Description
Founded in 1815, the Swiss Academy of Sciences, SAS, is the most important platform for the dissemination and promotion of the natural sciences. The SAS is formally recognized by the Swiss Confederation as an institution for the promotion of scientific research. It aims to facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation and scientific exchange,improve public and media awareness and comprehension for the natural sciences, encourage the dissemination of scientific research results, cooperate in the establishment of a Swiss science policy, encourage international scientific cooperation.

The SANW runs numerous interactive systems in the intranet and for the internet community and provides hosting services to it's 140 member organizations to concentrate scientific data on our database and publishing systems to the benefit of all. We are two people in the IT "group", managing all aspects of the IT needs.
































Networking
40 nodes, 12 servers, Gigabit Ethernet,
fully switched network.
I am fully responsible for:
-Conception, planning, evaluation
-Installation, configuration of all devices
-Uplink management (2* 2 MBit, SDSL)
-Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Security
-Accounting, Userdata management
-Support






















Security
I am fully responsible for all aspects of the
IT security@SANW:
-Conception, planning, policy making,
-Strategic planning incl. finances
-Security management and auditing
-Installation & configuration of all security devices
-Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Incidence handling
-User support





















Server administration
It's part of my duty to plan, evaluate, install, configure and operate 12 dedicated servers to fulfill a broad range of services to both, the staff and the internet/society:

 -Web (Apache 1.3,2.0, WebSTAR)
-FTP (pure-ftp)
-Database (MySQL, postgreSQL,Filemaker)
-Scripting (PHP, Lasso, CDML)
-Mail (postfix, qmail, vpopmail, squirrel)
-DNS (BIND, prim. & secondary)
-Fileserver (AFP, MacOS X)
-Groupware (NowUpToDate)
-Backup (Retrospect network backup)
-Network monitoring (various tools)

All systems run on either MacOS 9 or MacOS X (Darwin/FreeBSD)






















DB management & development
The academy has many varying needs for databases, both for internal management as well as for internet publishing and data sharing. I am responsible for database engineering and front end development as well as all aspects of running database servers.

-MySQL 3.x, 4.x (and testwise.: 5.x)
-postgreSQL 7.x
-Filemaker 4,5,6 via Lasso/WebSTAR
-Filemaker 4,5,6 direct publishing
-Filemaker Server 5 intranet
-Valentina Database (object relational)
-REALBasic database (SQL92)

-All systems run on either MacOS 9 or MacOS X (Darwin/FreeBSD)























Webdesign
In early days it was solely my duty to develop, design, implement, code and run the academy website. In the mean time, we have moved the webdesign duties to the public relation group. However, webdesign is still a big part of the job due to the numerous database interfaces required in the academy web sites.

-HTML/XHTML "yes, hand coding is available..."
-XML
-DHTML, JavaScript
-PHP
-Lasso/CDML

Main software suite:
-GoLive, Dreamweaver,
-Photoshop, ImageReady
-Illustrator, Freehand
-InDesign, Acrobat
-BBEdit,TexEdit, pico, emacs, vi






























Hard- & Software
Our team of two people manages all aspects of the IT hardware infrastructure of the academy, from network switches to Mouse pads, phone cables to coffee machines and airport cards ...
We plan, evaluate, buy, install and configure all hard- and software items used in the academy.

-SDSL modems, routers (cisco)
-10/100/1000 mbit copper ethernet
-switches managed and unmanaged
-WLAN

-40 Macs of all families
-14 Servers
-Backup-System with FireWire HD pool
-Scanners, printers (Laser, Ink, etc.)
-Peripherals (tablets, digicams, ZIPs, etc.)

-Management, installation and maintenance
of all computers (servers and workstations, hardware and software).














































Support, Instructions/Teaching
Our small team (two people) is fully responsible for all internal IT relevant instructions and teaching - from security instructions to custom styles in Word, from Webdesign support to hardware troubleshooting.

-Developping and preparing internal instructions as in-class lessons as well as print and online manuals

-Coordination of internal and external IT education

-First and Second Level support for hard- and software, network and internet