SUMMARY

• Implemented Storage Migration solutions for wide range of projects and clientele.
• Implementation and support of SAN/NAS environments including NetApp, EMC, Hitachi, HP and IBM.
• Work with validated servers according to FDA regulations.
• Used Perl, Korn and Bash shell scripting for monitoring Solaris, AIX, HP-UX and Red Hat Linux servers.
• Prepare thorough procedural documentation and scripting of server processes.
• Work with internal auditors on Unix/Linux security procedures and documentation.
• Recommend and implement standards that ensure adherence to UNIX security standards.
• Responsible for Storage Administration and maintenance of servers in a Linux/UNIX and Windows 2003/2000 24/7 25,000 user enterprise environment.
• Skills OS: Solaris, HP-UX, Red Hat, Windows, AIX, and VMware ESX.
• Skills Software: SRDF Asynchronous, SRDF Synchronous, Open Replicator.
• Skills Databases: SQL,Oracle 9i and 10g.
• Skills Storage: NetApp, EMC, Hitachi, IBM, and VMware.
• Skills SAN Switches: Cisco switches 9500 and 9200 series , Brocade switches 48000, 3200, 3250, 3800, 3850, 4100, 3900 .

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Systems Engineer remote

• Expertise in the implementation, deployment and day to day operations of NetApp V-Series.
• Management and NetApp storage infrastructure for Exchange, VMware, Oracle, SQL integration UNIX, Linux, Windows, VMware platforms.
• Configured connectivity between 6509 10G ports and Cisco UCS 6120 Interconnects.
• Presented LUNs to ESXI Servers which are installed on Cisco UCS Blade servers.
• Assisted customer with implementation of NetApp best practice regarding Tech Refresh of existing NAS environment, as well as provide migration services.
• Ensured the department is in compliance with Change Management policies.
• Created NAS administration documentation runbooks .
• Installed, patched and upgraded NetApp OnTap versions for all production storage systems.
• Experienced working in a large NAS/SAN data-center migration project.
• Performed configuration on NetApp Filers including management of NFS, CIFS, and LUN Management
• EMC Isilon storage cloud administration and documentation creation.
• Captured and documented server and storage as-built information Run Books .
• NetApp migrations and upgrades.
• Planning for capacity and allocation of all storage products.

Confidential

NAS Solutions Architect remote

• Experienced working on a large Celerra NAS data-center migration project.
• Captured and documented server and storage as-built information Run Books .
• Created NAS administration documentation.
• Logged into Windows and Unix/Linux based systems to gather NAS storage mount information.
• Defined, created, and tested NFS and CIFS storage mounts.

Confidential

Storage Migration Architect/Engineer remote

• Storage configuration, capacity management, troubleshooting, and support SAN migrations.
• Responsible for the management and administration of EMC and NetApp storage subsystems.
• Technical expertise of migration and relocation methods, including systems analysis, storage design requirements and specifications, implementation of EMC and NetApp.
• Experienced with using all native storage management software tools including Network Appliance Filer View, System Manager, and Operations Manager.
• SnapMirror and SnapVault experience.
• Provided and maintained detailed technical documentation and diagrams of the storage infrastructure. Defined and implemented procedures and standards surrounding storage administration duties.
• Performed configuration on NetApp Filers including management of NFS, CIFS, and LUN Management.
• Experience with N-Series and NetApp FAS hardware, including IBM N7900, FAS6200 and FAS3200 with FC backend.
• Performed independently and analyzed, designed, tested and documented, and install a large or several smaller solutions.
• Understanding and substantive experience with SAN/NAS and storage switches.

Confidential

Storage/UNIX Engineer

• Storage configuration, capacity management, troubleshooting, and support.
• CIFS/SMB and NFS on NetApp storage, including troubleshooting complex user access and performance issues.
• Analysis of collected data to determine the appropriate migration groups as well as their migration methods and timeframes.
• Perform configuration on NetApp Filers including management of NFS, CIFS, and LUN Management.
• Hands on architecture and administration experience with mission critical, highly available, storage systems.
• Researched and developed designs, including strategic roadmap for all infrastructure SAN/storage devices and associated software and tools, ensuring enterprise-wide architecture consistency.
• Generated and applied technical solutions that meet up business and client's needs.
• Evaluating, maintaining and enhancing Storage System security, providing all other Administration duties as required

Confidential

SAN Administrator

• EMC SAN administrator working with NAS and EMC hardware.
• Storage administration, provisioning and replications on NetApp filers.
• Works closely with communications vendors to troubleshoot and resolve issues and make modifications or upgrades to the data network.
• SAN monitoring, troubleshooting, performance assessment, device configuration.
• Provide consulting and support services to enterprise business partners for business continuity.

Confidential

Senior UNIX/SAN Systems Consultant

• Participate in the design, installation, maintenance and support of the security of production Solaris/Linux server infrastructure, including but not limited to the operating system, hardware and related support applications.
• Host Based Migration, Storage to Storage Migration, Host SAN Connectivity, Storage Allocation, Status Reporting, Capacity Planning Design, DR Planning Design.
• NetApp technologies- clustering/HA, snapshots and SnapMirror.
• Recommended and implemented standards that ensure adherence to UNIX/Storage security standards.
• Build and management of Cisco MDS 9000 and Brocade 5000 switches.

Confidential

Infrastructure Operations Analyst /Administrator

• Experienced in large scale Data Center host based and San to San data migrations.
• Responsible for HP 11i administration and maintenance of servers in an SAP, Solaris 2.8/2.9, HP Unix11i, and Windows 2003/2000 /Exchange 24/7 25,000 user enterprise environment EMC Storage Environment .
• Communicate and guide application teams on Technology Infrastructure best practices.
• Developed security architecture for Unix/Windows server infrastructure.
• Performance tuning of Solaris, Linux, HP and Wintel operating systems.
• Linux/Unix server security, capacity planning, build out and new server monitoring.
• Set security standards, processes and procedures for Unix/Linux servers.

Confidential

Unix/Windows Administrator

• Provided level III level server support in a HP UNIX, Solaris 2.8, Red Hat Linux and Microsoft Server network.
• Designed and implemented service oriented architectures suitable for secure, reliable and high performance deployment.
• Hardware upgrades- disk, storage processors, memory, HBA's.
• Participated in component design reviews, software development and code reviews.
• Migrated current hardware and software to enterprise standards for conversion to Win2003 Server and Exchange.