Summary:

• 15 years of experience with Symantec versions 4.5, 5.1, 6.0, 6.5, and 7.1
• Expertise with upgrade of Symantec NetBackup application from version 4.5, 5.x to 6.0 and also 6.5.
• Very good knowledge with SAN, NAS technologies as related to NetBackup.
• Experience with NetBackup on Windows and UNIX Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, AIX Platforms.
• Experienced in installing and configuring NetBackup 4.5, 5.x, 6.x , and 7.1 for pure clients.
• Experience on NDMP, NFS, and BCV backups.
• Experienced in data storage/recovery and business continuity techniques using Symantec NetBackup.
• Configuration of media and master servers, hardware and software troubleshooting, new device configuration.
• Extensive experience in configuring the backups over the WAN LAN.
• Extensive experience with Symantec NetBackup 5.0, 6.5, and 7.1 on Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, AIX.
• Expertise in creating and managing backup policies, volume pools for daily, weekly and monthly backups.
• Strong experience in Symantec NetBackup monitoring and command line usage.
• Experienced in vault configuration and management and administration.
• Experience in configuring catalog backup for daily media offsite utilization for disaster recovery.
• Experience in creating, managing backup schedules, removing backup policies and maintaining retention periods.
• Troubleshoot failed backups and made sure all the failed backup are completed successfully.
• Experienced in data storage/recovery and business continuity techniques using Symantec NetBackup.
• Performed file system/database backup operations for Oracle Database using RMAN on Solaris.
• Migrated clients from old environment to new NBU instances.
• Experience in configuring storage units and tape/disk pools.
• Strong experience with enterprise tape libraries and associated technologies IBM 3584, StorageTek L700, 9810, 9310 Powderhorn including ACSLS. Have also worked with IBM ADIC tapes and tape libraries.
• Expertise in importing tapes and also vast knowledge of performing Symantec NetBackup restores on all platforms.
• Have performed day to day Veritas/Symantec NetBackup administration for up to 580 master servers with 30,000 clients at JPMC.
• Installed and configured over 100 SAN media servers including setting up persistent bindings for SSO.

EXPERIENCE

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Senior NetBackup Engineer

Assigned project: Support IBM accounts AT T, Honeywell, Xcel Energy and Spirit Aero. Performed daily Netbackup administration including installation, monitoring and troubleshooting Netbackup clients across multiple master servers.

Environment: Symantec Netbackup 7.0and 7.1 HP-UX, Windows, AIX, Solaris

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Repair Technician

Diagnose and repair DELL LCD monitors for DELL business customers.

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NetBackup Engineer

• Assisted the other 3 full time employees by helping manage 16 Solaris masters on Netbackup 6.5 and 1,500 total clients.
• Also performed news ads, and ran retirement backups.

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NetBackup Engineer

• Upgraded a Solaris Veritas NetBackup master from version 4.5 to 5.1MP5 then to 6.0MP7.
• Managed daily backup monitoring, fixing failed backups, and all restores
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Senior NetBackup Engineer

Assigned project was to perform third level NetBackup support for 65 UNIX master servers and 3,500 media servers and clients. This included Oracle backups, ACSLS failures, hardware issues and troubleshooting all client backup failures.

Environment: Veritas NetBackup 5.x/6.x, HP-UX, Windows, AIX, Solaris

Confidential

Senior NetBackup Engineer

Assigned project was to install full NetBackup client and configure 64 new UNIX servers so they could be utilized as SAN media servers for future use in the existing environment. This included all SAN tape drive configurations, full testing of both Oracle and filesystem backups, and troubleshooting when necessary.

Environment: Veritas NetBackup 5.x/6.x, HP-UX, Windows, AIX, Solaris, ACSLS, and Linux.

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Senior Technical Consultant

• Assigned as a Veritas NetBackup engineer for Sterling Commerce from 3/2007 to 11/2007. Primary task was installing, testing and migrating 600 new production and 300 new test servers from legacy master servers in existing data center to new master servers in new data center. Operating systems for the clients were HP, Solaris, Windows, and AIX.
• Assigned as a Veritas NetBackup engineer for UNISYS from 1/2007 to 03/2007. Primary tasks were setting up NAS backups, migrating Legato clients onto NetBackup masters, creating SAN media servers, and assisting in new NetBackup buildouts.
• Assigned as a Veritas NetBackup implementation engineer at JPMorgan Chase from 1/2005 to 1/2007. Successfully completed 38 separate projects consisting of installing and testing NetBackup software on new Windows, Linux, and Solaris servers. This included both client and SAN media server SSO configurations with SAN attached 9940B tape drives. Also assisted the production backup team with high level troubleshooting in the NetBackup environments when requested.

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Project Manager

• Coordinated efforts to get all data center personnel setup for use with Expert Advsior and Tivoli tools.
• Project lead in implementing Veritas NetBackup for all Insurance database servers.

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• Administrated eight Veritas Netbackup environments in two data centers supporting over 2,000 clients including 30 media servers. Primary functions were handling all backup failures, adding new clients, all restores, software installations, and NetBackup upgrades and patching. Hardware utilized included StorageTek 9310 Powderhorns using ACSLS control, and 9710, 9740, and L700 standalone robots. Also supported over 80 DLT7000, 9840B, and 9940B tape drives.
• Created and maintained disaster recovery plans for all distributed servers under NetBackup.
• Project lead in implementing new NetBackup environments in the Portland office and also two sites in Poland.
• Project lead in implementing fiber-to-SCSI bridge tape drive solutions for backup.
• Project lead in implementing a CNT Infospeed solution between the IBM mainframe and the UNIX Solaris servers.
• Project lead in the design, plan, build and support of HA dedicated gigabit backup environments for all Insurance database servers.
• NetBackup co-lead in design, plan, build, and migration of the legacy backup solution to two new dedicated backup network and masters. This project took nearly two years from inception to completion.
• NetBackup lead in implementing Netware Appliance backups utilizing NDMP protocol.

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Senior Computer Operator

Performed daily backups on 85 servers responsible for troubleshooting all hardware, software, printing, and network problems that arose started and monitored all batch processing and assisting in fixing/restarting failures trained new operators assisted in software and hardware additions and failures provided primary support for 12 additional Borden data centers and their backups and batch processing as well.

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• Supervised 6 operators on 2nd and 3rd shifts trained new operators responsible for creating and applying plan to cross train operators between IBM and DEC operating systems maintained documentation for all batch and in-house processes assisted in operator duties including print room when necessary.
• Rewrote all in-house Digital DCL backup programs for VAX servers to comply with internal audit.
• Created and maintained disaster recovery plan for the entire data center.
• Designed and implemented Expert Advisor for data center personnel use.

Confidential

Managed 9 operators and 3 shift supervisors made all decisions for day to day data center operations acted as liasion between customer managers, and data center personnel when addressing hardware or software problems, installs, or removals responsible for all staffing and personnel issues maintained all in-house BASIC and DCL programs for backups and Operations scheduler.