OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging and growth oriented position in the Systems Support environment that will allow utilizing my skills and education, as well as expand upon them.

SUMMARY:

• Over ten years experience of administrating all aspects related to the installation, configuration and management of Backup softwares such as Cheyenne Arcserve, Symantec NetBackup and Sympana ComVault in Windows environments.
• Fundamental understanding of SAN/NAS technology: SAN Provisioning; Fabric administration: Zoning, LUN security, HBA configuration/troubleshooting and NAS Administration.
• Experience and understanding of Enterprise Backup and Data protection technologies: Snapshot, SnapMirror and offsite replication.
• Project management: Backup Infrastructure upgrade. Provide input in development and implementation of new technologies and operating policies and procedures.
• Lead System administrators in backup role.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: IBM Compatible, Compaq Servers, Dell servers, QLogic Emulex HBA cards.

Software: VERITAS NetBackup 3.4/4.5/5.1/6.0/6.5/7.6, Cheyenne ARCserve 6.1/2000; CommVault Simpana 8.0/9.0; OpsCenter 7.6.1, RightFax Beyond Compare, Tree Size Pro., Hyper V, VMware ESXi, vCenter, vSphere Hypervisor, NetApp NAS systems Data Fabric management, (DFM), DATA ONTAP 7 - Mode, NetApp OnCommand Unify Core 5, NetApp OnCommand System Manager 3.1.2, NetApp Ops Manager, Quantum Encryption Key Management (Q-EKM), Microsoft Office 97/2000 NetApp Filers FAS2040, FAS3070, FAS3220/3240, FAS8040, HP MSA 2000/2200c storage arrays, DELL Storage Arrays, Fiber Optic, Quantum DXi5000, i2000/6000, M2500, Scalar i500, Scalar 458 tape libraries

Operating Systems: MS Windows 2000/2003/2008/2012, NetIQ AppManager.

Protocols or Standards: Fibre channel, iSCSI, CIFS, TCP/IP, ISDN, T1, Frac-T1, Frame Relay, IPX-SPX.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Principal Backup Admin

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Participate on the development of a scalable network backup solution, using Symantec NetBackup Enterprise 7.6 on a Windows 2003/2008 platform and Quantum Scalar i500 tape libraries to backup 800 TB of NAS storage, and 100TB of Servers data, Flex disk virtual tape, Deduplication, Virtual Servers, and Granular Restore Technologies ( Confidential ) for Exchange and Active directory.
• Train System admins to troubleshoot and recover from backup failure or file deletion/lost: Exchange, Active Directory, NDMP and Application server’s data.
• Central management of all NetBackup enterprise servers using NetBackup operations Manager and/or OpsCenter. Create backup policies, tape encryption for offsite storage, monitor all field offices backup/recovery systems and manage a Weekly Iron mountain offsite tape rotation.
• Maintain and monitor backup operations, reports, update backup and disaster recovery contingency planning and procedures. Maintain 9 NetBackup systems, 11 Quantum Scalar i500 tape libraries in 9 sites. Troubleshoot agent and server backup failures on all platforms of Windows servers, NAS, Active Directory, Exchange, database and application servers.
• Maintain and monitor LTO4 tape encryption using Quantum Encryption Key Management servers (QEKM) using a primary and an offsite secondary QEKM server as a failover.
• Perform data recovery of production data, NAS data, Active Directory, Exchange, database. Perform monthly and semiannual of Bare Metal Restore (server recovery), information stores, mailbox messages, and NAS data recovery.
• Monitored and maintained Active directory, creation of new user accounts, shared Mailbox and calendar accounts.
• Create NAS volumes, CIFS shares, Qtrees, Snapshot on NetApp systems and configure SnapMirror replication between systems.

Confidential

Senior Backup Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configure and maintain Windows 2003/2008 Servers with CommVault Simpana 9.0 enterprise backup software in NetApp SAN environment.
• Troubleshoot day-to-day backup issues for NIAID and Rocky Mountain Lab site in Montana (version 8.0).
• Troubleshoot the Quantum i6000 tape libraries issues at both sites and/or open service request tickets with the vendor when necessary.
• Tuned and enhanced the configuration by implementing the persistent binding of tape drives with the Media Agents, in collaboration with the storage engineer.
• Enhanced backup systems with Service Pack upgrade and coordinate library/tape drives firmware upgrades with Quantum.
• Create new Backups sets when necessary, for all clients and NDMP backup jobs.
• Document procedures for Restores from Snapshots and from Simpana.
• Maintain a weekly Off-site tape rotation schedule with Iron Mountain vendor.
• Other duties included planning, installation, day-to-day management, vendor interaction, coordination with other IT skill teams, and maintenance for a growing, sophisticated enterprise backup & recovery environment.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Monitor network and IT services with NetIQ AppManager.
• ASP.NET, ColdFusion and IIS application Systems support.
• Storage systems administration: RAID group and LUNs of CLARIION CX4-120 and CX3.
• Disk management and performance. Monitor Connectivity status of systems.
• Installed Navisphere Cli Agent on agents.
• Installed EMC PowerPath Multipathing on clients, to automatically tune the SAN and select alternate paths for the data if necessary.
• Brocade switches management: zone administration and configuration.
• Upgrade and configure an Enterprise Backup system in the Storage environment with Symantec NetBackup 6.5 MP5. Configured the Oracle and SQL agents for NetBackup.
• Troubleshoot the Quantum i2000 Tape Library, populated with 8 IBM LTO-3 drives.
• Document procedures for Restores and Off-site tape rotation schedule.