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Michael D. Schleif
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1815 Claremont Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
877.596.8237
mds@helices.org
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MISSION
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Guiding people to discover solutions to business challenges; and continuously improving quality in businesses, processes & services; I shall contribute to, participate in & promote customer satisfaction.
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SOLUTIONS
PROVIDER
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Thirty (30) plus years expertise in architecting, developing, implementing, optimizing, testing & troubleshooting business systems.
Strong "hands on" technical knowledge with programming, networking, project & systems management.
Track record for diagnosing complex problems, identifying root causes & consistently delivering effective solutions that exceed expectations.
Proven ability to implement business solutions that leverage technologies to decrease costs, increase performance, strengthen security & positively affect the bottom line.
Management success leading & mentoring cross-functional teams to interface with key business units, including Engineering, Executive, Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing & Operations in multi-cultural global Enterprises.
Solid career in directing programs that implement Distributed Systems Management (DSM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Systems Management (ESM), Network Management Systems (NMS) & customized, management applications.
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QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
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Business Improvement Process
Client Relationships
Continuous Quality Improvement
Distributed Systems Management
E-Commerce Systems
Electronic Data Interface
Enterprise Systems Management
Enterprise Resource Planning
Information Technology
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Network Management Systems
Network Security Audits & Systems
Process Improvement Process
Program Management
Project Engineering
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Security Management & Testing
Strategy Development
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TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE
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API's
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BEA Tuxedo;
BMC Patrol;
CA UniCenter;
CompuWare EcoTools;
HP Openview;
IBM Websphere;
IT Masters/MasterCell;
Java Beans;
Java Plug-in;
SNMP & RMON;
Tivoli (ADE, AEF, EIF)
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DATABASES
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Access;
DB2;
dBase;
FileMaker Pro;
FoxBase;
MySQL;
Oracle;
Paradox;
Postgresql;
SQL Server;
Sybase
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FRAMEWORKS
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Apache;
BMC Patrol;
CA UniCenter;
COM/DCOM;
CommandPost;
CompuWare EcoTools;
CORBA;
HP Openview;
J2EE;
LDAP;
MRP;
Netcool;
NetView;
RPC;
Tivoli;
Tomcat
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HARDWARE
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Apple/Macintosh;
Bridges, Hubs, Routers, Switches;
DEC Alpha;
DNC, CNC, NC & PLC;
HP (RISC);
IBM (360, AS/400, Power PC, RS/6000, System 36);
LAN/WAN;
PC's;
Peripherals;
RAID storage;
SAN;
SCSI (1 through U160);
Sun (SPARC, Ultra);
Tandem
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LANGUAGES
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APL;
ASN.1;
ASP;
Assembler;
[GM]AWK;
BASIC;
C/C++;
CSS/CSS2;
Delphi;
Fortran;
HTML;
IOS;
Java;
JavaScript;
Lisp;
MRL;
PAL;
Pascal;
Perl;
PowerBuilder;
Prolog;
Python;
REXX;
sed;
SGML;
Shell (Bash, Bourne, C, Korn);
SQL;
Tcl/Tk;
Visual Basic;
X11;
xBase;
XHTML;
XML
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MIDDLEWARE
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Apertus;
ConnectDirect;
MQ/Series;
Orbix;
OrbixTCP;
Topcom;
TraxWay;
Tuxedo
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NETWORKS
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ARP;
ATM;
DHCP;
DNS;
DOCSIS;
E1, E2;
Email;
Ethernet;
FDDI;
Internet, Intranet, Extranet;
IPX-SPX;
MAC;
MAN;
OFDM;
OSPF;
QoS;
RIP;
RMON (v1, 2);
SNA;
SNMP (v1, 2, 3);
Sonet Ring;
T1/DS1, DS3;
TCP/IP (IPv4, 6);
Token Ring;
VoIP;
VPN;
Wireless LAN/WAN (802.11[abg]; 802.16)
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SECURITY
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(3)DES;
AES;
AirSnort;
Blowfish;
Brutus;
Cain & Abel;
Crack/Cracklib;
DCE;
dig;
DSniff;
Encryption;
Ethereal;
Ettercap;
Firewall (filter, ipchains, iptables);
GnuPG;
Honeyd;
Intrusion Detection (IDS);
IpTraf;
John the Ripper;
Kerberos;
Kismet;
L0phtCrack 4;
LSOF;
Nemesis;
Nessus;
Netcat;
NetFilter;
Network Stumbler;
NGrep;
Nikto;
NMAP;
NTop;
OpenSSH;
OpenSSL;
PGP;
PuTTY;
SAINT;
Sam Spade;
SARA;
Snort;
SolarWinds Toolsets;
SSH;
STunnel;
TCPDump;
traceroute;
TripWire;
VPN (IPSEC, FreeS/WAN);
ZoneAlarm
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SOFTWARE
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AutoCAD;
Corel/WordPerfect Office;
CorelDRAW!;
CVS;
FrameMaker;
Groupwise;
HP Openview [
NNM;
OVIS;
OVO;
OVPI;
ServiceDesk
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IBM Websphere;
Lotus Notes/Domino;
Maple;
MathCAD;
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, &c.);
Mozilla/Netscape;
Netcool;
Open Source Solutions (OSS);
Oracle Applications;
RCS;
Mercury Interactive;
Peregrine ServiceCenter;
Remedy ARS;
Tivoli/IBM [
Access Manager;
AEF;
Distributed Monitoring;
Enterprise Console;
Framework;
GEM;
GSO;
Identity Manager;
Inventory;
NetView;
Remote Control;
SecureWay;
SIS;
Software Distribution;
Storage Manager;
TDS;
TLL;
User Administration;
Workload Scheduler (Maestro)
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SYSTEMS
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ITIL;
Linux (including Debian, Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE);
Microsoft OS's (DOS, Windows 3x - XP, Vista, including 2000/2003Servers);
MVS;
Netware;
OS/2;
OS/360, 370, 390, 400;
OS/X;
Pascal;
Stratus VOS;
UNIX (AIX, AT&T, *BSD, HP-UX, IRIX, NCR, SCO, SunOS/Solaris);
VAX/VMS
z/OS
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WORK
HISTORY
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mds resource, principal architect
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1990 - date
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Independent consultant devising solutions for business challenges, utilizing technologies that offer value, always with an eye to quality services and customer relationships.
Extensive experience in designing and implementing network, security and systems management processes and systems.
Every project has its weaknesses, and I excel at shoring up those weaknesses, building successful teams, and always exceeding expectations.
Although technology fascinates me, I know that every businesses challenge has a solution comprised as much of common sense as the latest and greatest technology.
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Platinum Systems Specialists Inc.
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July 2000 - date
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Architected Tivoli/Oracle solutions, integrating IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business and Oracle9iAS components via Oracle's highly scalable, reliable, and secure LDAPv3-compliant directory, Oracle Internet Directory (OID).
Deployed WebSEAL server, a component of IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business, to manage access to all Web servers and centrally control Web resources as a single, logical Web space, regardless of platform.
Designed, developed and deployed customized applications, using application APIs to access services and allow native Java applications to access IBM Tivoli Access Manager for authorization decisions.
Demonstrated throughput capability of over 300,000 extranet operations/minute and more than 10,000 extranet operations/minute/CPU.
Centralized security management across WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and non-WAS applications to allow a complete single sign-on solution across the enterprise.
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated custom programs to integrate third party point products into Tivoli environment
Designed, developed and deployed line of security products based on Open Source, including event correlation, firewalls, remote control, remote network management system and VPN's
Designed, developed and deployed custom Network Management System based on Open Source and IT Masters' MasterCell, emphasizing Pareto principle and iterative business process improvement
Managed documentation of custom application architecture, business impact, ongoing management, return on investment and support
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IT Masters
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September 2000 - January 2003
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Designed, developed, tested & deployed custom EventAdapters for IT Masters' MasterCell product
Consulted and developed package to integrate Peregrine ServiceCenter to MasterCell
Designed, developed and tested notification system into MasterCell
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Ameritech/IBM
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December 1999 - July 2000
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Architected Tivoli/IBM Distributed Systems Management solution
Designed, deployed and evaluated Tivoli Framework, Distributed Monitoring, Enterprise Console, Inventory and Software Distribution pilot projects
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated custom programs to integrate third party point products into Tivoli environment, including ADSM, AIX systems management and security systems
Managed documentation of Tivoli architecture, business impact, customizations, ongoing management, return on investment and support, using SGML and WebSphere intranet
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Ameritech/Y2K
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August 1998 - December 1999
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Designed, deployed and tested WAN, scaled duplication of Ameritech's entire production WAN, for Y2K flow through testing and certification
Architected Tivoli/IBM Distributed Systems Management solution to remotely manage the entire WAN, from IBM & Amdahl mainframes through desktop workstations
Designed, deployed and evaluated Tivoli Framework, Distributed Monitoring, Enterprise Console, NetView, TDS and Tuxedo pilot projects
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated customized programs to integrate third party point products into Tivoli environment, including ADSM, AutoSys, HP OpenView and MQ/Series
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated custom hooks to integrate telecommunications applications into Tivoli environment, including ConnectDirect, Orbix, OrbisTCP, TraxWay and Tuxedo
Managed documentation of Tivoli architecture, business impact, customizations, ongoing management, return on investment and support, using SGML and WebSphere intranet
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Ameritech/Tivoli
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November 1997 - January 1999
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Architected Tivoli/IBM Distributed Systems Management solution
Designed, deployed and evaluated Tivoli Framework, Distributed Monitoring, Enterprise Console, GEM, Inventory, Maestro, NetView, Software Distribution, Remote Control and SEC pilot projects
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated customized programs to integrate third party point products into Tivoli environment, including ADSM, AutoSecure, AutoSys, HP OpenView and MQ/Series
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated custom hooks to integrate telecommunications applications into Tivoli environment
Managed documentation of Tivoli architecture, business impact, customizations, ongoing management, return on investment and support
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Ameritech/ACI
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September 1996 - November 1997
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Architected Tivoli/IBM Distributed Systems Management solution
Designed, deployed and evaluated Tivoli Framework, Distributed Monitoring, Enterprise Console, Inventory and User Management pilot projects
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated custom programs to integrate third party point products into Tivoli environment
Designed, wrote, tested and evaluated custom hooks to integrate telecommunications applications into Tivoli environment, including ConnectDirect, Orbix, TraxWay and Tuxedo
Managed documentation of Tivoli architecture, business impact, customizations, ongoing management, return on investment and support
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United Technologies Group
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January 1995 - January 1998
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Managed technical support for 150 Management Recruiters International (MRI) inter- and extra-office networks
Established software testing protocols for MRI corporate development
Increased (MRI) office-to-office throughput 400%
Created and managed Tivoli/IBM consulting practice
Specified and managed hardware and engineering for systems integration practice
Designed and implemented custom programs for remote client site management
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EDUCATION
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Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
BA math/philosophy - 1976
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SUMMARY
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Commitment to quality & customer satisfaction
Advanced process & system theory & practice
Rigorous analysis & problem solving
Statistical analysis, including DOE, QFD, SPC & TQM
Hands-on design, implementation, management & training
Superior written & oral communications
Public speaking & formal presentation
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