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Qualifications: Rose Casto readily meets the requirement for a Senior System Engineer with 29 years of experience. * Has 29 years of experience supporting NSA programs including various IT and R&E projects including GROUNDBREAKER and FIBONACCI. Upgraded and built IT systems for Mission Critical projects provided system support, which included software, hardware & system networks, modified & created system graphs, modified & created scripts. Designed and installed computer systems, created and maintained documentation for systems, assembled fiber cables and installed them, built systems in racks, tested and evaluated the hardware, software & networks and made corrections when required. * Currently aligned on the FIBONACCI program supporting SIGINT systems by supporting Wealthy Cluster 2 systems for SSO, Data Flow systems, performs script creation, maintains and upgrades hardware, software & networks, performs scripting, and creates graphs. * Provides guidance to more junior personnel. Has been a team leader and trained personnel in the entire life cycle including development, engineering, staging, interfacing, integrating, documenting, testing and maintaining systems including upgrades and modifications/fixes for both classified and unclassified systems. * Rose Casto has extensive familiarity with NSA and the FIBONACCI program, in addition to having a solid background in systems engineering with 15 years of experience directly supporting SIGINT systems. She has a solid background with over 29 years of experience with hardware, software & networks. She's been a team leader on many projects plus has trained many co-workers. Technical: * Provided Full Life Cycle Development (system upgrades/enhancements) for OS (Unix, Linux and MS) * Provided technical system engineering knowledge to peers * Researched and analyzed all current and future architectures and their system limitations * Provided system engineering guidance to software development team * Attended all system meetings, system requirements and architecture reviews * Worked closely with Lead System Engineers and other developers * Software & Systems Tester (computer systems & networks) * Generated system requirements for Unix, Linux, HP OV systems * Provided assistance for system architecture reviews (present/future systems which included prototypes for research organizations) * Documented all systems and software requirements * Documented and created systems design requirements which include present and future systems * Created and maintained all system engineering documentation * Member of team that analyzed and resolved systems problems which included networks, hardware and software systems issues * LAN/WAN system installation, integration, testing & evaluation * Trouble-shot Cisco & Novell Networks including Telephony: * Experienced technical systems leader: Federal Gov't and contractor * Linux Red Hat version 5 administration, installation & maintenance * HP OpenView consultant & systems installation experience * Successfully upgraded & installed computer HW/SW/networks * Designed & implemented web pages * Investigated & corrected network system problems * System testing completed through System Development & Engineering Life Cycle * Executed & evaluated systems, software, & network engineer process * Developed & maintain Enterprise architecture & system requirements * Developed documentation for system requirements * Guided system users through database & program problems * Trained new system admin, system operators, & network personnel * Project Leader of team on numerous system projects * Created Disaster Recovery Plans for all systems and networks * Installed fiber & designed layouts * Performed Field Site Surveys * Technical reports/documentation for system problems & corrective action taken * Designed computer system lab layouts * Setup & performed system administration for Unix Solaris/LINUX & Win OS 2000,2003, XP, NT * Setup SQL database * C shell and Bourne shell scripting * Computer Security * CASE applications: Rational Clear Quest * System performance/load/stress testing * Data interface & migration testing * Security, user interface & systems integration testing * COMSEC Custodian * Configuring LDAP servers using Puppet * Configuring DNS servers using Puppet * SELinux - Testing/Integration Computer: Hardware: HP OpenView, DEC VMS, IBM, Honeywell, AT&T, Novell, Cisco Networks, Foundry Networks (Big Iron 800/1500), Juniper Routers, Dell 2500/2650 Servers & Sun Servers
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