SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I have twenty three years of IT experience including fifteen years as a Unix Systems Administrator, (AIX, Solaris, HP - UX and Linux). I also have fifteen years of support and administration of Oracle, Informix, DB2 and DB400 databases. I am also very experienced in AS/400 applications and procedures. Experienced in disaster recovery methods and backup solutions including Veritas Netbackup, Tivoli Storage Manager and EMC Avamar. Solaris 2.x and AIX 5.L certified system administrator. Experience in systems auditing including GSD 331, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and SAS/70. Experienced in a variety of SAN and NAS storage solutions including EMC Symmetrix, CLARiiON, and CX4. IBM DSS 3000, 4000 and 6000 series.

PROFESSIONAL

Hardware: IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000, IBM p-Series, IBM OS390, HP-UX, DG/UX, and SUN.

Languages: "C", ESQL/C, RPG IV, CL, PL/SQL, FORTRAN, K-SHELL, PERL.

Vendor Packages: ETI* EXTRACT, ORACLE Designer/Developer 2000, Oracle 9 and 10, Oracle Financials, Peoplesoft, SAP, LAN-Novell, Informix SQL/4GL, DB2/UDB, HP Openview Network Node Manager, Sun Cluster, Veritas Cluster, Veritas Volume Manager, HACMP, Tivoli (ADSM), Veritas NetBackup, NIM Server, Jumpstart, MC Service Guard and HP/UX Ignite.

Vendor Training: EMC Avamar Installation and Administration, Oracle 7 for Application Developers, Advanced SQL and SQL+, AS/400 Control Language Programming Workshop, Programming In RPG IV Workshop, Fundamentals for Extract Masters, Fundamentals For Conversion Specialist, AIX Systems Administration, Advanced Database Query, Foundations of DB2 RDBMS, Solaris 2.X System Administration I and II, Oracle Architecture and Tuning, Oracle Database Administration I. Certified in IBM 5.L, Solaris 2.X and HP Certified IT Professional in HP-UX System Administration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CONTRACTOR /Kansas City, Missouri

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Confidential.I was involved with data migration from Gen 3 Avamar grids to Gen 4 grids. Helped migrate and replicate clients to new grids. I maintained daily spreadsheets to track the clients migrated and the amount of data that was moved, to determine that the data was consistent across the Avamar grids. Installed client software and set up the proper domains for the clients being migrated. Helped configure bi-directional replication between data centers in Santa Clara, CA and Eden Prairie, MN.

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EMC Avamar Administrator. Worked at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE as resident practitioner. Configured 171 clients of a mixed environment. Windows, linux and VMWare. I moved these clients off of Netbackup and migrated them to Avamar 6.0, Gen 4 grids. Stabilized the Avamar environment. I set up replication to the disaster recovery grid for data redundency. I worked closely with EMC support to upgrade to latest version of Avamar software.

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EMC Avamar administrator. I installed and configured Avamar for Kiewit initially and then went to work as a contract Avamar administrator. Set all backup policies and configured replication to the main data center in Omaha, NE. Helped train other I/T staff locally and nationwide in the use of Avamar. Other tasks included the decommissioning of TSM servers and moving data to Avamar.

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AIX systems administrator. Performed server remediation tasks on the AIX hosts by installing current patches, firmware, and client agents. Assisted in consolidation and migration of data from Embarq to parent company CenturyTel. Set up clients for backup with TSM and also helped in setting up new clients with TSM host and server remediations. Assisted in setting up new WPAR's in AIX 6.1 environment as Embarq is moving from AIX v5.3 to AIX 6.1. Assisted SAN administrators with zoning and LUN masking of EMC storage.

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Contractor for EMC. Installed and configured Avamar backup and recovery software on Redhat Enterprise Linux RHEL/4. Performed firmware updates, patches, and kickstarts on the operating system side. Trained clients in use of Avamar and troubleshooting methods and procedures. Did backups for VMWare using vcb client agent along with SQL backups. Configured unix clients in all flavors of unix along with windows servers. Set up single node grids all the way up to DS-32 grids for clients. Upgraded older versions of Avamar to newer versions. Also set up NDMP accelerator nodes for Celerra.

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Responsible for multiple AIX servers running a variety of OS levels, AIX 5.2 and 5.3 OS platform was IBM p-530, p-570 and p-595 servers. Supported multiple Sun servers running Solaris 8 and 9. Involved in SAN migration project moving HDS SAN to EMC Symmetrix and EMC CLARiiON. Performed remediations on AIX, upgraded ML levels on OS and made sure all firmware and APAR's were at current levels. Remediated Sun servers to get patch levels current. Installed EMC master agents, Naviagents, NaviCLI's and ODM filesets on both AIX and Sun servers.

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AIX and Linux Systems Administrator team lead. Team member responsible for specifying, installing, configuring and maintaining Oracle servers. Duties include: optimizing Oracle transactions by performing kernel and filesystem configuration modifications; constructing filesystems on EMC and HP high performance arrays using SAN connectivity and multipath I/O balancing software; Created LUN's and zoned Cisco switch for host storage presentation. Developed POSIX shell scripts to automate administration tasks. Responsible for configuring p-570 servers running AIX 5.2. Configured DS4300 SAN along with EXP 710 units for data consolidation effort. Installed UDB DB2. Set up, migrate, update and maintain TSM Server (Backup System) 5.2 with ISC on AIX servers. Write TSM admin scripts to help admin job and generate report from TSM Tables. Backup TSM DB, Restore TSM DB backup for disaster recovery testing.

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Team lead. Responsible for supporting multiple clients in an AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, Red Hat and SUSE linux environments. Successfully upgraded firmware, APAR's and operating systems. Configured multiple p-570's with VIO support. Extensive time spent on audit issues and ensuring all clients passed audits. Performed system healthchecks for GSD 331, Sarbanes-Oxley and SAS/70 compliance. Worked with project managers, DB2 Administrators, TSM Administrators, SAN Administrators, CE\'s/FE\'s, developers and support personnel to keep all supported AIX servers up to date and functioning smoothly. SAN support with IBM DSS 3200, 4100, 4400 and 6800.

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AIX Systems Engineer responsible for setting up two IBM p-570, Power 5 servers running AIX v5.3 and Virtual IO servers. Loaded multiple operating systems on each LPAR and established network connectivity both internally and externally. Built multiple LPAR\'s for different applications as client was moving from Windows based systems to Unix platform. Helped develop a migration plan for data movement as client was separating their own data from parent company data. Supported and loaded UDB DB2 8.4 database and MQ Series server.

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AIX systems administrator on AIX 5.1 and 5.2 systems. This involves all IBM P-530 and p-570 servers. Set up access controls to systems as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley and SAS/70 certifications at Capgemini. Wrote extensive scripts to analyze failed logins, administrator access rights, users with access rights, and switched user report. Participated in active DR recoveries for clients at IBM facilities. Created LPAR's for migration of client data in Houston, TX to data center in Kansas City. Led production cutover effort to minimize client server down time. Support HACMP for node failovers and IBM FAStT and EMC Symmetrix for SAN disk allocation. Supported SAP Basis ERP modules in an AIX environment.

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Responsible for Veritas Netbackup 5.0 upgrade and disaster recovery procedures within UMB. Created policies for backups and restored files for users. Worked with the SAN and AIX groups to institute hardware and software changes to allow integration of backup software. This involved both virtual and physical tape drives. Removed duplicate tapes for offsite storage. Created numerous scripts to simplify tape removal and maintenance. Created a shell script menu to allow operations to perform procedures after hours. Configured Sun 420R server as a master media server for Veritas Netbackup.

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Systems Administrator supporting data movement between heterogenous environments including IBM AS/400, HP-UX and AIX. Project involved data extraction, data cleansing, database updates into Oracle 9 database. Used DataStage ETL tool for AS/400 /unix and unix/unix data loading. DSS project involved reports for analysis and profitability of boxed beef loads. Wrote numerous scripts to automate Oracle SQL Net functions from AS/400 to unix. HP/UX and AIX systems administrator. Installed and supported Innovative Transportation Software on the AS/400.

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Responsible for administration of AIX 4.3 and 5.1 in an SP environment. Upgraded PSSP from 3.1 to 3.5. Created new logical partitions on the SP for the movement of oracle data and tables. Created LPAR\'s on a new p-690 AIX server running AIX 5.1 and migrated both development and production SP nodes to LPAR\'s. Worked with EMC Powerpath to administer SAN. Configured I/O drawers for parity with Ethernet and Fibre Channel cards. Gained extensive knowledge in kerberos authentication. Helped migrate data from Oracle to DB2 database.

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Member of EMC SAN group at the Sprint PCS data center. Setup and configured TSM 5.1 for easy retrieval of data for backups and restores, managed data archives and retrieves. This included all testing phases for production and development environments with heterogenous unix (ie. HP/UX, Sun Solaris, and AIX) platforms. Gained knowledge in TSM interoperability with specific Fibre Channel to SCSI bridge devices, tape libraries and shared resources. Gained a wealth of knowledge with EMC software ie. Control Center, Powerpath, and Time Finder.

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Lead Unix Systems Administrator for Sprint Long Distance. Supported servers which included AIX 4.3.3, HP 9000 L, M class and Sun Enterprise servers, paired with EMC (Symmetrix and CLARiiON). Supported Veritas Cluster and for a high availability cluster in production. Used Veritas Volume Manager for file systems and disk management. Was in charge of setting up IP and network facilities involved in moving of servers. Configured and administered two Compaq/DEC Alpha servers running TRUE64 Unix for the Intelligent Network and NMS. Was responsible for backup and disaster recovery solutions for all development ION servers by administering a Tivoli Storage Management system v4.2.X. Unix shell programming and C programming.

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Application Administrator for the Sprint PCS Wireless Web group.Responsibilities included the support and maintenance of wireless web applications running on Oracle 8.i. Checked Oracle error logs to determine application and database problems. Configuredand loaded Siebel on NT server using IIS. Also supported Portal-to-Go application using four Enterprise 420R servers in a load balancing configuration. Worked with Apache Web Server, BEA Weblogic, Netscape Enterprise Servers.

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Lead systems administrator. Responsible for installs, upgrades, OS configurations, and performance tuning duties on Sun Sparc workstations, Enterprise 450\'s, 5500\'s, and 6500\'s,and E10K\'s. Supported new releases of the ION software in production. Loaded SSH (Secure Shell) on all Sun and NT workstations. Configured NIS+ and automounter for network support. Worked extensively with SAN (HDS and EMC disk arrays). Included EMC hardware were Symmetrix and CLARiiON. Supported ADSM for backup and disaster recovery issues. Used Sun Cluster for high availability systems in ION production. Supported HP K, L, N and V class machines. Did all configurations for Sun Netra t1120 switch machines running Solaris 2.6 Upgraded all Solaris 2.5.1 machines to versions 2.6/7. Administered Veritas volume manager for disk management. Configured and supported Apache, Tuxedo and BEA Weblogic. . Worked with HP Openview NNM version 5 to set SNMP traps to catch network traffic errors. Wrote extensive shell scripts and C to automate system functions.

Sr. IT Business Analyst / 9

Confidential/Wichita, Kansas

Extracted data from DB/400 and DB2 tables into Oracle DBMS. Wrote extensive code in C and PL/SQL, and Pro*C. Significant programming on AS/400 to modify and create code in RPG IV and CL. Acted as liason between business and IT by gathering business requirements and creating business process models. Gained extensive knowledge of Data Warehousing. Completed projects in cutout analysis, break-even analysis, and Y2K analysis for compliance of DB/400, DB2 and Oracle data. Was responsible for the configuration and maintenance of AIX Unix servers running OS 4.3.3. Worked extensively with data modeling, mapping, and front-end reports with reporting tools such as Cognos Toolset. Certified as an extract analyst.

Systems Programmer/ 5

Confidential/Liberal, Kansas

Systems administration on the AIX 3.2 and SCO systems with over 150 users. Designed and maintained programs in C, SQL, and PICK Basic. Wrote extensive code in C and UNIX Shell Scripts for the EDI project to allow electronic billing of customers. Completed code to update UNIX database through the use of PLC\'s. Hands on experience in LAN/WAN using Novell v.4x and TCP/IP. Responsible for employee training in PC software and the setup of new users. Developed projects in embedded SQL that allowed carcass weights to be tracked in Informix SQL/4GL database.