System / Middleware Administrator Resume
OhiO
SUMMARY:
- He has Nineteen years of experience in computer technology support on Linux and Microsoft networks with proven problem solving and communication abilities. He has a solid background in application environment engineering with the ability to learn and implement new technology quickly.
- Experience includes learning new technologies and teaching others, managing teams and maintaining multi - million-dollar budgets.
- Installing, configuring, administering and automating middleware software namely Apache, Tomcat
- SSL certificate configuration on Webserver and Application Server
- Build environments standalone and Cluster mode
- Windows IIS Support and Maintenance
- Bash shell, Python
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat/RHEL and Fedora); Unix (Solaris and HP); Microsoft Windows (All Versions); Novell; VMware ESX
Application Server Software: Apache; Tomcat; JBoss; Weblogic; Oracle IAS; Websphere; WordPress; OpenCart; NGINX; IIS; .Net; Java
Languages: HTML; CSS; bash; batch; Powershell; VB; C++
Hardware Systems: Servers and Blades (HP, Dell, Cisco), Workstations (All leading brands)
Miscellaneous: Load balancers (F5 BigIP, Apache and NGINX); SSL certificate management; Microsoft Office; Google Docs; Open and Libre Office; Advanced troubleshooting; Quick problem resolution.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Ohio
System / Middleware Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Research all new technology solutions for use in the business.
- Enabling software platforms to function as efficiently as possible within existing or new workflows.
- Software and application enablement as well as problem resolution.
- Senior level (level 2 and 3) administration of application hosting platforms like Tomcat, Apache HTTPD, WordPress, .Net and IIS. Multiple versions of each are known and he is very comfortable picking up new versions as they are released. This includes but is not limited to installation, configuration, administration, automation/scripting and performance tuning.
- Automation of migrations, upgrades, deployments and maintenance using batch, bash, powershell or php.
- Migration of applications to newer middleware versions.
- Research, implement and support cloud based storage solutions for small business.
- Support and maintain company email and CRM solutions.
- Linux and Windows administration of cloud based servers.
- Patch middleware platforms and operating systems for vulnerabilities.
Confidential, Ohio
Infrastructure Senior Manager
Responsibilities:
- Managed a staff of 16 both local and remote.
- Responsible for a 3,000+ server data center with 86% virtualization utilizing VMware ESX.
- Provide a stable, reliable and predictable hosting environments for hundreds of applications.
- Maintain a lights off disaster recovery data center in another state.
- Created a quickly deployable compute infrastructure to allow the on-boarding of a newly acquired line of business or life-cycle of a remote office.
- Created an internal cloud for application development teams to self-provision non-production environments, helping to reduce the time it takes to initially provision an environment.
- Develop and maintain a multi-million dollar budget.
- Develop plans to save on budget items to assist with saving on the company’s bottom line or help enable the purchase of new services, software or training.
- Develop and execute life cycle management plans for hardware, application platforms and operating systems.
- Research and development of trending technologies for use within the insurance industry.
- Adjust resources and priorities to shifting business priorities on a daily basis, allowing project timelines to be met on time and within budget.
- Build and maintain relationships with strategic partners that complement the team, allowing to save on budget items or help with project timelines.
- Renegotiate license renewals to obtain additional licenses to accommodate growth at a reduced budget cost or budget neutral.
