework for Android ● ● Created educational materials for use in training of new team members Debugged and completed applications and websites developed by other teams Founder, Adkins Web Services, LLC Carleton, MI :- My team and I worked with small businesses to analyze, improve and repair their existing infrastructure (servers and software), in addition to providing web hosting services, custom website and software development services and training to small businesses. Responsibilities: ● Developed applications for billing Medicaid Claims, and ordering Dental Implants ● ● ● ● Developed web application frameworks and Java libraries Linux and Windows server administration - Deployment and maintenance Team Management - Managed and trained a team of technicians and developers Docker Based HA Web Hosting (NGINX, PHP, MariaDB) Systems Administrator, Dial Help Houghton, MI : February 2009-Present Updated employer’s aged infrastructure with relevant technology including servers and workstations. Designed and implemented a disaster recovery solution and saved my employer time and money by replacing costly closed source applications with open source alternatives. Responsibilities: ● Server Administration (Windows and Linux) including Active Directory maintenance and new server deployments in a HIPAA compliant environment. ● Answer help desk tickets and phone calls for 10-20 users ● ● ● ● ● Education Workstation and Server Repair (Hardware and Software) Designed and implemented a disaster recovery solution using FreeNAS and VMWare Application Development in Java (Backup and Restore System for VMWare) Application Development Using Codeigniter and AJAX Docker Infrastructure Management and Configuration Management Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI : (Fall 2008 - Spring 2018) Classes for B.S in Computer Science and Minor in Psychology. (​125.00​ Credits Earned) with plans to continue education.