Executive SUMMARY

Broad and in-depth technical knowledge and experience to deliver successful results without fail. Blessed with the ability to simply make things work every time. Quickly able to acquire complete understanding of new technologies, and tools. Complete understanding from functional spec to support . Ability to discover, consider, and explain all options, and guide vested parties to best solutions. Professional internal and external communication and relations. Easy going personality, never stressed under pressure, and always take the job seriously. Open to and thankful for any advice or ideas from others. Able to balance priorities and complete both urgent and long term projects.

Technical Skills

• Managed builds and releases
• Developed InstallShield and custom installations
• Internal and external Server Administration Windows Server NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, HP/UX, DG/UX, ClearCase, Visual SourceSafe, PVCS, IIS Web server, IBM WebSphere including research, test environment administration, content deployment, troubleshooting, training of system administrators for production use, and external server administration and issue support.
• Deployed web applications in both hospitals and banking locally and internationally
• Covered both software and hardware since 1995
• Comprehensively supported, administered, trained on, and provided consultation for HP/UX, DG/UX, Linux, Microsoft Windows all versions, PC/MAC Workstation OS's, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP Sub-netting, SQL, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, Weblogic, IIS, IBM Websphere
• Developed applications and solutions in, and troubleshooting of C , C , PERL, XML, JAVA, VB
• Supported SmartCard / EMV technologies
• Provided excellent customer support
• Global project management
• Performed technical R/D.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Software Build / Release Coordinator

• Managing all builds, releases, and deployment for many different applications including web applications and client server applications.
• Internal server administration of NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, Visual SourceSafe, PVCS, IIS Web server, and IBM MQ server.
• Server architecture design Providing the full server hardware layout including Server Model, Processor, RAM, Hard disk RAID levels and Layouts, and redundancies / Fail-over
• Server Hardware implementation and configuration Build the servers installing External Hard disk bays, RAM, Processor, adding servers to rack mounts, Installing and configuring Hard Disk RAID arrays, BIOS settings, internal and external HSM Encryption Processors
• Server Software installation and configuration OS, Users, Network configuration, IIS Web server, MSSQL, Security enabling and hardening, Setup ACL's, Application installation and configuration, set up databases, create initial backups and plans, implement credit card profiles, and Key management
• Research new technologies and solutions
• Implement and test new technologies and solutions
• Manage release processes working with various groups including development, QA, and support to take multiple applications from development to release, including application deployment design using InstallShield.
• International project management and customer support, including account tracking and licensing.
• On-site implementation and administrator technical training internationally.
• Global support for sites like Citibank in Poland Web server and Client server applications with web monitoring and reporting supporting many client sites using M20 desktop embossers , AFS in Bahrain credit card bureau suite of applications using Horizon embossers , FNMT in Spain chip card personalization on HPX card printers , and many others.

Confidential

Technical Advisor

• Planning, hardware / software implementations, upgrades, and pre-live support of Pathways Healthcare Scheduling PHS , Horizon Surgical Manager HSM , Pathways Materials Management PMM , and Pathways Financial Management PFM .
• Internal and external Server Administration Windows Server NT, 2000, HP/UX, DG/UX, IIS Web server, BEA Weblogic Web server, Apache Web Server, Tomcat Web Server
• Server architecture design Providing the full server hardware layout including Server Model, Processor, RAM, Hard disk RAID levels / Layouts, and failover
• Server Hardware implementation and configuration Build the servers installing External Hard disk bays, RAM, Processor, adding servers to rack mounts, Installing and configuring Hard Disks, RAID arrays, and BIOS settings
• Server Software installation and configuration OS, Users, Network configuration, Security enabling and hardening, Application installation and configuration, including IIS Web server, MSSQL, Oracle, Sybase, setting up databases, creating initial backups and plans
• MSSQL upgrade specialist. Hardware configuration architecture adviser servers, RAM, HD, RAID, networking .
• Both remote, and on-site. System / Database / Application administrator training and software / hardware support.

Confidential

Technical Advisor

• Worked in the infrastructure team doing R/D of deployment options for Horizon Surgical Manager HSM , a 3-tier web based application for hospitals, including Java, Weblogic, IIS, tomcat, MSSQL, Sybase, and Crystal reports .
• Guided the development team on new technologies with BEA Weblogic, use of .jar, .war, .ear files, designed the implementation process for the product, with different deployment methodologies, including pre-deployed .ear files, a post deploy .ear and .jar mixed, and installShield.
• Performed extensive QA up until the product went GA.
• Set up, and administration of Clearcase, a version control server, both on Red Hat Linux, and Windows platforms.
• HP/UX admin. Tech. support for the Development team.

Confidential

Technical Advisor

• Implementation of Pathways Laboratory UNIX/Oracle Server, NT Server, and Workstations.
• Internal and external Server Administration Windows Server NT, 2000, HP/UX, DG/UX, IIS Web server, Apache Web Server, Tomcat Web Server
• Server architecture design Providing the full server hardware layout including Server Model, Processor, RAM, Hard disk RAID levels / Layouts, and fail-over
• Server Hardware implementation and configuration Build the servers installing External Hard disk bays, RAM, Processor if needed, adding servers to rack mounts, Installing and configuring Hard Disks, RAID arrays, and BIOS settings
• Server Software installation and configuration OS, Users, Network configuration, Security enabling and hardening, Application installation and configuration, including IIS Web server, MSSQL, Oracle, Sybase, setting up databases, creating initial backups and plans
• On-site Administrator training on system and software administration, software usage, and troubleshooting.
• Implementation process documentation and improvement.

Confidential

Customer Engineer

• Dedicated on-site 3rd level support, and Field Service implementation, troubleshooting, and repair of Hardware, and Software including Compaq and HP servers.
• Site management and tech training.
• 3rd level support for many companies including Wells Fargo, and Nordic Track.