ALEXANDER KARGIN-UTKIN
8813 17th ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(646)7071464
e-mail: alex.kargin@gmail.com

• EDUCATION M.S., Electrification and Automation of Industrial Machinery, Grozny Oil University, Russia, 1993
  
• SKILLS
  • Operating Systems: FreeBSD 5.4, 6.1, CentOS 4.2, 4.4, Red Hat 5.0, Fedora Core 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, Windows 2000-2003 Advanced Server, Windows 95/98/ME/XP, DOS 6.22 and NOVEL 3.11
  • Applications: FreeBSD&Linux: Apache 1.3, 2.0, MySQL 4.1, 5.1, PHP 4.2, 5.1.
  • Programming Languages: PHP, SSI, SQL Query Languages, XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01, CSS 2, and other scripting languages.
  • Networking Technologies: Bind 9.0, Domain Environments, Active Directory, TCP, IP, UDP, Named Pipe, NetBuei, IPX, WAN, LAN, VPN, Switched Ethernet, RAS, VoIP w/ PBX, DSL, Wireless Ethernet, Cable Broadband.
  • Hardware: x86 PC32bit & 64bit; printers and scanners (SCSI, IP, USB).
  • Server/Internet Applications: Apache 1.3, 2.0, IIS 5/6, Firewalls, Proxy, DHCP, DNS, Network Monitoring, MySQL 5.1, SMTP, POP3, Terminal Server, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator and Opera.
• EXPERIENCE
  • VT Systems. Unix Administrator, Web Marketing Manager March, 2007-Present
    • Support the administration, monitoring, backup/recovery, problem determination and resolution (break/fix), and general technical support;
    • Conduct configuration and maintenance of all data center systems and servers.
  • GALAXY VISIONS INC. Unix Administrator, Web Marketing Manager February, 2005-March, 2007
    • Perform Unix installation and configure and troubleshoot server OS and hardware issues
    • Install and configure FreeBSD 5.4, 6.1, CentOS 3.6, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4. Windows workstation/ server 2003.
    • Troubleshoot departmental software installation and configuration.
    • Coordinate tasks related to offering web hosting solution services to clients, including management of multiple Web, SQL, DNS & Mail Servers - offered to clients as a web solution of complete services.
    • Perform tasks related to company network security administration, and namely administration of several environments from Enterprise Level LAN/WAN and Production based Networks.
    • Provide extensive end-user and product technical support for Web based Applications, Hardware vs. Operating System Relationships, internal software suites, and logged application errors & end-user feature requests.
    • Support the administration, monitoring, backup/recovery, problem determination and resolution (break/fix), and general technical support;
    • Conduct configuration and maintenance of all data center systems and servers.
    • Ensure security of the data center through proactive monitoring, maintenance and upgrades of security patches, anti-virus software, etc.
    • Works in conjunction with remote Operations teams to provide detection and recovery of system outages, problems, and faults.
    • Liaise closely with the remote Network Operations Center and other Technology groups.
    • Responsible for ensuring that trouble tickets, daily reports, logs and changes are completed.
    • Implement storage and network solutions for secure and reliable management of data center systems.
    • Participates in the capacity planning and development of DC services and processes.
    • Develop marketing strategy to generate leads and sales from website traffic
    • Optimize galaxyvisions.com website for top placement in different search engines
    • Plan and oversee marketing strategy that increased site traffic to galaxyvisions.com by over 490% during the first 12 months
  • SMARTFUNCTION LLC Unix Administrator, Web Marketing Manager June, 2002-January, 2005
    • Install and configure Red Hat 9.0, Linux Fedora Core 2.0, 3.0, FreeBSD 4.11. Windows workstation/server 2000. Set up departmental software and integration onto network.
    • Successfully created and managed Internet marketing campaigns that included: Pay Per Click (PPC), Paid Inclusion, Rich Media Advertising on first / second tier Search Engine properties and various promotional strategies. Over a 16-month period, site traffic had increased by 205%, with a 60% increase in convergence.
    • Optimized website, including page optimization of navigation, load times, graphics. This directly increased traffic & sales.
  • MAGNET INC. Executive Officer - Business Strategies August, 1993-May, 2002
    • Carried out projects related to Search Engine Optimization and Strategies for Placement; achieved successful placement results on all major engines. Developed methodology and a high level of SEO ethics.
    • Created and provided leadership to two of the popular internet projects in Russia peoples.ru (started in 1999, currently 25000 unique visitors/day) and aphorism.ru (started in 2000, currently 5000 unique visitors/day)
    • Performed tasks related to web development and maintenance of web projects, including web design, troubleshooting, and code writing, using scripting languages, such as: PHP, JavaScript, HTML, XML, SSI.
    • Responsible for support of network planning, implementation and maintenance. Network Administration of Microsoft NT Sever with IIS 4, SQL Server 7, Site Server.
    • Provided customer support to end users with eCommerce design and issues related to deploying Active Server Pages. Included hardware and software trouble shooting with resolution advice.
    • Implemented network and web site performance analysis tools for internal and client use. Logged customer calls for product bugs and feature requests.
    • Installed and configured NT 4.0 workstation/server, Windows 98, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server/Professional. Set up departmental software and integration onto network.
  • REFERENCES Will be furnished upon request