TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: DOS, Windows 1.0 - 98SE/ NT Server / Windows CE (PocketPC OS/Mobile 2005), Novell 3.1x-4.11, Linux 0.96-3.0.0 including VMware ESX Server (2.5.3-5), Virtual Infrastructure (2.0-2.5), VMware Server (1.0.8), RedHat 5.0-ESv6, CentOS3-6, Slackware 0.96-10, SuSE 7.0, Debian 4/Ubuntu 11, KNOPPIX, and Gentoo, VMS, Tru64 UNIX (for Alphas), IRIX, SunOS (Solaris 2.5.1- Solaris 10), AIX, MacOS 7-X, Geos, SymbianOS, PalmOS, BlackberryOS, Cisco IOS, CatOS, ASDM, SDM, and CCP.

Server Applications, Programming Languages and Environments (not a complete list): Veritas, AIX HACMP (firewall cluster), Oracle HA Data Clustering, Nagios, McDATA (now Brocade) EFCM and SANavigator, Veritas NetBackup, Legato NetWorker, vRanger, Java, Perl, C-Shell, Fortran77, IDL, DCL, Expect, ExpectTK, SED, AWK, Microsoft VB Script, Microsoft .NET, MSSQL, SQL, TCP Wrappers, Linux NAT (Network Address Translation using ipmasq, ipchains, iptables), Sendmail, NIS, NIS+, HTTP, DHCP, IMAP, POP3, LDAP, DNS, SSH, Telnet, BOOTP, PXEboot, BartPE, Sun (now Oracle) Autoclient and Jumpstart, Vi, Emacs, GParted, Staroffice, MS Office, Corel Office Suite, Norton Ghost, Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange Server 2003, Cisco Pix 515, Cisco ASA, and various other enterprise Cisco switches and routers.

Other Skills and s: Creation and maintenance of heterogeneous local and global networks. Extensive knowledge of remote access and system security techniques including proficiency in TCP/IP and DNS routing from the packet level up providing secure LAN/WAN environments. Proficient with networking hardware and topologies as well as electronics assembly, including a strong soldering ability providing circuit-level diagnosis, repair and construction. Proficient in wireless and remote computing technologies including Blackberry devices, Apple, Android, Nokia and Sony Ericsson smart phones, Handspring PalmOS and windows Mobile based devices all operating on GSM, CDMA, 3G and 4G style cellular networks. Designed several GPOs and reconfigured MSIs within a Windows Active Directory environment. Used MS Studio .Net to create automation utilities. Intuitive ability to assess and solve a variety of technical and non-technical problems, an extensive attention to detail, "Out-Of-The-Box" "radical" and eccentric thinking, and a vivacious appetite for new and emerging technologies resulting in quick and effective results.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Dev Ops Engineer/Support

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for L2, L3 support, deployment and management of staging and production systems for HP Cloud offerings (Currently just Windows Server 2008 R2 based fully redundant and clustered JetAdmin Cloud).
• Designed and maintained deployment and support procedures for customers and the NOC.
• Responsible for configuration of Splunk logging and Zabbix monitoring for each server/VM in the Cloud for the customer.
• Trained other SysAdmins in Zabbix and Splunk as well as procedure creation for NOC escalation and product deployment (Beta to Stage, to Production).
• Served as Liason and Lead for products betewwn several HP groups for full support of the customer and complete ownership of Stage and Production support (NOC, HP internal IT, Infrastructure group, Security, Customer Assurance.. etc).

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Linux/Windws Server and Network administration for the company.

Confidential

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day to day I.T. operations for the Longmont office while other SysAdmin is dedicated to an infrastructure revamp.

Confidential

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for complete infrastructure to support software development, including production systems, networks, and workstations.

Confidential

Global Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated and implemented migration of several existing Four Seasons Resort LANs from existing architecture to new standard layout for each individual resort.

Confidential

Senior Systems/Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned VMware Virtual Infrastructure and upgraded ESX from 2.5 to 3.5 then later to 4.1 and recently to 5.0.
• Provided server and end user support for the entire company.
• Responsible for all company electronic security systems (servers, firewalls, routers, switches, e-mail, etc.) and tracking, of other systems administration and helpdesk staff, and maintaining and resolving logging data in compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
• Sole provider of Linux/UNIX server and development environment support including LDAP and NIS AD integration systems.
• Facilitated NetApp FAS2020 upgrade and provided maintenance.
• Designed, implemented and supported a new secure transfer system over a site to site link between 2 Colorado based datacenters in separate cities.
• Redesigned, streamlined and supported the company WAN and LANs including the rollout of a new Cisco based hardware VPN system to replace aged and deficient Watchguard systems and visits to foreign European offices to redesign their LAN and server infrastructure.
• Attained CCNA with a very high exam score.
• Upgraded VMware Virtual Infrastructure to vSphere 4 from Vitrual Infrastructure 3.
• Upgraded Microsoft SFU 3.5 AD to NIS integration system to more robust Microsoft IDMU based AD to NIS synchronization system and added Linux NIS slaves.
• Designed, Implemented and supported a NetApp FAS3210 based 10GbE storage system to replace the aged 1Gb SAN used for vSphere VM vMotion compatible datastores.
• Migrated VMware systems off of SAN and onto the new datastores described above.
• Supported numerous changes to mobile infrastructure (Cellular connectivity) and home use of hardware VPN devices.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Focal Lead for Linux systems, DNS, VMWare ESX, exim (SMTP) NFS.. etc.
• Provided Heterogeneous support for all Server systems, including Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, MSSQL, Network and VOIP systems.
• Designed and maintained Nagios monitoring system.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided VMware ESX Server/ Redhat Enterprise Linux system and network administration and support along with Windows 2000 and XP desktop support.
• Designed a full backup system for the HSEM product including ESX level hot image backups using perl, MS SQL Server backups, and file level incrementals using rsync and ssh.
• Reconfigured and supported Avaya Firewalls and switches along with VLAN configuration, Confidential Blade centers, and Confidential DS4300 SAN hardware.

Confidential

Senior UNIX Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configuration, Design and Maintenance of enterprise servers and backup systems including Legato NetWorker, Veritas NetBackup, NDMP/NetApp, Solaris 7-10 and Windows Server systems and Brocade switches.

Confidential

Senior Storage/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configuration, Design and Maintenance of a several thousand Terabyte Storage Area Network (SAN) consisting of several hundred customers worldwide.

Confidential

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• 2 Years Enterprise (ASP) Systems/Network Administration for Solaris and Windows 2000 based WebLogic v6-8/Tomcat Web Servers using SSL (Verisign and self signed) as well as Oracle 9i and 10g backend database connectivity with a Cisco Pix 515 Firewall.
• TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) setup and diagnosis, along with Veritas Tape Backup system setup and Troubleshooting.
• Maintained Servers and workstations for JAVA Development and QA staff.
• Designed and maintained production home-grown application servers and their networks.
• Designed and implemented local office wireless and wired security perimeter consisting of custom built Linux firewall servers, various Cisco network appliances, and logical network layouts.
• Responsible for viral infection firefighting (detection and eradication), Intrusion Detection and emergency response.
• Built and maintained Solaris 9 based Jumpstart architecture for the automated creation of development, QA, and production Web/application servers and associative Oracle 9i and 10g database servers.
• Transported, racked and cabled servers and network appliances both at home office and at the corporation datacenter.
• Designed Linux workstations with interoperability into a Windows 2003 Active Directory environment.
• Maintained Microsoft 2003 Exchange Server and Outlook clients as well as Linux based clients running Novell/Ximian Evolution.
• Developed workstation images using Norton Ghost for rapid deployment of new workstations.
• Designed several GPOs and VB scripts to ease administration of the Active Directory environment.