James R. Gerland, Sr.
6297 Emily Ct
Clarence Ctr, New York 14032-9360
Email: jim.gerland@thegerlands.org
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- State University of
New York at Buffalo
- School of Informatics,
Director, Technology Services
(July 2005 - present)
- Direct full time professional staff and part time students responsible for managing the activities of the Informatics Support Team for the School of Informatics faculty and staff.
- Walkway East Node,
Node Director
(July 2004 - July 2005)
- Direct 6 full time professional staff and 1 part time student responsible for managing the activities of the Education & Informatics Support Team for the Graduate School of Education and School of Informatics faculty and staff.
- Willcare, Inc.
- Database Projects Manager (October 2002 - July 2004)
- Coordinated corporate-wide projects for integrating legacy AS/400 applications utilizing a DB2 database with corporate Internet and Intranet including the design and implementation of data migration. Participated in evaluation and selection process for replacing the current AS400 "green screen" applications with a web-enabled solution.
- Choice One Communications (February 2000 - October 2002)
- Choice One acquired Edge Global Marketing in 2000 and renamed it Choice One OnLine. Since its acquisition, Choice One OnLine has grown to over 2,000 web-hosting clients and 800 web design clients.
- Director, Internet Services
- Coordinated corporate-wide projects for integrating e-services including the design and implementation of numerous data migrations and integration of web sites, email and domains (DNS, Email, Web Hosting) as Choice One acquired 5 additional telecom firms over a 2-year period of time.
- Migrations involved incorporating domain names and web hosting information from existing platforms to our internal Solaris/Linux or Win 2000/NT environments as well as, migrating the email to one of our vendor environments.
- Data was on various platforms including Solaris, Linux, other Unix and Windows NT. The web servers involved were Apache, IIS, and Netscape Server. The back end databases were MS SQL, MS Access, mySQL, Oracle and other homegrown DB management systems.
- Client data was migrated into our mySQL DB using PHP to allow management of client data (address, phone, and contact information), web hosting data, task management and time tracking.
- Directed team of System Administrators (Unix/Linux/Solaris and NT/W2k) and e-services provisioners (DNS, Email, and Web Hosting) responsible for creating web hosting space and setup of email and FTP accounts as well as, handling the Domain Name Service setup.
- Analyzed, designed and prioritized technology projects including budgeting, forecasting, timelines, and creation of IT teams to successfully accomplish projects and grow new business.
Environment: mySQL, PHP, PERL, MS SQL, MS Access, Oracle, Unix, Solaris/Linux Windows 2000/NT, Apache, IIS, Netscape Server
- State University of
New York at Buffalo
- Academic
Computing Services, Assistant Director (1994-1999)
- Academic Computing Services, Manager, User Liaison Office (1996 - 1998)
- Directed the activities of the ULO which handles user accounts,
passwords, disk quotas, short courses, etc.
- Academic Computing Services, Manager, Technical Support Services (1991 - 1999)
- Supervised 4 full time professional staff
- Coordinator, UBWings,
Campus Wide Information Service
- Administrator, TopClass,
UB Online Course Management Service
- General consulting on network use to students and faculty
- Coordinate Internet activities for off-campus electronic
communications
- Develop/teach computer network related courses for faculty and
students
- Managing Editor, Computing University Computing Services & Information Technology newsletter, Interface
- Academic Computing Services, Manager, User Support Services (1989 - 1991)
- Granted permanent appointment 31-Aug-1991
- Supervised 6 full time professional staff and 50 part time
students
- Areas of supervision include end-user consulting (VM/CMS,
VAX/VMS, UNIX, MS-DOS, MAC/OS),
workshop training program, documentation production, software
installation/maintenance/support, 6 public
terminal and microcomputer sites, 5 remote printer operations
sites
- Install/document/support TCP/IP software (IBM/ESA, OpenVMS,
UNIX/Sun OS/Solaris, IBM DOS (NCSATN) &
Windows (WNQVTNET), MAC/OS (NCSATN, MACTCP), Novell
- Produce/maintain network interface routines for user community
- Modify TCP/IP based network applications to run under Multinet
& Wollongong TCP/IP (Archie, Gopher (client & server),
HTTPD (WWW), HYTELNET, LIBS, Lynx, Mosaic,
WAIS (client & server))
- Coordinated development and implementation of a centralized Help Desk
- Managing Editor, Computing University Computing Services & Information Technology newsletter, Interface
- Academic Computing Services, Senior Applications Analyst (1984 - 1989)
- General consulting to students and faculty
- Systems - NOS JCL (CDC CYBER 730/815), Open VMS 5.5 DCL
(VMScluster, AXP), VM/CMS/XA/ESA (IBM
3090-200J), BSD Unix (VAX), OSF/1 (AXP), SunOS 4.1.1 (Sun,
Solbourne), MS-DOS, Apple (MACINTOSH)
- Languages - BASIC, C, COBOL, COMPASS, FORTRAN, Pascal,
- Packages - TeX (Typesetting), DATATRIEVE (DBMS), DI3000
(Graphics), RUNOFF, SCRIPT (Text
Processing), WordPerfect, Lotus, DBASE, Excel, Word, Quattro,
MSWindows, X-Windows
- Maintained Resource Accounting Systems (CYBER, IBM, VAX)
- Managed System Resources (CYBER, IBM, VAX)
- Maintained System/Third Party applications (CYBER, IBM, VAX)
- Coordinated BITNET (worldwide network) activities for off-campus
electronic communications
- Developed/taught computer related courses for faculty and students
- Produced/maintained systems interface routines for user community
- Managing Editor, Computing University Computing Services & Information Technology newsletter, Interface
- After Five Internet Applications Inc. (1993 - 1997)
President
- Consulting, Documentation, Training, Support, Software, Networking,
DOS, Windows, Macintosh, Unix, Open VMS, VM, Internet, Novell, DBMS,
TCP/IP, Web Design, Web Hosting
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- School of Information and Library Studies, Lecturer (1997 - 1997)
- Information Storage and Retrieval
- Computer Science Department, Lecturer (1996 - 2000)
- Introduction to Computer Literacy
- College of Science and Mathematics, Instructor (1989 - 1990)
- Millard Fillmore College, Instructor (1987 - present)
- Introduction to BASIC and MS-DOS
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Computer Applications - DOS, WordPerfect, Lotus, dBASE
- Introduction to the Internet
- Microcomputer Applications, Asycnhronous Learning Network
- Programming for the Web I (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
- Programming for the Web II (PHP/PERL/mySQL)
- UBMicro Sales Center Training Program (1994 - 1999)
- Introduction to the Internet
- School of Management Microcomputing Training Program (1994 - 1999)
- Introduction to the Internet
- Doing Business on the Internet
- KVS Information Systems (1981 - 1984)
Programmer/Analyst
- Systems - RDOS, AOS (Data General MV8000, CS200, ECLIPSE, NOVA)
- Produced custom financial/accounting software in COBOL
- Commercial - Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Client Billing,
General Ledger, Inventory,
Job costing, Payroll, Personnel, Purchase Order, Sale Orders,
Time/Cost Billing
- Municipal - Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger,
Utility Billing, Payroll, Personnel
- NY State Thruway Authority
- Supervising Toll Collector (1974 - 1981)
- Supervised 90 full time Civil Service and 45 part-time employees
including scheduling, training, evaluation and discipline
- Toll Collector (1971 - 1974)
RELATED ACTIVITIES
- BITNET National education/research electronic network
(1985 - 1991)
- Member, Technical Committee (1988-1990)
- Speaker, local, statewide, and national seminars
- DECUS Digital Equipment Corporation Users Society
(1985 - 1993)
- Speaker, national DECUS Symposium twice per year
- Presenter, Accessing Internet Resources Pre-Symposium Seminar
- Member, Education Special Interest Group (EDUSIG) executive committee
- Chair, Communication & Information Products Committee (1992-1993)
- SHARE IBM Mainframe Users Group (1987 - 1992)
- Speaker, national SHARE Conference twice per year
- Officer, University Computing Project (UCP) (1990-1992)
- CUUSS College & University User Services Seminar (1989 - 1996)
- Co-Chair, Western New York Academic User Services support staff
group (1992)
- SUNY COA Computing Officers Association (1985 - 1996)
- Speaker, COA Conference, Spring 97
Paper, Advanced Web Design - Tips & Hints
Panel, SUNY Webmasters Experiences
- Speaker, SUNY WIZARD Seminar twice per year
- SUNY FACT Faculty Access to Computing Technology (1991 - 2000)
- Board member, FACT Advisory committee
- Presenter, FACT Conference on Computing and Instructional Technology,
May 1997
Paper Getting Connected to the Internet,
- Presenter, FACT Conference on Computing and Instructional Technology,
June 1995
Workshops Introduction to the Internet,
Advanced Internet, Introduction to HTML
- Presenter, FACT Conference on Computing and Instructional Technology,
June 1994
Workshop Introduction to the Internet
Sessions Introduction to the Internet,
Advanced Internet
- Speaker, FACT Conference on Computing and Instructional Technology,
May 1992
Paper Internet Resources for the Library and Classroom
- Buffalo Area Free-Net (1992 - present)
- Founder, Buffalo Free-Net, Western New York Community Computing
Service
- Member, Buffalo Free-Net Executive Committee
- Chair, Technical Support Committee, System Administrator
- Other Conferences & Activities
- EDUCOM '97 & EDUCOM '98
Planning Committee member
- Speaker, Internet World Canada '96
Panel Webmaster Experiences
- Speaker, NYSERNet '92, '93,
'94
Papers Finding E-Mail Addresses, Buffalo Free-Net: The
First Year
Workshop Installing and Maintaining a Gopher Server
- Speaker, SIGUCCS XVII (1990) & XXI (1993)
Workshop Introduction to Internet Resources
- Speaker, Western NY Library Resources Council Conference (1993)
Paper The Library Without Walls
- Speaker, SUNY Librarians Association Conference (1994)
Paper Using MIME For Document Delivery
- Co-instructor, Navigate the Internet -- E-mail based
distance education course
- Co-instructor, Let's Go Gopherin' -- E-mail based distance
education course
- Speaker, Internet World '93
Paper Buffalo Free-Net: The First Year
- Speaker, Conference on Problem Solving Across the Curriculum (1991)
Paper Using Network Resources in the Classroom
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
- St. Joseph Parish Buffalo Federal Credit Union (1982 - 1995)
- Secretary (1987 - 1994) - created newsletter, Money Matter$
- President (1984 - 1987) - assets rose from $806,000 to $1.2 Million
- Vice President (1983 - 1984)
- Board Member (1982 - 1995)
- Credit Committee (1982 - 1984, 1991 - 1993)
AWARDS
- Information Technology
- infoTech Niagara's Digital Don (2002)
- Teaching Excellence
- Millard Fillmore College Student Association's Carl Naish
Excellence in Teaching (2002)
- Service Excellence
- State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Professional
Staff Service Excellence (1993)
- The University at Buffalo Libraries' Kindred Spirit Award
(1993)