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Personal Details:

Hans Nickel

Date of birth: 20.06.1962

Place of birth: Lorsch a. d. Bergstraße, Germany

 

Skills:

Versatile skills in Information Technology with main focus on Network Administration, Linux, Security and Web Services.

  • Hardware skills: PC, Printers, Network components
  • Operating Systems: Linux (Debian, Adamantix, SuSE), Open BSD, Unix (Solaris), Windows, MS-DOS
  • Networks: Ethernet, TCP/IP, LAN (heterogeneous Windows/Linux), Samba, NFS
  • Security: Firewalls (Linux Packet Filtering), IDS (snort, aide), Proxy (Squid)
  • Programming skills: C++, Java, TCL, JavaScript, Lotus Notes Script, Visual Basic, Perl, PHP, Python
  • Databases: mySQL, MS Access, Lotus Notes, dBase
  • Services: DNS, DHCP, HTTP (Apache), POP3 (fetchmail, QPopper), SMTP (sendmail, Postfix), LDAP
  • Web: HTML, DHTML

Professional Experience:

since March 2004

Freelancer

IT Services

Virus elimination, Hardware and Software setup, Updates, Personal Firewalls, Internet Connections etc.

2003-2004

Makromedia Akademie für neue Medien, Frankfurt

Advanced training and qualification for Network Security Engineer (eight months):

Unix/Linux, Networks, Shellprogramming, Perl, PHP, mySQL, Central User Administration, Samba, PDC, Java, Installation and Configuration of Internetservers; Project: Implementation of an intranet, Base Installation, System Hardening, DMZ, Firewalls, IDS, Mail, DNS, Proxy, Webserver (apache)

2001-2002

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt

Lotus Notes Database Designer

Implemented Lotus Notes Databases and Workflow Applications for internal customers using the Lotus Notes Formula Language, Lotus Script and HTML.

  • several projects (Form Workflows, Team Databases)
  • Adjustment of Team Databases for Web Access
  • Realization of a Corporate Design Database
  • 2nd Level Support for Lotus Notes for international Merck staff

2000-2001

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt

Member of Merck Help Desk Team

Monitored and replied resquests of international Merck staff.

  • Provided technical support and troubleshooting for Lotus Notes, MS Office and other applications
  • Resolved general requests concerning Workstations, Servers and Networks

1999-2000

Notes Development GmbH, Darmstadt

Lotus Notes Administrator

Lotus Notes System Administration and Windows NT Administration.

  • Client/Server Installations, Administration, Hardware Setup
  • Lotus Notes Database Development

1998-1999

EAD (Eigenbetrieb Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung der Stadt Darmstadt)

Database Administrator

Updated the databases for dustbins and industrial waste containers.

  • Data capture for tourplanning of garbage trucks
  • Optimized processes at the interface between container administration and accounting resulting in severe annual cost savings
  • Evaluated Company Data and created diagrams and graphs

1994-1998

Freelancer

Ecologist

Capturing and evaluation of ecological data.

  • Collected data regarding the ecological quality of midsized rivers by their morphological structure, detected detraction of ecological functionality, Electronical Data Assessment
  • Used ArcView (GIS) for evaluating aerial views of complete residual Rhein-Main Area in regard to development plans
  • Technical Investigation of potential contaminiated sites
  • Surveying and mapping of waste deposites
  • Identification of local Carabid beetle populations

Internships:

09-10/2002

daveg Datentechnik, Darmstadt

Programmed in TCL and C++, platform was Linux. (eight weeks)

12/1994-01/1995

Obere Naturschutzbehörde des Regierungsbezirks Darmstadt

Internship in the department of Nature reserve (eight weeks).

  • Recorded the sizes and geographical sites of intented Nature Reserves
  • Configurated some PCs
  • Held trainings for staff in Windows, Winword and Excel

Education:

1986-1994

Study of Biology at the Technical University of Darmstadt

Grade: Diploma (Zoology, Botany, Ecology, Geology)

  • Degree Dissertation at the Institute for Biological Phytosanitary of the National Biological Department (Institut für biologischen Pflanzenschutz der Biologischen Bundesanstaltfür Land- und Forstwirtschaft) in Darmstadt

Further Education:

2001-2002

VHS, Darmstadt

Studied and qualified in external courses for HTML, C++, Java, Visual Basic as well as an advanced course for C++

03-11/1995

Qualification as Responsible Person for Environmental Affairs

TÜV-Akademie Rheinland GmbH, Frankfurt

Orientation:

1984-1986

Held miscellaneous jobs in chemical and mechanical industry.
Self studies in photography.

School Education:

1979-1983

Grammar School at Bensheim, Grade: A-Levels

1973-1979

Secondary School at Lorsch

1969-1973

Elementary School at Lorsch

Additional Skills:

Good skills in English language

Moderate skills in French language

References:

Available upon request

 

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