Summary

• I am an experienced Lead/Manger of TSM administrator teams.
• I have experience in hardware, software, configuration troubleshooting.
• I am a trained IBM technician and Installation Planning Representative IPR .
• IBM also trained me as an expert in AIX, TSM, and Disaster Recovery. I have been involved with installs, upgrades, moves, Disaster Recovery tests. I have been training and leading UNIX, Windows backup teams in TSM for the past 7 years.
• I have also served as an AIX, and Windows Administrator and have some experience as a NetWorker/Legato administrator.

Objective

• Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Manager/Team Lead
• Professional Highlights
• Hardware Software training
• Tivoli Storage Manager AIX administrator, trained by IBM, continuously upgrading my knowledge as AIX TSM move forward
• Installation planning representative IPR , trained by IBM
• RS6000, P5 series and large system hardware technician, Including IBM San SHARK
• Background and experienceWorking todayOTHER TSM Experiences:
• Responsible for TSM application and training TSM AdministratorsConfidential
• 7 TSM servers, 3 tape libraries, 4VTL's
• Installed multiple DataDomain VTL's, configured libraries drives for TSM.
• Configured DDVTL's for replication between sites.
• Installed TSM 6.1 upgraded server to 6.2.2.3
• Re-designed TSM environment for efficient use of disk pools tape libraries, all tapes are back in libraries.
• Moved data of CDL library to other media, with no loss of data.

Work History

Confidential

Contracted by ECLIPSYS

• The environment has 7 TSM servers, 400 clients, utilizing HSM, and TDP agents. Within the first year:
• Responsible for TSM application and training TSM Administrators.
• AIX upgrades on all TSM Servers
• TSM Server upgraded to 5.5 and prepared for TSM 6.1
• Multiple TSM Storage pools were collapsed to required storage pools
• Tape reclamation scheduled and operational
• Production TSM Servers were moved from LTO-1 to LTO-4 media with encryption
• Ensure TSM has adequate SAN Storage for databases and nightly workload
• Documented tested DR procedures for live DR test
• Schedule and supervise TSM SAN storage move from Clarion to DMX
• Decide which clients required SRDF/Snap or cloning and require TSM protection
• These actions minimized the number of libraries required to support the infrastructure.
• Caused a refresh of tape data, onsite and offsite
• Minimized the number of tapes required.
• The above actions saved in maintenance costs, off site costs, and computer room space, while cutting the number of tape errors, and better utilizing installed infrastructure.
• All the above done with no loss of data

Confidential

• This time in the financial sector, with international ramifications, responsibilities included:
• Lead U.S. Team and supported Central South America TSM Administrators
• 50 TSM servers on AIX platforms in two locations.
• 6 tape libraries, and 4,000 clients.
• 2 DR tests each year each
• Clients consisted of Windows, AIX, HP, and Solaris operating systems.
• Databases consist of Oracle, Sybase, and SQL.
• Trained in EMC SAN theory Console operation
• Administrator of NetWorker Application
• Installed, and configured VTL for use in environment
• Backup and restore NetApp devices utilizing NDMP
• Schedule downtime for AIX and TSM upgrades.
• Ensure TSM has adequate SAN storage for databases and nightly workload
• Schedule and supervise TSM San storage move from EMC to Hitachi Storage
• Aid UNIX team in AIX hardware problems and upgrades
• Direct restore recovery of large file servers after data loss
• Ensure data is off-sited according to client requirements
• Direct install and make operational new tape libraries and VTL Unit
• Configure all I/O for TSM use
• Performed 6 successful DR tests in 3 years

Confidential

• Responsible for TSM environment 3 man team under Mars management
• Architect, prepare and implement a plan to move the TSM environment to new location while continuing to run day to day TSM activities during the switch.
• Gresham and EDT were utilized in TSM for tape drive work

Confidential

• Plan and implement the consolidation of 3 TSM servers into one AIX server, with no loss of data.
• Plan and implement the Upgrade tape libraries from 3494 to 3584 and migrate all data to new tape library.
• Upgrade Tivoli Storage Manager, and reschedule all clients including AIX, Windows, MSEXCHange, DB2, and SAP.
• Teach the system administrators the TSM Client install, backup, restore data and troubleshoot problems with TSM.
• Document procedures for Disaster Recovery of the environment. Prepare for a Disaster Recovery test. This test included AIX, Windows, SAP, SQL, and MSExchange environments.

Confidential

• Architect, plan implement a backup and recovery strategy to enable recovery of E-mail and data for the convention.
• The equipment being used is a combination of Windows clustering servers, and SAN disks.

Confidential

Plan the migration of data from older RS6000's to a new RS6000 model 690. LPAR the new RS6000, install AIX 5.2, install Tivoli and prepare for the migration.

Confidential

Tivoli Storage Manager upgrade, tuning, education, and automate Disaster Recovery Procedures.

Confidential

Install Content Manger on Solaris. Architect, load, test, and troubleshoot to prove design.

Confidential

• System Administrator for AIX/TSM and OnDemand. This handled document storage and retrieval using Tivoli Storage manager.
• Fine tune Tivoli Storage Manager for retrieval. Troubleshooting of application and restructure the enterprise for disaster recovery, and better I/O tape drive utilization.

Confidential

Windows NT 2000 administrator.

• Over 60 Compaq servers, consisting of file servers and application servers.
• Responsible for server build to customer specifications, and maintaining to ensure 98 up time monthly.
• Administrated Veritas and Legato as the backup application.

Confidential

Project manager

Confidential

• Install, setup, and allocate IBM SAN Sorage SHARK to 3 AIX systems
• upgrade Shark to 3 terabytes.
• Install and administer AIX Tivoli Storage Manger with Oracle 7.1.
• Allocate resources for Oracle, Tivoli Storage Manager, AIX and users for Time Inc.
• Train administrators in AIX and Tivoli Storage Manager
• Implement Disaster recovery procedures and documentation.

Confidential

• Architect, present, install and train personnel in Tivoli Storage Manger.
• Install and configure server to server E-vaulting for Disaster Recovery.