OBJECTIVE

To secure a challenging full time position in the field of System/Storage Engineering and Architecture with a leading edge company. Offering eighteen years of experience and successes in system administration, infrastructure planning, network security, system integration, implementation and installation.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential

IP Design and Build Team

Storage Engineer III Contract

• Responsible for the Research, Design, Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of various Storage Technologies. Well versed in current Server and Storage Technologies, Detail Oriented, and have excellent problem solving skills. Key Team member which provides the organization with a senior level technical skills with respect to state-of-the-art NAS Storage Solutions, Storage allocation, access methods, I/O performance, and replication. Strong working knowledge of Operating Systems, Server Hardware, and Networking and how these entities are integrated into the infrastructure to support the corporate goals, business applications, product solutions, and their operational requirements.
• Assist in the Research and Design of Storage Technologies and Solutions.
• Installation, Testing, Migration and Automation of Storage Solutions.
• Manage storage allocation for a Multi-Site Storage network, replication for DR, security, and performance.
• Troubleshoot Storage issues and failures - Hardware, Software Network and Performance.
• Collect and present data for reporting, technical direction, and capacity planning.
• Assist with planning and implementation of short and long-range strategies - changes in configuration, technology and processes.
• Assist in Training and Mentoring staff.
• Able to lead Projects and Project Teams
• Able to work well both independently and within a team
• Able to solve problems using a methodical and logical approach
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Flexible to work occasional overtime on short notice
• Available to be on-call during off-hours on a rotating basis
• Project management skills

Confidential

Senior Technical Storage Engineer CBS contract

• Architected and deployed storage solutions into new and existing environments. Served as a SME to diagnose and resolve problems in multiple storage environments.
• Migrated multiple 41XX and 5XXX series switches to two Brocade DCX switches ensuring Dual Fabric redundancy. Performed capacity planning and reporting to ensure efficient use of storage. Closely monitored server storage performance and utilization, identified problems and recommended / implemented solutions. Maintained replication relationships and recovery environments. Designed, deployed and maintained infrastructure that supported application resilience via SRM and site to site HA . Performed a thorough system Health Check of all Network Appliance NetApp products and architectures specifically 3xxx series and 6xxx series filers. Demonstrated expert knowledge with site-to-site and DR replication using SnapMirror and SnapVault.

Confidential

Storage Engineer

• Responsible for the implementation of NetApp Storage solutions and SnapManager product suites including all server hardware, networking, and operating systems including Microsoft and Linux.
• Highly regarded within our engineering team to engage with experts across all technology competencies: applications, data management, IT business management, and network infrastructure competencies.
• Work closely with sales and service teams to build unique technical skills and best practices to optimize the use of our technology in modern datacenter environments.
• Directly responsible for the engineering and operations of our global operations infrastructure while resolving complex issues related to storage performance, capacity and availability.
• Provide solutions engineering and design as well as drive implementation standards for the distributed storage and backup environment.
• Possess project program management expertise while focusing on delivery execution excellence.
• Maintain key Technical leadership role in providing mentoring and guidance to other technical team members.

Confidential

Senior UNIX System Administrator

• Coordinate with client management to formulate complex technical solutions.
• Inform client management of appropriate developments in technical support products.
• Evaluate products and upgrades for appropriateness. Oversee and implement system upgrade strategies.
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex solutions.
• Performed storage management duties including implementation of SnapManager for SQL, provisioning of storage, and daily monitoring of a large scale storage environment supporting multi-tenancy operations.
• Develop and analyze highly complex system standards, thresholds, and recommendations to maximize system performance.
• Conduct capacity planning reviews with management and approves capacity plans formulated by less experienced personnel.
• Coordinate with business development personnel on proposals and work estimates involving highly complex system administration projects and solutions.
• Research current systems technology and serve as subject matter expert on complex systems processes and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership to internal and external personnel on highly complex system installation processes. Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced personnel.

Confidential

Senior System Administration Engineer

• Analyze, design and implement complex UNIX systems.
• Installation and configuration of Solaris and Red Hat Linux on enterprise servers.
• Installation and configuration of disks from EMC using Veritas Volume Manager.
• Provide input to required client documentation meeting minutes, project plans, network diagram, etc .
• Research and evaluate new technologies, products, and services, and recommend acquisitions and modifications as they relate to client application needs.
• Analyze and resolve operating systems and applications issues on various systems.
• Handle eCommerce software installations and environment management, and also provide additional support in Backup Management.
• Provide daily, hands-on support for Harland Clarke development environment and manage developer environment requests.
• Maintain environment and roll out necessary patches across hardware platforms and provide adequate documentation to reflect current patch levels.

Confidential

Senior System Administrator

• Senior UNIX Systems Administrator, Defense Information Systems Agency DISA , Defense Enterprise Computing Center long-term contract .
• Deployed Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5 on x64 and X86 supporting Apache, Oracle designed and deployed fiber-attached storage solutions for UNIX hosts deployed Net Backup enterprise backup solution.
• Responsible for supporting MHS, TOL, EIDS computing mission critical UNIX environment.
• Senior System Administrator for over 75 Sun, 25 Red Hat Linux, and in the process of acquiring control over 29 IBM AIX servers.
• Manage Tier3 helpdesk providing global support for RITPO/TriCare systems at MTFs deployed, managed and upgraded Oracle and MS-SQL based systems for DoD projects developed Installation and Migration Plans for blade hardware for MHS applications administered systems and network security.
• Responsible for testing, documenting and deploying security hotfixes and patches created an integrated backup solution to provide unattended backup of Oracle and MS-SQL databases designed, implemented and migrated systems to the project domain and network designed, migrated to and managed a NIPRNet domain for test environments in the ATIC.

Confidential

Senior UNIX System Administrator Contracted to Capital Group Companies

• Provide support to a highly available 24x7 UNIX Enterprise environment.
• Depended upon to lead projects, communicate with multiple teams, and articulate appropriate solutions based on knowledge of the customer requirements, technology constraints, and operational support models.
• Current technical environment consists of 500 HPUX, Sun Solaris, and RedHat Linux servers.
• Storage includes: EMC DMX800, 1000, 2000, 3000, Hitachi Thunder 9585V, and NetApp Enterprise Class line.
• Experience supporting business continuity and disaster recovery processes.
• Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain positive and professional business relationship with both internal associates and external customers.
• Customized and streamlined HP 11i Golden Image installation time from 5 hours down to 1.5.
• Created a custom JumpStart server for the development network and production Global Investment servers.
• Utilized different storage layouts with Solstice Disk Suite to determine best fit for Disaster Recovery server setup.
• Written many Perl and Bourne scripts to monitor and automate tasks on servers.
• Assisted System Administrators and Field Engineers with Sun installation and troubleshooting.
• Compiled software and created custom installation packages for Apache, Sendmail, Bind, Ssh, Wu-FTP and Samba.

Confidential

Senior System Administrator Contracted to SUN Microsystems Federal Division

• Responsible for supporting a mission critical UNIX environment.
• Senior System Administrator for over 200 Sun servers and 100 Sun workstations.
• Sun Servers include: Sun Fire 15000, Sun Fire 4800's, 6800's, V880's, V480's, V240's, Sun Blade 1000s, 2000's.
• Sun Storage includes: 3960 SAN, T3 arrays, A1000 RAID, StorEdge L180, L25 and L1000 tape backup units.
• Setup and installed a Sun Fire 15K with two domains from scratch, including the system controllers.
• Configure and maintain an all Cisco network, SAN switches, routers, VPN concentrators .
• Team lead of five other administrators on upgrade, installation, and setup projects.
• Responsible for planning and architecture of the network and servers.
• Enabled administration automation through the use of a custom JumpStart server and many scripts.
• Improved processes, which resulted in more efficient use of personnel and computer resources.

Confidential

System Analyst III - Contracted to the AFCERT Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team

• Technical environment consisted of 75 Sun Solaris UNIX servers including Web Apache Servers.
• Responsibilities included analysis, implementation, maintenance and support of operations, performance tuning and capacity management for all UNIX and storage systems.
• Server sizes ranged from Sun Fire 15000, 4800's, 6800's, in addition to multiple medium size Sun Solaris servers.
• Debugged and fixed problems in product on Solaris, Windows, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and NetWare.
• Administrator for UNIX build/test machines HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and AIX Established Configuration Management standards.
• Updated Windows/UNIX build environment to conform to Configuration Management standards.