Daniel B. Varga

Last updated November 14th 2011
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Daniel B. Varga

Raleigh, NC 27604

919.564.6760

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Work Experience 

Staff Software Engineer

Research Triangle Park, NC

International Business Machines

May 2011 - Present


C++ Developer

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Software Engineer - Level 2 Support for z/OS Communications Server

Research Triangle Park, NC

International Business Machines

June 2008 - August 2011


  • Provided enterprise class support for large companies, governments, and ISVs
  • Low-level (in depth) knowledge of TCP/IP and related protocols
  • Subject matter expert in FTP, SSL/TLS, IPsec, and Stack internals
  • Ability to diagnose problems by analyzing packet traces, MVS system dumps, and traces
  • Low-level knowledge of z/OS and it's components
  • Developed enhancements for various z/OS Communications Server components to improve Reliability, Availablity, and Serviceability for multiple z/OS releases (PL/X, C, C++)
  • Identified, diagnosed, tested, and developed fixes for field and internal defects
  • Performed testing for z/OSMF and the z/OS Communications Server Configuration Assistant
  • Test automation using various tools (shell scripting, perl, C, built in GNU utilities)
  • Wrote utilities to gather more information and statistics from existing traces

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UNIX Operations Intern

Riverwoods, IL

Discover Financial Services

05/14/2007 - 08/10/2007


  • Determining and solving problems in an enterprise environment consisting of Solaris, AIX, and Linux (RHEL)
  • Automating daily maintenance procedures (shell scripting(ksh,bash), perl, expect)
  • Building AIX and Linux Servers (NIM/HMC and Kickstart)
  • SAN Allocation and Filesystem Creation
  • Maintaining database of supported hosts (dynamically filled from automation procedures)

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Manager

DeKalb, IL

ResTech

December 2005 - May 2008


  • Manage a tech support team responsible for providing direct computer and connectivity (Ethernet, Wireless) support to any students living in Residence Halls, including troubleshooting of both hardware and software, as well as virus and spyware removal (10,000+ users)
  • Provide support for all Housing and Dining staff members on a wide array of applications, including Novell GroupWise, Netware, Microsoft Office, FMS, MMS, RMS, and Timepro
  • Responsible for scheduling and overseeing daily operations
  • Responsible for holding and scheduling staff meetings

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Education 

BS

August 2004 - May 2008

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Computer Science, Mathematics (Minor)

 

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