SUMMARY:

• 20+ Years Technical Project Management
• 10+ Years of Supervisory Experience
• 16+ Years Designing, Documenting and Implementing Complete Disaster Recovery Solutions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: AIX, Windows 98 Windows NT, Windows XP, Window 7, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Novell NetWare

Programming Languages: C, C++, Perl, PL1, Pascal, Basic, COBOL, RPG

Hardware: Confidential Disk Storage, XIV, DS8000, DS5000, DS4000, DS3000, N Series (Netapp), V7000, V5000, V3700, San Volume Controller, Tape Storage, HACMP High Availability Storage Area Networks, Cisco San Switches, McData San Switches, Brocade San Switches, Confidential power systems, Confidential system X

Software: Advanced Power Virtualization, Tivoli Storage Management Backup Software, VMware ESX Server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and design enterprise infrastructure solutions
• Document technical design and operational procedures
• Make recommendations on systems architecture based on application requirements
• Provide thought leadership on application support and best practices
• Contribute to network engineering, deployment, and support
• Work with 3rd party software vendors to understand product capabilities and options
• Develop application support procedures for 2nd and 3rd tier support personnel
• Develop application deployment plan; and coordinate execution
• Assist operations group to proactively manage and maintain systems
• Assist operations group with support issues and problem management
• Identify and evaluate technologies to improve system capabilities
• Develop and utilize application performance and capacity management KPI’s
• Mentor/ cross - train team members on existing and new technologies
• Designing, configuring, and supporting complex software systems with multiple integrated applications
• Monitoring application availability and performance
• Unix/Linux systems administration and scripting
• Active Directory / Group Policy / DHCP / DNS
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery strategies
• Strong understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies
• Strong documentation & communication skills
• Proven ability to provide leadership and work with and influence technical team members
• Flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• A broad range of technical skills with a strong desire to constantly expand skillset
• Positive, self-motivated individual who can complete goals both independently and cooperatively
• Three tier application development and support
• Web application development and support
• Supporting integration of SaaS applications with business applications
• SNMP traps/notifications, Syslog, event management platforms
• SNMP MIBs, WMI
• Database management with multiple platforms
• Software development experience
• Release management experience
• Windows system administration and scripting
• VMware ESX / vCenter
• Clustering & Load Balancing
• Operating System Build Automation
• Storage Area Networks
• Windows Server Update Server
• Linux rpm and yum
• Jira
• Remedy
• Sharepoint

Confidential, SPRINGFIELD, IL

SENIOR SYSTEMS AND STORAGE, SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT

Responsibilities:

• Provide Technical sales support to Sales Staff regarding customer configurations.
• Provide analytical support necessary to develop and implement solutions small to medium size projects or components of larger projects
• Provide analytical support necessary to develop and implement solutions for projects.
• Install, build and architect AIX, TSM, VMware and Storage solutions to meet customer performance needs.
• Document, design infrastructures for power systems and X-series and Storage customers.
• Manage Projects from design to implementation, customer turnover and customer training.
• Provide customer support and problem resolution, interface with Confidential on customers behalf.
• Teach customers in AIX, TSM, and Vmware.
• Design, Document and Implement Complete Disaster Recovery Solutions.
• Advanced AIX Skills
• Design, Implementation of Infrastructure projects.
• Providing infrastructure solutions and setup in datacenter environments with best practices.
• AIX Administration (AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 and AIX 7.1)
• Hardware Intallation, racking of Confidential servers
• LPAR and DLPAR configuration and Administrationon Confidential Power systems
• HACMP cluster Installation, configuration, Trouble shooting
• VIO - Dual VIO setup . Installation, configuration & troubleshooting
• Expertise in creating and managing Dual Virtual I/O servers with SEA, MPIO and LNK aggregation
• HMC management. Installation, adding frames to HMC, managing HMC
• GUI/command line, patching . LAPR management /DPLAR/CuOd/firmware upgrades
• Performance Management & Monitoring and OS Hardening in AIX
• Performing disaster recovery testing and implementing new project for DR setup
• Installation of patches and packages, Backup & mksysb
• Documentation and Training for projects
• Disk/Storage Management using LVM- AIX
• Migrating AIX 5.3 to AIX 6.1 or AIX 7.1 or ML, Service packs, APARs, and installing other third party software.
• Handling change management and problem management tickets and follow-up the issues.

Confidential, St. Louis MO

SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for people management activities including career planning/support, training, interviewing, hiring, rewarding, disciplining, and performance and salary reviews.
• Manage a team responsible for providing the day-to-day administration, maintenance, and/or support of all UNIX Systems
• Ensure that service targets are met, and that department policies, and procedures are followed
• Coordination of diverse resources to resolve cross-tier, cross-discipline problems; determine and eliminate their root causes, and document these processes and their results
• Implement task automation and process improvements; recommends enhancements that result in increased quality and efficiencies
• Develop, deliver, and exceed all performance targets
• Communicate and coordinate major changes with other departments
• Coordinate initiatives and drive teams to meet commitments based on the plan.
• Provides management of the project team by providing central leadership and coordination of all engaged functional groups.
• Develops, plans and manages implementation of activities for multiple, moderately complex projects for both external and internal customers.
• Manages project risks, issues and escalations by identifying and applying mitigation strategies to project plan and technical strategy to ensure overall project success.
• Lead teams in establishing and following effective processes to manage planning, development and deployment.
• Establish project milestones/deliverables and work with key stakeholders to ensure the milestones are clearly defined and agreed to.
• Responsible for budget and expense control for project. Accountable for timely project completion and delivery.
• Obtain/Input all necessary data for tracking, planning and project evaluation.
• Resolve conflicts and lead the team to ensure roadblocks and open issues are removed.
• Foresee risks and dependencies and manage them proactively.
• Analyze risk and report problems and delays in meeting commitments.
• Provide Technical sales support to Sales Staff regarding customer configurations.
• Provide analytical support necessary to develop and implement solutions small to medium size projects or components of larger projects
• Design and plan implementation schedules to meet customers planned rollout dates and deadlines.
• Install, build and architect AIX, TSM, VMware and Storage solutions to meet customer performance needs.
• Document, design infrastructures for power systems and X-series and Storage customers.
• Manage Projects from design to implementation, customer turnover and customer training.
• Provide customer support and problem resolution, interface with Confidential on customers behalf.
• Teach customers in AIX, TSM, and Vmware.
• Create and administer yearly operational and capital budgets for IT resources.
• Design, Document and Implement Complete Disaster Recovery Solutions.
• Advanced AIX Skills
• Design, Implementation of Infrastructure projects.
• Providing infrastructure solutions and setup in datacenter environments with best practices.
• AIX Administration (AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1)
• Hardware Intallation, racking of Confidential servers
• LPAR and DLPAR configuration and Administrationon Confidential Power systems
• HACMP cluster Installation, configuration, Trouble shooting
• VIO - Dual VIO setup . Installation, configuration & troubleshooting
• Expertise in creating and managing Dual Virtual I/O servers with SEA, MPIO and LNK aggregation
• HMC management. Installation, adding frames to HMC, managing HMC
• GUI/command line, patching . LAPR management /DPLAR/CuOd/firmware upgrades
• Performance Management & Monitoring and OS Hardening in AIX
• Performing disaster recovery testing and implementing new project for DR setup
• Installation of patches and packages, Backup & mksysb
• Documentation and Training for projects
• Disk/Storage Management using LVM- AIX
• Migrating AIX 5.3 to AIX 6.1 or ML, Service packs, APARs, and installing other third party software.
• Handling change management and problem management tickets and follow-up the issues.

Confidential

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• System Design and Planning for McDonnell Douglas support contract.
• Planning and design of new systems as well as performance tuning and installation and migration and administration support.
• Provide level 2 support for Helpdesk tickets and provide input on change control tickets for ongoing support.
• Manage Project Implementation from design to implementation, customer turnover and customer training.
• Provide customer support and problem resolution, interface with Confidential on customers behalf.

Confidential

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• System Administrator for 80 HPUX servers in 80 Branch Offices.
• WAN/LAN Manager for Frame relay network with 80 locations.

Confidential, Wentzville, MO

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• AIX Administrator for 4 Confidential 550 RISC servers running HACMP 4 node cluster that served at interface to Confidential Mainframe.
• Responsible for all terminals and printers on plant floor and 50 printers in the computer room for document delivery to assembly line operators.
• Managed Interface software for data transfer between mainframe and plant floor devices.
• Interface with Confidential department managers to map out data points to be pulled from mainframe.
• Programming in C to create custom reports.

Confidential

MIS Manager

Responsibilities:

• System Administrator for Novell Netware.
• Database/Program Administrator for Navy Job Placement Program.
• Instructor in PC Skills for people leaving the Navy.
• Supervisor for a staff of seven employees.
• Do annual employee evaluations with goal setting for improved cross training and measurable performance improvement.
• Create and administer yearly operational and capital budgets for IT resources.

Confidential, Newport, RI

Division leader/DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Supervisor for a staff of twelve employees.
• Do annual employee evaluations with goal setting for improved cross training and measurable performance improvement.
• Responsible for database administration and preparation of various computer based Naval War Games.
• Coordinate with game designers to populated war games with logistics planes, ships, ordinance and various other data.