OBJECTIVE:

I am searching for a position which will challenge my skills and creativity. I am looking for the right opportunity for me, not just to fill a spot in another organization.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

I am a widely experienced Senior level professional with proven success in Pre - Sales Solution Architecture, Systems Engineering/Administration and Support, Implementations and Integrations, and Management. If your company is looking for top notch professionals who can talk the talk and walk the walk, look no further. I accept the challenges that others may fear, and drive success through innovation and forward thinking.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• IBM AIX (3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1)
• Confidential -UX (10.20, 11iv1, 11iv2, 11iv3)
• Sun SOLARIS (SunOS 4.1.x, Solaris 2.x, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 5, 6)
• VMware (vSphere 5 and 6)
• IBM Advanced Power Virtualization (PowerVM)
• Logical Partitioning (LPAR and DLPAR)-IBM pSeries, Power5, Power6, and Power 7 servers
• Confidential -UX Virtualization (nPAR, vPAR)
• Solaris Virtualization(LDOMs, Containers)
• IBM HACMP (PowerHA)
• Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
• Nutanix ( Nutanix Platform Sales Engineer (NPSE), Nutanix Platform Professional 4.5)
• SimpliVity
• Solid knowledge of Cloud computing fundamentals, and “as a Service” offerings
• IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service
• SaaS - Software as a Service
• PaaS - Platform as a Service
• IBM Trusteer APEX
• IBM QRadar
• Palo Alto Networks
• Vmware Airwatch
• Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE 9.5)
• EMC (Legato) Networker
• Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
• Confidential Omniback/Data Protector
• Symantec (Veritas) Netbackup
• Apache Web Server Installation and configuration
• Websphere Application Server Installation and configuration, clustering
• Websphere MQ Series Installation and configuration, clustering
• Storage Area Networking (SAN)
• Storage - EMC, Confidential, IBM
• Veritas Foundation Suite (File System, Volume Manager)
• Cloud Technologies
• Apprenda (PaaS)
• IBM AIX Network Installation Manager (NIM)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Solution Architect

Confidential, Boca Raton, FL

Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-sales Solution Architect functions in support of Champion Account Managers.
• Perform evaluation of customer infrastructure and recommend technology solutions for business problems.
• Specialties are Cloud solutions, Virtualization, Storage, and Security.
• Also perform Professional Services on AIX and LINUX platforms as needed.
• Team lead for Assessment Practice.

Vice President/Infrastructure Lead

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• I took on the role of Service Delivery Manager in the Mortgage Banking organization in September 2014 at management suggestion to fill an organizational deficiency.
• My responsibilities include assurance of quality of services delivered to our internal customers by internal service providers, track changes and trouble tickets within the environment for trends to eliminate recurring issues, providing approvals for changes to the environment, and acting as the SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the architecture and applications within the environment.
• I was transitioned to Lead Solution Engineer position in the Confidential organization June 2014 as part of internal LOB reorganization.
• My responsibilities include working with internal customers to develop solutions based on business and application requirements, and working as a liaison between our LOB customers, LOB specific infrastructure teams, and the Global Technology Infrastructure teams.
• I moved over to Firm-wide Technology Services Data Management team as Lead UNIX Administrator in June 2013.
• My responsibilities include leading AIX and Linux projects from design to build completion, providing support for existing production environments, and mentoring junior staff members.
• I re-joined Chase in November 2012 as Lead Solution Engineer in Retail Technology Services.
• My responsibilities included working with internal customers to develop solutions based on business and application requirements, and working as a liaison between our LOB customers, LOB specific infrastructure teams, and the Global Technology Infrastructure teams.

Solution Architect

Confidential, Boca Raton, FL

Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-sales Solution Architect functions in support of Champion Account Managers throughout Florida.
• Perform evaluation of customer infrastructure and recommend solutions for business problems.
• Specialties are Cloud, Virtualization, Storage, and Security. Also perform Professional Services on AIX and LINUX platforms as needed.
• Left Champion when my wife and I moved back to Ohio for family reasons as they did not have openings in Ohio at that time.

Solution Architect

Confidential, Mason, OH

Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-sales Solution Architect functions in support of Confidential and Partner Sales Representatives.
• Perform evaluation of customer infrastructure and recommend solutions for business problems, primarily for large enterprise customers.
• Confidential was downsizing their Confidential organization, so I left Confidential to join Champion.

Solaris Virtualization Architect

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• My responsibilities included working on configuration analysis, standards upgrade, best practices review of the Solaris Virtual Server infrastructure, and provided Level 3 support for LOB Production Support and Implementation teams.
• I also prepared roadmaps for the Solaris Virtual environment, evaluated new products and performed Proofs of concept.

Senior UNIX and Storage Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• My responsibilities were all aspects of the UNIX server and Storage environment, including being the lead for development of Build Standards within the Commercial Systems area, which encompassed Redhat Linux and Solaris, both standalone and virtualized environments
• Lead Storage Administrator with responsibilities for the IBM Storage (DS4700, DS8300, SAN Volume Controller) and Cisco MDS 9513 switches.
• I also provided Level 3 support for Commercial Systems environment.

Senior AIX Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• My responsibilities including working on the integration of acquired companys AIX build into Confidential Build Delivery Methodology.
• I also provided Level 3 support for LOB specific Production Support and Implementation teams.

Senior UNIX Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Duties include development of AIX Standards; development of AIX 5.3 and 6.1 standard build for AIX Engineering team.
• Development of custom user interface for distribution of standard build, including NIM Server implementation and support.
• Installation and configuration of Websphere Application Server and Websphere MQ Series, and Apache Web server installation and configuration.
• Development of Confidential -UX Standards; development of Confidential -UX standard build for Confidential -UX Build Engineering team, including Ignite-UX server implementation and configuration for rapid build deployment. Provided build support for Solaris environment, including standalone and virtualized environments.
• Also provide Level 3 support for LOB Production Support and Implementation teams.

Senior AIX Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Duties include development of AIX Standards; development of AIX 6.1 standard build for AIX Engineering team.
• Developed custom user interface for distribution of standard build.
• Redesigned VIO configuration of Engineering lab environment for high availability.
• Also provide Level 3 support for LOB Production Support and Implementation teams.

Senior Consultant/Business Engagement Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Recruited to Confidential by my former director at Confidential to assist in the building and positioning of Confidential as a premiere services partner for IT industry vendors.
• Position includes management of consulting team, Solution Architecture (solution design), project management, and management of internal Technology resources ( Confidential production systems and lab environment).
• I managed 6 consultants in addition to performing billable activities for customers and partners.
• My billable activities encompasses AIX (5.x), Confidential -UX (10.20, 11i), and Solaris (8, 9, and 10) installation and support, Storage architecture, Enterprise Backup Assessments, and Clustering (Sun Cluster, HACMP).

VP/Infrastructure Senior Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• While at Confidential, I managed 3 diverse teams consisting of Design Engineers (System Architects), UNIX (AIX) System Administrators, and Database Administrators.
• My team was 23 at one point, but was down to 16 direct reports when I left Confidential .
• My teams were hybrid teams in the organization, providing a combination of Plan/Build/Run functions for the largest Line Of Business (LOB) in the company.
• My teams actively participated in 40 concurrent projects.
• As manager of the team, I was also responsible for keeping current on technologies in use in the firm and emerging technologies.
• I also served on the Retail Architecture Board.

Senior AIX Consultant

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Duties include development of AIX Standards; development of AIX merged build for combined companies.
• Converted to employee in April 2005 at Confidential to manage Design Engineering team, and AIX Data Warehouse team.
• Also provide Level 3 support for LOB Production Support and Implementation teams.

Senior AIX Consultant

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Responsibilities:

• Pre-sales Systems Engineering, and post-sales consulting.
• I worked with customers to determine their systems and consulting needs, then performed implementations as per SOW.

Senior/Lead UNIX Administrator

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include HACMP implementation for Confidential ; Implementation of RS/6000 pSeries servers including 650, 670, and 690 Regatta class servers
• Infrastructure planning for new equipment.
• Also served as Enterprise Monitoring Evaluation lead; Enterprise Scheduling Lead.
• Duties also include project management, personnel workload management and mentoring, and standards development for the UNIX environment.