henry j. mason
4396 River St.
Willoughby, OH 44094
440.749.2054
deprogram [at] futureconsortium.com

 

experience:
10.2001 - present : Senior Programmer, Diversified Business Systems
Custom Application development (C#, VB6, perl, php) on a wide variety of platforms. Design, create and mantain custom winforms client/server CRM system comprising over 80000 SLOC and more than 175 classes using .Net and PostgreSQL on Linux. Database design and administration (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server 2000-2005). Network administration. Implement and maintain custom spam and virus filtering solution with full system redundancy using open source components, running on Debian Linux. Design and build complete web-based network traffic monitoring solution using Perl and MySQL. Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory implementation and maintenance.
4.1999 - 10.2001 : IS Consultant/Webmaster, Hummel Construction
Administered Novell 3.2/5.1 network, installed and maintained PC hardware and software for construction company. Installed ISDN router, configured and installed Compaq server running Novell 5.1, completed all aspects of upgrade from 3.2 server including protocol changeover, data migration, etc.
3.1999 - present : Freelance Graphic Designer, Future Consortium
Artwork and layout for flyers, business cards, brochures, website design and maintenance.
9.1997 - 11.1998 : Lab Consultant, CIS, University of Pittsburgh
Maintained and administered a large cluster of PCs, Macs, and Sun workstations.
1.1998 - 3.1999 : Technical Manager, Xynesis Studios
Attended to all technical aspects, web server administration, CGI programming, custom software tools, for web design startup.
4.1998 - 11.1998 : Senior Staff Writer, Pitt News
Wrote entertainment features, film, music, and art reviews for university newspaper.
9.1997 - 4.1998 : Columnist, Pitt News
Wrote opinions columns, film and music reviews.
5.1997 - 9.1997 : Web Designer, University of Pittsburgh Biotech Center
Created a static website containing information about all aspects of the University's Biotechnology center.
5.1996 - 9.1996 : IS Assistant, Community Playthings
Installed and maintained a large number of PCs, administered and installed Novell networks and servers, as well as custom database programming (Foxpro). Programmed and operated three-axis CAM movable table router.

computer experience:
OS: Linux 2.0-2.6 (Debian, RedHat, SUSE, Mandrake, Slackware), System V R4.0, Solaris, Win95/98/2000/2003/XP, NT 4.0/3.51, Windows 3.x, DOS 4.0/5.1/7.0, MacOS 7.6.1/8.0, OpenVMS
Applications: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004, Adobe Photoshop 3.0-6.0, Adobe Pagemaker 4.x-6.5, Adobe Illustrator 7.0-8.0, trueSpace 2.x-4.2, MSOffice 97-XP, ProEngineer 18.0, Drafix, etc.
Languages/Scripting: C#, Java, PHP 4-5, ANSI C, C++, Visual BASIC 4-6, Perl 5, Pascal, BASIC, Javascript
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server 2000-2005

education:
9.1996 - 9.1998 : University of Pittsburgh
completed 57 credits in Mechanical Engineering and Film [dual major]
1.2004 - 5.2007 : Cleveland State University
completed 51 credits in Computer Science [part time]

urls:
www.dbsinet.com
netstats.dbsinet.com
www.terminalwarehouse.com [client]
www.hrstar.com [client]
www.digitalpetals.com [personal]