Systems Engineer Resume Profile

Career Overview

An insightful, technical expert with skills in planning and designing technical solutions that are robust, reliable, and cost efficient.

Technical Skills

NetBackup 3.1.1 through NetBackup 7.6 Windows, Solaris, Linux, and Vmware
VERITAS foundation suite
NetBackup Database agents within NetBackup including Oracle, DB2, SQL, and Exchange.
EMC Symmetrix Storage arrays VMAX 40k, VMAX 20k, DMX3, 8730
EMC Clariion Storage arrays CX series, VNX2, and VNX series
CISCO Switches 5K and MDS series
McData SAN switches
Operating Systems Windows, Solaris, RedHat Linux, SUSE Linux
Data Replication technologies SRDF, Timefinder, RecoverPoint, Open Replicator, Rsync, and Robocopy
Extensive data replication planning and design.
Performance monitoring on storage arrays and SAN switches
EMC SRM suite
Multiple data center relocations
Both block and file array migrations
Multi pathing using DMP, MPIO, powerpath, and native VMWare
Unix level scripting ksh,bsh,csh

Work Experience

Confidential

Technical Architect

Responsible for planning disaster recovery solutions for over 300 TB of production data
Handled all storage vendor evaluations, relationship building, and price negotiations
Provided business cases and vendor analysis to upper management for storage purchases
Responsible for performance reviews and management of over 1.5 PB of storage on multiple storage arrays
Required to review all maintenance contracts to ensure that they were accurate and cost efficient
Worked closely with solution architects, and developers on the design of software

Technical Manager

Managed a team of engineers responsible for all SAN attached data storage, SAN network, NAS storage, Backup, and Recovery of corporate data assets.
Responsible for growth and development of all employees that reported to me.
Responsible for architecting storage and Backup systems. This included several very detailed solution comparisons and proof of concept engagements.
Worked with Storage vendors to ensure that Premier was getting the best pricing possible.
Responsible for designing a replication scheme to move all data assets from one data center to another.

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsible for maintaining Storage arrays primarily EMC DMX and Clariion storage arrays.
Responsible for maintaining NetBackup environment.
Responsible for making technical recommendations on which type of storage should be purchased and evaluating alternate solutions.
Designed and Implemented a Cisco SAN solution, including migrating from a McData solution.
Responsible for designing and implementing data replication strategies.

Linux Administration

Systems Engineer

Sun administration
NT administration
Implemented and Administered a Citrix Metaframe environment.
Involved with infrastructure changes and decisions.
Implemented a NetBackup 3.1.1 solution with a StorageTek library.
Implemented a Storage Area Network for backups using Brocade switches and Crossroads bridges.
Worked with Clarion storage both fiber channel and SCSI.
Responsible for leading several business critical projects.

Confidential

Technical Systems Analyst

NT hardware and software support at both a workstation and server level.
Configuration analysis of various systems and made recommendations on improvements and implemented the improvements.
Third tier help desk at Premier Inc.