Resume of Andrew Hobgood

Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital - Milford, MA
September 1996 - Present
MIS Department Intern
- Upgraded workstation client software from NetWare 3.x to NetWare 4.1
- Installed client software patches
- Maintained nameserver (Linux) and preliminary intranet web server (Linux)
- Aided in implementation of client-server solutions
- Assisted in establishment of a TCP/IP layer to all workstations
- Performed hardware repair tasks
- Developed early plans for POP mail installation and UUCP internet mail link
Massachusetts Academy for Mathematics and Science at WPI
September 1996 - Present
System Administrator
Mass-PC, a RedHat Linux (4.1) server which provides EMail and World Wide Web access for the Mass Academy community.
- Assisted in buying decisions for hardware
- Perform software upgrades and installation
- Maintain Unix -> NetWare and Unix -> Macintosh connectivity
- DNS administration
- Web server maintenance
- AppleTalk printer interfacing under a Linux environment
- Security
  - Secure user passwords
  - System patches and software upgrades to resist unauthorized access
  - Tracing and eliminating unauthorized users and compromises to the system
  - Regular network integrity testing and system integrity checks
  - Reviewed system logs
Webster Middle School - Webster, MA
Net Day, 1996
Cable Installation
- Installed hardware layer for construction of a large school network
- Decided on port location and cable destination for optimal usage

Provide security audits and bug reports for Allied Tours of New York, NY
Operator/Charter Member/Regular of EFnet dicussional channel #LinuxOS
Operator of EFnet discussional channel #Unix
Writer of EtchEmu for Linux (a SVGALIB graphical emulator of the Etch-A-Sketch)
Writer of KhaMOD-Tk and SPlay-Tk, Tcl/Tk front-ends to audio player software for Unix and Linux
Member of the Massachusetts Academy FIRST Robotics Competition Team, creators of Extensor
- Assisted in the design process of the robot
- Assisted in troubleshooting of the robot

High School (Grades 9-10):	Uxbridge High School
High School (Grades 11-12):	Massachusetts Academy for Mathematics and Science at WPI(presently in 11th grade)

Participated in an experimental version of WPI's CS1005 Introduction to Programming
- Learned and perfected many universal concepts in computer programming
  - Self-documenting code
  - Team development
  - Modular programming style
  - Development of a personalized programming style
- Reinforced those concepts in the context of the C programming language
- Earned full college credit for participation in the course
- Provided feedback to the professor with the hopes of creating a full web-based curriculum designed for remote users around the globe
Attended the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University
- Studies Pursued:
  - Genetics (1994)
  - Microbiology (1995)
Attended MESH, a program for High School students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Engaged in a project-based research internship in the Undergraduate Physics Laboratory
- Constructed a demonstration board showing basic principles of Optics
  - Worked on a team with four other students involved in the program
  - Had to develop timelines, budgets and resource lists for the construction of the board
  - Worked with limited time and monetary constraints

Available upon request.

Fastest contact can be achieved through electronic mail at the below addresses, listed in order of preference:
Available for voice calls from 18:00-22:00 E[SD]T Monday through Friday, and 10:00-22:00 E[SD]T on Saturday and Sunday at (508) 278-4223
Available for interviews upon request

Systems Management, Security, Hardware or Software Solution Design

Until 16-May-97:	M-F, after 17:00 and Weekends
After 16-May-97:	Flexible

Last Modified:
Tuesday, 1-Apr-97