JOEL D. LANZ
SUMMARY
Senior systems engineer specializing in software configuration management systems and application
support with experience across industries in both startup as well as established companies.
TECHNOLOGIES
Languages: Perl, shell scripting, C, C++, HTML
Operating Systems: Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, Windows
Configuration Management: ClearCase, ClearCase UCM, MultiSite, ClearQuest, Requisite Pro, Build Forge,
Rational Team Concert, Rational Requirements Composer, Rational Quality Manager
Internet: Apache, Tomcat, JBoss, Internet Information Server, IPlanet web server
Software: Nagios, Samba, Syntax TAS
EXPERIENCE
Island Training Solutions, Durham, North Carolina 2004 to Present
Manager, Instructional Design
Responsible for providing training and consulting services
- Provided training for customers in the design and use of software configuration
management tools including ClearCase, ClearCase UCM, MultiSite, ClearQuest,
Requisite Pro, Build Forge, Team Concert, Requirements Composer, and Quality Manager.
- Developed curriculum for classes including presentations and labs.
- Implemented tools for a client to deploy programs to a mainframe from a Windows
ClearCase source control environment.
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2006, 2010
Consultant
Responsible for design and implementation of a server migration procedure, ClearCase software upgrade,
and failover procedure in the event of hardware failure for an FDA qualified instance of ClearCase.
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2005
Consultant
Responsible for design and implementation of enhancements to system and application monitoring tools
using the Nagios monitoring program.
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2002 to 2003
Systems Engineer
Responsible for design and support of source code control system, web servers, defect tracking
system, and production applications.
- Provided support for ClearCase, TeamTrack, IPlanet, Apache, Tomcat, and JBoss
- Planned and implemented hardware and software upgrades for source control system,
web servers, and defect tracking system
- Implemented a qualified instance of ClearCase to meet FDA standards for integrity of
data
- Led training classes in the use of ClearCase
- Identified the need for, selected, customized, and implemented the Nagios automated
monitoring system for the Informatics department, later installed in other departments
- Implemented the roll out and support of Apache, Tomcat, and JBoss web servers
- Managed department web page re-organization
- Managed software licensing including installation of new versions of department
software
- Administered production applications on web servers
- Received three Millennium Star Awards
Lanz Consulting, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1999 to 2001
Consultant
Responsible for design and support of software configuration management environments.
Clients included Millennium Pharmaceuticals, John Hancock Financial Services, Altaworks,
Elron Software, and Certco.
- Responsible for enhancement of existing scripts to support software development
environment
- Recommended improvements for makefiles and build scripts to ensure repeatable builds
- Performed a new site installation of the ClearCase configuration management software
- Wrote detailed procedure documents for ClearCase upgrades
- Implemented statistics gathering process to determine disk space needs and license usage
- Produced documentation for proper installation and usage of ClearCase
Interwoven, Westford, Massachusetts 1999
Technical Consultant
Responsible for installation and configuration of TeamSite and OpenDeploy, Interwoven's web
content management and deployment products.
Lexington Software Associates, Westford, Massachusetts 1998 to 1999
Regional Consultant
Responsible for design and support of software configuration manangement environments.
Clients included Ericcson Messaging Systems, Avici Systems, and John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
- Modified makefiles and updated build environments for product support of a new
operating system and reduction in build times
- Implemented triggers to enforce site policies and promotion model
- Converted existing triggers to Perl for UNIX-NT interoperablity
Hewlett-Packard Company, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 1996 to 1998
Software Design Engineer
Responsible for design and implementation of cluster software and software configuration
management infrastructure.
- Designed and implemented the solution for code sharing across multiple HP sites
- Performed baselevel build and packaging activity for four product releases
- Designed and developed stable and reproducible build environment for cluster products
- Designed and implemented cluster monitoring and administration tools
- Held a lead role in setting up Hewlett-Packard's mirror web site for the NASA Jet
Propulsion Laboratory Mars Projects
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1995