IDEAL JOB:

I am seeking a contract or permanent position in the Atlanta downtown/midtown/southside/airport area with an organization that is focused on customer service and prizes astute technical skills. Salary is viewed as negotiable based upon benefits, to include training opportunities but should be above 80K.

SUMMARY:

Over ten years certified UNIX, and two years certified Windows administration. Proficient in scripting, documenting, teambuilding. Proven support of operating systems and applications.. Savvy problem solver and a reliable/dedicated worker. Experienced in providing enterprise - level support, working as a flexible team player.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Redhat Linux System Engineer

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Supported major Confidential & Confidential tomcat/apache-based Web project implementations.
• Adjusted filespace using established form factors with both Datastores within VMWare and managed storage for stand alone systems, by extending file systems within the fdisk/lvm2 architecture.
• Deployed applications using Confidential & Confidential 's proprietary SWM, proprietary Confidential, and the industry standard OS and patch level Confidential .
• Managed application issues, files pace issues, user accounts via NIS and LDAP.

Redhat Linux Release and Configuration Manager

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Automated administration tasks using Expect and KSH scripting.
• Administered over 600 RHEL enterprise application servers using Satellite.
• Managed configurations Apache/JAVA-based applications talking to MySql/Oracle databases.
• Executed DML code updates to manage the server environments.
• Worked with Agile/Scrum engineers to facilitate DevOps-style deployments.
• Created and executed customer requested service and change requests.
• Identified standards and conducted process improvements to conform to ITIL

Redhat Linux Engineer and Analyst

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• For nine months, I provided dedicated applications support by monitoring and maintaining 200+ Linux (RHEL5/SuSE8-11), 1800 IBM AIX 6.1, and 80+ HPUX11 servers by managing accounts, system resources, and providing general application support and diagnostics.
• For 13 months I was the Linux Lead Engineer responsible for the Linux Architecture, to include the design of the enterprise tools such as Satellite, and LINUX security model by writing scripts and build an RPM, designed the Engineering roadmap, wrote expect/bash scripts to upgrade the VMWARE3/4 hosts.
• Updated Confidential ’s home-grown web/csv file based health monitoring shell script tools, and wrote wrapper scripts to audit and manage remotely using ssh credentials.
• Supported systems via an on-call, and provided hands-on senior-level administration of systems.
• Trained co-workers on ITIL and other administration tasks as required, and documented processes for replication. Repeatedly recognized as a leader.

UNIX Engineer

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Monitored Linux and Solaris systems, and provided tier-3/Engineering support to resolve problems.
• Maintained systems by implementing patch updates as required.
• Performed VMware stability testing. Built a test lab for RHEL5 and Solaris 10.

Release Engineer

Confidential, College Park, GA

Responsibilities:

• Established an ITIL/SAS-70 centric Release process, coordinated the Release of systems among architects, builders, developers, support staff, security and program managers.
• Wrote and tested HA Clustering, VMWare/Linux 4-5/Solaris8-10 tomcat/apache/jboss/weblogic application configurations, kernel/application patching, and system service/SMF implementations, MOD JK/F-5 connections and other admin scripts.
• Conducted Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) physical/configuration/non-functional/functional evaluations, wrote reports, conducted remediation, and metric evaluations, and trained process owners.
• Evaluated implementations identified and corrected problems to include system/application mis-configurations and IPMP/Bonding, and FS issues.
• Supported over 600 Linux Solaris Virtual/IBM Bladecenter and physical SunFire-based/Dell-based Windows server implementations.
• Wrote data center IT standards document, coordinated the establishment of standards with process owners.
• Created Solaris/Linux scripts covering all SAS-70, VISA/PCI, security, and local configuration requirements.
• Wrote the Event Manager’s (EM) guide, as part of the data center incident support process, governing tier-1/2/3 personnel.
• Functioned as the data center’s EM and held technical and managerial meetings between LAN, WAN, Support, Mainframe, Middleware, Database and development teams.
• Received two out-of-cycle citations for outstanding performance.

Systems Administrator and Configuration Manager

Confidential, Downtown, GA

Responsibilities:

• Supported over 120 Linux(Rel4)/Solaris(9-10)/AIX (6.5) production and development servers deployed in three dispersed locations.
• Managed backup services, restored data, evaluated problems for tomcat 4/5 and apache implementations.
• Developed menu-driven CLI tools to manage multi-node failover implementations to include log scanning and stop/start/restart menus.
• Created one-of-a-kind administrative documentation for system administrators.
• Supported ANT/Perforce-based archived codeline deployments, and merges for development.
• Updated ANT/KSH deployment scripts to meet new requirements.
• Developed Webmin-based tools to automate deployments and gather information on activities and project status.

Senior UNIX Systems Administrator

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Created 200Gb enterprise backup plan, wrote backup scripts.
• Supported a domain using tools such as NIS+ and DNS, 120 users.
• Wrote bourne shell scripts for enterprise security enforcement, data management, process control, automated admin functions, and event management.
• Built 70+ UNIX/LINUX/Windows 2003 servers, built RAID/mirrored devices, wrote scripts, and designed secure systems.
• Identified and implemented development and quality team requirements.
• Troubleshot and resolved network, hardware, OS and application problems.
• Setup a NIS+ and jumpstart environment for the enterprise, documented procedures, and trained others on its use.
• Supported 60 test/development servers and 70+ systems in a production environment 24x7.

Data Center Lead

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing nine personnel in building a data center (DC), and managed team activities with other groups.
• Led DC design that included facilities, network, server, storage, backup/COOP, and a test lab.
• Evaluated design elements and developed an implementation approach.
• Coordinated all security and configuration management requirements for the design and processes.
• Responsible for building and maintaining 60 SUN server hardware and software packages using Solaris 8/9, 30 SUN workstations, 6 Windows servers, and 50 arrays.
• Developed jumpstart process. conducted package/patch/firmware upgrades.
• Developed and maintained Shell/Perl scripts administer systems.
• Monitored Solaris/IRIX/Win2K systems.
• Provided tier-3 support.
• Supported Sybase requirements.
• Managed DNS, updated NIS+ as required, and used DNS/Bind, TCP/IP, and Veritas 3.1/2.

BAE Systems UNIX Admin/Programmer

Confidential, Wash., DC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building, maintaining hardware and software packages on 250 SUN servers using Solaris 2.5.1-7, 1300 workstations, and 200 arrays.
• Tier 3 support using NIS+/ATM/Ethernet with networked Applications.
• Installed application and OS', troubleshot client CDE problems, and wrote Shell scripts for domain client updates.
• Patched systems/firmware.
• Performed data recovery using NetBackup.
• Produced 20 scripts for systems management, to include kernel updates, automated client configuration, statistical analysis and array space usage.
• Built arrays using Veritas 2.5 and 3.1/3.2.
• Supported Sybase and Oracle databases on platforms.
• Troubleshot TCP/IP, DNS/BIND and other Enterprise-level issues.
• Coordinated vender support as required.
• Ensured systems were managed IAW established security and configuration requirements.
• Given two tier awards for outstanding customer service.