Navaratnam Giritharan (Nav Giri)  BSc (BE), MCSE
"Teaching and Sharing Knowledge with every one"
TECHNICAL SKILLS
RECEIVED IEEE Toronto Section Scholarship 1994OS/Application Servers: Qualified to effectively plan, implement, maintain and support information systems in a wide range of computing environments with WindowsNT/2000/2003 Server and the Microsoft BackOffice integrated family of server products. Experienced in Installing, Administering and Troubleshooting Intranet Information Server (IIS), MS Site Server, MS SQL, Cold Fusion. Experienced in implementing and administering large, medium and small Intranet Hosting Centre; Advance systems administration experience in : Windows NT4/2k/2k3. Strong Level II support for Windows 2000/XP workstation. In-depth knowledge of Installing and Configuring Compaq Proliant Servers / Dell Power Edge Servers. Able to implement, maintain and support Apache/PHP/MySQL. Good familiarization of installing & Administering RedHat Linux. Familiarization of installing and administering hardware and software: Web Logic & and IBM WebSphere. Experience of deploying and supporting web servers: IIS and Apache. In-depth knowledge in Linux and Unix (IBM AIX)  platforms.  Content Management (CMS) : JOOMLA – Able to Install & Setup

Application/Software: MS Office: FrontPage, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher; Corel: Word Perfect Suite; Paint Shop Pro; Adobe: PhotoShop, Illustrator and PageMaker; Internet Browsers: Netscape Communicator, MS Explorer and Mozilla Firefox; Macromedia: Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver; Visual Studio 6.0. Use several programming IDE such as Visual Interdef & Visual Age.

Database: Acquires support and development knowledge of database: MS Access 2000/2003, MySQL 4.1, MSSQL 2000, and understanding of Oracle 8i and Sybase.

Languages: Experienced in developing Data driven Web Application development using ASP, PHP, Perl and Java. Experience design and maintenance using JavaScript, VB Script. Have a familiarization with .Net ,C/C++ and VB.
MY EMPLOYERS
INFO WHIZ SYSTEMS INC , Toronto, Canada
IT CONSULTANT
 Received Bell Canada Award 1994Provide consulting on System Implementation, Administration and Web Server Implementation; Network set up & Support, Web Site maintenance, Database set up, Software/Hardware Installation, Computer troubleshooting for small business and Individuals; Develop ASP data driven Web Applications; Provide IT Training/Workshops Information Technology on:Web Programming ( HTML, Java Script /VB Script, ASP), Web Server Administration (IIS),Network / ISP Setup; MS Office: Word, Excel, Access, Power Point. Desktop Publishing: Page Maker; PC Assembly & Troubleshooting; Develop database driven web application for small businesses; Provide on-site and walk-in services for PC/Network upgrades and trouble shooting; Have good knowledge of Web Sphere Application Server Network Deployment (WAS ND) and integration with IHS (IBM HTTP Server)/Apache plug-in. Responsible for deploying all enterprises application in a company; Experience in managing internet infrastructure implementation, deployments, upgrades and maintenance; Install & Configure Apache, PHP & MySql on Linux and Windows platforms individually as well as using XAMPP; CMS (Content Management Systems): Install & Setup CMS JOOMLA; Experience in Installing, Administering and Troubleshooting Intranet Information Server, MS Site Server, MS SQL, Cold Fusion

CNC Global Inc. (SAPPHiRe Technologies), Toronto, Canada
IT CONSULTANT
Web Server Administration: Monitoring , Trouble shooting and file system maintenance; work with developers: code migration, Site Server/ SQL server related duties; Virtual Sever/Directory creation; User/Resources management
Technical Documentation Preparation:Membership Server Configuration: How toHow to build Server; Code migration using site server content deployment; Site Analysis Documentation; Network Visio Diagrams: Development, QA, Training and Production. CNC Global Version 3.0: Server Configuration.
Server Build & Configuration: Built QA,Training and Production environments for CNC Global on IBM Server: Hardware RAID Configuration, Windows 2000 / NT4, MS Site Server3, SQL, IIS4, MTS; Created and Configured Virtual Server & Member ship server instance/LDAP Membership directory. Built Training Environment for CNC Global on DELL Power Edge 6400 Servers. Built Database Server for CNC Global Version 3.0 on DELL Power Edge 6400. Built Windows Terminal Servers: Installed Citrix Meta Frame Software package & Installed additional printer drivers

CGI Group, Toronto, Canada
IT CONSULTANT
Provided administration and Technical support to Intranet Hosting Centre clients; Administered AltaVista Intranet Search Engine and its DEC 4100A UNIX Server; Designed NT Servers backup plan and Implemented and Oversaw regular system backups; Installed, Configured and upgraded NT Servers, MSSQL server, Site Server and Application software; Managing users and user accounts; Monitored and tuned NT servers and system services and network performance; Monitored and tuned the performance of Applications on the NT servers; Installed, tested and verified vendor system patches application enhancements; Created and edited configuration property sheets of Web and FTP sites; Configured web applications; Created users, web site administrators and assigned the appropriate privileges; Administered and configured of different types, phases and stages content publishing deployment process; Performed monitoring of content deployment and Administered and managed of Metrics; Administered cold fusion application server; Performed regular database maintenance; Built test environments for supporting staffs; Performed Y2K server upgrades.

HISPANOS INTERNET, Toronto, Canada
IT CONSULTANT (FREELANCE)
Trained staffs on various web tools and web languages;Fixed HTML codes and performed updates. Developed an ASP based search engine for Hispanos web site.

WEBCOM COMMUNICATIONS, Toronto, Canada
IT INSTRUCTOR / SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Designed, Installed, Implemented and Administered LAN based on NT4
Installed Application software and necessary Service packs and hot fixes.
Provided IT Training on Web Administration, NT System Administration, PC Assembly and Troubleshooting and Web Authoring. Designed and Implemented Backup plan and Performed Daily Backups. Maintained web site

WEBWURX Inc, Etobicoke, Canada
JUNIOR JAVA PROGRAMMER
Installed JDK; Configured Java Environment; Installed and Analysed Web Logic application Server; Tested Java Chat designed by Webwurx; Designed GUI Interfaces; Debugged and fixed codes; Bug tested various Java Applications;
Coded Java Utilities; Supported Web Server Administration; Provided Client Technical support and Troubleshooting.

CAMWEB COMMUNICATIONS, Toronto, Canada
JUNIOR PERL PROGRAMMER
Coded Perl Scripts on Polls and Guest books; Coded HTML and performed daily updates; Provided client technical support

DCFRN, Toronto, Canada
INTERNET TECHNICIAN
Performed daily System Administration;Coded HTML pages; Provided Technical Support. & Wrote Technical Scripts

CELESTICA INC., North York, Toronto
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Perform Various Tests on Circuit Boards, Power Supplies and SIMMS; Final VM Analysis Post Solder Inspection (PSI) Failure Analysis

CENTENNIAL COLLEGE, Scarborough, Canada
LAB INSTRUCTOR
Assist Students in their Lab Assignments on Digital Electronics, Electricity and Analog Electronics; Tutoring students on OPAM, Maths, Physics, Electronics
EDUCATION
University Of Moratuwa, Ceylon. - : BSc (BE)
York University, Toronto. -: Computer Science Courses.
University Of Toronto. -: Special Student (Faculty of Science)
Centennial College, Toronto diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology: 1994.
Digital Media Studios. -: Diploma in Web Masters, Toronto 1997
Microsoft Certificates: MCSE, MCP, MCP+1 , 1999.
CDI, North York , Toronto. -: MSSQL 7.0 Database Administrations & MSSQL
7.0 Database Design & Implementation: 1999
CDI, North York , Toronto. -: Active Server Pages, 1999
 AIX Systems Administration , Global IT Network Consulting , Markham 2010        WebSphere Systems Administration , Global IT Network Consulting (2010)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
IEEE Toronto Section Scholarship 1994


Bell Canada award 1994

From IEES's publication 'CONNECTION' Monthly News Letter.


First Year Outstanding Student Award from IEEE (1991/1992)

Published Research Paper, Short Stories & Poems.
REFERENCES
Available upon request
©Navaratnam Giritharan 2000-2010