Consultant Linux System Administrator/Engineer Resume Dallas, TX - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Well versed in a wide range of IT Enterprise Server based products.
Specializing in Redhat Linux and Solaris OS.
Using Puppet and VMware, among other tools, in SAN production environments to maximize performance, availability, scalability, security and increase revenue.
Solid expertise in physical and virtual server implementation. Install, support, and project managed the opening of 75+ retail locations.
Provide Tiers 2, and 3 end user support for 90+ corporate users. Install, configure, and troubleshoot secure Linux servers.
Consistently managed numerous simultaneous technical projects / lead engineer for many client - related store openings, installs & upgrades. Provide server solutions that both accommodate special needs on time and within budget.
Recognized technical resource, skilled at working with global business partners to analyze the needs of complex, active environments.
Implemented Virtual server farm using Redhat and VMware products with Puppet for management of servers.
Proactive problem solver, adept at getting to the root cause of a problem and then executing a workable solution.
Implemented LDAP Authentication to AD for a Linux environment.

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Confidential, Dallas, TX

Consultant Linux System Administrator/Engineer

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My main project was to upgrade Puppet to the Enterprise level and rollout servers to new venues.
Manage d over 30 new production venues server rollouts builds using Redhat, CentOS, VMWare & Ubuntu.
Production Puppet upgrade and installation, used in server rollouts

Confidential, Ft. Worth, TX

Consultant Infrastructure Engineer

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Part of the Confidential and Confidential IT merger. Merging and integrating Solaris to Redhat Linux servers and Applications.
S erver builds from kickstart, scripts, VMware templates, and ISOs.
Wrote and troubleshooter of scripts to automate system administration tasks .

Confidential, Plano, TX

Consultant System Administrator

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Successfully managed over 2,000 installation projects, ensuring all business needs were met.
Participated in the design and implementation of new business processes.
Negotiated with internal and external groups to set priorities and obtain required resources to ensure successful project completions.
Acted as direct liaison for escalations between telecommunications and maintenance vendors.
Initiated continual efforts to improve the implementation by identifying opportunities to streamline the process.
Build team member implementing Redhat, and Solaris virtual and physical server builds.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

System Administrator

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Confidential, Dallas, TX

Consultant System Administrator

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Confidential, Richardson, TX

Consultant System Administrator

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System Administration of Redhat Linux 5 and 6 and FreeBSd servers and jails on UCS Hardware
Architect, Installation and Maintenance of Symantec Netbackup 7.1 in Linux environment
Setup, install syslog in Linux environment

Confidential, Dallas, TX

System Integration Sr. Specialist

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System Administration of Sun Solaris 8, 9 and 10, Redhat Linux 4 and 5 and HP 11, AIX servers.
RedHat & VMware Virtual server installation and maintenance.
Implementation and documentation of server standards with application loads of Oracle and MYSQL databases, Apache, Tomcat and WebSphere.

Confidential, Carrollton, TX

Consultant UNIX Technical Team Member

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Responsible for the Installation, Operation and Security of Sun Solaris 10 and Redhat 4 servers.
Tier 3 support for Linux and Solaris
Implemented performance and availability monitoring using Nagios.
Manage the migration of 200 Dell 2950 Linux servers into a secure, private suite datacenter.