Michael Danklefs

Experience

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  Lycos, Inc.

  Aug 1997 - Oct 2000

  Server Engineer

  Install, monitor, and troubleshoot production systems ranging from Sun Microsystems E450 and Ultra 1 and 2 all the way down to x86 servers running Redhat Linux 6.2, servers ranged from Apache with PHP to mod_perl, and some inhouse lite web servers, basic sendmail configuration, basic DNS changes working with Hostmaster, running CAT5 cables in the datacenter and installation of new servers and networks, tool development in PERL and bash to decipher logs using awk, grep, sed, tail, and fmt, build and maintain documentation, built tools to extract information for Customer service and Abuse departments for mail and directory products, oncall rotation for tier II support, assist in building up NOC knowledge of acquired services, worked as a Team Lead in the Product Services department, worked with NFS internally and in production, maintained NetApp Network File storage, worked closely with engineering to distribute data and source code to product environment Show less

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  OnVantage, Inc.

  Oct 2000 - Apr 2001

  Unix System Administrator

  Install, monitor and troubleshoot production Linux systems including: Apache, MySQL, Oracle database, LDAP, production and internal DNS, and miscellaneous other services. Maintain networking hardware such as Cisco firewalls, load balancers and routers, provide Linux desktop system support for development staff, frontend mail server administration with a hand-off to Exchange Server Admin

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  Google

  Jul 2001 - Jan 2004

  Ops Monitoring Engineer

  Work with design engineers to design, integrate and maintain in-house monitoring tools for production services built in bash and Python, verify and distribute up-to-date server applications and their corresponding data to an ever expanding group of Linux clusters, allocate and manage large numbers of Linux servers for production and development projects while respecting priority requests, delivering stable server resources in a reasonable amount of time, interaction with hands-on repairs team to keep a steady flow of ready to go hardware for current or new projects, maintaining documentation of server configurations, monitoring configurations, and software development projects, usage of Perforce and internally maintained scripts for version control and code review process, working with SSH tunneling and OTP tokens for access Show less

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  TechTarget

  Feb 2004 - Feb 2005

  System Administrator

  Built and maintained Redhat Linux servers in a production environment using Apache, MySQL, and tomcat for website, and sendmail for mail delivery; built out and maintained development environment that also included PHP components; troubleshoot network configuration issues using Cisco branded equipment; create bash scripts for automation; monitor backups; Microsoft Windows desktop support; purchasing of hardware for production and desktop environment; worked with management to replace cell phone plan for IT and executive staff. I worked for Bitpipe, which was acquired by TechTarget Show less

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  JazzCorner.com

  Feb 2004 - Jan 2012

  Linux System Administrator

  Part-time maintenance of small cluster of CentOS Linux servers including backups and monitoring, providing technical support to hosted clients, setup and maintenance of DNS entries, administer web hosting through cPanel and command line, optimize Apache/PHP configuration files, tune MySQL databases to ensure security and stability, troubleshoot and build bash shell scripts for automation, interact with hosting providers in regards to outages and requests for service, consult on technologies for future projects, install, build and update software packages as needed, worked out streamlined system to provide email services through Google Apps while still hosting website in reseller packages, troubleshooting of PHP scripts, libraries, and security risks related to them, implemented many IP level filters to deny access to the source of dictionary attacks on the systems, setup of SSL Certificates for web hosting Show less

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  MemSys - Herlick Data Systems

  Feb 2005 - now

  Vice President, Operations and Marketing

  Telephone and email support with clients on desktop software related issues; Dataflex development of software: new features, fixing bugs; software testing; attendance at conferences and online Users Group Meetings; maintain Windows blade server: IIS, GoGlobal, SVN; interact and maintain RT Ticket System and internal client tracking database; create quotes for software and services through Quickbooks Online, develop and maintain SOAP based front end for PHP API of an offered software product, internal tools, and a third-party application, interact with SVN for software version control of a handful of projects, research and recommend software and libraries for additional features of core software application, interface with software vendors for licensing and troubleshooting needs. Show less

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  Surefire Local

  Jan 2010 - May 2014

  Linux System Administrator

  Launch Wordpress based web-sites from development to production, maintain security updates of plugins and addons for web-sites, administer email accounts with setup, deletion, and client configuration, research new technologies to support staff requirements including: LastPass, TeamworkPM, ProjectManager.com, SmartSheets, and Kayako, interface with clients to help troubleshoot issues with printers, email, and visibility of their custom designed website, coordinate changes with the development team, train new staff members on internal tools. Show less

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  Elevate Your Best, LLC

  Sept 2019 - now

  Life Vision Outfitter

  What would it look like if you were supported to win in your biggest goals in life? Is there an area of your life that you want to take to the next level? Need someone that will give you the unvarnished truth about where you sold yourself out?I provide insight, curiosity, and persistence in order to discover what your barriers are to living truly as you were destined to. Then we get creative about how to move past those barriers, and into the life that you dream up.