SUMMARY:

• Cloud / Automation/ Linux Expert
• Infrastructure Architecture + DevOPS
• 15+ years professional experience in IT

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Cloud Architecture - Amazon AWS, VPC Design, EC2, IaaS
• Automation - Puppet, SaltStack, Chef, Ansible
• Infrastructure Automation - CloudFormation, Terraform
• AWS Cost Optimization - Right-sized Infrastructure, AutoScaling, process optimization, workload tuning
• Scripting - BASH, Ruby/Python, Perl, PowerShell
• Linux/Unix Architecture - Redhat, CentOS, AIX, Ubuntu
• Windows Architecture - AD, Exchange, Group Policy
• DevOps Agile Methodologies - CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
• Virtualization - VMWare vSphere, ESX, KVM, VirtualBox
• Networking - VPNs, DNS, Load balancers, CDNs, Firewalls
• Storage Administration - SAN, LVM, RAID, Enterprise Tape Libraries, NAS
• Web Applications - LAMP stacks, SaaS, SOA, Microservices Architectures
• Identity Management - AWS IAM, IPA, LDAP, Active Directory
• Java Application Servers - JBoss, Apache Tomcat
• Database Architecture - Amazon Aurora, RDS, MongoDB (NoSQL), RDBMS, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, DB2
• Backup Administration (TSM, Veritas Backup Exec, mksysb)
• Security - OS Hardening, SELinux, SSH, IPtables, Certificates
• Data Security - Encryption-in-Transit, VPNs, IPSec, SSL, Data-at-rest Encryption
• Communication with Non-technical and Business users
• Performance Tuning - Linux Kernel, sysctl, Workloads on AWS
• Systems Reporting, Monitoring - CloudWatch, Nagios, Nmon, vmstat, iostat, Ganglia, NetI\
• Amazon AWS
• Linux (Various Distros)
• Apache / Nginx
• CloudWatch Nagios
• Puppet / Chef
• JIRA
• Confluence
• GIT, Github
• CloudFormation
• Windows Server
• AWS Lambda
• JBoss / Tomcat
• MongoDB
• Microsoft Exchange
• NMON for AIX/Linux
• Oracle
• HP RUM, BAC
• Layer7 SOA Mediation
• VMWare vSphere, ESXi
• HipChat, Slack
• RabbitMQ
• PERL, KSH, BASH
• PowerShell
• Python, Ruby
• SNMP
• LDAP
• MIT Kerberos
• iSCSI
• MQTT
• SMTP, POP, IMAP
• TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP
• VPN IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
• DNS (BIND), Route53, DHCP
• JSON
• HTML, Javascript
• FTP, Telnet, SSH
• MIPS Assembly
• HTTP/HTTPS
• Jinja2
• YML
• DFS (Distrib. File System)
• NFS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Lakewood, NJ

Senior AWS Devops Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Solved AWS Scaling Problems for fast growing Software Company
• Managed AWS Environment end to end; 6 VPCs across 3 accounts.
• Resolved EBS storage performance bottlenecks for HTML5 Render Farms in EC2.
• Established Scalable EC2 SMTP Postfix Gateways enhancing delivery of email to customers.
• Created Custom CloudWatch Metrics, Dashboards and Alarms in Cloudwatch.
• Implemented New Relic APM and NewRelic Infrastructure Monitoring/Alarns
• Produced Project Plans, Architectural Diagrams, and Documentation for Solutions
• Decreased AWS Operating Costs

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created one-click AWS deployments of multi-tier Enterprise Applications complete with Full automation Auto-Scaling (ASGs, ELBS, CloudFormation, SNS), Automated Patching (CodeDeploy), and Automated Monitoring (CloudWatch, Sumologic).
• Developed Automation Code, CloudFormation, Code Deploy, Salt Stack
• Advised application team managers worldwide how to prepare, certify, and migrate their applications to AWS.
• Mentored Operations Engineers and Application developers
• Produced Project Plans, Architectural Diagrams, and Documentation for Solutions
• Followed strict Agile Scrum development process.

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Migrated Business Critical Applications to AWS Cloud.
• Designed and created all AWS Cloud Architecture in Multi-Region VPC (w/ VPC Peering), EC2, Security Groups, S3 Buckets, VPNs, Subnets, Network ACLs, etc
• Heavy Linux Administration and Ruby/Python Scripting
• Develop, tested, documented, and implemented Security Policies for AWS Cloud.
• Deployed Redis, Nagios, Puppet, Nginx, Apache Tomcat and others
• Migrated MySQL and MySQL Apps to Amazon RDS (Multi-AZ) and EC2
• Deployed MongoDB (NoSQL) Replica Sets, Sharded Clusters.
• Worked with lead developers and verified Scalability and Failover for AWS Cloud Environment
• Deployed Grails/Java-based programmatic AWS billing and usage dashboard

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

Lead Linux Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deployed and managed Linux (RedHat & SUSE) in a virtualized enterprise environment in various platforms, Intel X86, VMWare, IBM POWER, and IBM Mainframe zLinux.
• Puppet automation of RHEL Linux VM templates to dedicated 10-node ESX cluster for Linux environment.
• Implemented Highly Available LDAP-based Identity Management for Linux Environment, worked with Application Owners to Migrate local accounts to LDAP.
• Apache Web server Administration - Multiple vHosts running LAMP stack application.
• Deployed and Managed Multi-Platform Enterprise Applications - Oracle 11g Clusters, HP BAC/BSM and HP Real User Monitor (RUM) for SOA Mediation & Governance.
• Unix Shell Scripting - KSH, PERL, BASH.
• Implemented and Managed Layer7 SOA XML Gateways (Custom Redhat on baremetal or VM) – over 10 Environments

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

AIX Systems Administrator – Unix Performance SME

Responsibilities:

• Systems Performance Monitoring and Alerts - NetIQ, NMON, VMSTAT, for IBM AIX LPARS, Linux (RedHat, SUSE).
• Worked Closely with application developers, DBAs, and Managers for quick problem resolution.
• Problem Determination, Root Cause Analysis
• Created Performance Dashboards, Conducted Meetings, and Provided Trending Data. Calculated Exact Application Consumption for charge-backs and show-backs.
• Capacity Planning, Hardware Recommendations
• Heavy Scripting to integrate Middleware Apps with Nagios/NetIQ monitoring environment. Applications like Websphere Application Server and MQ, TIBCO iProcess and Business Works, Informatica Data Warehousing.
• Established a ITIL Compliant IT Service Catalog for Linux/AIX team.

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

Storage Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Day to day backup administration - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) environment on AIX, Linux, and 2500+ Windows Servers.
• TSM Automation with KSH Shell Scripts to automate various tasks for TSM, IBM Tape Libraries.
• Established a ITIL Compliant IT Service Catalog for Linux/AIX team.
• Middleware Application monitoring, Integrated NetIQ with IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere MQ.
• Managed Layer7 SOA XML Gateways (Linux)

Confidential, Collegedale, TN

Network Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Deployed and managed Windows 2003 servers and Linux (Redhat) servers.
• Deployed and managed networking equipment; Layer3 switches, wireless access points, thin-clients, also network-enabled printers, copiers, and UPS power systems.
• Built and deployed 60 embedded Linux appliances for use as network aware card readers, Power over Ethernet (PoE).
• Tested and implemented Active Directory polices.
• Researched networking equipment and technologies. Built Proof-of-Concept models for management.
• Responsible for network equipment purchases and predicted growth.
• Migrated SMTP servers from Sendmail to Highly available Exchange 2003 Environment
• Deployed Cat5 Ethernet and multimode fiber optical cabling.
• On call 24/6 for network or server infrastructure.
• End-user support.
• Website development and maintenance.