OBJECTIVE:

Translate Strategic IT midrange UNIX Platform Objectives into Real World Solutions

SUMMARY:

• SR Confidential P - Series Confidential Architect / Engineer, with Solid 15 years of hands on Senior-Level Confidential System Engineering, Architecture and Design Strategy, Infrastructure PM, Confidential P-SERIES Confidential UNIX Systems SUN & RHEL LINUX Systems Infrastructure, Strong focus on Disaster Recovery planning and testing, Backup and Recovery, TSM (Spectrum protect)Engineering and administration, Confidential BUR administration general storage systems and replication, copy services and Data de duplication to support high availability infrastructures.
• Extensive IT experience in large corporation datacenters.
• Skills focus on level 3-4 Server Build and Release Management for Confidential Unix O/S based servers with virtualization, Additional skills and hands on experience with Confidential (Spectrum Scale) Confidential I series (AS/400), Confidential X-Series, Confidential blade center(s)and X86 MS Windows Server solutions.
• Strong “hand on” Confidential (DS series)and Confidential storage (ESX,VMAX etc.), Confidential & Confidential storage replication, Disk copy and related SAN hardware experience.
• Senior Technical Leadership / Team - Project Lead over Confidential / UNIX Engineers Administrators, VARS and SP‘s.
• Confidential, SUN & RHEL LINUX Systems Infrastructure design, Infrastructure project Integration Coordination and Operations in the Enterprise Midrange space. Participate in Sr. Level Day to Day systems administration activities as required.
• In Depth “hands on” Knowledge and execution of Confidential Operating Systems Infrastructure BUR & DR initiatives with TSM, Netbackup and others using P-Series Hardware Platforms and associated Virtualization, Storage systems Hardware and High Availability that support enterprise-wide systems Unix mid range infrastructure. Disaster Recovery Planning and test execution. Use of replication / copy technologies for server migrations, Storage Migrations and BUR environments, Confidential Flashcopy, mirroring, Confidential SDRF/TIMEFINDER, ESX - VMAX Open Replicator and SRM (VMWARE) with Confidential recovery Point.
• Leads research and design efforts for Primarily
• Confidential P-Series Platforms, and Additionally support Confidential I series(AS/400), Confidential X-Series, Confidential blade center(s)and X86 Windows Server solutions. VMWARE with Strong Secondary RHEL skills. Prepares RFP, RFS and SOW with related documentation and presentation, Prepares Project plans, Preparation of Run documents and Cutover planning. Coordination of effort across LOB for application and Database logistics.
• Performs Hands-on PowerHA, PowerVM, Confidential UNIX O/S Engineering, Sr Confidential Administrative tasks, Confidential engineering, troubleshooting, Networking, Security, Middleware & Applications, Database - Oracle - DB2

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

Sr systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Fully Virtualized Environments (VIO npiv - vscsi, SEA and vlan), main focus is with Hands On Solutions Engineering for P-Series Hardware, responsible for day to day level III administration tasks, maintenance, TSM backup and proactive monitoring for Primary and Secondary DR site with DR replication using flash copy and SVC, primary storage is Confidential, Confidential and Confidential .
• Project Lead completion of Migration - decommission
• Of P-Series infrastructure to Linux x86 based hybrid cloud solutions - focus on decommission of Power HA and Confidential cluster storage, upgrade of remaining TSM (Spectrum protect) Servers and Confidential client versions in the P-Series - Confidential space.

Confidential, Atlanta, Ga

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Functional Role as Confidential P-Series Confidential systems engineer with "hands on role" for Transitional / Steady State Managed Services Offering.
• Recently completed evaluation and implementation of P-Series environment for maintenance and upgrade activities for Frames, managed systems - Firmware, Confidential O/S level TL for version 6.1 and Version 6.1 to Version 7 Confidential, PowerHA Sysmirror Fixpack, HMC and VIO SP's. assembly of system maintenance and upgrade plans
• And procedures. Management and participation in scheduled RFC
• Maintenance Change Windows to apply required maintenance and upgrades.

Confidential

SR. P-Series Confidential systems engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Confidential / Client to determine Storage Migration methodologies for use in Migration from HDS storage to Confidential storage VMAX ESX - with open replicator for Confidential P-Series with Confidential in a hot push open replicator configuration for Virtualized, dedicated, servers in the Mid range enterprise space, emphasis is on pre migration health checks. PowerVM server side tasksPowerHA requirements, ASM Oracle RAC disk mappings - considerations, Confidential filesystem and Confidential re organization tasks, Requirement focus on Confidential Open Replicator use, Server based Migrations where appropriate.
• HBA - Fabric, WWWN for NPIV, vscsi VIO.
• Ideas presented Via presentation and Documentation.
• Addressed TSM Pre Migration planning, testing and verification, Assembly of appropriate technical documentation for runbook and cutover.

Confidential

Series Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Fully Virtualized Clustered Environments, main focus is with Hands On Solutions Engineering for P-Series Hardware Refresh, New server builds Server & Storage Migration and maintenance / release compliance (upgrades) working toward Confidential O/S certification with application, DB’s, middleware LOB's for Confidential 5.3 to Confidential 6.1 - Confidential 7 O/S migration or Confidential 5.3 exception,, Confidential P-Series Confidential, SUN & RHEL LINUX Systems Infrastructure, TSM server Installation and VTL Upgrade.
• Leads S A’s and systems engineers to ensure solution, design delivery,, SRM (VMWARE) with Confidential recovery Point and others.
• Prepares of Statement of work and detailed project plans to ensure project delivery on time and on budget.
• Confidential tasks as assigned for daily operations support for Confidential in a new Confidential protectier VTL environment. reporting of all Online Real Time and Historical Data for the purpose of Work Flow and Production Analysis, System Statistical Analysis, Work In Progress, System Fault Detection/Correction
• Exception and Contingency Planning, Operations Planning and Management. Use of Confidential Unix, Shell, C, VI, AWK, PL/SQL SQL Scripting to support Administrative and Operational Functions.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Fully Virtualized Clustered Environments, main focus is with Hands On Solutions Engineering for P-Series Hardware Refresh, New server builds Server & Storage Migration and maintenance / release compliance (upgrades) working toward Confidential O/S certification with application, DB’s, middleware LOB's for Confidential 5.3 to Confidential 6.1 - Confidential 7 O/S migration or Confidential 5.3 exception
• Confidential P-Series Confidential, SUN & RHEL LINUX Systems Infrastructure
• TSM server Installation and VTL Upgrade.
• Leads S A’s and systems engineers to ensure solution, design delivery,, SRM (VMWARE) with Confidential recovery Point and others.
• Prepares of Statement of work and detailed project plans to ensure project delivery on time and on budget.
• Confidential tasks as assigned for daily operations support for Confidential in a new Confidential protectier VTL environment.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assignment entailed assisting a migration Team for a Major Beverage Bottler in the Atlanta Area.
• The work consisted of Server Builds (Virtualized), Data Migration
• Efforts on Confidential P-Series Platforms, Confidential storage Technologies to support hardware refresh and O/S Upgrades over Geographically Dispersed data centers.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Main duties entails assisting Sales Force to determine Scope and SOW with detailed Architectural project implementation plans for the P-Series Integration pieces as a member of a technical project team, from design through delivery.
• Provides Technical Project management as required. Leads Customer Teams with Integration work entailing Hands on Engineering tasks post sales to support Integration / Engineering of P-Series Confidential Hardware / Software with full Virtualization, PowerHA, SAN, Confidential, Rack - Stack capabilities as required.
• Strong Technical Avocation between vendors, end clients and LOB to ensure strategic objectives are translated to real world solutions.