Objective: Certified Linux Professional - Seeking a position in which professional experience and technical expertise will be utilized to benefit a growing organization.

Networking

• DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, LDAP, SAMBA, PXE, TFTP, Kickstart, AutoYaST, Sabayon, IPTables, SSH, RSYNC, VPN, TCP/IP, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, HTTP, Clustering and Load Balancing, Veritus NetBackup, Nagios, Zabbix, Ganglia, and Cacti

Storage

• RAID 1, 5, and 10, LVM, NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, DRBD, NAS, SAN, NetBackup

Programming

• BASH, KSH, awk, sed, grep, cut, PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, C

Virtualization

• KVM, Xen, VirtualBox, VMware Products

Relevant Soft Skills

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic, able to work as a team leader, member, or individually
• Systematic planner, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Proactive mentality, able to assess situations and address problems or opportunities
• Excellent written and verbal communications at all technical levels

Professional Experience

Infrastructure Systems Administrator II

• Administer and maintain Nagios, SCOM, and other monitoring tools
• Functional escalation point and mentor for Tier 1 personnel
• Resolve issues from alert and event management systems and escalate as needed
• Validate system functionality and batch process completion for backups, scheduled tasks, etc
• System patching and configuration management
• Basic TCP/IP and SAN troubleshooting
• Advanced BASH scripting
• Maintain, validate, and update system documentation as necessary

Senior Linux Network Engineer

• Maintain existing and install future production computer and network systems operating in worldwide locations
• Insure the operation of multiple critical 24 X 7 NOCs including equipment, LANs, and global WAN interconnecting multiple sites for both internet and intranet connectivity
• Participate in network performance troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Interact with Operations, Production Support, and Customer Support to answer customer questions and resolve customer network issues
• Provide computer and network support relating to software and hardware failure
• Monitor and evaluate efficiency of software and hardware usage
• Install new or updated software applications on production systems
• Recommend, define, and install improved network solutions
• Maintain a high level of Linux and HP/UX operating system knowledge and associated application software

Technology Consultant IV

• Deploy and provide day-to-day support of large complex Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX environments
• Ensure up-time, performance, and operational functionality through system monitoring, proactive support, root cause analysis, and best practices
• Evaluate and identify ways to automate and streamline day-to-day maintenance and administrative activities
• Migrate physical servers from Orlando to Memphis and Colorado Springs VMware environments
• Maintain enterprise wide backup and restore processes

Owner/Information Technology Consultant

• Install, configure, and support Linux servers for web hosting and e-mail services implementing Apache, Postfix, Dovecot, Squirrelmail, and Roundcube
• Extensive use of VMware ESXi and other virtualization products to create test environments
• Plan, design, and support custom websites using XHTML, CSS, PHP, MYSQL, and GIMP
• Provide website and system metrics via AWSTATS, WEBALIZER, and NAGIOS
• Provide general computer support and training in a multifaceted capacity

Linux Administrator/Consultant

• Research open source technology, provide recommendations, develop new products and services, and give presentations to IT department and management
• Leverage VMware Server for testing environments and product development
• Develop remote installation services for Linux, Windows, and MAC
• Linux clustering, load balancing, consolidation, and monitoring
• Windows and Linux integration via NFS, CIFS, and LDAP
• Extensive bash scripting and process automation
• Zimbra installation and maintenance for company e-mail services

Web Administrator/Linux Administrator/Work Center Supervisor

• Maintain ship communication and navigation systems at 100 operational and material readiness, train and supervise other technicians in work center as necessary
• Collateral duties: Command Webmaster, Computer Lab Administrator, Combat Systems Training Team Supervisor, Force Protection Training Team
• Awards: Battle E 3 , Navy Rifle Marksman, Navy Pistol Marksman, National Defense Service, Armed Forces Expeditionary, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary, Global War on Terrorism Service, Humanitarian Service, Sea Service Deployment 2 , Navy Unit Commendation, Good Conduct 2 , Flag Letter of Commendation, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement 2
• Extension of Service at the request and for the convenience of the government
• Honorably discharged and subject to active duty recall

Owner/Computer Consultant

• Plan, install, and maintain small office Cat5 networks
• General computer support and training
• Design, build, and configure custom computers

Senior Computer Analyst

• Provide 24/7 on call support of infrastructure and end users for Bush Intercontinental Airport, Hobby Airport, Ellington Field, HPD Heliport, and HFD - Hobby
• Install additional computers, printers, network equipment, and LAN drops as required
• Maintain equipment inventory, replacement schedules, and backup libraries

Internship

• Infrastructure support and system administration of Data General UNIX systems
• End-user support and training for Windows and Unix operating systems and applications
• Scripting and automation as necessary