Name: Volker Schmidt
Date of birth: November 30, 1965
Citizenship: English
Martial status: married
Children: 1
Languages: English: fluent
IT-Experience since 1992
Position: Administration, support, software development, documentation
Focus: Perl, Unix, administration
Programming Languages: Perl, Shell (Bourne-, ...), C, TeX, LaTeX, VRML,
 Working Knowledge in Java, JavaScript, C++
Operating Systems: Unix: Linux, Solaris (Sun Cluster), FreeBSD, NetBSD,
 OS/9, IRIX, AIX, Tru64 (Compaq TruCluster), User Level Skill:
 Windows, Windows CE und MS-DOS
DBMSs: mSQL, mySQL: Perl DBD/DBI
Networking and communication knowledge: Ethernet, Fax, Internet,
 Intranet, ISDN, SMTP, NNTP, HTTP, TCP/IP, UUCP, Windows
 Network (Samba)
Hardware: PC, Sun Sparc, Silicon-Graphics
Products, Standards, Experience:
 Administration: Internet, HTML, HTTP, TCP/IP, SMTP, News,
   Web Server Setup,
 Development: CGI, Perl (Development in eCommerce Environments),
   DBD/DBI, MySQL, XML, XSL, XSLT, Xalan, Samba, Sendmail,
   Apache
 Software Configuration Management: ClearCase, subversion, CVS
Workscope: IT Service Providers, Telecommunikation,
 Multimedia, Internet Hosting

Experience

March 2014 -- April 1024 Publisher in Düsseldorf
  Environment: Publishing, Cross-Media (Paper, Online)
  Tasks: Counselling, Maintenance of legacy Perl code
  Technical Background: Perl, Omnimark, XML, XSL
  Tools Used: Perl
  Background: Perl, Software Development, Legacy Program Code
  Skills Used: Perl, XML

January 2013 -- December 2013 Automotive Manufacturer in Esslingen
  Environment: Software development, CAD
  Tasks:
    -- Introduction of SCM,
    -- of tools, processes, methods for software development:
      The customer intended to introduce Agile methods in an
      existing software development team.
    -- Analysis of legacy Perl code targeted at improving
      maintainability and stability.
    -- Development in Perl.
  Technical Background: Linux, Perl, Jazz RTCm, Sofware Development Cycle,
    Software Development, Agile
  Tools Used: Perl, Jazz RTC
  Background: Development, Software Configuration Management
  Skills Used: Development, Perl, Software Configuration Management,
    Agile Software Development

October 2012 -- December 2012 Retailer in Neckarsulm
  Environment: Perl development, administration
  Tasks: Observation, management, visualization of processes. The target
    was to increase the maintainability of existing processes.
  Tools Used: Perl
  Background: Unix, Perl
  Skills Used: Software development in Perl

December 2011 -- March 2012: Semiconductor Manufacturer In Munich
  Environment: Software development in the semiconductor field
  Tasks: Software development, support for a toolchain that is
    being used by 2000 developers.
  Technical background: Linux, Perl, Clearcase,
    Software Development Cycle, Problem Management,
    Continuous Integration, Test
  Tools used: Perl, Clearcase
  Background: Development, Software Configuration Management
  Skills used: Development, Perl, Software Configuration Management

July 2011 -- September 2011: Telecommunications Company in Bonn
  Environment: Software-Test
  Tasks: Automation of test processes, Analysis, Concept
  Technical Background: Linux, Perl, Software Test
  Tools Used: Perl
  Background: Software Development
  Skills Used: Development, Perl

June 2006 -- May 2010: Telecommunications Company in Bonn
  Environment: Development, Build Management, System Test, Documentation
  Tasks: Software Configuration Management, Build Management,
    Test; Development of scripts to realize tasks related to SCM,
    build management, troubleshooting
  Technical Background: Linux, Perl, Python, Ruby, Shells, Clearcase
  Tools Used: Perl, Ruby, Python, Ruby, Shells, Cleartool
  Background: Administration, Troubleshooting, Development
  Skills Used: Development, Perl, ..., SCM, Linux

November 2005 -- April 2006: Provider of Internet-related services in Karlsruhe
  Environment: Internet Services
  Tasks: Installation and mainenance of a great number of server machines
  Technical background: Linux, Perl, Shells, Cfengine
  Tools Used: Perl, Shells Cfengine
  Background: Development, Administration
  Skills used: Development, Administration, Perl, Linux

February 2005 -- September 2005: Financial Services in Münster
  Environment: Automated installation of Linux servers and Windows
    clients in branch offices
  Tasks: Installation, Support, Trouble Shooting, Mainenance,
    Development of Perl and Shell Scripts
  Tools Used: Perl, Shells, ...
  Background: Development, Administration
  Skills Used: Development, Administration, Perl, Linux

June 2003 -- April 2004: Telecommunications company in Ulm
  Tasks: installation, application support, troubelshooting,
    development and maintenance of Perl and shell scripts.
    Analysis of ASCII log data of a major German ISP's email
    system aiming at gaining indications for abuse and spam.
  Technical background: Unix, Linux Perl
  Tools used: Perl, the unix shells
  Skills used: Software development, administration

February 2003 -- April 2003: Telecommunications company in Eschborn
  Tasks: Scripting of software installation process, tests
  Technical background: Unix derivatives, among them Linux
  Tools used: Perl, Shells
  Skills used: Programming in Perl and Unix shells

July 2002 -- August 2002: Telecommunications company in Münster
 Tasks: System administraton, applikation support,
   Troubleshooting
 Technical background: Sparc (E6500, E10K, E15K), Sun
   Cluster, Compaq TruCluster
 Tools used: UNIX diagnosis tools, Tivoli
 Position within project: System administrator
 Background: System Administration for some
   400 UNIX-Systems (Solaris or Tru64); Process Quality (OS),
   troubleshooting; 2nd level support and coordination of
   changes among operations, systems engineering and
   suppliers (SUN, Compaq); performance tuning; applikation
   of patches; software installation and configuration
 Skills used: Solaris, Tru64, Script (Shell)

March 2002: Telecommunications company in Düsseldorf
 Environment: Introduction of a system that manages user data
 Tasks: Analysis and revision of user data
 Technical background: Linux, Perl, Java, MySQL
 Tools used: NetBeans, Perl
 Position within project: Developer
 Background: Revision of Java code, development of Perl code,
   interaction with a MySQL database
 Skills used: Linux, Perl, Java

March 2001 -- Dezember 2001 Insurance company in Cologne
 Environment: Operation of Internet solutions
 Tasks: Administration, Operating
 Technical background: Linux, Windows, Perl
 Position within project: Developer, Operator
 Background: Development and mainenance of Perl
   scripts for administrational purposes. Development
   of scripts that monitor system functionality, e. g.
   dialin-infrastructure, Web service.
 Skills used: Perl, Linux, Windows

September 2000 -- Februar 2001: Web Shop Hosting Service
 Environment: Operation of WWW shops for external customers
 Technical background: Linux, Solaris, BroadVision, Perl
 Position within project: Developer
 Background: Adaptation of a shop solution to clients'
   infrastructure: import of inventory data, import and
   export of order data, generation of customer invoices,
   delivery bills, ...
 Skills used: Perl, Solaris, XML, XSL, XSLT, Xalan

February 2000 -- August 2000 Consulting comapny in Hüttlingen
 Environment: Microsoft consulting company
 Tasks: Development in C++, Perl, Visual Basic
 Technical background: Windows 2000, Perl, Visual Basic,
   Visual C++, PDA, Handheld, Windows CE
 Position within project: Developer (employed)
 Background: Development in Perl, Visual Basic, C++
   unter Windows 2000
 Skills used: Perl, Visual Basic, C++

1995 -- 1999: Multimedia agency in Aalen
 Environment: Computer animation, multimedia presentation,
   World-Wide Web projects
 Tasks: Aufbau und Administration eines Netzwerkes, in dem
 Tasks: Setup and administraion of a network being used
   for developing and hosting World-Wide Web presentations.
   Development of software used to book, sell and print
   out theater tickets in the World-Wide Web to customers
   or resellers.
 Technical background: Perl, Linux, Networking, Wintel, IRIX
 Tools used: Macromedia Director, Apache, Sendmail, Perl,
   CGI, ...
 Position within project: Administrator, Developer (employed)
 Skills used: Software development, administration

1999: Computer training company in Ulm
 Tasks: Introduction to UNIX and its administration
 Technical background: Linux, UNIX
 Position within project: Instructor
 Background: introduction into UNIX, Linux adminstration
 Skills used: Linux

1999: Manufacturer of furniture for hairdressers in Schwäbisch Gmünd
 Environment: Operation of an AIX server
 Tasks: Increase the useability of data through the use of
   DBMS scripts, administration
 Technical background: AIX, Ingres
 Tools used: AIX administration Tools (e. g. smitty), Ingres
 Position within project: Developer, administrator
 Background: Analysis und review of
   existing DBMS scripts, administrativa
 Skills used: UNIX, DBMS

1999: Telecommunications company in Erfurt
 Environment: Safety Check
 Technical background: Windows, UNIX, DBMS software
 Position within project: Consultant
 Skills used: UNIX

1997: Documentation Company in Neuler
 Environment: Production of books
 Tasks: Authoring of ,,Schnellübersicht Java 1.1'' (``Quick
 Reference Java 1.1'') (Markt + Technik, 1997)
 Technical background: Java 1.1 Syntax, AWT
 Tools used: Java Workshop
 Position within project: Autor
 Background: Documentation, Java
 Skills used: Java