EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• I possess excellent interpersonal skills and experience providing technical support and interaction with a diverse variety of staff and customers who possess various levels of skills, technical expertise, and needs. I understand the needs of users, and have a demonstrated ability to translate user and network design requirements into workable solutions by playing a leading role in expanding the functionality of systems and networks, from design and configuration management, through rollouts and support.
• I have over 19 years experience in Linux (LAMP), UNIX, Windows, Mac, web, internet, and network projects, and more than five years with VMware and Cloud technologies, including developing and integrating tactical and strategic IT systems implementations, migrations, upgrades, virtualizations, & replications through design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and final user acceptance.
• With a specialty in system upgrades, integrations, disaster recovery planning, and migrations to new hardware and platforms, including virtualizations and replications, I am experienced at designing, building, and supporting Enterprise - level LAMP, UNIX, and Windows servers in highly virtualized environments utilizing various storage technologies. I am an expert at Incident Triage and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and always have an eye on application performance optimization
• I am the strongest advocate for continuous system security remediation.
• I have the ability to view the 'big picture' in a given situation, and can apply these skills and experience to any project.
• The Job Role certifications I earned included cross-discipline and cross-industry related certifications such as: Financial Analyst, HR Manager, Information Security Administrator, IT Business Analyst, IT Manager, Manager/Supervisor, Project Manager, Software Quality Analyst, Software Tester, Systems Architect, Technical Trainer (IT), & Telecommunications Specialist.
• Skilled at developing replications and virtualization, using software repository technologies such as Chef, Puppet, GIT, Kickstart, cloud ( AWS) and similar deployment tools
• Web site Content Management Systems, and web and application servers such as Apache Web Server, Apache Tomcat, and WebSphere
• Software skills include certified skills using Internet, Networking, Office, Graphics, Web Admin, replication, and Development applications & they range from A+ to XML, including CPAN, Yum package management, and software repository design and migration, and HW & SW Management Tools, such as XCAT and IBM Hardware Management Console, and don’t stop until I’ve included writing ad hoc scripts to perform system tasks in PERL, PHP, and bash

SKILLS INVENTORY:

• Linux
• RedHat 6.0 - 9.0 (LAMP)
• RedHat Ent. Linux (RHEL) 2.1 - 7.3 (LAMP)
• Fedora 1 - 21 (LAMP)
• CentOS 1-7.0 (LAMP)
• SuSe, SLES, & OEL (LAMP)
• Debian & Ubuntu (LAMP)
• Slackware
• Caldera
• GNU
• XP Professional
• Vista
• Windows 7 and 8
• NT4 Server
• Back Office Server
• NT4 Enterprise Server
• Windows 2000 Enterprise Server
• Microsoft 2003 and 2008 Server
• Microsoft Active Directory 2003
• SCO OpenServer
• HP-UX
• AIX
• Solaris 8 - 10
• FreeBSD
• OpenBSD
• 7, 8, 9, and OS X & OS X Server
• HP, Compaq, Dell, IBM, Power, UNISYS, NCR, Sun Microsystems, 3Com, Intel, LinkSys, Cisco, & others
• MS-SQL, MySQL, MariaDB, PostGreSQL, SQL (ANSI), & Oracle 7-10g flat-file and text DBM with PERL
• HW & SW Management Tools
• Business Requirements Analysis
• Business Process Analysis
• Capacity Planning & Management
• Disaster Planning & Recovery
• ITIL (Change & Incident mgmt.)
• Application & Server Load Testing
• N - tier Architecture
• User Access & Rights Management

RECENT EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Linux Administrator and VMWare Server Admin

Confidential, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsibilities:

• Architect, install, migrate, replicate, provide disaster recovery planning, and virtualize servers in heterogeneous data center environments with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, & 7 (LAMP), Solaris, and Ubuntu 10 - 16 (LAMP) operating systems, and SSO Authentication utilizing openldap 2.4x on state of the art hardware & attached storage using physical media, scripted network installs and updates and replication methods, while coordinating with development processes and agreed upon build plans, and configuration using Ansible
• Using the existing systems and hardware, develop replications and virtualization, using software repository and configuration technologies such as Satellite and Puppet, with virtualization utilizing VMware vSphere, NetApp and Tegile storage

Data Center Consultant

Confidential, Austin, Tx

Responsibilities:

• An Advanced Systems Engineer, Architect, Data Center Consultant, Web Analyst, Disaster Recovery Analyst, and Systems & Software Integrator
• Able to provide Internetworking, Storage, Web Enterprise, Cloud, Network, Wireless, and Systems support, as well as architect and engineer further development into the current and emerging technologies for Networked Architectures and Web Systems in a heterogeneous, but predominantly LAMP-based, Inter-Networking environment.
• Able to effectively communicate across all levels of the business including clients, possessing a proven and continuous record of execution, performance and advancement in career, and demonstrated ability in business process improvement, as well as certified skills in most of these areas of expertise.
• Specialized in engineering & supporting web hosting systems and applications at an enterprise level on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (LAMP), various Linux/UNIX OSes, Microsoft and Macintosh servers, including the migration of older server systems, services, databases, and applications to new hardware and virtual machines, including creating ad hoc scripts to perform system tasks in PERL, PHP, and bash.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Create crypto coin software to distribute
• Create virtualized hosts to distribute on GitHub to co-ops, including AWS and docker containers for launching miner hosts and crypto support instances
• Provide guidance and direction to team. Engineer infrastructure and the company's products and services to customers and prospects, as well as maintain the current in-house crypto-currency “mining” operations.
• Utilizing technologies such as VMware, cloud provisioning (AWS, Open Cloud, and Docker), and virtual private servers (VPS), we are creating new crypto currency mining pools to engage in crypto-currency mining and help support the growth of crypto currencies.
• In DevOps we are currently creating three new crypto currencies which are now in various developments stages.
• Maintain and support Linux Server (LAMP) installations in dedicated hardware, VPS, cloud instances, and virtual machines in VMware and Docker, utilizing Python & GIT to automate deployments
• Maintain and support web server environment, including maintaining and developing e-commerce Apache, php-based web site, mySQL databases, underlying software such as Nginx, memcached and cryptographic tools, including writing ad hoc scripts to perform system tasks in PHP and bash

Confidential, Sacramento, CA & Austin, TX

Owner & General Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided development and technical support for complex web server systems predominantly LAMP-based environment on a 24 x 7 basis.
• Performed systems support, including configuration management, troubleshooting, preventative and corrective maintenance, resource management, performance monitoring and enhancement, including writing ad hoc scripts to perform system tasks in PERL and bash.
• Ensured that computer systems and operating systems are compliant with established configuration guidelines; including the documentation of tasks and procedures that are implemented.
• Provided technical expertise in the planning, investigation, prototyping, testing, implementation, and operation phases for the integration of services, systems, and applications within a complex web environment.
• Updated systems integration and implementation documentation as designs, architectures, and plans evolve, including replication and virtualization of hosts.
• Participated in development and implementation of disaster recovery processes.
• Installed and maintained fixes, patches, and service pack releases for all applications and services.
• Scheduled, coordinated, and performed installations of software upgrades, changes, and configuration changes as a means of clearing an operating environment problem. Kickstart and SVN were utilized for automatic deployments

IT Support and Marketing Consultant

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and support Linux Server to provide support for e-Commerce LAMP-based web server and database server environment, including writing ad hoc scripts to perform system tasks in PHP and PERL
• Maintain and support web server environment, including maintaining and developing e-commerce Apache, php-based web site and related mySQL databases
• Maintain and support enterprise PC’s and laptop, as well as peripherals, mobile devices, and DNS and DHCP
• Provide guidance and direction to sales and marketing team. Engineer CRM application into existing company structure and supply them with communications media and advertising materials to effectively represent the company's products and services to customers and prospects

Business Analysis Specialist

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the processing and automation of scheduled business and financial tasks using Tivoli Work Scheduler within an insurance provider environment.

Linux Operating System Distribution Architect/Engineer

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Linux Distribution Engineering: Specifically, after the discovery of requirements, and determination of scope, produce Statement of Work and creation plan, as well as perform build-outs and delivery of OS on CD media as well as a PXE image
• Designed, engineered, replicated, & documented Linux operating system distribution software, including writing ad hoc scripts to perform system tasks in PHP, Python, and bash, to develop workarounds and solve conflicts of prerequisites by applying configuration management based on company policies and guidelines

RedHat Linux Systems Engineer & Server Subject Matter Expert

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Engineer server environment as it relates to the EMC storage, networking, disaster recovery planning, and application layers for new rapid recovery site for a financial services company, and provide supporting MS Word and Visio formatted documentation, including pricing and implementation milestones.
• Design provided included IBM Blade Centers and IBM xSeries server hardware, and was coordinated with the storage designer to use EMC w/ DMX4 & VMAX fiber-attached EMC storage and related replication and encryption technologies
• Site solution included considerations for all existing applications, as well as those planned for the next five years, and included the replication and virtualization of over half of the existing UNIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (LAMP), and Windows server host systems utilizing VMware ESX and fiber-attached EMC storage.
• Server section of the design solution and all deliverables provided in less than 60% of the time provided.