SUMMARY

• 26 years of Unix experience including analysis, implementation, design, administration, integration, testing, troubleshooting and support.
• IBM Certified Specialist in AIX.
• Installed, configured and certified on VMware versions 5.1 - 6.5 software, vCenter, vSphere, vCenter Orchestrator and VMware Horizon View Client.
• Installed and configured OpenStack cloud computing infrastructure.
• Experience with Apache Tomcat and IBM WebSphere Application Server.
• Experience with the IBM WebSphere Suite of products including installation, configuration and support.
• Installed and configure Dell, Hewlett Packard and IBM blade servers and desktop servers.
• 8 years of experience with Red Hat Linux v5.1 - 7.1, Fedora and SuSe versions of Linux.
• Experience on Solaris v10 and SunOS v5.10.
• IBM DB2 v10.5 and Oracle v11.2 database experience.
• Experience with HP ProLiant DL360, DL380, DL580 and DL980 servers.
• 14 years of experience with IBM High Availability Cluster Multi Processing v5.4 (HACMP), including the installation, configuration and managing a large number of HACMP clusters.
• Over 10 years of experience working with IBM FastT Array disk subsystems.
• Over 10 years of experience with the IBM Network Installation Management application including setting up the NIM on pSeries servers.
• 26 years of installing, configuring and upgrading IBM desktop PC’s, laptops, blade servers, and all IBM pSeries and eSeries servers and peripherals.
• Experience creating and managing IBM pSeries LPAR’s.
• Well versed in migration ofAIX Powerframes & SAN Storage.
• Experience with installing, configuring and upgrading Confidential storage arrays. Includes tools including MPIO, Power Path, Omnisphere and Navisphere.
• Experience evaluating, validating and recommending improvements, upgrades and enhancements of infrastructure to upper management, as needed.
• Team lead experience managing, mentoring and training peers and contract employees.
• Familiar with IBM MQ Series and Deployment Manager.
• Technical lead on several commercial customer contracts.
• Over 16 years of experience with Korn and Bash shell scripting. Experience with Perl scripting, Java and C++.
• Performed regression load testing and resolved any issues that may has come up.
• 21 years of experience with Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/2003/2007/2008/2008.1/ NT/Vista installation, configuration and support.
• Experience with installation, configuration and support on Cisco and Brocade switches and routers.
• AutoCad experience and experience using other datacenter design tools such as VISIO.
• Held numerous security clearances including Top Secret with Poly in the past.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Sr. AIX Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provided onsite support for several IBM pSeries servers for the United States Department of Agriculture.
• Planned and led the upgrade of the AIX operating system version 5.3 to 6.1.
• Provided detailed documentation of the upgrade process and gave input at the CCB meetings to keep the client aware of changes and site downtime.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Sr. AIX Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provided onsite support for several IBM pSeries servers for the United States Department of Agriculture.
• Planned and led the upgrade of the AIX operating system version 5.3 to 6.1.
• Provided detailed documentation of the upgrade process and gave input at the CCB meetings to keep the client aware of changes and site downtime.
• Scheduled and trained junior staff on the upgrade process and assisted them during the implantation.
• Preformed the upgrades using the IBM Network Installation Manager (NIM) application.
• Provided scripts to preserve users, groups and files before doing the upgrades.
• Provided plans for future software and application upgrades as well as making servers scalable.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Sr. AIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Sr. System Administrator supporting the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
• Provided Red Hat Linux version 6.5 server support service for the Secure Science and Technology Environment (SSTE) initiative with the US Department of Defense.
• Configured, upgraded and maintained the SSTE software components residing on Linux servers including IBM Tivoli Identity Manager, IBM Tivoli Directory Server, IBM WebSphere Process server, IBM Service Registry and Repository, IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM LDAP, IBM WebSphere Application Server version 6.0.2.24 and IBM DB2 version 9.1 Fix Pack 11 and version 9.7 Fix Pack 5.
• Designed, implemented and administered numerous high end IBMAIX Powerservers
• Provided on-site support all servers on IBM H-Series Blade Center H-Series servers and Dell PowerEdge 2950’s.
• Tasks included the installation and configuration of VMware 5.1.0, vSphere, vCenter Orchestrator and the VMware Horizon View client.
• Installed, configured and supported the Infrastructure-as-a-Service-DisaREsearchAndDevelopmentEnviRonment (IaaS-DREAMER) pilot used for cloud computing infrastructure platform evaluation, Big Data evaluation, and CTO Technology Analysis Center (TAC) equipment for emerging technology evaluation.
• Provided installation, configuration and support on Cisco switches as required.
• Provided installation, configuration and support on the OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing software.
• Installation, configuration and support of Apache Tomcat.
• Experience with Puppet installation and configuration.
• Oracle v11.2 for Linux configuration and support.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

SSR Deskside Support Representative

Responsibilities:

• Tasks included the installation, imaging, configuring, upgrading and technical support on Dell desktop PC’s and laptops, including BIOS updates.
• Provided hardware diagnosis and support, including network troubleshooting.
• Diagnosis and repair of point of sales (POS) systems and peripherals in stores.
• Installed server racks in data center and populate them with all rack mounted Hewlett Packard servers including blade servers, all models of IBM pSeries servers, IBM eSeries servers, Netscout nGenius performance manager servers, f5 network appliances, CISCO communications equipment and all models of Confidential storage and systems cabinets.
• Performed cabling of racked servers and communication equipment.
• Diagnosed and support Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. Provide support on Microsoft Netmeeting. Install and support other client specific software.
• Provided client VPN installation and support.
• Provided client Blackberry setup and support.
• Used Remedy database to obtain, update or create trouble tickets. Also used the Remedy database to perform asset tracking, and to add, delete or modify server information.

Confidential, McLean, VA

AIX Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provide AIX support on Homeland Security contract in Washington, DC.
• Installed and tested Big Brother system monitoring software on IBM pServers.
• Assisted in testing of Perfmon monitoring software.

Confidential, Dayton, OH

AIX Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration and upgrading of various IBM pSeries servers, including IBM p550 and p570 servers.
• AIX Systems Administrator for the Military Entrance and Processing Command (MEPCOM) at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Waukegan, Illinois.
• Providing support for more TEMPthan 140 IBM servers using IBM’s AIX versions 5.3 and AIX 6.1 operation systems.
• Provided Oracle version 12 database support.
• Created logical partitions (LPAR’s) on IBM pSeries servers.
• Performed hardware refresh analysis for all IBM pSeries servers.
• Managed and monitor system backups using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM).
• Server virtualization utilizing IBM’s VIO software.
• Provide 24X7 on-call support for all end users, including military personnel.

Confidential, Columbia, MD

Implementation Delivery Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and upgraded various Confidential DMX, Symmetrix, VNX, VMAX, VPLEX, Connectrix, Celerra, Centera, and Clariion storage arrays.
• Installed and configured Brocade and Cisco switches, including firmware code updates.
• Experienced with storage array upgrades and management using Navisphere and Unisphere.
• Performed diagnostic and break fix maintenance on all Confidential storage arrays.
• Provided customer support and was in 24 hour on-call rotation.
• Involved with numerous temporary assignment projects to promote customer sales and employee training at the University of Maryland in Colege Park, Maryland and also at the Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.
• Installed and configured RecoverPoint appliances.
• Familiar with Confidential MPIO, PowerPath, Omnisphere and Navisphere.
• Performed site surveys for future installations with customers.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Network Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided end user support on Dell PC’s and laptops at the Jones Lang LaSalle law firm in Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland. Also worked on rack and stack team at Kaiser Permanente in Silver Spring, Maryland.
• Tasks included the installation, imaging, configuring, upgrading and technical support on Dell desktop PC’s and laptops, including BIOS updates.
• Provided hardware diagnosis and support, including network troubleshooting.
• Installed server racks in data center and populate them with all rack mounted Hewlett Packard servers including blade servers, all models of IBM pSeries servers, IBM eSeries servers, Netscout nGenius performance manager servers, f5 network appliances, CISCO communications equipment and all models of Confidential storage and systems cabinets.
• De-installation of server racks or relocation of servers and communication equipment within server racks per customer specifications.
• Performed cabling of racked servers and communication equipment.
• Diagnosed and support Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. Provide support on Microsoft Netmeeting. Install and support other client specific software.
• Provided client VPN installation and support.
• Provided client Blackberry setup and support.
• Performed Citrix client installation, configuration and support.
• Used Remedy database to obtain, update or create trouble tickets. Also used the Remedy database to perform asset tracking, and to add, delete or modify server information.

Confidential, Oakton, VA

Senior Unix (AIX) Systems Specialist/Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provided Unix system and application support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Confidential, LLC (EBI) is a sub-contractor to IBM, located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. IBM holds the support contract with NOAA.
• Tasks included the installation and upgrading of the IBM AIX operating system version 5 TL 11 and all supporting application software. Performed microcode and firmware updates as required. Servers included the IBM Power 5 model 9125-F2A.
• Designed, implemented and administered numerous high end IBMAIX Powerservers
• Performed daily system backups using the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software.
• Supported IBM DS4800 and DS5300 SAN environment. SAN support included monitoring, configuring, resolving technical issues and updating controller and disk firmware.
• Tested and resolved any hardware or system issues.
• Identified, diagnosed and resolved any hardware or software related issues on a daily basis.
• Maintained accurate and detailed reports in the NOAA trouble ticket database.
• Provided onsite support at the Fairmont, West Virginia location.
• Created installation and configuration documentation for NOAA and team members.
• Managed IBM pSeries servers using IBM AIX 5 TL11. Installed and configured Cluster Systems Management (CSM) version 1.7.0.11, Workload Scheduler - Load Leveler version 3.4., Global Parallel File System (GPFS) version 3.2.1.6, Parallel Environment (PE) version 4.3.1, Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology (RSCT) version 5.3, Fortran version 11.1, IBM XLC version 8.0 and IBM XLC/C++ version 9.0.0.2.

Confidential, Rosslyn, VA

Senior AIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provided Unix and Microsoft Windows support on the US Army Publishing Directorate contract.
• Installed, configured, integrated and supported IBM AIX and applications on sixteen IBM p570, six IBM p55A and four IBM p520 servers. Configured HACMP clusters.
• Configured development servers located in Rosslyn, Virginia.
• Configured staging and production servers located in Columbus, Ohio.
• Assisted with the planning of the disaster recovery site in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Configured and managed Confidential Storage Area Network (SAN). Installed and configured the IBM Virtualization me/O software on IBM p570 servers.
• Installed, configured and supported the following software components: IBM AIX 5.3 ML5, IBM HACMP 5.4.0.1, IBM Visual Age C and C++ 6.0, Confidential Power Path v4.5.3, Confidential SAN AIX definitions 5.3.0.0, IBM Apache HTTP Server 1.3.28, IBM WebSphere 5.1.1.2, IBM DB2 v8.2 Fixpack (FP) 14, IBM DB2 Netsearch Extenders FP 14, IBM JDK/JRE 1.3.1 and 1.4.2, IBM DB2 Content Manager 8.3 FP 2, IBM DB2 CM System Admin Client, IBM DB2 CM Client for Windows, and IBM Enterprise Information Portal v8.2.950 (FP11).
• Installed and configured (EIP), WebSphere Application Server - Network Deployment server 5.1 FP12 and WebSphere Business Information Server Foundation 5.1.1.5 FP5 (WBISF), support and manage IBM Tivoli Storage Manager version 5.4.1.4 on IBM AIX and Microsoft Windows platform, support and manage IBM Total Storage DS4800 SAN.
• Created installation and configuration documentation for all work performed.
• Member of the planning team that discussed and planned future software upgrades and configuration changes.
• Some Linux server installations on IBM pSeries Servers, desktop PC’s and blade servers.

Confidential, Greenbelt, MD

Lead System Administrator/Integrator

Responsibilities:

• AIX Systems Administrator and integrator at the US Department of Commerce. Provided support at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) project. The CLASS project was an electronic library of NOAA environmental data. The NOAA web site provided capabilities for finding and obtaining that data.
• Provided 24 X 7 support on Unix servers owned and operated by the US Department of Commerce at NOAA.
• Provided IBM AIX, Fedora Linux, Red Hat and SuSe Linux, SGI IRIX and Sun Solaris support on IBM pSeries, IBM eSeries, SGI and SunOS Unix servers respectively
• Extensive use of the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) on all Unix platforms.
• Compiled Unix applications, files and other software on Linux and Sun servers in preparation for system migrations to an IBM AIX platform.
• Installed IBM server hardware and their operating systems.
• Performed software upgrades, microcode and firmware updates as required.
• Provided detailed documentation for systems operations and system monitoring procedures for Unix administration staff. Hardware support included, but not limited to, the IBM p550 and p520 servers, IBM 7310 Hardware Management Console (HMC), SGI 350, CISCO 6500 firewall, Data Direct Networks (DDN) 3000 and 8500 SAN Array, Avocent DSR 1030 KVM switch, and the Brocade 24000 Fiber Switch.
• Installed and used Nagios for network monitoring on Unix servers.
• Performed system and file backups and restore tasks, including administration on all Unix servers using the Legato backup application.
• Compiled software and modules on Linux, Fedora Core 4 and 5, Red Hat Linux 5.1, Solaris 10, SunOS 5.10, IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 for CLASS specific applications, including Osiris so that the files could be ported to AIX servers.
• Identified, diagnosed and resolved any network, hardware, software or application related issues.
• Documented CLASS installation and configuration procedures.
• Performed security scans on all Unix servers using the Harris Stat scanning utility.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Sr. Unix (AIX) System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Unix System Administrator for the US Department of Homeland Security supporting the US-Visit project.
• Provided 24 X 7 support on Unix servers, owned and operated by the FBI and the Department of Justice. Provided support on servers that provide male and female profiles for United States border crossings and fingerprint matching.
• Provided AIX, Linux, HP-UX support on IBM pSeries, IBM eSeries and Hewlett Packard Unix server that were operation on the Sun Solaris platform.
• Proficient with the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) on all Unix platforms.
• Installed, configured and supported Unix server hardware, software applications, including COTS, and the operating systems on all Unix platforms.
• Supported IBM FastT disk subsystems, including firmware updates.
• Performed microcode updates and software upgrades as required.
• Provided detailed documentation for systems operations and system monitoring procedures to Confidential and the Unix System Administrator staff.
• Managed daily backups using Informix. Identified, diagnosed and resolved any hardware or software issues.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Unix - Network Operations Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Unix System Administrator for Confidential .
• Provided Connect Direct support for this large banking corporation.
• Provided AIX and HP-UX support on IBM pSeries and Hewlett Packard Unix based servers.
• Provided additional Unix and deskside support, as required, during the Confidential and PNC bank merger.

Confidential, Silver Spring, MD

Sr. Unix System Administrator/Integrator

Responsibilities:

• Sr. AIX Systems Administrator for the US Treasury.
• Provided systems integration and support for over eighty servers locally and remote.
• Evaluated and performed security baselines on all Unix servers.
• Application support includes, but is not limited to, Connect Direct, Connect Mailbox, Secure Transport - Tumbleweed, Secure Shell, SecurID, Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM Infoprint Manager and IBM High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing (HACMP).
• Lead in performing Unix server security baseline on all Unix servers.
• Provided HACMP support on remote clusters.
• Created several Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documents for US Treasury staff.
• Provided support on IBM pSeries servers including IBM SP, IBM Regatta, M80, F50, S70, S7A, and B80 servers.
• Provided installation, configuration, system administration and support on Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, HP-UX and Sun Solaris servers.
• Performed IBM DB2 support with database administrators. Task included installing and configuring DB2 tan cataloging the databases. Diagnosed and resolved DB2 database issues.
• Provided Tier III helpdesk support weekly.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

AIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provided AIX and application systems integration and support on IBM RS/6000 servers.
• Staged and installed IBM RS/6000 servers for Confidential , Inc. clients throughout the Baltimore and Washington, D. C. metropolitan areas.
• Staging and installation tasks included memory, disk drives and adapter cards installation.
• Tested and resolved software and hardware issues.
• Linux installation and testing on development desktop PC servers.
• Installed and upgraded IBM AIX and other software applications on RS/6000 servers. Applied Y2K updates on servers in the DC/Baltimore metropolitan areas, Delaware, eastern Maryland, Kentucky and Indiana.
• Performed installation and software migrations as required. Applications include, but are not limited to, MQSeries, Net.Commerce, WebSphere Commerce Suite, IBM HTTP Server, Netscape Enterprise Server and Tivoli - ADSM.
• Provided end user support for Windows 95/98/NT and desktop applications.
• Provided E-Commerce and NAPAonline.com website support.
• Configured and supported several servers at offsite co-location site for disaster recovery.
• Created several support documents for co-location effort.