May 1987: M.S. in Computer and Information Science.
Graduate School, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
July 1984: Diploma of Engineering in Electrical Engineering.
School of Engineering, University of Patras, Greece.
Technical Skills:
Operating Systems:
In-depth knowledge of the AIX operating system including
installation, customization, troubleshooting, and administration
(currently providing first and second
level technical support). Experience in the design and implementation
of High Availability (near-fault tolerant) AIX
clusters using HACMP/6000. Working knowledge of the RS/6000 Scalable
POWERParallel (SP) system, and familiarity with High Availability Geographical
(HAGEO) clustering.
Also familiar with many other systems such as MVS,
VM/CMS, OS/2, Windows, and MS-DOS.
Networking:
Experience with TCP/IP networking, setup and configuration of firewalls
using the IBM Firewall for AIX, and of Web servers and proxies.
Languages:
Good knowledge of C, Ada, Fortran, Visual Basic, and a variety of
scripting languages (Perl, shell, etc.) Working knowledge of HTML, and some
knowledge of Java and several other programming languages.
Professional Certifications:
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000.
IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP, AIX HACMP, AIX Support, AIX System Administration.
Positions Held:
November 1989 - present:
Systems Engineer / IT Specialist (Associate, Full, and
Advisory), IBM Hellas SA, Athens, Greece.
November 1988 - September 1989:
Programmer - Analyst, Greek Air Force General Staff EDP Center,
Athens, Greece.
September 1985 - August 1988:
Research Assistant, Software Development Laboratory, Computer
Science Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
September 1984 - May 1985:
Teaching Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
June 1983 - July 1983:
Summer Student, Deutsche Bundespost, Wiesbaden, Germany.
June 1982 - August 1982:
Summer Student, Cerberus AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
Distinctions and Honors:
IBM Hellas Informal Award, 1994.
The IBM Marketing Excellence Award, 1992.
Fulbright Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies, 1984.
Salutatorian, Class of '84, School of Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, 1984.
Engineering Chamber of Greece Honorary Scholarship, 1984.
Greek State Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
Technical Documents:
George Barbanis:
The Athena Modification Guide, Arcadia Document
UM-88-08, June 1988, Computer Science Department, University of
Massachusetts at Amherst.
Steven J. Zeil and George Barbanis:
IRIS Interface User Manual,
Arcadia Document UM-87-15, December 1987, Computer Science
Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
George Barbanis:
User Manual for the Ada Interface, Arcadia
Document UM-87-14, November 1987, Computer Science Department,
University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
George Barbanis:
The Athena User Manual, Arcadia Document UM-87-13,
November 1987, Computer Science Department, University of
Massachusetts at Amherst.
George Barbanis and Vassilios Makios:
Computer Simulation of an
Algorithm for the Artemis-30 Antiaircraft System, June 1984,
Microwave Laboratory Report 53, University of Patras, Greece.
Miscellaneous:
Professional Societies:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Reviewer for IEEE Potentials, 1986 - 1988.
Association for Computing Machinery.
Engineering Chamber of Greece.
Military Service:
Greek Air Force, 1988-1989, Staff Sergeant.
Honorable discharge, September 1989.
Languages:
Fluent in English and Greek, very good knowledge of German.