A bit about me
Male | | from: United States of America
I am currently in San Antonio, TX
I am currently in San Antonio, TX
Name: Nicholas Petreley
Title: Analyst, Technical Writer
Software Skills/Languages:
Operating Systems: Linux (all distributions) - 15+ years experience.
Microsoft Windows (through XP Professional) - 25 years experience.
Microsoft/IBM OS/2 - 20+ years experience.
Solaris, VMS, RSX-11M, SCO Unix, FreeBSD - 15+ years experience.
Apache, MySQL, DB2, Oracle, Informix, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Ingres - 15+ years experience.
Programming Languages: Various Assembler, C, Pascal, Fortran - 30 years experience; C++, PHP, Perl, HTML, XML, Javascript, Java, Bash, Python - 15+ years experience; all programmer editors, various compilers such as GCC, various IDEs - 15+ years experience.
Applications: Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, WordPerfect Office, Lotus SmartSuite - 15+ years experience; Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project - 5 yrs experience; GIMP, Inkscape, Tripwire Enterprise - 7 years exp; Adobe InDesign - 1 year exp; Toon Boom Animate 2 and Anime Studio Pro - 1 year exp.
Cygwin/Cygwin-X, MediaWiki, Xoops, Wordpress, PHP-Nuke - 2-10 years experience.
PC Hardware assembly, troubleshooting, maintenance of desktop and servers, routers, printers - 30+ years experience.
Database Systems (Oracle 8.x and Informix), Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000 Server, 2000 Professional, and XP Professional), Programming Languages (Visual C++, Visual Basic, HTML, SAS, and SPSS), Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.
Security Clearances:
SECRET, Not Current
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Avaya Government Solutions Inc. Feb 2009 – Present
Analyst, Technical Writer Supervisor: Beverly Tanksley
From/To: Feb 2009 to Present
Experience Title: Analyst, Technical Writer
Customer: US Courts
Location: San Antonio, TX
Description:
• Set up, customize and maintain document server using Fedora Linux, MediaWiki, extensions, and my own MediaWiki extensions based on open source. Assembled, installed and configured Fedora 9 on the document server.
• Work with PACER to document and help secure PCI DSS compliance. Tracked PCI compliance progress. Wrote and expanded documentation for PCI DSS 2.1 compliance. Created various permission forms and logs necessary for PCI Compliance. Tracked second year of PCI compliance, updated compliance questionnaire for submission and renewal.
• Created applications to update and view transaction data charts for all PACER customer transactions (written in C, Javascript, PHP, BASH, jQuery, using MySQL, Flash, Apache, cron). Fixed bugs in the Flash-based Open Flash Chart program. Merged two versions of Open Flash Chart to provide the features needed for this application.
• Wrote an AJAX-based help system for PACER Case Locator based on open source. Created all needed graphics for the help system. Migrated some open source code from Yahoo APIs to Prototype.js. Checked compatibility with all popular browsers.
• Created official PACER invoice and statement forms using Adobe InDesign, Acrobat 9 and Javascript. Created documented samples for billing web page on PACER site with Microsoft Publisher.
• Created animated Flash-based tutorial using Toon Boom Animate and Anime Studio Pro (created alternate animated GIF tutorials for non-Flash users).
• Created new PACER User Manual for the new PACER web site and PACER Case Locator site.
• Fixed bugs in MediaWiki, MediaWiki extensions, and FCKeditor.
• Added two complementary methods of PDF export capability to MediaWiki.
• Secured MediaWiki access for court use.
• Wrote script to fix MS Word special characters for use in MediaWiki HTML.
• Created a custom Glossary extension for MediaWiki so you can get balloon-style definitions for terms.
• Translated documents from PDF, MS Word, and other formats into MediaWiki format.
• Created Network Security Configuration Policy template. Created Server Security Configuration Policy and Specifications for all servers needed to be brought into compliance.
• Created flow charts for various business processes, network configurations and application logic.
• Created a "Programmer Secure Development Practices" document based on OWASP and other sources.
• Defined back-out procedures and policies for change control.
• Document the other tasks and functions at PACER, including but not limited to USPCI, Collections, Customer Service, applications, and database schema.
• Created Credit Card Data Security Policy document.
• Added imagemap capability to MediaWiki.
• Document customer service and help application, written as a tutorial. Documented SOP for billing processes.
• Create and maintain work schedule for USPCI using Microsoft Project.
• Document existing USPCI system and new USPCI system in progress, including application logic, database schema, help system.
• Created an API reference document so that others can tap into USPCI directly, without having to use the web application.
• Updated and improved the FAQs on PACER web site.
• Tools:
o Adobe InDesign CS5, Acrobat 9 Pro, Illustrator 9, Photoshop 6
o MediaWiki
o Fedora 9
iptables, sudo/sudoers, bash, syslog-ng, ssh/sshd, logcheck
o Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, Strawberry Perl (Windows)
o HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, AJAX, SOAP, C, C++, BASH
o Javascript Libraries: FCKeditor.js, prototype.js Javascript library, Balloon.js, HelpBalloon.js, Yahoo Javascript APIS
o Toon Boom Animate, Anime Studio Pro, Adobe Photoshop
o Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, Chrome
o Tripwire Enterprise
o Cygwin and Cygwin-X
o PSPad, Jedit, vi, joe, and several other editors as needed
o WordPerfect Office X5, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), OpenOffice.org, Scribus
o GIMP, Inkscape (bitmap and vector graphics)
o Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Publisher
o Bugzilla
o Nessus
o Web Developer Firefox Extension
o Faststone Image Capture and Viewer
o Lotus Notes
o GCC (C/C++ compiler, linker)
Education:
Degree Institution Year Major/Concentration
ABD University of Northern Colorado 1982 Music Theory/Composition
MA Trenton State College 1978 Music Theory/Composition
BA Rutgers University 1975 Music Theory/Composition
See uploaded resume for the most complete information.
Title: Analyst, Technical Writer
Software Skills/Languages:
Operating Systems: Linux (all distributions) - 15+ years experience.
Microsoft Windows (through XP Professional) - 25 years experience.
Microsoft/IBM OS/2 - 20+ years experience.
Solaris, VMS, RSX-11M, SCO Unix, FreeBSD - 15+ years experience.
Apache, MySQL, DB2, Oracle, Informix, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Ingres - 15+ years experience.
Programming Languages: Various Assembler, C, Pascal, Fortran - 30 years experience; C++, PHP, Perl, HTML, XML, Javascript, Java, Bash, Python - 15+ years experience; all programmer editors, various compilers such as GCC, various IDEs - 15+ years experience.
Applications: Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, WordPerfect Office, Lotus SmartSuite - 15+ years experience; Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project - 5 yrs experience; GIMP, Inkscape, Tripwire Enterprise - 7 years exp; Adobe InDesign - 1 year exp; Toon Boom Animate 2 and Anime Studio Pro - 1 year exp.
Cygwin/Cygwin-X, MediaWiki, Xoops, Wordpress, PHP-Nuke - 2-10 years experience.
PC Hardware assembly, troubleshooting, maintenance of desktop and servers, routers, printers - 30+ years experience.
Database Systems (Oracle 8.x and Informix), Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000 Server, 2000 Professional, and XP Professional), Programming Languages (Visual C++, Visual Basic, HTML, SAS, and SPSS), Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.
Security Clearances:
SECRET, Not Current
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Avaya Government Solutions Inc. Feb 2009 – Present
Analyst, Technical Writer Supervisor: Beverly Tanksley
From/To: Feb 2009 to Present
Experience Title: Analyst, Technical Writer
Customer: US Courts
Location: San Antonio, TX
Description:
• Set up, customize and maintain document server using Fedora Linux, MediaWiki, extensions, and my own MediaWiki extensions based on open source. Assembled, installed and configured Fedora 9 on the document server.
• Work with PACER to document and help secure PCI DSS compliance. Tracked PCI compliance progress. Wrote and expanded documentation for PCI DSS 2.1 compliance. Created various permission forms and logs necessary for PCI Compliance. Tracked second year of PCI compliance, updated compliance questionnaire for submission and renewal.
• Created applications to update and view transaction data charts for all PACER customer transactions (written in C, Javascript, PHP, BASH, jQuery, using MySQL, Flash, Apache, cron). Fixed bugs in the Flash-based Open Flash Chart program. Merged two versions of Open Flash Chart to provide the features needed for this application.
• Wrote an AJAX-based help system for PACER Case Locator based on open source. Created all needed graphics for the help system. Migrated some open source code from Yahoo APIs to Prototype.js. Checked compatibility with all popular browsers.
• Created official PACER invoice and statement forms using Adobe InDesign, Acrobat 9 and Javascript. Created documented samples for billing web page on PACER site with Microsoft Publisher.
• Created animated Flash-based tutorial using Toon Boom Animate and Anime Studio Pro (created alternate animated GIF tutorials for non-Flash users).
• Created new PACER User Manual for the new PACER web site and PACER Case Locator site.
• Fixed bugs in MediaWiki, MediaWiki extensions, and FCKeditor.
• Added two complementary methods of PDF export capability to MediaWiki.
• Secured MediaWiki access for court use.
• Wrote script to fix MS Word special characters for use in MediaWiki HTML.
• Created a custom Glossary extension for MediaWiki so you can get balloon-style definitions for terms.
• Translated documents from PDF, MS Word, and other formats into MediaWiki format.
• Created Network Security Configuration Policy template. Created Server Security Configuration Policy and Specifications for all servers needed to be brought into compliance.
• Created flow charts for various business processes, network configurations and application logic.
• Created a "Programmer Secure Development Practices" document based on OWASP and other sources.
• Defined back-out procedures and policies for change control.
• Document the other tasks and functions at PACER, including but not limited to USPCI, Collections, Customer Service, applications, and database schema.
• Created Credit Card Data Security Policy document.
• Added imagemap capability to MediaWiki.
• Document customer service and help application, written as a tutorial. Documented SOP for billing processes.
• Create and maintain work schedule for USPCI using Microsoft Project.
• Document existing USPCI system and new USPCI system in progress, including application logic, database schema, help system.
• Created an API reference document so that others can tap into USPCI directly, without having to use the web application.
• Updated and improved the FAQs on PACER web site.
• Tools:
o Adobe InDesign CS5, Acrobat 9 Pro, Illustrator 9, Photoshop 6
o MediaWiki
o Fedora 9
iptables, sudo/sudoers, bash, syslog-ng, ssh/sshd, logcheck
o Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, Strawberry Perl (Windows)
o HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, AJAX, SOAP, C, C++, BASH
o Javascript Libraries: FCKeditor.js, prototype.js Javascript library, Balloon.js, HelpBalloon.js, Yahoo Javascript APIS
o Toon Boom Animate, Anime Studio Pro, Adobe Photoshop
o Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, Chrome
o Tripwire Enterprise
o Cygwin and Cygwin-X
o PSPad, Jedit, vi, joe, and several other editors as needed
o WordPerfect Office X5, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), OpenOffice.org, Scribus
o GIMP, Inkscape (bitmap and vector graphics)
o Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Publisher
o Bugzilla
o Nessus
o Web Developer Firefox Extension
o Faststone Image Capture and Viewer
o Lotus Notes
o GCC (C/C++ compiler, linker)
Education:
Degree Institution Year Major/Concentration
ABD University of Northern Colorado 1982 Music Theory/Composition
MA Trenton State College 1978 Music Theory/Composition
BA Rutgers University 1975 Music Theory/Composition
See uploaded resume for the most complete information.
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