SUMMARY:

• Works independently and successfully in unsupervised work environments and makes sound business decisions consistently without supervisors' guidance. I can clearly articulate status to upper management, participate in customer conference calls and have the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously under tight but achievable deadlines
• First to Final level of escalation for help desk tickets and accountable for SLA ownership and execution.
• Proactively reviewed logs, reports, and other data to spot trends and suggest proactive and reactive responses.
• Communicated data security concerns to upper management.
• Over Twenty (18 AIX SA) years of diverse experience in IT with Unix Systems Administration, Service Engineering, Implementation and Troubleshooting of Confidential AIX running on TCP/IP based networks
• Experienced in Installing AIX new servers with NIM mksysb installation, migrating from AIX 4.3.3 to 5.3.12 to AIX 6.1.5 OS to AIX 7.1.4.
• Over sixteen years working HACMP (PowerHA) cluster topologies, design, implementation, build and troubleshooting. Migration and installing HACMP 5.1 to PowerHA 6.1 environments.
• Patching and upgrading all TL’s to the latest levels on all hardware systems, HMC, ucode and software security requirements.
• Configured, Planned, Built DLAR’s with PowerHA 6.1 loaded and tested failover using SAP run Oracle Data Base configuration across three P770’s and then Upgraded with a HMC V7Rel7.6 working Dual VIO’s to 2.2.4.
• Experienced in Network Installation Manager Operations, building servers with NIM, cloning servers, making backups through NIM, installing updating software using NIMADM.
• Red Hat 5.0, Took a CTU Course in Colorado. Experience limited to on - call.
• Experienced in making system backups and restore using TSM.
• Experienced in doing alternate disk installation using rootvg alt-disk-copy or mksysb backups.
• Created new users and groups.
• Conducted day-to-day system administration, including backup/recovery in EMC, Hitachi and TSM NetApp SAN environments.
• Experienced in NFS, sftp and scp.
• Experienced in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential P and SP AIX Operating system on RS/6000 and P series servers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential . Herndon, VA

AIX Engineer

• Full Administration of AIX 7.1.4 on 100 pSeries 5,6 servers running on a LAN with full setup of network services and protocols, ensuring the proper implementation of the TCP/IP routing, and network functionality.

Confidential

AIX Systems Administration / Principle Consultant

• Provided Second Level support for SA-1’s at a Remote Site Configuring V7Rel7.7 VIO’s, updated and HMC built and updated connecting P770 LPARs and VIOS DLPAR’s systems.
• Provided Second Level support for SA-1’s at a Remote Site by Supporting Migrating AIX 5.3 Stand Alone Servers to AIX 7.1 P770 LPARs and VIOS DLPARs.
• Provided Second Level support for SA-1’s at a Remote Site by providing AIX OS assistance related to P MMB Systems.
• Provided Second Level support for SA-1’s at a Remote Site by Supporting Patching and upgrading all TL’s to the latest levels on all hardware systems, HMC, ucode and software security requirements.
• Enterprise wide, System wide, NMON capturing and reporting performance issues.
• Proactively reviewing logs, reports, and other data to spot trends and provided suggestive proactive and reactive responses.

Confidential

AIX System Administrator

• VIOS support, Up Grading and troubleshooting major VIOS configuration problems.
• Knowledgeable in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential AIX Operating system for Pseries servers.
• Knowledgeable of HACMP cluster topologies, design, implementation, build and troubleshooting to HACMP 6.1.
• Working and operation of the P7 series DLPAR HMC Version7 connected software.

Confidential

AIX System Administrator

• Experienced in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential AIX 7.1/6.1 Operating system for P770 servers.
• Architected, Configured and Tested Confidential PowerHA 6.1 Systems (Built 42 DLPAR’s with PowerHA Systems, running 21 SAP operated Oracle Databases across Three 9117-MMB P770’s)
• Knowledgeable of HACMP cluster topologies, design, implementation, build and troubleshooting to HACMP 6.1.
• Developing, Configuring and Maintaining Confidential P770’s
• Working knowledge troubleshooting network issues and creating adapters.
• Networking to include working configuring to build on the HMC: Confidential DLPAR’s and from the VIOS command line SEA Adapter Technology.
• Working and operation of the P7 series HMC Version7 and connected software.
• Installation/Administration of UNIX (AIX) on pSeries servers running on a LAN with full setup of network services and protocols, ensuring the proper implementation of the TCP/IP routing, and network functionality.
• Configured, Planned, Built and Upgraded V7Rel7.7 HMC’s.
• Experienced in Network Installation Manager Operations, building servers with NIM, cloning servers, making backups through NIM, installing updating software using NIMADM.
• Knowledgeable in Installing AIX new servers with NIM installation, migrating AIX to 5.3 from 5.1, 5.2 versions through NIM installations. Upgrading by migration AIX 5.3 to AIX 6.1 OS.
• Worked with EMC as Storage using Powermt Commands

Confidential, South Carolina

AIX System Administrator

• Knowledgeable in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential AIX Operating system for over 200 Pseries servers.
• Knowledgeable of HACMP cluster topologies, design, implementation, build and troubleshooting to HACMP 5.5.
• The Working and operation of the P6 series DLPAR HMC Version 6 connected software.
• Installation/Administration of UNIX (AIX) on pSeries servers running on a LAN with full setup of network services and protocols, ensuring the proper implementation of the TCP/IP routing, and network functionality.
• Experienced in Network Installation Manager Operations, building servers with NIM, cloning servers, making backups through NIM, installing updating software using NIM.
• Knowledgeable in Installing AIX new servers with NIM pull installation, migrating AIX to 5.3 from 5.1, 5.2 versions through NIM pull/push installations. Upgrading by migration AIX 5.3 to AIX 6.1 OS.
• Experienced in installing new software, updating software on Pseries Servers using HACMP 6.1 and troubleshooting installation problems.
• Experience in making system backups using TSM.
• Well versed in doing alternate disk installation using rootvg cloning or mksysb cloning.

Confidential

Employee: AIX System Administrator

• Knowledgeable in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential AIX Operating system for Pseries servers.
• Knowledgeable of HACMP cluster topologies, design, implementation, build and troubleshooting to HACMP 5.3.
• The Working and operation of the P5 series LPAR HMC Version 5 connected software.
• Installation/Administration of UNIX (AIX) on pSeries servers running on a LAN with full setup of network services and protocols, ensuring the proper implementation of the TCP/IP routing, and network functionality.
• Experienced in Network Installation Manager Operations, building servers with NIM, cloning servers, making backups through NIM, installing updating software using NIM.
• Knowledgeable in Installing AIX new servers with NIM installation, migrating AIX to 5.3 from 5.1, 5.2 versions through NIM installations
• Experience in making system restoring and backups using TSM.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

AIX System Administrator

• Knowledgeable in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential AIX Operating system for over 400 Pseries servers.
• Knowledgeable of HACMP cluster topologies, design, implementation, build and troubleshooting to HACMP 5.3.
• Working knowledge troubleshooting network issues and creating adapters.
• Architected, Configured and Tested Confidential PowerHA 5.2 Systems Networking to include working configuring to build from the HMC.
• Installation/Administration of UNIX (AIX) on pSeries servers running on a LAN with full setup of network services and protocols, ensuring the proper implementation of the TCP/IP routing, and network functionality.
• Configured, Planned and Upgraded V5 HMC’s.

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

AIX System Administrator

• Knowledgeable in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential AIX Operating system for over 400 pSeries servers.
• Installation/Administration of UNIX (AIX) on pSeries servers running on a LAN with full setup of network services and protocols, ensuring the proper implementation of the TCP/IP routing, and network functionality.
• HACMP cluster topologies, design, implementation, build and troubleshooting to HACMP 5.2.
• Experienced in Network Installation Manager Operations, building servers with NIM, cloning servers, making backups through NIM, installing updating software using NIM.
• Experience in making system backups and restoring using TSM.
• Well versed in doing alternate disk installation using rootvg cloning or mksysb cloning.
• High knowledge in LVM volume group management.

Confidential . Temple Terrance, FL

AIX System Administrator

• Knowledgeable in installation, configuration, backup, recovery and upgrades of the Confidential SP AIX Operating system for RS/6000 servers.
• Experienced in Network Installation Manager Operations, building servers with NIM, making backups through NIM, installing updating software using NIM.
• Knowledgeable in Installing AIX new servers with NIM installation, migrating AIX to 5.1 from 4.3.3 versions through NIM and DVD installations