SUMMARY:

• Result oriented professional with two decades of versatile experience.
• Focus as an Infrastructure Administrator - Linux/AIX Infrastructure Services.
• Proficient knowledge in AIX/LINUX/HACMP/SAN/STORAGE and Virtualization
• Implementing, Configuring, administrating, monitoring, optimizing and troubleshooting the AIX version 5.3, 6.1 & 7.1 on day-to-day activity.
• Planning of resources like Disk Management, Volume management and LVM’s in Confidential P series AIX servers
• VIO servers - Install VIO servers on Managed system and map the resources (Ethernet & Disks) to the AIX clients
• NPIV Implementation with Virtualization
• Server Migrations - Migrating AIX servers from AIX 5.3 to 6.1 and 7.1
• Patching and TL upgrades
• Documenting the problem as well as configuration and change management
• Worked on New Installation and loading the customer specific S/W on the Installed Server.
• NIM - NIM is extensively used in the environment for a range of activities like restoring
• AIX clients from MKSYSB, Installing new AIX clients & Migrating AIX clients
• HMC(version 7) - All the Managed System housing the AIX LPARS are connected to
• HMCs which can accessed through the IE browser or the command line
• Managing HMC, LPAR, DLPAR Operations.
• Performed SAN migration from EMC to Hitachi on production servers
• Troubleshoot SAN failures caused by configuration errors.
• Confidential P-Series Hardware Migration.
• Linux Server Build, Installing and upgrading Redhat Linux servers
• Adding SAN Disks to Server and Establishing Volume Groups/FS in Linux
• Firmware Upgrade of pSeries Servers.
• ONCALL - Support for critical issues and escalations
• Worked on Zoning, in Q-Logic SAN Switch.
• Configuration/management of Blade Chassis, storage & SAN Switch.
• Creating Array/Logical Drive on Mid-Range storage.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Korn Shell

Perl

Python

Awk

Tcl

VBScript

Java Script

Informix 4GL

C

C++

C#

.NET

COBOL

AIX

Solaris

Linux Redhat

Linux SUSE

HPUX

DEC

Windows

SDLC

AGILE

MQSeries

Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct

Webmethods

Remedy

Informix

Oracle

DB2

SQLServer

Postgress

Access

SAN

DS4200

V7000

Hitachi

EMC

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Project managing migration of DS4800 to a V7000 STORWISE
• AIX and Linux Administration
• KSH programming for administrative use
• Allocation of Disk/LUNS from SAN storage
• Building of VIOS and LPARS
• Installing and patching
• Administration of DNS

Informix 4GL programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Applied 4GL Fixes per tickets
• Created upgrades via 4GL and KSH programming
• Unix Administration as needed

Confidential

LINUX REHEL Administration and Web Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Created a security kiosk for visitor check in/out, created specific logs, badges and bar codes depending vendor/sponsor. Kisok created with: Perl, Visual Basic Scripting, Java Scripting, KShell scritping, SQL, HTML5, PHP, and Microsoft Access
• Additionally provided Linux REHEL Administration as well as Puppy Linux Administration using the following: VMWare, HP ThinClient, CSS

Confidential

AIX/ LINUX Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configure and manage networking in AIX
• Manage and configure VIO client partitions as well as management of devices
• Manage storage (SAN V7000, DS4200, DS4800, NETAPP)
• Use HMC and SDMC to manage system resources
• Perform user administration tasks (such as limiting resources, creating/using groups, etc).
• Have strong knowledge of system backup and recovery
• Have strong and AIX installation and maintenance skills
• Configuring and managing system security
• Use NIM, WPAR Manager and Systems Director (base product)
• Understand PowerVM components such as AME, AMS, Shared Processor Pools, etc.

Confidential

LINUX/AIX Administration/ Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked in the EPC/RFID research and development lab developing the feasibility of implement Electronic Product Code company-wide.
• EPC/RFID Development; also provided programming with Cobol, and C; Unix Shell Scripting (KSH, BSH)
• Utilized SQL and Informix 4GL, Informix and terradata databases and Informix 4GL
• Putty, ssh, sftp, ftp for file transfer vi, vim, emacs and memacs for ascii editing
• AIX Administration (over 500 Physical, over 3500 Virtural)
• Linux REHEL administration (over 3500)

Confidential, Austin, Texas

AIX System administrator/ Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a VIOS server developer, tester and administration.
• Built VIOS servers and clients, tested new functionality, Used Netapp to provide storage to the systems, utilized KSH scripting, Perl and Python for test plan implementation.
• Tested Both AIX and Linux VIOS environments.
• Created Clusters to test new functionality.
• Clustering (HACMP)
• KSH scripting, Perl Scripting, and Python Scripting
• XMLWebmethodsVIOS (virtual server creation)
• LPAR creation
• UNIX Aix Administration Creation of test plans
• Implementation of test plansPutty, telnet, xterm for terminal access
• Ssh, sftp, ftp rcmd for remote access vi, vim, emacs and memacs for ascii editing

Linux REHEL Administration

Confidential, Lexington, KY

Responsibilities:

• Provided hands-on customer service in day to day activities.
• AIX system management duties including KSH shell scripting and C and C++ programming, Perl and AWK, Python, TCL and various other scripting languages.. Logical volume manager, SAN disk management space allocation management, XML and Webmethods experience to pass formatted information to Lexmark service providers.
• Informix 4GL programmer, bug fixes, new functionality programmer, report writer.
• C-ESQL programming, SQL skills.
• Stored procedures (SPL) and trigger creation.
• Informix DBA, tuning and administration.
• Database modeling using ERWIN.
• Created ETL scripts to extract data from Informix to load into DB2, Use of Datastage for ETL.
• DB2 data warehouse administration, with Crystal Enterprise report writing for Service Delivery.
• Acted as main contact for Sarbanes-Oxley audits providing all requested materials.
• AIX Administration: AIX 4.3 and 5.3 Administration on RISC J platforms, and Regatta P series LPARS, power 4, 5 and 6 administration.
• Server administration from Hardware Management Console (HMC).
• MQ Series Channel Administration.
• TSM backup administration and HACMP clustering administration.
• Building from NIM servers coupled with SAN disk administration vi, vim emacs and memacs for ascii file editing
• Informix migration from RISC J series to P series Regatta.
• Data encryption via PGP and GPG for ascii file transfer.
• Created, tested call center Disaster Recovery plans in case of major disasters for a mission critical 24x7 call center.
• Interacted with Contracts department, Accounting department, Engineering department, Shipping and receiving to insure smooth flow and customer satisfaction of SLA agreements.
• Network Administration, TCPIP, SMTP, NFS.
• Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct for UNIX administration, scripting and setup for EDI file transfers between AIX servers and AS400.

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Very proficient with C, C++, UNIX KSH scripting, Informix 4GL, rouge wave libraries, Persistence object tools, Perl and AWK.
• Dealt with various departments, scheduling meetings, dialog and creating good working relationships between “clients”.
• Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct for UNIX administration, EDI tool used to transfer files from UNIX to VAX. vi, vim, emacs and memacs for file editing

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Programmer/System Administration; Unix System Admin

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Unix KSH shell scripts, C programs, MDL (CAD macro) programs to aid in day to day engineering functions.
• Worked with Intergraph CAD packages with Informix/Oracle database relationships.
• Informix tuning, report writing, SQL
• SOLARIS, HPUX, CLIX system familiarity.
• Network Administration, TCPIP, SMTP, NFS, CISCO routers and bridges.
• Hardware Specification, scope and purchase of equipment.