Chief Architect Resume
Suitland, MD
SUMMARY:
- Talented and accomplished IT Management and Project Management professional with expertise in systems architecture, systems security, SAN design, virtualization, and Six Sigma methodologies, for commercial and defense sectors.
- Highly adept at leading the development, implementation, and integration of enterprise systems.
- ITIL Foundations Certified, with multiple Sun/Solaris certifications.
- Currently hold TS/SCI Security Clearance.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- IT Management Project/Program Management Systems Architecture Infrastructure Design
- Security Infrastructures Client Relations Strategic Planning Financial & Business Analysis
- Proposal Development System Analysis & Design Client & Vendor Relations Negotiations
- Technical Support Technology Deployment Business Enterprise Architecture Presentations
- DoD Business Federation Strategies Virtualization Problem Solving Six Sigma Leadership
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
PCs, servers, storage arrays, SAN switches, storage devices, load balancers, switches, Windows, Windows Server, DOS, Linux, Solaris, UNIX, Mac OSX, ONtap Storage Operating System, MS Office, Project, MS Terminal Services, email applications, VMware, SugarCRM, virtualization software, Virtual Iron, LAMP Architecture, OpenFiler, EMC Control Center, Retina system security scanner, Qlogic Switch Management software, systems security analysis tools, Knowledge Tree document management software, Remedy, Apache Web Server, Tomcat Web Server, COBOL, Bourne shell, Korn shell, C shell, Perl, and more
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Suitland, MD
Chief Architect
Responsibilities:
- Currently directing design, testing, and implementation of server virtualization project projected to decrease data processing time 10% while reducing server power consumption.
- Formulated improvements to network services, in areas such as account management, single sign on, email, and security base standards.
- Support technology functions by preparing and delivering presentations to showcase potential new technologies. Additionally, review solutions to ensure feasibility.
Confidential, Arlington, VA
Senior UNIX Systems and Storage Architect
Responsibilities:
- Successfully designed, implemented, and supported enterprise SAN for Counter Intelligence Field Agency. Ensured all equipment and operations complied with DoD security standards.
- Achieved DoD security compliance for agency’s UNIX systems by implementing standards.
- Reduced server installation time from three weeks to one hour.
- Planned and led installation of storage arrays. Performed storage and SAN design.
- Team Lead for UNIX server team and storage team. Played key role in implementing new disaster recovery plans to support government applications.
- Authored white papers on SAN assets and usage.
- Developed architecture and implementation plans to facilitate installation and configuration of four storage arrays on new platform.
- Implemented Solaris servers to run Remedy, Oracle, and BEA Weblogic.
Systems Support Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Effectively maintained data center environment at 99.99% availability.
Confidential, Mount Laurel, NJ
System Support Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Improved efficiency by creating application to run system health checks.
- Completed Sun’s Best of the Best Program, earning three certifications.
