| Mark J. Plimley Email: mark 'at' plimley.biz |
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| President, Plimley Consulting, Inc. San Jose, CA 3/2000 - present Support mechanical engineering customers with UNIX & Windows hardware and software support of Pro Engineer Computer Aided Design workstations, Intralink database servers and Windchill collaboration systems. Converted Pro/PDM database to Intralink. Upgrade and install PTC products on workstations and servers. Resolve Pro/Engineer and Intralink problems and provide liaison with PTC tech support. Provide additional hardware and software support to increase user productivity and provide solutions to business issues. Install a wide variety of scientific software. Configure and manage system backups (Windows and Linux). Accomplishments: Fully automated the verification of part models in an Intralink database. Reconfigured engineering database in order to eliminate configuration management errors. Created a system for automatic electronic publication of Engineering drawings in PDF format. Wrote Intralink User Guide to aid users migrating from PDM to Intralink, incorporating company-specific engineering procedures. UNIX Systems Administrator Staffing Network Personnel Sunnyvale, CA 6/1998 - 6/2000 Provide custom programming,troubleshooting, system maintenance, software installation and updates and UNIX-NT interoperability for a mechanical engineering design firm. (SGI IRIX 6.5, Pro/Engineer, Medusa, PDM, CFDRC, Linux, NT). Engineering Services Manager Intevac, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 4/1998 - 4/1999 Manage personnel in engineering change control,document control, drafting and technical publication functions. Responsible for converting from a paper-based to an electronic ECO system. (Pro/Engineer, Intralink and Agile) CAD Systems Administrator Genus, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 4/1996 - 4/1998 Plan and implement computer software systems and Intranet technology. Install and update 3-rd party software on SGI platforms (Pro/E, PDM, CFDRC). Resolve system problems. Provide support for WFW clients and Win NT servers. Maintain 10 Base-T network, NFS, NIS, DNS. Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator I-NET, Inc. Bethesda, MD 7/1995 - 4/1996 Provide configuration and implementation support for the Tivoli client-server system management/file distribution software at the LSI LOGIC customer site. Identify customer and end-user requirements; troubleshoot and optimize software configurations on IBM PC computers in support of the Desktop Services group. UNIX Systems Administrator Westinghouse Electric Corp. Sunnyvale, CA 9/1992 - 7/1995 Maintain 50 DEC, Sun, HP and SGI UNIX workstations + X-window terminals. Install public domain and 3rd party software (ANSYS, AutoCAD, Interleaf, I-DEAS, NASTRAN, Pro/E etc.); troubleshoot systems; maintain NIS, NFS, ftp and UUCP. Oversee operator tasks. Reconfigure hardware and install peripherals; coordinate maintenance services and S/W vendors. Supervisor, Software Engineering Westinghouse Electric Corp. Sunnyvale, CA 2/1991 - 9/1992 Conduct resource and project planning; manage multiple projects. Coordinate requirements with QA and customers. Review Software Specifications. Supervisor, Engineering Computer Services Westinghouse Sunnyvale, CA 10/1988 - 1/1991 Manage a staff of 10 running a multi-million dollar computer center, providing computing support services to 150+ engineering personnel. Direct daily operations; provide technical guidance; establish policy, plan system upgrades. Additional background EDUCATION: 12/1972 UC Davis Davis, California Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering Design 3/1970 UC Davis Davis, California Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering SKILLS: |
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| Skill Name |
Skill Level |
Last Used / Experience |
| Perl |
Intermediate |
Current / 5 years |
| Java Script |
Beginner |
Current / 1 year |
| System Administration |
Advanced |
Current / 12 years |
| UNIX/Linux |
Expert |
Current / 15 years |
| Shell Script |
Expert |
Current / 15 years |
| Pro/INTRALINK |
Advanced |
Current / 5 years |
| Pro/ENGINEER |
Beginner |
Current / 1 year |