SUMMARY:

• Resourceful, solution - driven Professional with over 12 Years of Experience in IT industry in Storage and Network Systems Engineering with particular specialty with successful implementations and maintenance of the Confidential and other backup/recovery solutions.
• Comprehensive background in managing, planning and implementing complex network systems.
• Comprehensive background in managing various software teams for application integration with Linux/UNIX platforms with other Open Distributed and Mainframe systems including Disaster Recovery. Highly credited as an exceptional problem solver and excellent communicator.
• Extensive experience with all Confidential for Confidential including Databases (Oracle. MSSQL, DB2), Exchange, Lotus Notes, and SAP.
• Advanced administration for SAN switches (Brocade, McData, Cisco, IBM).
• Extensive experience in Hardware Storage Administration, including EMC Symmerix/Clariion, IBM FAStT Storage, IBM DS6000 series, ESS 2105 (Shark), HP StorageWorks, IBM ProtectTIER TL Series. Well versed in storage management products for these technologies including EMC’s Navisphere and Solutions Enabler products.
• Extensive experience in Intel-based Virtualization technologies, particularly VMWare ESX/GSX/VSphere, Citrix Xen, VirtualPC, and Virtual Iron for all Open Systems. Also highly experienced in PowerPC-based Virtualization by virtualizing Redhat Linux/AIX partitions via i5OS hosting.
• Advanced UNIX system engineering in Redhat Linux {all flavors}, SUSE, Ubuntu, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX.
• Advanced UNIX shell scripting experience (Korn, C, Bourne, Bash shells).
• IBM AIX Certified Engineer for IBM eSeries Systems Administration
• Extensive experience in PowerPC-based IBM Midrange Server Hardware Administration, including eSeries (p/i), RS/6000 SP Nodes, 7040 6M1, etc. frames.
• Extensive experience in Intel-based IBM/HP MidRange Server Hardware Administration, including xSeries, Proliant G3-7, Proliant ML370, etc. frames.
• Extensive experience in High Availability Clustering on PowerPC eSeries frames for Redhat Linux/IBM AIX servers including VIOS, PowerVM, and Redhat Linux/AIX HACMP.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Unix OS (IBM AIX, SUN SOLARIS, HP UNIX (Redhat, SUSE,Ubuntu,Fedora)); Novell OS: Novell 5.1;Windows OS: Windows NT, Windows 95/98/2000/XP/ME/2003/2008, Windows Vista; Legacy OS i5OS (AS/400);

Databases: Oracle 8I, 9I, 10G, 11G, DB2, Informix

Programming: C/C++, Perl, HTML, JavaScript,Korn/Bourne/C-shell

ERP: SAP R/3 3.1I, 4.0B, 4.6C, 4.7

Storage Management: IBM FASTT, Shark (ESS 2105), EMC Symmetrix/DMX, Celerra NS series, Clariion, Centera, HP Storageworks

Tape Library Hardware: IBM 3494, 358x Series, Overland (REO, NEO Series, VTL), Qualstar TLS

Third Party Software: Veritas Netbackup, ArcServ, Legato Networker, IBM Confidential, IBM BRMS, IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler, IBM Tivoli Framework, IBM Tivoli T/EC, IBM OnDemand Commonstore, IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM Sterling Commerce Connect Direct, BMC Patrol, BMC Control-M/Control-D, Legato Networker, IBM Websphere, EMC Timefinder/SRDF, EMC Navisphere, EMC Solutions Enabler, IBM TPC (Total Productivity Control Software - manages all IBM-related DASD and SAN configurations), SAP R/3, Cristie Bare Machine Recovery

Email Software: IBM Lotus Domino (v7,8), Microsoft Exchange, Symantec EVault

Datawarehouse: Cognos, Vista Plus, Tivoli Data Warehouse

Testing Tools: WinRunner,LoadRunner, SilkTest, SQA Suite;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Tivoli Backup, Storage, and D/R Engineer

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Leveraging Confidential framework solution, provided design and implementation all Enterprise Distributed Systems disaster recovery and backup procedures; expanded SLA’s to include bare metal OS/hardware server failover/recovery (including building/integrating Redhat/AIX HACMP, MS Cluster, etc.), all RDBMS failover/recovery methods (including building/intergrating standby databases for Oracle) and DASD/SAN architecture design/implementation for data failover/recovery.
• This involved maintenance and upgrades of Confidential servers from version 5 to 6 and implementing failover architectures on AIX and Linux backup servers.
• Also provide extensive design/support for PHD Virtual and Symantec Netbackup frameworks for those systems not under the Tivoli umbrella.
• This includes supporting required maintenance/upgrades; these farms use extensive snapshot/NDMP support initiatives.

Sr. Confidential Engineer

Confidential, Center Valley, PA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all upgrades from ADSM version 3 to Confidential version 6 on AIX and Linux backup servers.
• Advanced administeration all AIX/Linux server farms (including backup servers). Administration of IBM 3500/3400, Overland, Qualstar series Tape Libraries.
• Implemented Virtual Tape to phase out physical media and setup replication to D/R site for immediate recoveries of all critical Open Systems. This included setup of Backup Server Farm clustering of the databases (via IBM).
• Configured/administered all SAN switches in the shop: McData Spherion, McData Director, Cisco MDS 9500 series. Implemented switched fabric and arbitrated loop protocols depending on client. Also ran microcode dumps/upgrades and module installations. Configured ISL trunking between switches.
• Configured/administered partitions on IBM 2105 and DS4700, EMC Celerra/Clariion storage arrays for space administration to all Open System servers. Coordinated with other System Administration groups where applicable.
• Implemented EMC Celerra NS frame NDMP backup/recovery engines via TSM for specific Windows and Linux servers for further time-efficient recovery strategies.
• Fully deployed hands-free automation all Open System critical server operations for Olympus North America which includes Mexico and Canada subsidiaries via extensive Korn and Bash shell programming on all Redhat Linux and IBM AIX servers. This primarily included integrating shell scripts with other home-grown and vendor api programs (Enterprise server health monitoring via Quest Big Brother and Enterprise server backups/recoveries via IBM in addition to automating core Linux/UNIX server farm healthcheck monitoring/tuning.
• Installed/deployed OS to all PowerPC and Intel based Redhat Linux servers. Total complement of servers is approximately 130. Number of users utilizing these servers is approx 300. Performed manual configuration of disks using LVM. Created specific Volume Groups and Logical Volumes to maintain optimal partitioning. Performed OS disk mirroring using md config with monitoring using /proc/mdstat. Configured all Redhat servers to SAN disk and tape storage devices.
• Deployed software updates to kernel via configured yum or up2date protocols to RedHat network. Also compiled new RedHat kernel modules manually as required.
• Bare-metal recovered Redhat Linux AS/ES kernels on dissimilar hardware platforms using shell scripting to connect to backup product Confidential and/or tarball saves of all filesystems for Disaster Recovery. Performed this on Intel-based architecture between IBM xSeries, VMware partitions, and HP Proliant (including recovering from virtual to physical server, physical to virtual, physical-physical, virtual-virtual). Performed this on PowerPC-based architecture between IBM iSeries and pSeries machines. Required edits of grub or yaboot.conf files and initiating chroot from edited new root filesystem directories.
• Compiled open source executables to perform Linux Clustering. Configured DRBD for disk-based clustering and Linux-HA for network-based. Integrated these via Bash shell scripts for automation. Compilation including running rpmbuilds for the correct processor architecture and succeeded in doing this for PowerPC.
• Implemented fabric (LAN-free) backup/recovery engines via (TSM) to all servers for further time-efficient recovery strategies. This involved coordination with Windows platform administrators and application developers.
• Implemented VMWare virtualization strategy for clustering/failover and integrated with third party backup/recovery tools (TSM) for VCB/VADP snapshot management.
• Implemented and supported Symantec EVault Archiving Solution for E-discovery requirements.

Sr. UNIX/SAN Storage Design Engineer

Confidential, Melville, NY

Responsibilities:

• Implemented/leveraged Confidential for all backup/disaster recovery environments.
• Advanced administeration all AIX/Linux server farms (including backup servers). Administration of IBM 3500/3400, Overland, Qualstar series Tape Libraries.
• Configured/administered partitions on IBM 2105 and DS6800 storage arrays for space administration to all Open System servers. Coordinated with other System Administration groups where applicable.
• Implemented iSCSI virtual tape and NAS storage devices for all Remote Branches to supplement Backup Server Farms at these sites for disaster and other quick data recovery architecture for compensate for limited resources at these sites.
• Configured/administered all SAN switches in the shop: McData Spherion, McData Director, Cisco MDS 9500 series. Implemented switched fabric and arbitrated loop protocols depending on client. Also ran microcode dumps/upgrades and module installations. Configured ISL trunking between switches.

Sr. UNIX/SAN Storage Engineer

Confidential, Secaucus, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Fully deployed hands-free automation all Open System critical server operations for entire complement of Hospitals in New York City managed by Continuum via extensive Korn and Bash shell programming on all Redhat Linux and IBM AIX servers. This primarily included integrating shell scripts with other home-grown and vendor api programs in addition to automating core Linux/UNIX server farm healthcheck monitoring/tuning.
• Configured switched fabric setup on IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch and ISL to McData Spherion.
• Installed/deployed OS to all Intel based Redhat Linux servers. Total complement of servers is approximately 50. Number of users utilizing these servers is approx 1,100. Performed manual configuration of disks using LVM. Created specific Volume Groups and Logical Volumes to maintain optimal partitioning. Performed OS disk mirroring using md config with monitoring using /proc/mdstat. Configured all Redhat servers to SAN disk and tape storage devices.
• Configured intranet, internet DNS/DHCP servers for several specified Linux servers at the request of other System Admin groups for efficient single-point of control of hostname resolutions.

Sr.UNIX/SAN Storage Engineer

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Provided design and implementation for over 200 Redhat Linux, IBM AIX, Solaris server farms including implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies, using IBM Confidential software tool and tar/cpio utilities.
• Also implemented ERP monitoring/batch job runs using BMC Control-M.
• Implemented and maintained HACMP for critical AIX servers.
• Designed and implemented SAN storage for all Linux/AIX servers using EMC Clariion, Celerra, Symmetrix.
• Utilized Korn shell programming to manage/automate day-to-day operations of server farm.

Sr. UNIX/SAN Storage Administrator

Confidential, Mahwah, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Provided design and implementation for over 200 Redhat Linux and IBM AIX server farms including implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies, using IBM Confidential software tool and tar/cpio utilities.
• Also implemented ERP monitoring/batch job runs using BMC Control-M.
• Implemented and maintained HACMP for critical AIX servers.
• Designed and implemented SAN storage for all Linux/AIX servers using EMC Clariion, Celerra, Symmetrix.
• Utilized Korn shell programming to manage/automate day-to-day operations of server farm.

Sr. Production Support Analyst

Confidential, Roseland, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Provided support and diagnosis for over 200 Open System Windows/UNIX servers including all troubleshooting on Linux, AIX, Solaris and HP server OS.
• Created and maintained batch jobs. Led Y2K compliance for Production Servers,; led Production Support team and was part of creating change management procedures for Batch Jobs and Production servers.
• Utilized Bourne/C shell programming to manage/automate day-to-day operations of server farm.
• Advanced Windows system administration (Windows 2008/Vista/2003/NT/98)
• SAP R/3 Basis Administration.
• Oracle database administration (Oracle8i, 9i,10g, 11g).
• Network administration (Cisco, Nortel). Cisco devices include Nexus, Catalyst models.
• Expertise in Enterprise Backup/Recovery Management Tools including Veritas Netbackup, Legato Networker, ArcServ, Confidential
• Expertise in Enterprise Batch/Interface Management Tools including Tivoli Workload Scheduler, IBM OnDemand Commonstore, IBM Websphere, Websphere MQ, Connect Direct, BMC Control-M/D;
• Expertise in Enterprise Monitoring Tools including Tivoli Monitoring, Quest Big Brother (programmed in Perl/PHP/Korn Scripting), BMC Patrol, Ciscoworks