SUMMARY:

• I have 17 years of Unix/Linux and Network generalist experience in multiple industries including medical, research/, financial, manufacturing, infrastructure, and legal.
• I have held numerous roles in data center operations and in systems lead, product sales integration, and administration.
• Legato Networker 6.X, EMC Time finder, Veritas Foundation, Veritas Netbackup 3.X - 5.X, Tivoli, syslog-ng, PostgresSQL, Mysql, SNARE, Bacula, AFNI, E-Film, AFS, PACS, DCMTK, Eprime, HP Openview, GNU, Splunk, Nessus, Snort, Symantec Antivirus, Mcafee, SUN GRID, DICOM, ACSLS.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Installing and maintaining n-tier web application environments: Plone, PHP, Java (tomcat and jboss) as well as LAMP/SAMP driven sites. Tcpdump, wireshark, cfengine and puppet.

Databases: Microsoft SQL, Mysql and Postgres installation, configuration and replication.

Virtualization: Vmware, Solaris Zones and LDOM capable hardware.

Network backup: Dataprotector, Brightstore, Networker, Tivoli, Amanda, Brightstor, Symantec/Veritas Netbackup.

Installing /configuring/maintaining network services: (open ldap, dns, dhcp and Samba/CIFS).

Creating/maintaining version control systems: Subversion and CVS.

Administrative languages: Bash and Korn shell scripting.

Server security and monitoring: Using Nessus and AIDE/Tripwire, Snare, Nagios.

Technical sales: Customer-facing engagements involving multi-tier rollouts.

Clustering/grid technologies: HP service guard, SUN GRID, Veritas Cluster.

Enterprise schedulers: Maestro, UC4, ESP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Network Linux Administrator

• Setup Xen hypervisor hosts, provisioned and installed virtual machines.
• Rack, stack and setup of Dell server equipment at co-location
• Setup and installation, maintenance of Ganeti clusters.
• Support and administration of Amanda backup system.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Network Consultant, Nationwide Insurance

• Perform Tivoli Maestro automation within a Unix environment.
• Managed up to 7 Maestro workflows used for testing.
• Extensive shell scripting involving Maestro and testing automation for QA.

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Contract Unix Administration

• Serviced GE Unix systems contracts within a 24x7 environment.
• Performed disaster recovery planning and auditing/remediation on Cisco UCS blades,
• Virtualized/supported Redhat, HPUX 10.X-11.X, and Solaris 7-10 based systems.
• Custom Redhat Linux system builds and deployment within Vsphere 4.X clusters.
• HP data protector and Falconstor administration and tape swap.
• Datacenter cabling, racking/unracking of equipment.
• Redhat and Oracle linux project work involving erp, sap, oracle rac. Redhat satellite server.
• Tivoli and Netbackup backup monitoring and problem remediation.

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Unix Network Administrator

• Serviced Accenture customer contracts for US only customers within a 24x7 environment.
• Performed disaster recovery planning and SAS70 auditing/remediation on Redhat, HPUX, and Solaris systems.
• Support of Tivoli, Avamar, EMC networker, Netbackup, and Brightstor backup clients.
• Support of Weblogic application servers on Linux and HPUX. Worked with DBA team to ensure proper kernel tune-ables. Managed HP service guard clusters and Oracle ASM raw disks.
• Managed virtualized 50+ RedHat5 hosts within the common hosting platform.
• User Administration and Storage changes involving Redhat, HPUX and Solaris.
• UNIX / Active Directory Integration of Redhat Linux, Solaris and HPUX.
• HPUX ignite operations (Backups, Image Restores, Software Depots). Netbackup 6.X administration with multiple media servers in Solaris/HPUX environment.
• HP Data Protector cell management, Legato/Tivoli restores and backup audits.
• SUN T5120 LDOM experience. Cloning/creating and provisioning zones.
• Remedy Ticket auditing, Change Request documentation. Workplan/Runbook authoring. Conducted weekly patching of customer systems. Responded to network alerts and tickets in accordance to SLA.
• Administration of 250 domestic specialty printers via LP/CUPS. (General Dynamics)
• Management and troubleshooting of HP Service guard clusters (State of Ohio, OAKS)

Confidential /Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Systems Analyst

• Management of a small IT team responsible for the development and administration of Sun grid cluster and associated applications.
• Duties consisted of break/fix, system upgrades and patching of OSX, Windows, Solaris and Linux workstations and servers. Setup homegrown MFT that utilized encryption for distribution of material to remote researchers. Mysql/PostgresSQL DBA, automated backups, managed system with 850k+ records and performed queries and trash clearing operations.
• Supervised computing operations for 30 concurrent scientific studies.
• Supervision of Interns, Project management and Systems design.
• Troubleshooting of outlook/exchange clients, Microsoft office. Unix software management and troubleshooting. Management of source revision system. Implemented software over the wire and maintained multiple platform software repository which serviced Solaris, Linux and OSX.
• Management of Apple Open Directory LDAP/Kerberos services to provide single sign-on for Windows, Solaris, Linux and OSX workstations and servers. Setup snare, auditd and centralized logging for all hosts. Setup and Managed Apache server in a LAMP/SAMP N-tier environment.
• Management of system backups with Veritas Netbackup 5.X-6X Tape backup system as well as bacula and Tivoli storage manager clients.
• Setup and Management of Sun grid utilizing Linux, Solaris, OSX servers/workstations.
• Administration and repair of Solaris host systems controlling Varian research spectrometer/NMR systems for human and animal experimentation.
• Extensive experience with VMware virtualized operating systems on Linux based hosts. Created and distributed vmware packages of Linux workstations builds.
• Mysql and PostgresSQL administration. Associated scripting for data export to work flow queues.
• Wrote Bourne/Korn scripts for data processing, backups and snapshots and file system cloning..
• Maintained E-prime stimulus presentation systems and associated EEG instrumentation.
• Built/Maintained SAN based storage consisting of IBM 3580 Library and 30TB of Apple-Xraid and 2TB of SUN T3 arrays.
• Managed multiple Solaris Zones running Mysql with Apache in N-tier setup, Varian, development sandboxes and pacs on SUN T series rack mount servers.

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Contract Systems Administrator

• Performed backup and restores with Veritas Netbackup and Omniback in Windows 2000 and HP-UX/Solaris environments.
• Administration of Citrix Farm consisting of 9 servers and 300+ citrix terminals and accompanying NT domains. Bourne/Korn scripting for Oracle availability testing and HP openview operations.
• Wrote EMC Timefinder bcv hot split automation for backups. Limited Sharepoint administration.
• Administrated Sharepoint Server. Managed knowledge base.
• Omniback monitoring and backup. UNIX administration duties included and are not limited to: adding and removing users and software, password changes, scripting, HP Openview administration/monitoring, printer addition/removal and administration for 100+ domestic and overseas printers. Performed disk mirroring, concatenation with Veritas, HP LVM and solstice disk suite products. Wrote white paper documentation for various UNIX and Windows procedures for staff members.

Confidential, Confidential, Anaheim, CA

Field Engineer/Pre-Sales/UNIX System Integrator

• Responsible for the installation and repair of Confidential SAN connected raid arrays, disk subsystems and robotic tape libraries.
• Serviced ATL, Storagetek and Breecehill tape libraries and Tape systems. Upgraded firmware on DLT, 8mm drives and associated controls. Traveled out of state 40%. Other duties included site survey of customer facility and data acquisition.
• Installed and updated code on ancor/brocade fibre switches and host adapters. Installed equipment on Solaris, HP-UX, Linux and Microsoft platforms.
• Performed administration and installation and sales presentations for Legato Networker products on Linux, Solaris, HPUX and Microsoft Windows 2000. Installed and supported Vxworks based network appliances. Edited exported mount points and changed adapter to lun mapping upon customer hardware moves or additions. Wrote system automation for reporting, cloning and automated labeling on Veritas Net backup and Legato/Sun Solstice backup systems. Oracle EBU/RMAN scripts for backup integration.
• Performed software testing for Veritas and Legato products per internal requirements. Wrote documentation and white papers based on test results.
• Performed sales overviews/presentations regarding company data storage/integration offerings.
• Performed classroom to a varied audience of executive and technical types regarding Confidential equipment and software offerings.
• Installed and supported Veritas Volume manager, Veritas Netbackup 3.X on SUN platform. Wrote system automation for SUN systems to export/import disk groups as well as scripting snapshots for mirrors-in-time approach to backups. Fielded vaulting functionality to Netbackup 3.X customers.
• Provided UNIX host setup and provided administration for the duration of the engagement.