SUMMARY:

• To secure a position as a DevOps Engineer in a growing technologically driven organization that will challenge my skills and utilize my strong analytical and problem solving abilities and to excel in this progressive networking environment to my fullest potential.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Core System services: IIS, MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, MS Remote Server, MS SCCM, MS SharePoint, Apache, Web servers (Apache, Nginx, Lighttpd) and application frameworks (Ruby on Rails, Django, PHP, Tomcat, JBOSS.), Active Directory 2012/2008/2003 Migrating, automated imaging tools (PXE, Kickstart, Cobbler, Orchestra)

OS/NOS: Windows 2008/2003/2000, 7/Vista/XP/NT 4.0/Workstation, Sun Solaris, Redhat, CentOS, ESX, vSphere, XenServer

Language: Powershell, .Net 3.5/4, Perl/Shell, C#/C/C++, Java, VB.net/VB, HTML/JavaScript, WMI/VBScript, SQL, GUI, Relational SQL Database, Perl, Python, PHP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Principal System Engineer

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Completed design and implementation of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 that is used for managing virtualization environments and automating deployments.
• Migrated guests and decommissioned legacy hosts in the VMware environments
• Implemented a Microsoft Private Cloud for the United.com frontend web servers. Simplified and automated the deployment of United.com VM's.
• Successfully deployed production and staging management groups for SCCM/SCOM 2012 implementation and rollout

System Developer

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the development and creation of approved set of standardized OS configurations, core applications and Server images; VMware vSphere/Win2k8sp1/AppV.
• Windows 2k3/2k8 and VMware ESX environment directs development of verification test plans and procedures.
• Develop a proof - of-concept integrating Monitor, maintain, & support AT&T cloud solutions/ Amazon EC2 with System Center Suite. Ensure standard processes exist for systems installation, configuration, patching, and upgrading
• Develop unattended installation packages utilizing a combination of scripting tools and programming languages to fully automate application installation and software distribution (SCCM, AppV, and Landesk).
• Support of web portals, orchestration, platform, application, API, network and monitoring needs. Platform support (monitoring capabilities, performance tuning, capacity planning, and maintaining overall service and platform health).
• Validating and supporting new cloud solutions. This involves UAT, ORT testing and driving operational requirements. Outputs include Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Execution, Production Verification, Developer and Administrative Portals, Maintaining overall platform stability, security, and supportability

System Developer

Confidential, Wauwatosa, WI

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains system configurations including hardware and software. Develops and implements new tools and procedures aimed at making platform maintenance more effective and efficient.
• Windows 2k3/2k8 and VMware ESX environment directs development of verification test plans and procedures. Develop qualify Win2k3/Win2k8/ESX images on Physical/ Virtual guest system. Metrics and track the overall project progress as it relates to application performance, evaluate deployment readiness.
• Windows, ESX Advance Tuning, processes applicable to evaluation and test.
• Experience with Linux OS and HP Intel Hardware/ Jumpstart/Kickstart/ InstallShield Package Deployment
• Capacity and Performance monitoring and management for the VMWare/Windows environments
• Provides support in the development of operational guidelines and procedures to Server implementation, e.g., group policy development, distribution.
• Provides design & configuration of solutions required by information security team (DISA and CIS s)
• Provides support for problem determination, beta testing, documentation of systems and processes.
• Develop a proof-of-concept Citrix farm migration from Citrix 4.5 to XenApp 6.0. Setup new farm and build a new Citrix servers with XenApp/ XenDeskop. Develop full unattended installation/ Vmware OVF of new farm with a combination of scripting tools and programming languages to fully automation application installation and software distribution.
• , processes applicable to software evaluation and test.
• Coordination Application Deployment\Promotion lifecycle thru development test and production
• Provide technical support for the VMware based Virtual Infrastructure
• Capacity and Performance monitoring and management for the VMWare/JVM/Windows environments

Consultant

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Managed, automated, documented, and reported the following technologies: Double-Take, FalconStor (IPStor and VTL), Citrix, and Symantec Enterprise Vault.
• Utilize application knowledge to troubleshoot and maintain business enterprise systems.
• Designs and develops shell scripts to facilitate system administration functions and end user solutions
• Tests and evaluates hardware and software solutions for new and existing systems
• Supporting diverse servers in SUSE Linux, Windows, applications and system integration environments.
• Collaborates in the design, testing, configuration and implementation of infrastructure solutions for strategic and business projects