PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Linux Server Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation, management and monitoring of multiple Hadoop clusters using Cloudera Manager.
• Optimized the custom configurations of HDFS, Hbase, Kafka, & Kudu
• Worked with Dev, QA, performance tester, and Ops team on improving and maintaining Continues Integration Systems and Deployment systems
• Designed and built cloud solution for custom application stack, Oracle RAC, and Hadoop
• Designed and built separate infrastructures for Dev, QA, Performance, and Ops systems, with an integrated authentication and monitoring
• Built DR solution for Ops applications, Oracle Data Guard, and Hadoop Hbase replication
• Migration from existing infrastructure to new cloud solution
• Maintenance through tools like Nagios, custom NRPE plugins, and Graylog2

Confidential

Linux Server Engineer/Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and build multiple custom UCS/EMC/VMware datacenters vBlock install and management (Cisco UCS, EMC Unisphere)
• Implement consolidated UCS management with UCS Central
• Cloud solutions design (VMware vCloud Director, VMware Site Recovery Manager)
• Custom load balancer design (HAproxy, Pound)
• Work with team to build large datacenter infrastructure (Linux, VMware cluster, Oracle, Windows)
• Provisioned storage from VNX7500's, VNX2 - 8000's and CX4-960's for Linux, Windows and ESXi servers using Unisphere by creating RAID groups/pools, Storage groups.
• Worked on creation and extension of file systems and giving access to Windows by creating CIFS shares and UNIX servers by using NFS exports from VNX and also from Celerra manager
• Cisco MDS fabric zoning
• Deployment and maintenance of EMC Avamar on Linux and Windows servers.
• FiberChannel Multipath SAN deployment utilizing HP MSA's for servers and Vmware Infrastructure
• Provide Tier III support on multi-platform system management and a variety of hardware including storage, networking, and internet appliances
• Build and deploy Redhat Satellite servers
• Customize and deploy LogRhythm log and event collection infrastructure
• Customer service (datacenter owner, cloud clients)

Confidential

Linux Server Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical support necessary to develop & implement enterprise Redhat Linux solutions
• Act as a subject matter expert in the evaluation, selection, and design of infrastructure solutions
• Design, install and configure Red Hat HA Cluster and Global File System
• Oracle database administration
• Oracle backup/scripts development and administration
• Oracle optimization and performance tuning for Red Hat environment
• Develop a virtualization solution that fit the customers’ application designs needs
• Red Hat virtualization (RHEV 2.2) cloud development and administration
• IBM DS/SUN StorageTek fibre disk array setup and maintenance
• Brocade SAN multipath fabric setup and maintenance
• Deployment and maintenance of Legato backup on Linux and Solaris servers.
• Installation and maintenance of Spectra Logic tape library.
• Provide web application development support that included Apache, virtual web host, Tomcat, Drupal, and Mysql administration
• Setup and migrate systems to Puppet configuration management solution
• Provide Redhat Satellite systems maintenance
• Windows terminal server development and maintenance

Confidential

Server Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design ISO compliant plan and lead the team to complete the migrating from Windows 2003 to 2008
• Administer AD and DNS including redesigning exiting domains and better use AD functionality
• Maintain GPO, sys admin scripts and security profiles/groups
• Citrix Presentation server development and maintenance
• Redhat Linux server administration
• VERITAS/ Tape backup administration
• VMware server development and maintenance
• ISO 20000 compliance/assessment auditor for New Mexico’s three datacenter locations
• Cisco network administration
• Microsoft Windows Update Services design and administration
• Customer service (New Mexico Medical Assistance Division)

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Built and maintained Windows Clusters
• SAN construction/maintenance
• Machine Tool/CNC Diskless research and development
• Diskless Linux development and administration
• Designed and built Ardence Diskless Windows Network
• Team Member which built and maintained the Compaq Q Cluster
• Support and maintenance for Nirvana (a 2048 processor super computer.)
• Cluster interconnect and topology research
• Cluster design and maintenance
• Windows domain/AD administration
• Support for Linux and Windows workstations
• CFengine, NFS & DNS administration.
• NetApp disk array management
• Act as liaison between the consulting group and the Confidential.
• Assist in the design and construction of an Access Grid node
• Install, configure and administer remote system configuration and administration system (Microsoft SMS and McAfee ZAC)
• System design and construction, maintenance, and support for customers’ workstations, Linux servers, Novell servers and Windows servers
• Mentoring students
• Customer service

Confidential

Owner

Responsibilities:

• Build and sell business networks, PC's, workstations, and servers. This entailed maintenance, design, and installation of many different platforms of computing systems.
• Manage inventory/sales forecast database and reports
• Create presentations, quarterly reports, org charts, and proposals
• Monitor margins, discounts, contracts, and budgets
• Manage inventory and consignment inventory
• Respond to RFP's - quotes, proposals, and configurations