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William Stearns

William Stearns

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Developer
SGS North America, Inc. – Rutherford, NJ (2005 – Present)

  • Support all environmental LIMS installations in US and Canada
  • Develop reporting solutions to meet regulatory and client requirements
  • Participate in laboratory audits and continuous improvement (LEAN) initiatives
  • Implement LIMS solutions in newly acquired laboratories
  • Business partner in contract review, policy review and product implementation
  • Member of global solutions development team
  • Train team members on software solutions

Software Developer
Paradigm Analytical Laboratories – Wilmington, NC (2003 – 2005 Acquired by SGS)

  • Developed a laboratory information management system (LIMS) using open source technologies
  • Integrated existing laboratory processes into an extensible web based LIMS
  • Managed all aspects of data acquisition, storage, and reporting
  • Enabled laboratory users to participate in all aspects of the design process

Network Engineer
AOL/Time Warner RoadRunner – Wilmington, NC (2000 – 2002)

  • Mentored associates and peers in network topology, design, and support
  • Managed the IP network for the 50,000 RoadRunner subscribers using Cisco equipment including universal broadband routers, gigabit switch routers, enterprise switches, and other technologies
  • Provided coverage and support for the regional network comprised of 600,000 RoadRunner subscribers
  • Orchestrated the creation of a Tools Server for network engineers and cable technicians for the region
  • Developed a SNMP based web application that gave detailed access to cable routers and client devices within the hybrid fiber coaxial network
  • Integrated performance monitoring into the tools set for network engineers and cable engineers
  • Reviewed cutting edge technology both in the IP and RF space of the cable business

Associate Network Engineer
ServiceCo LLC RoadRunner – Bonita Springs, FL (1999 – 2000 Acquired by AOL/Timewarner)

  • Managed a dial return based cable modem network of 15,000 subscribers
  • Supported Solaris based email servers, domain name servers, and network servers
  • Modified and implemented a tool for monitoring usage on a LanCity powered cable modem network

Lead Internet Network Operations Technician
MediaOne Express/US West Media Group – Naples, FL (1996 – 1999)

  • Led a team of installation and support specialists for the dial return cable modem network
  • Tutored team members in customer support
  • Supported the call center on escalated trouble calls

Network Operations Technician
MediaOne Express/US West Media Group – Naples, FL (1996)

  • Installed internal and external dial return cable modems
  • Troubleshot client computer issues related to their internet service
  • Assisted team members with any support and installation issues

TECHNICAL SKILLS

System Administration

  • Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, Gentoo), Solaris, OpenSolaris, BSD (FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac OSX), Microsoft Windows Desktop (3.x-Windows 7), Microsoft Windows Server (NT-Server 2008)
  • Database Systems: MySQL, Oracle (8.x-10g), Microsoft SQL Server (2000-2008), SQLite
  • Web Services: IIS, Apache, Cherokee, lighttpd
  • Storage Services: Samba, NAS, NFS, VERITAS Backup, ZFS

Network Administration

  • Equipment: Cisco Switches/Routers, APC Power Management, Netgear Managed Switches, HP Managed Switches
  • Tools: HP OpenView, Cacti, Netsaint/Nagios

Programming

  • Languages: Python, Perl, Bash, C, C#, VBA, VB.Net, Javascript, PHP, HTML, CSS, Ruby, LUA
  • Development Environments: Visual Studio (98-2008), Eclipse, Komodo
  • Tool Sets: Syncfusion, SAP/Business Objects, JasperReports, django, ruby on rails, cakephp

EDUCATION

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Bachelor of Arts, Criminology

Edison  College, Fort Myers, FL
Associate of Arts, Education

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