TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Perl, Python, ksh, csh, bash, PL/SQL

Hardware: Confidential 9000 Confidential - UX (9-11.23, SunOS, Solaris 2.6-2.8, Sun Ultra 1's, 5 s, Sun Enterprise 5000's, IBM RS/6000 (F, H, S70, P690 and P770), PowerVm servers.

Operating Systems: AIX 4.33-7.1, Linux 2.4, Red Hat 7.3.1, CentOs, SUSE, Ubuntu, Confidential -UX to 11i, Solaris 10 to 11, Windows XP-8

Ancillary Skills: Virtualization, PowerVM, LPAR, FTP, SFTP Protocols, Pyxis Boot Server, HACMP, LVM, NAS, Sysback, NIM Slave/Master Backup configuration, ESS Shark, AIX SMIT, Confidential SAM, Sun Admin tools, SQL*PLUS, NFS, NAS, GPFS, SSA Drives, Remedy API, Oracle RDBMS, 7.3.4 - 12, Oracle Enterprise Management, Metalink, IBM TSM, BMC SQL Backtrack, RMAN,, VERITAS Volume Manager, Netbackup Client Config, Solaris: Veritas Cluster Server v4.0, RedHat Cluster Suite for RedHat/CentOS, RHCSRAID EMC, BCV, SQL*NET, Apache WebSphere, WebSphere, AWS, Networking: TCP/DNS, Cygwin - Interface, PeopleSoft Peopletools 8.5,Retek (Software Integration), Appworx 5.1.1, Dimensions, JDE 8.0 SP23b1, Active MQSeries 6.0.1.1, Storix BMR, Christie BMR, Capacity Planning, Full Datacenter Migration (UNIX & Linux), including full and partial Migration activities, Security - Hardening, Penetration Testing, Chef Server 12, Chef Compliance v1, Chef Automate, Hadoop, Ruby 2.3.1, Puppet, Splunk, SSL control and management

Monitoring Tools: BMC Patrol, Nagios V4,Nmon/Topaz/Perfmon, Tivoli (ITM 6.23), Confidential Openview, Custom ksh/bash/perl health check script writing. Automation: Appworx, TWS, CRON

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Linux Cloud/UNIX Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Application / Database Support to include Enterprise wide OS Monitoring and patch management
• Deploying RedHat version 5,6,Centos via Vmware VCenter 5.1.x, ESX
• Patch deployment
• RPM Package management & distribution
• RedHat Local Satellite Server Management & Change Control
• RedHat 5,6, CentOs 5, SUSE Linux Senior Server Administration & Maintenance
• AIX 6.x - 7.1 Senior Server Administration & Maintenance
• Solaris 10,11 Mid Level System Administration and remote support
• Oracle Enterprise Linux version 6.5, on Confidential DL380 G7 running EMC Vplex fast path application Server
• Linux/UNIX/Windows Server Administration 24X7 supporting 1500+ virtual servers.
• Putty, Secure CRT, Cygwin Interface Administration
• Configure, Monitor, GPFS, NFS, NAS Shares for 100% reliability.
• Veritas Volume Manager tasks for UNIX/Linux Server Administration
• Server Datacenter Migration, and Disaster Recovery planning.
• Supporting Oracle, and SAP team needs, and communicating changes with management
• Verifying & Validating SOX Compliances for all UNIX/Linux environment
• Tivoli storage manager (Linux,UNIX,Windows Client Server Administration)
• TSM configuration manage, TSM Library manager updates including TSM database and Recovery logs
• Splunk log scrub/control management and reporting
• Restore data from offshore volume and remove from storage pool and checkout the volume from library
• Creating Policy domains, and Admin Schedules based on End-Client retention needs & Plan TSM backups ensuring no overlap
• Creating automated scripts to troubleshoot, and monitor hardware errors of drives
• Chef Server 12, Chef Compliance v1, Chef Automate Implementation, Configuration
• IBM (ITM 6.2.x) monitoring, client/server implementation and configuration for AIX, RedHat, Oracle, DB2, VMware. Integration with Netcool Version7 suite for network monitoring
• Administrating PeopleSoft Server 8.4 & 8.5 including: PeopleSoft Application Servers, Process Scheduler Servers, Tuxedo, Web logic Servers
• UNIX/Linux problem resolution for applications managing logfiles (splunk), configurations, server process management with infrastructure technologies including Tomcat, Websphere and JBoss.
• Managing Peoplesoft Workstations, Application Updates, upgrading Tools
• Working support tickets with helpdesk team, and documenting changes
• Updating KNOVA with team documentation

Confidential - Atlanta, Ga

Senior Remote UNIX/Linux Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured AIX 6.1.1- 7.1, Trained SA in Administration
• Produced, Implemented Proactive automated UNIX Shell, ksh, (vmstat, sar, lssrc, top, etc).
• Installation of RedHat Environment for application servers
• Worked directly with DB2 and Oracle teams for direct support (AIX, and Redhat)
• PeopleSoft 8.4 Patching & Administration. Managing PeopleSoft Database
• Mentored current, Junior Admins and Operations staff, Developed teachable documentation

Confidential - Atlanta, Ga

Senior AIX Remote Engineer

Responsibilities:

• AIX 5.3 - 7.1 - AIX p5,6,7 Build Engineer. VIO, LPAR, p 0
• Linux RedHat - Build Specialist 5.1 - 5.5
• 24X7 Sr.Unix extended after hours level support (AIX pseries,, Linux)
• RHEL/Oracle Enterprise Linux Application Suite Environment conversion project
• HACMP, Service Guard, AIX BMR
• IBM Blade Server Application Brick Install/Setup/Support AIX-Linux-kickstart
• Shell scripting (bash, sh, Perl, KSH), BMC Patrol proactive monitoring, problem analysis,LDAP configuration
• VMware VCenter version 5.1 RedHat server deployment
• Datacenter AIX RedHat server relocation, including data move, database rebuild
• GPFS, NAS, NFS, LVM configuration on physical, and logical devices
• Oracle Database Admin Support (9.2 - 12)
• PeopleSoft 8x Administrator. Peopletools support Utilities.Workstations.
• Tuxedo Version 10 and 11 administration and Objectivity Database management tasks including starting and stopping service, monitoring process availability and starting/stopping services over thousands of servers on on AIX 6.1
• Tasked with Tuxedo upgrades from version 10 to 11.11 via console
• Websphere, Tomcat, JBoss Administrative Support
• DB2 Production UNIX Administrative Support
• VCS Veritas Cluster Service Admin for Solaris 9/10 Servers
• Storix Bare Metal Support Administration
• TSM Storage Backup Administration & Support
• Netbackup Client/Server 3rd party configuration
• EMC Storage Troubleshooting & Support

Confidential - Alpharetta, Ga

Linux RedHat Implementation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• AIX 5.3 - 6.1 - Remote Architect & Sr.AIX Resource for 94 Live Production servers
• RedHat Enterprise v5,6, and Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.11, LPAR, VIO server build, and administration
• Confidential -UX First Shift Administrator for 94 Live Production servers
• Linux RHEL 4.3 - 4.7 - First Shift Administrator for 94 Live Production servers
• 24X7 Sr. Unix extended after hours level support (AIX p6, p7series, Confidential -UX, Linux)
• RDP, Cygwin interface administration for Windows Clients.
• Custom Shell scripting (bash, sh, Perl, KSH),Pro-active monitoring & support
• HACMP, Service Guard, AIX BMR
• IBM Blade Server Application Brick Install/Seup/Support AIX-Linux
• Shell scripting (bash, sh, KSH), BMC Patrol proactive monitoring, and problem analysis.
• Oracle Database Admin Support (9.2 - 10.2)
• EMC Clarion SAN support, and LVM configuration for AIX, Linux, Confidential -UX clients
• Development team using C++, Rogue Wave Tools++, Oracle Version 10 OCI and Tuxedo 11 on AIX 6.1 for Server-side development and Microsoft's MFC and Tuxedo on Windows/NT
• DB2 Production UNIX Administrative Support
• Storix Bare Metal Support Administration
• TSM Storage Backup Administration & Support
• EMC Storage Troubleshooting & Support

Confidential

TSM Administrator

Responsibilities:

• TSM Administrator - Tivoli Storage Manager and IBM Tape libraries and related storage hardware. ( Install/patch-update/Admin of TSM Client/Server.
• IBM System storage IBM 3584, IBM 3582
• Ensure, verify all backups for top IBM clients Disney and Fireman’s Fund
• 24X7 Sr. Unix extended level support (AIX 5.3-6.1s, Confidential -UX 11.11, Linux RHEL 4.3)
• Shell scripting (bash, sh, KSH, PERL), proactive monitoring, and problem analysis
• TSM Storage Client Backup Administration & Support
• TSM Storage Database (TDP) Support

Confidential - Atlanta, Ga

Linux RedHat Administrator

Responsibilities:

• AIX 4.3-5.3 Administrator - Production monitoring, support P570, P690, M80, S70
• 24X7 Sr. Unix extended level support (AIX 4.3,5.3, Confidential -UX 11.11, Linux RHEL 4.3)
• Shell scripting (bash, sh, KSH), BMC Patrol proactive monitoring, and problem analysis
• EMC Clarion SAN support, RAID, LVM configuration
• Oracle Database Admin Support (9.2 - 10.2)
• SAP BASIS Core Application Support, and Q/A
• MQSeries Core Support and Administration
• TSM Storage Backup Administration & Support

Confidential - St.Louis, Mo

AIX Admiinistrator/EMC SAN

Responsibilities:

• AIX 5.2 Administrator - Production monitoring, support P690, M80, F50 AIX 4.3-5.2
• System Administrator in EMC SAN / HACMP (AA&AP environment)
• Confidential 11.11 System Admin for JDE, and PeopleSoft Environment (EPM 8.80 SP2)
• Assist in Retek Software Integration Implementation (rms, sim, rdw, dwi, ari, alloc)
• Appworx 5.1.1 Job Scheduler UNIX Administrator - installed, configured, supported
• Oracle DBA 9.0.2.0.6 (Unix, Linux, Windows 2000)
• PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.5 full install and support on HP11i, Windows 2000 Server
• IBM WebSphere, Tuxedo, and DataStage Config to support EPM environment
• Sarbanes Oxley Unix, Database, PeopleSoft Compliance
• Disaster Recovery Unix, Database, Application Specialist
• Full 24X7 offsite level-2 support

Confidential - Knoxville,TN

AIX Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Asked to return to site post Birmingham Assignment (see entry details below).

Confidential - Birmingham, GA

Sr. AIX Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Sr. AIX Administrator - Assisted current AIX Admin in Sys Auditing, Tuning, Recovery Methods
• SP RS/6000 AIX 4.2.1/4.3.3 PSSP 2.4/3.2 Sys Administrator Switch tuning and SP performance
• Maintain 16 Silver Node SP Environment Performance Tuning for AIX 4.3.3 environment
• TSM, Sysback - Installation Configuration - for Management of filesystem backup solution
• Developed proactive environment system and application specific scripts for performance monitoring
• Supported AIX 4.1.2, 4.3.3, 5l environment for Oracle 8, PeopleSoft, MTS
• LDAP configuration and administration
• Developed online System Documentation to train

Confidential - Knoxville, TN

Sr. AIX Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Produced, Implemented Proactive automated AIX based shell, ksh, AWK, SED, Bash
• Environment threshold reporting (vmstat, iostat, sar, lssrc, top, individual application process i.e. ora pmon)
• Taught basic AIX SMIT System Administration Techniques with proven documentation
• Tivoli TSM Server Administrator - Manage current backup recovery strategy
• Synchronized Oracle 8i Development database with production through dbf migration
• PeopleSoft Applications Database Administration over installation, configuration
• PSAdmin Administration: PeopleSoft Scheduler, Application Server
• Produce Strong Documentation to mentor

Confidential - Jackson, MS

Sr. AIX Administrator, Oracle Database Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured AIX 4.3-5.3, Trained SA in Administration via SMIT
• Produced, Implemented Proactive automated UNIX Shell, ksh, (vmstat, sar, lssrc, top)
• Installation of the AIX C-Compiler and Apache WebSphere for Lawson Environment
• Installed, configured Oracle 8.1.7.0.2 (for 32bit AIX, and LINUX 2.4 Redhat 7.3)
• Developed and implemented backup strategy with ADSM, System Admin, DBA
• Mentored current Oracle DBA, Developed teachable documentation

Confidential - Clinton, MS

Sr. Oracle Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Sr. Oracle Database Administrator - installed, configured, tuned, backed up, managed
• Main administrator contact for AIX based Oracle Installation/Configuration
• Produced Proactive System Monitoring Shell Scripts for Cronned Jobs, resources, and Application process using ksh, awk, Perl, sed, and standard UNIX ‘at’ commands
• In charge of Oracle software orders, upgrades, patches, and migrations
• TSM Tivoli Upgrade, Backup/Restoration including client installation 4.1.2
• Primary DBA for 27 Oracle Databases versions 7.3.4-9i Sun, AIX, NT 17 (24X7)
• Provided hardware and software telephone and onsite support 24x7

Confidential - Jackson, MS

Sr. Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Sr. Systems Programmer over IBM RS/6000 SP A.I.X. 4.3.x and Oracle Databases
• Production Life Cycle -Ordering RS/6000 according to App Specs, Unpacking
• Installing Software(TSM, Oracle), Database Creation, System Tuning
• Main admin contact for 9 Production AIX based System Installation/Configuration
• Tivoli ADSM (TSM and DSM) Installation config with existing Oracle and AIX
• Successfully installed IBM RS / as well as all OracleDb and Client Software
• Troubleshot UNIX hardware/software configuration for IBM RS/6000 SP A.I.X. 4.3.x
• Successful implementation of four production Oracle DB’s 7.2.2 -8.1.5 AIX, NT
• Provided hardware and software telephone and on site 24x7support

Confidential - Bentonville, AR

Systems Programmer/Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, supported, and maintained UNIX Systems for all Confidential DC’s
• Responsible for installing hardware and building, troubleshooting hardware problems
• Designed and built network configurations (Ethernet and RS232)
• Informix/Oracle DBA team contact for System Administrators
• Configured Confidential -UX environment for Oracle 7.3.4 - 8.0.5
• Supported hands on data center move for Confidential -UX and AIX servers
• Provided hardware and software telephone and onsite support