Tom Harrison

About Tom Harrison

Results-driven Information Technology professional with 18+ years of diverse experience…

Experience

1. Linux System Administrator

   Townsquare Interactive

   Feb 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Serve as the primary Systems Administrator for TSI\'s \"Digital Products\' Team,\" overseeing the configuration, updating, and monitoring of Network, Server, Application, and Web Tiers. Responsible for maintaining high-performance, secure, and scalable infrastructure to support business-critical web applications.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:Environment Management: Administer and optimize both Production and Staging Linux environments, ensuring high availability and performance.Developer Support: Provide technical support and infrastructure guidance to a 12-member Full-Stack Developer Team, facilitating efficient development workflows.Containerization Innovation: Engineered a fully-containerized multi-tier staging environment for streamlined software deployment testing, significantly improving the reliability and efficiency of the Digital Products\' team\'s web application releases.AWS IAM Expertise: Designed, implemented, and maintain TSI\'s AWS IAM policy, managing users, roles, and permissions to ensure secure and appropriate access to cloud resources.Proactive Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Conduct comprehensive reviews of PHP, Nginx, Apache2, and MySQL log files to preemptively identify and resolve potential issues in resident codebases, minimizing downtime and optimizing application performance.Serverless Architecture Implementation: Successfully developed \"Laravel on Lambda\" – a pioneering project that deployed a fully functional Laravel application using serverless technologies (bref.sh). This initiative significantly reduced infrastructure dependencies and enhanced the scalability of legacy business applications.System Monitoring and Maintenance: Utilize Nagios and Cacti monitoring software to proactively detect and address server and network-level issues, ensuring optimal system performance and minimizing service disruptions.

Education

• Lehigh Valley College

  Associate of Science, Internet Technologies

  2004 — 2005

• Marian Catholic High School

  Diploma (with honors), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  1988 — 1992

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Arts with Honors and High Distinction, Film and Video

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Management
• Adobe Illustrator
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Logo Design
• E-Commerce
• Editing
• Mobile Internet
• Google Analytics
• Photoshop
• Project Coordination
• Digital Cinema
• Wordpress
• Video Editing
• Social Media Marketing
• Digital Photography
• Web Analytics
• Integrated Marketing
• Content Strategy
• Videography
• Online Marketing
• Final Cut Pro
• Social Media
• Web Design
• Logo Development
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Sony Vegas
• Group Policy
• Project Planning
• Video Production
• Audacity
• Camera Operator
• Graphic Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Web Development
• SEO
• Digital Media
• Public Relations
• Iis