Curriculum Vitae – Eugéne Roux

Personal Details

Full Names:	Eugéne Roux
Postal Address:	PO Box 12606 Clubview Centurion 0014
Phone Number:	Please email me for the number
E-mail Addresses:	eroux-at-damn-dot-org-dot-za@nospam.net eugene-dot-roux-at-gmail-dot-com@nospam.net
Date of Birth:	21 September 1966
Nationality:	South African
Languages:	English and Afrikaans
Military Service:	Completed
Driver’s Licences:	Codes A and EB Restrictions: 0
Hobbies & Interests:	Linux and Unix, Fantasy and Science Fiction, South African Music, Computer Communications, Ancient European, African and Middle-Eastern History and Medieval European History.
Goals & Objectives:	Increase my C and C++ proficiency, Increase my Perl and Python proficiency, (Re-)certify on Linux, Solaris and AIX, Certify as an Oracle DBA, Expand my Web-development knowledge further, Expand my C, Perl and Python Socket Programming skills, Spend more time on ITIL v3, Become more involved in the Unix and Linux communities, Expand my current skill in Unix and Network troubleshooting, Become more au-fait with the Unix system’s kernel internals, Study more of the IETF Internet standards (RFC‘s), and Keep up with new advances in Unix and Linux, Keep up with new advances in Network Technologies.

Formal Education

Professional

Information Technology

Subject:	Linux for System Z Technical Workshop
Institution:	IBM
Subject:	ITIL v3 Foundations
Institution:	Pink Elephant
Subject:	Intermediate SysAdmin for the Solaris 9 OS (SA-239)
Subject:	Advanced SysAdmin for the Solaris 9 OS (SA-299)
Subject:	Network Admin for the Solaris 9 OS (SA-399)
Institution:	CS Holdings
Certification:	RedHat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Institution:	Obsidian Training
Certification:	Certified Master Linux Administrator (General)
Certification:	Certified Master Linux Administrator (Red Hat)
Certification:	Certified Master Unix Administrator (General)
Certification:	Certified Master Unix Administrator (Solaris)
Institution:	BrainBench
Qualification:	SCO Unix Instructor
Certification:	SCO Master Advanced Certified Engineer (Master ACE)
Certification:	SCO Advanced Certified Engineer (ACE)
Subject:	SCO OpenServer 5 Network Administration
Subject:	SCO OpenServer 5 System Administration II: System Services
Subject:	SCO OpenServer 5 System Administration I: User Services
Subject:	SCO Shell Programming for System Administrators
Institution:	Pin Point Training
Subject:	MicroMuse’s NetCool
Institution:	SNS Consultants
Subject:	Concord’s NetHealth
Institution:	SNS Consultants
Subject:	NT Core Technologies
Institution:	StarLink Academy

Military

Subject:	Junior Supervisor’s Course
Institution:	South African Air Force College
Subject:	Educational Technologies I
Institution:	College for Educational Technology

Secondary Education

Grens Höer Skool (Completed in 1984)

Address:	East London,
	Eastern Cape Province
Subjects:	Afrikaans,
	English,
	Mathematics,
	Science,
	Biology and
	Geography.
Result:	I passed my senior certificate examination.

Employment History

Standard Bank of South Africa

January 2009

Overview:

I was recruited by Standard Bank to fill the role of a senior Systems Administrator and Technical Lead within their Unix team.

Detail:

My duties include overview, automation and integration of both the AIX as well as the Solaris environments, in addition to giving technical support and expertise to the Linux footprint at Standard Bank.

I was also tasked to revisit their scripts, processes, policies and procedures and to add value where I saw gaps.

During my time with the bank I got involved in various projects, the most significant recent one being the refresh of their home-grown Authentication, Authorisation, Accounting and Auditing system, lev2r and their home-grown password management and synchronisation system, syncp.

Eirteic Consulting Africa

October 2007 – December 2008

Overview:

Eirteic approached me to fill in a role in their consultancy as a combination Senior NMS Consultant and Systems Architect.

Detail:

Duties included both the Design and Implementation of NMS systems at various Customers’ sites, acting as an escalation source for Consultants and other Senior Consultants in South Africa as well as being on call to assist in the troubleshooting of thorny issues on-site at particularly sensitive clients.

While at Eirteic the achievement I’m most proud of was writing and implementing a modular correlation engine in the Netcool Impact Policy Language which allowed the centralisation of the correlation of events from various sources in Netcool, binding them together under a single root-cause, and then the subsequent de-correlation of events when the root-events cleared.

Reason for Leaving:

I was approached by Standard Bank with an offer that would stretch my abilities and allow for growth into new areas of expertise.

Vodacom

April 2004 – September 2007

Overview:

Vodacom needed a senior Unix Systems Engineer to oversee the administration of their Motorola Operational Management Centres for Radio (omc-r) systems team.

Detail:

While my primary duties were initially related to the Motorola omc-r systems, additional duties included assisting in the management of all Vodacom’s oss (Operational Support Systems) and being seconded to various other departments to assist in projects as diverse as eai (Enterprise Application Integration) and Network Performance Management from the very beginning.

During the eai Project the evaluation team and I assisted the company in evaluating the two products (webMethods and WebSphere) for applicability to their business processes and in evaluating the ease of integration into company processes. In doing so we had to evaluate the products with vendors assistance in implementing a very comprehensive poc (Proof of Concept) in an extremely limited time-span to demonstrate concrete value.

I thereafter moved to the Enterprise Management team where I assisted in the management and administration of the Network Management systems and the automation of manual processes to allow the team to better utilise its people.

Reason for Leaving:

I had decided to relocate back to Gauteng to assist my wife at the time in handling personal issues.

Dimension Data

August 1999 – March 2004

Overview:

I was employed by Dimension Data as their senior Unix systems engineer at their bridge at Epsom Downs in Randburg and later as Technical Team-Leader for their Global Services Support Team.

Detail:

My duties originally included the management of the Facilities (Back-end Support) Team – including the Unix, the Windows NT, the Checkpoint Firewall-1 and the Network Administrators. Subsequently I, at own request, became an internal consultant to allow me more time to be involved in technical matters and architectural design.

I assisted the GSOA (Global Services Operating Architecture) Team in defining a Operational Distribution system for GSOA programs and data and in defining and implementing a support version and configuration management system.

After that I assisted DD-Professional Services on-site at one of their clients as a Unix and Network Management resource, especially in resolving Unix systems and services problems as an integrator and troubleshooter.

Reason for Leaving:

I wanted to diversify my skill set while still specialising in Unix and Linux. Vodacom afforded me the opportunity to accomplish this goal.

Advantage Group

November 1998 – August 1999

Overview:

Assisting Advantage Group’s Unix Subdivision’s clients and doing the Groups’ Unix Administration and Web Development.

Detail:

The Advantage Group was an initiative to supply the computer industry in South Africa with high quality and professional support resources.

One of my sites were the Academy of Computer Education where I trained students on OpenServer 5 and UnixWare 7 Advanced System Administration and Network Administration as part of The Santa Cruz Operation’s ACE (Advanced Certified Engineer) Certification.

In addition to the Academy I also assisted Pin-Point Training as a SCO Instructor at various stages.

Reason for Leaving:

The owner of the company decided to let UniNet lie fallow while he concentrated on his other companies. I left with his blessing and in good will.

Systems Integration

August 1998 – October 1998

Overview:

I was approached on behalf of Systems Integration to fulfil their need of an experienced Unix Systems Engineer.

Detail:

The company’s primary requirement was for someone who could assist their clients in resolving Unix and TCP/IP networking problems in relation to Legato’s NetWorker (a network-based and SAN integrated Backup system). Additional duties included the administration of SI’s Unix servers and assisting their clients with Disaster Recovery Planning and Management and the support of Legato’s NetWorker.

Reason for Leaving:

Incompatible goals with company. They required me to become a product specialist and I wanted to expand on my Unix/Networking knowledge. I left in good standing.

Pin-Point Software (SDD Project)

March 1998 – July 1998

Overview:

I was in the employ of Pin-Point Software as a Unix Systems Administrator and Unix Support Engineer.

Detail:

My primary duty was the Operational upkeep of the Unix Network and Production Unix Servers at Siltek Distribution Dynamics. Additional duties include the assistance of the Network Engineers during times of heavy workload or in case of Unix specific network congestion, Troubleshooting of TCP/IP communications issues, Client relations and report-back to the Pin-point managers regarding site-specific issues.

During my time on site I managed to automate the Site-wide Unix Backup system, and to completely automate the Technical Operational Notification System.

I also assisted the COBOL programmers on-site with Unix Integration issues.

Reason for Leaving:

Pin-Point cancelled the SDD contract. I was made the offer to join another division being formed at the time or assisting internal IT in their corporate network, an offer I regretfully declined.

Möbius Group (Datavia Project)

December 1996 – March 1998

Overview:

I was originally approached and subsequently employed by Möbius as an on-site consultant for their clients.

Detail:

I was placed at Datavia (now a member of T-Systems via their acquisition of Arivia.Kom) to assist the Datavia personnel with fault-finding and emergency repairs of their mission critical GEMINI sites, – then running under OS/2 – some of which sites could cost Transnet in the region of two million Rand per hour of downtime at that point in time.

My duties had, however, been expanded far beyond even that; in the end including fault-finding during problematic network, hardware and/or software related faults, arbitrating during contention faults, assisting Datavia LAN Administrators and Network Analysts with OS/2, Unix and Windows NT system and network related problems and assisting in problem determination of TCP/IP networking and network printing related faults.

Reason for Leaving:

Career decision to specialise in Unix and Unix related Networking.

South African Air Force

January 1986 – November 1996

Overview:

Since this time spans a period of nearly eleven years, I’ll highlight only relevant details.

Detail:

Mustering:

My official mustering was Airspace Control Operator.

Additional Duties:

Since Airspace Control Operator was (and still is, as far I’m aware) a GD (General Duties) mustering – The only non-aircrew (Pilot/Navigator/Flight Engineer/Loadmaster) mustering to be so – I was utilised in various fashions; from Information Technology adviser to various units and unit members, to squadron P.R.O. in a couple of instances, to keeper of Squadron Lines Books/War Diaries, to Instructor to new Squadron members and Supervisor.

I was also required to assist Infoplan and their representatives on-base with PC-support and Unit personnel with software support.

Reason for Leaving:

Opportunity to broaden my Networking experience.