PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Results - oriented and highly experienced Senior Information Technologies (IT) specialist with more than 20 years of IT leadership experience across the entire IT spectrum.
• Multiple-disciplined with demonstrated and proven skills in Systems Engineering and IT management, developing enterprise architectures, requirements development and traceability, analysis and verification/validation, systems design, integration and testing, systems administration, hardware and software specification, data center development, capacity management including bandwidth, QoS, CPU performance and storage capacity. DOD 8570 approved Security + certified with expert proficiency in network architecture design and network modeling using Cisco routers, switches and ASA firewalls, Juniper firewalls/Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), ShoreTel VoIP systems.
• Aerohive Wireless Access Points, Intrusion Detection/Prevention (IDS/IPS) devices, and networking protocols including TCP, UDP, DHCP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP, and MPLS.
• Performed systems administration of OpenVMS, UNIX (including Linux and AIX) and Microsoft Windows systems, Storage Area Networks (SANs) and software development using C, C++, C-Shell, Perl and Python.
• Highly proficient in the deployment of Virtualized Environments using VMware DRS, SRM, vSphere and vCenter Server Virtualization Management.

SKILLS SUMMARY:

CISCO Routers/Switches/Firewalls, Aerohive Wireless Access Points, ShoreTel VoIP systems Juniper firewalls/Virtual Private Network (VPN) devices, Shunra Network Virtualization Solutions

Symmetricom Timeservers

Dell Workstations and Servers, Dell PowerVault MD3000i and MD1000 Directed-Attached Storage (DAS) array, Dell EMC

NetApp FAS3200 SAN Systems

IBM p690, p590, p570, Blade Center, IBM Compatible Personal Computers and Servers, HP Proliant

Silicon Graphics Indigo2, 02, Octane, Origin 2000

SUN SPARCstation 20, Ultra 1, Ultra 5, Ultra 10, Blade

C, C++, Ada, Perl, C-Shell, Windows PowerShell, Python

Microsoft Windows (all versions), Windows Server 2003 and above, Active Directory Server and Microsoft Exchange Server

Microsoft Office Pro Software Suite. Project, Visual Studio, Visio

Cisco IOS, Juniper ScreenOS

VMware vSphere and vCenter

Solarwinds Family of Products

Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services

IBM AIX 5.1 and above, Red Hat Linux RHEL 2.1 and above Silicon Graphics IRIX 6.2 and above, HP-UX 10.0 and above, SUN Solaris 2.5 and above

MathWorks MATLAB

Digital OpenVMS VAX, OpenVMS Alpha, Ultrix, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, TRUSSVILLE, AL

Senior Information Technologies Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Serves as Senior IT Consultant and Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing IT leadership regarding infrastructure, storage, networking, virtualization and security for all small to large businesses infrastructures across various industries.
• Developed Enterprise Architectures and architectural diagrams for large organizations to ensure continuity of operations and to meet their future business needs.
• Performs installation, analysis, systems administration, and network administration of Red Hat Linux, Windows 7, Windows 2003, 2008, and 2012 Server systems on VMware Virtual Machines in large client server environments.
• Installs and manages VMware virtual machines using vSphere and vCenter on multiple HP Proliant servers with iSCSI attached Dell PowerVault DAS array.
• Configures and manages Active Directory Server and Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Assesses user accounts, upgrades, removes and configures network printing devices, directory structures, rights, network security and software on file servers.
• Performs capacity management to include bandwidth, QoS, CPU performance and storage capacity of our client’s Network and IT infrastructures to ensure that resources are right-sized to meet current and future business requirements in a cost-effective manner.
• Designs and deploys network and parameters to provide ISP connection multiple clients across Alabama.
• Provides installation and support for all network and data communication issues including private and internet circuits, routing protocols, MPLS, VPN connectivity, VOIP, WAN optimization, and wireless access points.
• Configures and manages virus protection, Cisco ASA 5505 Firewalls and IDS/IPS devices.
• Provides technical support for network and application oriented queries, maintaining network security and implementing new technologies.
• Configured wireless network connectivity for various facilities using Aerohive APs.
• Experience in L3 switching and routing to provide end-to-end network connectivity.
• Configured and administered Cisco SSL VPN Server. Established VPN connectivity between different remote sites and the client central offices, setup remote portal access for the users to file systems, software and servers through SSL VPN technology.
• Maintains and troubleshoots ShoreTel PBX phone systems.

Confidential, HUNTSVILLE, AL

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Senior Programmer Analyst in support of Objective Stimulation Framework (OSF) program at Confidential (TBE). OSF is MDA’s flexible M&S Architecture and is configurable to support all Stakeholder Applications to include Ground Test, Performance Assessment, Exercises, War Games, Training, Element Integration, and Concept Analysis.
• Developed data reduction and data reporting software using C++ and the QT UI Framework on Red Hat Linux systems.
• Assisted with Red Hat Linux and VMware systems administration activities.

Confidential, HUNTSVILLE, AL

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Senior Systems Engineer for the Sensors Integrated Product Team (IPT), a part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program.
• Leads a team of 6 members in the operations, maintenance and analysis of UEWR and CDU Radar simulations within the System Test Labs (STLs) at the Advanced Research Center (ARC).
• Utilized MATLAB-based tools to perform analysis of UEWR and CDU test execution data.
• Performs software development and testing using C, C-Shell, Perl and Python, systems analysis, and systems administration for the UEWR and CDU systems.

Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Senior Systems Engineer for the Single Stimulation Framework (SSF) Hardware Design Team within the Test & Evaluation (T&E), and Hardware Groups, a part of National Team Program.
• Performed SSF hardware specification, installation and integration, IBM AIX and Red Hat Linux systems administration, and installation/management of Cisco network routers, switches and firewalls.
• Installed, integrated and tested systems within the System Test Labs (STLs) and at remote Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) and Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) sites.
• Integrated the SSF hardware with other GMD and BMDS program elements, supported system level tests and support Software Integration and Test (SWIT) activities.

Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead Systems Engineer for the Embedded Test (ET) System Design and Administration Team within the Hardware Development, Integration and Deployment Group, a part of the T&E function of the GMD Program.
• Performed ET hardware specification, procurement, installation and integration, IBM AIX and Microsoft Windows systems administration, and installation/management of Cisco network routers, switches and firewalls.
• Led the team in performing the design of systems, network and firewall installations, virtualization, integrating systems within the STLs and at remote GMD sites, system troubleshooting, and integrating ET hardware with other GMD program elements.
• Configures and manages virus protection, Cisco ASA 5505 Firewalls and IDS/IPS devices.
• Provides technical support for network and application oriented queries, maintaining network security and implementing new technologies.
• Performs installation, analysis, systems administration, and network administration of Red Hat Linux, Windows 7, Windows server systems
• Performed the specification, procurement, deployment, configuration, installation and integration of all ET systems within the GMD System Trainer (GST) labs..
• Provided test planning, integration, and execution support for GMD flight and ground tests at GMD sites.
• Performed ET hardware and software installations at all GMD sites..
• Functioned as the systems and network administrator in support of the Information Assurance (IA) Controls Validation Testing (CVT) at GMD sites by preparing the systems for Retina scans, Nessus scans, Gold Disk scans, security compliance checking and penetration testing
• Performed security scans of ET Development systems using the Gold Disk and implemented the Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) on all systems.

Confidential, HUNTSVILLE, AL

Senior Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Senior Systems Design Engineer/Lead Software Integrator for the ET Hardware Development Team.
• Performed network installation, configuration and checkout, installation, benchmarking and troubleshooting of ET software in the STLs and at remote GMD sites, and integrated the ET software with other GMD program elements.
• Coordinated with and conducted system integration activities with other GMD groups and contractors prior to Sub-System Checkout (SSCO), System Integration Checkout (SICO) and Distributed Ground Test (DGT) test events
• Developed element-level software integration processes and procedures.

Senior Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed requirements definition and analysis using IBM Rational Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements (DOORS), systems integration and regression test planning, documentation development, briefing of technical plans and progress to my superiors and the government customer, and participated in technical interchange meetings (TIMs) with the government and contractor personnel.
• Developed of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to integrate new capabilities into the MDSE system.

Senior Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead Systems Engineer for the BMDS Arrow MDSE program.
• Developed new system level requirements, developed ECPs for incorporating new capabilities into the Arrow MDSE system and presented these proposals to the government.
• Performed onsite integration and testing of the Arrow MDSE system at the JNIC, the NSWCDD, and with the Patriot system in Israel.

Confidential, HUNTSVILLE, AL

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed analysis of the C++ embedded real-time application code and making recommendations for alternative algorithms and real-time operating systems.
• Developed and implemented the software quality assurance (SQA) plan based upon ISO 9000 guidelines and the software testing procedures for the Receiver Processor Chain (RPC) Enhanced for Multiple Engagements (REME) system, a high-fidelity simulation of a foreign air defense radar system.
• Implemented a configuration management scheme, IV&V Test Procedures, Acceptance Test Plans, and directed the software testing efforts.
• Led efforts to develop and implement a Disaster Recovery Plan, and business continuity initiatives.
• Specified and procured all of the hardware and software used in the development of the REME system.
• Designed, implemented and integrated of the REME Operator Interface Subsystem (OIS) consoles that support up to three simultaneous radar operators.

Confidential, HUNTSVILLE, AL

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed the requirements analysis, systems engineering, procurement, and integration of hardware, software, and networking equipment for state-of-the-art test beds.
• Performed the engineering, installation and integration of the Windows NT based Advanced Research Center (ARC) Administrative Services Network, the Ground-Based Radar Hardware-In-The-Loop (GBR HWIL) Test Bed, the Integrated Systems Test Capability GBR prototype (ISTC GBRp) Test Bed, and the Israeli Test Bed (ITB).
• Program manager, systems manager and network administrator for the ITB program which is used to support a high-fidelity Israeli Air Defense System simulation. Instrumental in the successful completion of the ITB Over-the-Water (OTW) experiment, a joint exercise between the US and Tadiran in Holon, Israel.

Technical Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed the ARC Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Systems Software department and was responsible for staffing, tasking and briefing technical status to management and the customer.
• Provided technical leadership and tasking for over 20 analysts in the development and operation of the ARC Service Desk (an HTML and Oracle based trouble ticket application), the installation and management of the ARC Intranet systems and services, and the analysis and administration of the ARC computer system environment.
• Directed the team in providing analysis and solutions to complex problems that required ingenuity and creativity in a distributed multicast networking facility. This heterogeneous environment included over 300 UNIX, OpenVMS, Macintosh, Windows-Based systems.
• Managed the ARC O&M OpenVMS Software department and was responsible for tasking, and providing technical support and leadership for as many as 6 systems analysts in the analysis and administration of the OpenVMS systems.
• Performed systems management and network administration of OpenVMS and UNIX systems including hardware and software installations and upgrades, backups, router and hub installations, and FDDI switch configuration.
• Managing software analyst for the ARC O&M Systems Software Support department and provided tasking and technical leadership for up to 5 software analysts in the development of real-time systems components, systems software utilities and support tools for UNIX and OpenVMS Systems.