SUMMARY:

• EMC Proven Professional. Architects and manages Symmetrix VMAX 10k, and Symmetrix VMAX 20k/40K platforms. VNX 5300; VNX 5500; CLARiiON CX480, CLARiiON CX600/700.
• HDS Storage Architect. Designs VSP; USPV, and USP platforms. Software package expert with designing and implementation of HDT; HDP; HiCmd; HTnM; HTsM; HDLM; SLPR; CLPR; SI; CoW, HUR; TP
• Brocade Certified SAN Designer. Designs Silkworm and DCX SAN.
• Seeking contracting or a fulltime position as an architect. I offer professional services in both EMC, and HDS platforms.
• I focus on the NASDAQ, and Confidential sectors designing high availability fault tolerant storage systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 2008; Windows 2003; Windows 2000; Windows NT4; Windows 7

Networking: TCP/IP; WAN; LAN; Ethernet; NetBUI; DNS; WINS; SAMBA

SAN: Brocade; Mcdata; Cisco MDS; Qlogic, Emulex; FCP; FCIP; VSAN; ISL; ICL; IFL; Trunking; Frame based routing; Exchange based routing; Core - Edge; Edge-Core-Edge; Meshed; True Copy; HUR; SanCopy; MirrorVew; SnapView

Hardware: EMC VMAX 20K; EMC VMAX 40K; HDS VSP; HDS USPV; EMC VNX; EMC CLARiiON; CDL; ADIC Scalar; Overland Storage

System Applications: EMC SYMMETRIX Management Console; VMAX Auto Provisioning; CLARiiON NAVISPHERE; HDS High Command; EMC Unisphere for VMAX; EMC Unisphere for VNX; EMC SYMMETRIX Performance Analyzer (SPA) VNX Snapshots; SnapClone; Brocade web tools; Brocade DCFM; Cisco Device Manager; Cisco Fabric Manager; Netbackup; Backup Exec; MS Office 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Storage Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Works closely with client architect teams in designing high resilience and high performance HDS and EMC storage platforms slated for Wall Street clients. Areas include but not limited to: designing workload trends using Intel I/O STAT to generate specific workloads. Creates 3-tiered custom pools based on dynamic tiering technology, analyzing application workloads and sizing workloads for storage, performance and resiliency.
• Evaluate client’s current storage platforms and makes recommendations based on industry best practices and procedures.
• Examines client’s current SAN platforms and makes recommendations based on industry best practices and procedures.
• Develops, implements, and maintains enterprise-level architectures for Information Management; Data Management; Data Warehousing. Incorporates best practices.
• Reviews client standard operating procedures. Identifies risks, and provides recommendations for improving procedures. Risk mitigation and creates risk letters based on findings.

Senior Professional Services Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Client facing. Architecture/design of HDS product portfolio to match client business objectives.
• During the architecture phase, works with functional client business units in gathering required documentation in preparation for producing design documents to be readied for production. Uses Hitachi’s best practices as a base guideline for producing storage designs.
• Produces client presentations; white board discussion; technology briefings. Advises client on best course of action of product selection to meet specific business requirements.
• Specialty includes design of high performance storage for the Confidential sector (oil and gas). Uses Hitachi design guides as a best practice foundation for high performance storage.
• Specialty includes design of high performance storage for the financial sector.
• Analyzing systems requirements and delivering a solution based on Hitachi’s best practices.
• Designs Dynamic Tiering to meet client production requirements. Designs Thin Provisioning Pools to meet client production requirements. Consults with clients in analyzing their performance workloads.
• Designs storage capacity on demand for the health care sector.

Independent Storage Consultant

Confidential, Redmond, Washington

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivery of EMC DMX and EMC CLARiiON storage solutions
• Setup and configuration of all EMC CLARiiON/Celerra NS product lines
• Delivery of EMC ECC Control Center
• Delivery of Brocade products and configuration alias’s and zoning
• Performed EMC data migrations
• Delivery of Netbackup, ADIC Tape Libraries
• Performed data migrations using EMC SanCopy

MTI Professional Services Consultant

Confidential, Irvine, California

Responsibilities:

• Solutions architecture of EMC CLARiiON/Celerra NS product lines
• Setup and configuration of all EMC CLARiiON/Celerra NS product lines
• Celerra NS Replicator design, implementation and configuration
• Brocade, Cisco, McData and Qlogic FC switch installation, configuration and maintenance
• Emulex and Qlogic HBA installation and configuration
• Storage provisioning to various host platforms (NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Sun Solaris, RH)
• EMC CLARiiON/Celerra flare code

Confidential, Austin, Texas

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSULTANT

Responsibilities:

• EMC Commercial NAS/SAN implementation specialist
• Setup design and configuration of following EMC technologies (CX 600/700, NS600/700, NS600/700G,
• Rack/stack/cable EMC/Brocade/Cisco SAN
• Setup and configuration of EMC Navisphere, San Copy, SnapView, MirrorView, Analyzer, PowerPath, Celerra Manager, Celerra, Monitor.