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Technical Analyst, NJ
SUMMARY:
Detail - focused IT professional with more than 12 years of experience as Backup Administrator with extensive experience managing and implementing Netbackup application installations and upgrades on Microsoft Windows 2000, & Window NT 4.0, as well as UNIX & AIX environments.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Netbackup DataCenter (all versions up to v7x), Visio 2000, UNIX (Sun), Windows 2000, Novell Netware, Truchange, Autosys Job Manager, TSO (Time Sharing Option), FalconStor, EMC Data Domain
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, NJ
Technical Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and ensure Service Center Storage Backup tickets are acknowledged and resolved in a timely manner via Netbackup Data Center (versions 6.56, through 7.x).
- Ensured vendor specific tape libraries (SL8500 and 3584 Tape Libraries as well as Virtual Tape Libraries(VTLs)) continued to run at peek performance.
- Manage virtual storage devices via FalconStor and EMC Data Domain Storage Devices.
Confidential, Hicksville, NY
Tape Librarian/Jr. Operator
Responsibilities:
- Led vault ejects and preparation for multiple locations and ensured vault returns were entered into Sun/STK 9310 and Sun/STK SL8500 Libraries.
- Oversaw Data Entry for accounting groups and ran jobs via ESP Workstation. Submitted, released, held and forced job completion upon request via ESP WorkStation.
- Responsible for removal of all antiquated storage assets that may cause financial burden to the firm( pre, and post decommissioned - including and up to site removal), and report status to upper management weekly via weekly status meetings, excel spread sheets and Firm wide DB(reported on storage assets Internationally).
- Instrumental in the Bear Stearns Merger - Special project assigned to coordinating the backup infrastructure (Unix and Windows Master servers) over from BS to JPMC and worked with SAN/NAS and Backup teams to ensure a smooth transition.
- Instrumental in the USB (Backup portion) buy out, traveling to Canada on short notice to complete the Backup acquisition in a timely manner.
Confidential, NY & NJ
Backup Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Ensured several Line of Business LSMs (Library Storage Modules) had enough scratch tapes for nightly backups to complete successfully; modified eject scripts and worked with tape librarians. Confirmed all drives within those LSMs were up and operational.
- Restored customer requested data from backups.
- Installed and upgraded performance tune NetBackup application software on Master/Media servers on new and existing environments.
- Moved onto Level 3 backup support team, troubleshooting NB, only backup administrator to schedule and upgrade Physical Tape Libraries (IBM (3494, 3584), STK/SUN (L700, 9310, 8500, ACSLS ) Quantum P3000, P700) and documented process. Worked closely with all vendors and completed all IBM Library upgrades manually (remotely).
- Installed and upgraded Netbackup client (Microsoft Windows NT4.0 & Windows 2000, UNIX, & AIX ) servers with the latest Netbackup software.
- Worked with UNIX/NT System Administrators and DataBase Administrators to troubleshoot backup failures.
- Gathered pertinent backup data (for Tape) from US locations to compile a monthly billing report.
- Created Autosys Jil scripts for backup jobs; included monthly, daily, Weekly and special job scheduling.
- Utilized TSO to create implementation records for group changed control request to in corporate other groups to assist with Jil implementation.
Confidential, Somerset, NJ
Backup AdministratorResponsibilities:
- Maintained Change standards for current and incoming applications.
- Implemented graphs and charts into monthly reports and led change of software from Lotus Notes to Excel to effectuate monthly reports.
- Troubleshot and assisted with Confidential installations on newly created environments.
Confidential, Lake Success, NY
Backup AdministratorResponsibilities:
- Wrote program to produce necessary reports for data center use (as well as DR test) .
- Instrumental in developing method to shorten time to get expired tapes on the floor (scratch tapes)
- Supervised tape assembly and de-assembly at Disaster Recovery facilities.
- Led yearly maintenance of Confidential PC’s, utilized Autoscan software for daily tape usage, and trained the Confidential.