SUMMARY

Extensive experience in information technology with a focus on systems management, systems engineering, technical project management, and technical training. Strengths include technical knowledge, leadership, teamwork, and problem solving.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Hardware

HP/9000, HP Superdome, HP rp84xx, rp74xx, HP Itanium, SUN SPARC Systems, IBM Power Systems, Intel Servers and Blades, HP XP, EVA, Hitachi, 3 Par, NetApp, EMC Clarion SAN Storage, NetApp, Dell Compellent Storage, HP Left Hand iSCSI, Brocade and Cisco SAN Switches, ESL and MSL Tape Libraries.

Operating Systems

HP-UX 11x, Red Hat Linux ES and AS 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.x/6.x, CentOS 6.x, SuSE Linux 10.x,11.x, AIX 5.x, Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10, VMWare, and ESX/ESXi 3.x/4.x.

Languages Applications

• Shell Scripting/Automation- Korn, C, Bourne, Perl, and Puppet
• Backup/Recovery- Veritas NetBackup/Backup Exec, CommVault/Simpana 9.x, HP Data Protector, IBM TSM 5.x/6.x, , EMC Legato Networker, TSM 5.x/6.x, Storix 6.x/7.x, Command View Storage and Tape Library SW
• Clustering-MC/Service Guard, Red Hat Cluster, Veritas Cluster, IBM HACMP
• Partitioning/Virtualization- VMWare, HP Partitioning NPars, Vpars, Integrity VMs , IBM LPARs, Red Hat Virtualization
• Storage-EMC Navisphere, EMC ECC, Command View EVA/XP, Brocade, and Cisco
• File System- Veritas Volume Manager, AIX, HP and Red Hat LVM
• Monitoring/Infrastructure- BMC Patrol, IBM Netcool, HP Openview, Red Hat Directory Services LDAP , DNS, Nimsoft, Kaseya, Linux Multi-Pathing, EMC PowerPath

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Technical Engineer UNIX

• Currently serving in a technical solutions engineering lead role, providing technical leadership, technical project management, and process improvement expertise for CBS Corporate IT Infrastructure. Duties include but not limited to UNIX/Linux Oracle Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HPUX engineering, design architecture, systems management, problem management, and escalation assessment
• Also involved with SAN management, software installation and configuration, patch management, kernel tuning, file system management, performance monitoring, backup/recovery, high availability support, shell scripting, and automation activities.
• Environment includes the following technologies:
• Linux - Red Hat ES 4.x/5.x/6.x Linux, Suse Linux 10.x/11.x, and Oracle Enterprise Linx 5.x/6.x
• UNIX- Solaris 9.x and 10.x, HPUX 11.x, and IBM AIX 5.x/6.x/7.x
• VMWare ESX 3.x/4.x and Oracle VM
• TSM and Commvault/Simpana
• NetApp Storage, EMC, HP EVA, and 3 Par storage
• Brocade and Cisco SAN Switches
• Puppet and Spacewalk
• Oracle 9x-12x and Oracle RAC

Confidential

Sr. UNIX/Systems Engineer

• Lead UNIX/Linux support engineer, performed system management in a senior level leadership role for IT Support. Duties include but not limited to UNIX/Linux Oracle Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Linux, CentOS, AIX, Solaris, and HPUX system administration.
• Duties also included SAN management, backup/recovery, software installation and configuration, patch management, kernel tuning, file system management, performance monitoring, backup/recovery, high availability support, and shell scripting.
• Environment included the following technologies:
• Red Hat ES 4.x/5.x/6.x, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.x/6.x and CentOS 5.x/6.x Linux
• Solaris 9.x and 10.x, HPUX 11.x, and IBM AIX 5.x and 6.x
• VMWare ESX 4.x
• Commvault Simpana 9.x
• Dell Compellent, EMC, HP EVA, and NetApp Storage
• Brocade and Cisco SAN Switches
• Oracle 9 and 10

Confidential

Sr. Consultant

• Contract assignment at CSC/Raytheon, performing remote system management in a senior level leadership role. This included but not limited to managing UNIX/Linux systems focusing on HPUX 11.x, Red Hat Linux, HP Integrity VM 4.x, MC/Service Guard, VMWare, Veritas Cluster, and Red Hat Directory Services LDAP .
• Environment included the following technologies:
• HPUX 11.31 for Itanium
• Red Hat Enterprise 5.x and 6.x
• Red Hat Directory Services 9.0
• HP Integrity VM 4.x
• VMWare ESX 4.x
• Oracle 9.x and 10.x
• MC/Service Guard and Veritas Cluster
• Veritas NetBackup
• Apache, Java, and Windchill

Confidential

Sr. Consultant

• Provided senior level UNIX/Linux technical leadership on an AIX to Linux migration project. Performed remote system management in a senior level leadership role managing UNIX/Linux systems focusing on Red Hat Linux, AIX, HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, VMWare, and TSM 5.x.
• Additional duties include providing EMC Clarion and HP Left Hand SAN support, UNIX shell scripting, and backup/recovery support.
• Environment included the following technologies:
• IBM TSM, AIX 5.x, HMC Console, LPARS
• Red Hat ES 4.x/5.x and Suse Linux
• VMWare ESX 4.x
• EMC Clarion and IBM Left Hand SANs
• Brocade SAN Switches
• HPUX, Openview Network Node Manager, and Data Protector
• Oracle 9 and 10
• Duties include but not limited to migration activities, systems administration and SAN management, software installation and configuration, patch management, kernel tuning, file system management, performance monitoring, backup/recovery, high availability support, and shell scripting.

Confidential

Senior UNIX/Linux Remote Systems Administrator

• Performed system management in a senior level leadership role for Managed Services, Duties includes but not limited to systems administration and SAN management, software installation and configuration, patch management, kernel tuning, file system management, performance monitoring, backup/recovery, high availability support, and shell scripting.
• Additional Responsibilities
• Backup/Recovery support with TSM 5.x and 6.x, Storix, Ignite, and mksysb. Backup/Recovery support includes both Windows and UNIX/Linux servers and clients.
• MC/Service Guard and HACMP support.
• SAN administration managing EMC Clarion SANs, Brocade and Cisco switches.
• Provide systems administration support for Oracle DBAs in Oracle RAC environments using ASM and RMAN technologies.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

• Provided consulting and implementation services for Windward IT Solutions clients. Planned, designed, implemented, and supported IBM Tivoli Netcool/Omnibus, Webtop, IBM Tivoli Security Operations Manager, Apache, Tomcat, and Net IQ AppManager solutions based on customer requirements.
• Developed technical requirements, installed, configured, and administered Netcool/Omnibus ObjectServers, gateways, desktops, process control, Webtop, infrastructure components, and NetIQ App Manager.
• Performed UNIX Solaris 9 and 10 , HP-UX 11i, AIX, and Linux systems administration and management tasks including but not limited to software installation and configuration, patch management, kernel tuning, file system management, performance monitoring, and shell scripting. Implemented and supported VMWare on Linux and Windows systems.

Confidential

Storage Consultant

• Provided consulting and implementation services for SAN storage and infrastructure solutions for UNIX/Linux and Windows platforms. Designed and implemented SAN fabrics, storage, and backup libraries tape and virtual . Designed and implemented EMC Legato Networker solutions for major data center migration projects
• Technologies included but not limited to EMC Legato Networker, HP Data Protector, HP XP Storage, HP EVA storage, EMC SANs, Brocade and Cisco SAN switches, VMWare, Linux, HP-UX 11i, Tru64, Solaris 9 and 10, and AIX systems, and Windows systems.
• Confidential

HP-UX Technical Lead

• On contract at Wells Fargo in Chandler, AZ. Provided technical leadership and infrastructure support for HP PA-RISC and HP Integrity systems. Implemented and supported N-pars, V-pars, Integrity Virtual Machines, and HP-UX infrastructure activities on Superdome, RP and RX model systems.
• Implemented and provided support for backup/recovery, SAN support, and VMWare support for Windows and UNIX/Linux systems.

Confidential

Senior UNIX Systems Engineer/Systems Administrator

• Provided system implementation, technical leadership, and production support for Infrastructure Services. Supported IT infrastructure, database applications, web application development, and web hosting.
• Environment included HP RP series systems 7420, 4440, and 3440 , IBM P Series, SUN Systems, Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server, an ESL Tape Library, HP-UX 11iv1, Oracle 9i, Oracle RAC, IBM WebSphere, HP Ignite, Solaris 8 9, AIX 5.3, Red Hat Linux, and Hitachi SAN storage.

Confidential

Technical Lead/Sr. UNIX Admin for HP Consulting

• Provided systems management and support as a contractor at HEWLETT-PACKARD CORP, Atlanta, GA. Supported IT infrastructure, development activities, and database applications.
• Duties included performing system administration and technical support on HP RP, L and N Class systems. Environment included HP-UX 11i, Tru64, Oracle 8 and 9i, HP Data Protector, OVO, Ignite, and EVA storage. Supported backup/recovery and SAN management ion both UNIX/Linux and Windows platforms.

Confidential

Supervisor/Technical Lead, UNIX Enterprise Systems

• Provided UNIX system management and technical leadership for IT development including systems support for telecommunication applications. Major responsibilities included being the technical team leader for UNIX HP-UX and Solaris systems administration, responsible for managing the UNIX infrastructure and supervising a team of UNIX administrators.
• The environment included over 380 UNIX servers HP and SUN including 12 Superdomes, Oracle 8 9i, High Availability Clusters Service Guard and Veritas Cluster Server , Npars, Vpars, EMC and HP XP Storage, and Veritas NetBackup.

Confidential

Senior Systems Administrator

Provided UNIX systems administration and technical leadership for IT infrastructure, development, and technical support. Environment included HP-UX 11i, AIX, Solaris, Linux, IBM SAN Storage, and Veritas storage and high availability and backup management products Cluster Server, Volume Replicator, Volume Manager, and NetBackup .

Confidential

Senior Technical Consultant Systems/Software Engineer

• Responsibilities included providing systems engineering services including technical training, course development, systems management, and technical project management for Partner Services. Performed systems administration on HP-UX, Tru64, Solaris, and Linux systems.
• Designed and implemented an Ignite environment for the Partner Technology Access Center.
• Led the Superdome and Itanium World-Wide HP Star Certification effort.
• Developed best practices policies and procedures for Partner Training

Confidential

Coordinated and managed computer infrastructure systems for HP Services. Performed systems administration on HP-UX, Tru64, Linux, and Solaris systems attached to EMC and HP SANs. Designed, implemented, and supported Legato Networker, and Data Protector backup solutions.

Confidential

• Taught technical courses, provided system administration, and infrastructure support for HP Education Services.
• Technical Lead and co-author, HP-UX Systems Administrator Certification Exam and the web-based practice test.
• Designed, implemented, and supported MC/Service Guard solution for the Atlanta Demo Center.

Confidential

Assistant Professor Computer Science

Taught computer science courses and provided systems administration expertise and programming services in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Confidential

Systems Engineer / Technical Marketing Specialist

Provided systems engineering and technical marketing services for IBM RS 6000 AIX customers.