SUMMARY

• System Architect wif unique background in hardware, software, and system administration.
• Skilled in application development from pilot deployment to production upgrade.
• Experienced in all phases of the software development life cycle.
• I is looking for a position where I can make a difference wif my noledge and skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

FILE SYSTEMS: ext4, cifs, nfs3, nfs4, xfs.

NETWORK: Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Oracle Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6/7, Cumulus Linux 2.5. HYPERVISORS Vmware ESX, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: Bash shell, awk, sed, grep, Puppet DSL, ruby, Perl, git, gitlab, RSpec.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, TX

Linux Systems Adminstrator/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Automate VM deployment using Red Hat Cloudforms, Red Hat Satellite, and Puppet Enterprise.
• Convert existing scripts wif long run times to more efficient and more parallel designs minimize the impact of the scrips on daily operations.
• Architect and deploy Puppet infrastructure. Implement gitlab and gitlab - CI as source control and continuous integration infrastructure.
• Design and deploy OpenSCAP infrastructure via Puppet Enterprise and Red Hat Satellite to ensure reportable compliance wif audit controls.
• Linux Subject Matter Expert for audit team. Create Cumulus Linux Puppet rule set to ensure configuration of software controlled network proof of concept deployment.

Confidential, TX

Senior Linux/Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administer CentOS systems that form the POS system.
• Maintain and update DHCP and DNS configurations and DNS zones.
• Create and maintain scripts to automate backups from branch servers.
• Automate firewall rule updates to allow new branch servers access to existing servers. Assist helpdesk in troubleshooting problems wif branch servers and desktop systems.
• Provide information for planning future system architecture.
• SOFTWARE:Big Brother, subversion, Vcenter, Hyper-V, Icinga.
• FILE SYSTEMS: ext4, NTFS, cifs, NFS. NETWORK: Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet over T1.
• OPERATING SYSTEMS: CentOS 5 and 6, Fedora Core 18, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and 2012.
• HYPERVISORS: VMWare ESX, Hyper-V 2013 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: Bash shell, awk, sed, grep, PHP, Perl, C, C++.

Confidential, TX

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Six month contract as a Linux/Network administrator.
• Converted to employee after one month by Confidential .

Confidential, Arlington, TX

Tooling and Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Monitor Systems using Hyperic HQ. Develop custom plug-ins for Hyperic HQ to allow monitoring specialized monitoring of systems.
• Maintain and enhance customer self-service portal. Migrate existing organization’s users to new portal.
• Develop custom web reports for portal. Implement parallel login process for portal autantication that supports multiple backend autantication systems.
• Track software changes wif Subversion.
• Manage software builds wif Maven and Ant.
• Script deployment of Hyperic Agents for Windows and Unix deployments.
• Design customer portal pages using jQuery and Jquery UI wif custom graphs using HighCharts

Confidential, Sherman, TX

Linux System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Technical lead in Network Operations Center, lead a team of 3 customer support analysts.
• Subject Matter Expert on Linux and Unix systems. Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
• Maintain FTP and Apache servers for both residential and commercial web customers.
• Manage DNS zones for both internal and hosted websites.
• Integrated Emerald Management Suite wif Redback and Ascend Max systems to provide DSL and dial up provisioning.
• Automate email and ftp account creation based on Emerald service records.
• Configure and optimize Qmail environment wif SpamAssassin and ClamAV scanning to detect spam emails.
• Configure and monitor backups.
• Configure Cisco and AdTran to support point to point T1 connections.
• Manage OpenSSH and PGP keys to secure server communication.
• Track changes wif Subversion and CVS.

Confidential, Dearborn, MI

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Deployed eRoom to all Confidential and agency employees working at Confidential, wif an estimated cost savings to the company of $1.5 million/day at 6months post-deployment.
• Install, test, and administer eRoom Technology's eRoom collaboration system.
• Install and maintain Microsoft SQL Server 7 and SQL Server 2000 databases where eRoom stores data.
• Design, specify, and implement components to integrate eRoom into the existing Confidential Motor Company B2B infrastructure.
• Drive Confidential Motor Company enterprise requirements to eRoom vendor for inclusion in future versions.
• Establish tools and procedures for operational support of eRoom by Web Farm personnel.
• Mentor Web Farm personnel on how eRoom fits into Confidential Motor Company B2B infrastructure.
• Develop and enforce guidelines for third party and internal developers.
• Design, specify, and implement COM+ components to support eRoom access to autantication and directory services infrastructure.
• Developed and enforced guidelines for third party and internal developers. Performed code reviews wif all developers on team.
• Developed Perl scripts to workaround bugs in eRoom software.
• Design, specify, and implement COM+ components to support eRoom access to directory services infrastructure.
• Designed and implemented Visual C++ synchronous event handler to allow single sign on between Confidential 's infrastructure and eRoom.
• Customized eRoom ASP pages to Confidential 's look and feel.
• Developed Perl scripts for utility use in managing eRoom servers and collecting system statistics.
• Designed and implemented Perl scripts to synchronize LDAP directory wif eRoom's internal directory.
• Developed packaging system using InstallShield to deploy code customizations to eRoom servers.