EXPERIENCE

Confidential

In-depth product knowledge of SuSE Linux, assisting in sales opportunities across the Americas. My time is split between proof-of-concept implementation, presentation to customers and at conferences, and research into deeper solution understanding. Exceeded yearly target by 20 in 2012/13 fiscal year I work with SuSeCloud Openstack, Puppet, Nova, Swift, Cinder, Neutron. Etc Starting with Cactus, Diablo, Folsom, Grizzly, Havama and Icehouse.

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• Confidential Design and Test Linux based solutions for CIB Commerical Investment Banking .
• Linux RHEL4, SLES9, SLES10, SOLAIRS and Deployment tools such as BladeLogic, Opsware Altaris. Create corprate best practices and Standards based around linux/Unix.
• Working with Xen VMware on a daily basis. EMC, NetApp, Fuji, Verari, HP platforms.
• 85 applications such as Fortify, Subversion, cvsnt, Anthill, Confluence, Crucible/Fisheye, Sonatype nexus pro, etc.

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• Services Group, Which Includes Sales, Support Consulting.
• Travel to companines around the world doing presentation, demos and POC's on Levanta's Linux Manegment appliance.
• Handle the support and Implamentation of all customers on EAST COAST and EUROPE. Worked with EMC, Netapp, IBM, HP, Dell, And many others.

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• Handle the transition of moving all Novell to linux on the desktop. As well as all linux technical questions and issues from Sales, Marketing, IT, software development.
• Oversee and advise sales team, sales engineers, marketing, IT on how to convert current windows/solairs/hp-ux/netware users to linux, from desktop thru the data center.
• Guide software development on what linux software needs created for the market.
• Travel to customer locations through out the world on technical Linux calls and presentations.
• Create White Papers and Tech Documents for Sales and Customers.
• Work with Customers on Migrations from UNIX/WINDOWS and other LINUX distros over to SUSE LINUX. Customer locations to assit with migrations to linux.
• Helped to create three 3 migration guides .system architecture definition, hardware/software specification and/or design, implementation, testing, client training, and deployment.
• Perform planning and deployment of Open Source Software infrastructure including: Requirements analysis, Linux/OSS Migration planning, Linux Migration Cost/Benefit analysis, Implementation Planning, Application integration, Security assessments.

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Worked with one of EMC's clients, migrated 4 VMWARE ESX 2.0 servers into a EMC CLAIRON enviroment. Setup over 100 Virtual Machines, in a clustered enivroment which communicated with 2 EMC sx-600 Clairon storage units. Worked on Team that provided a Linux Cluster solution for Morgan Stanley in NYC. Handled all Linux issues including the design and implamentation of the linux cluster, connectivity to the emc symentrix san enviroment. Rolled out a 256 node linux cluster, handled all the training issues with there employees.

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• Assisted friend in business start-up, providing technical assistance
• Set up Routers, Firewalls, Network Security Intrusion Detection and 2000 and Linux Redhat 7x, 8x 9x, Adv Server 2.1, suse, mandrake, turbolinux,etc..
• Installing designing networks.
• Installed and configured RHAS 2.1 ranging from simple server installs to complex HPC clusters
• Experience with 802.11a,b and G. Work with 64 and 128 bit WEP on all types of access points.
• Installed and configured wireless access cards on Linux and Windows. Setup Wireless office connection from building to building for customers.
• Worked with tools such as KISMET. Setup/configured installed VMWARE both client 3.x 4, and also with VMWARE SERVER GSM 1.x 2.x .
• Setup and installed Zenworks for a few clients.

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• Travel 80 - Work with a team of 4 other Senior Linux engineers in the world for IBM America's Linux Team , providing mainly pre-sales support Setting up test labs, diagram networks, Capacity Plan, Network Strategy, Proof of concepts, etc..
• Install Red Hat, Turbolinux, Suse OS on IBM hardware both Ethernet and Token Ring , in both a LAN/WAN environment and Clustering HPC HA .
• Have implemented from 5 to 2000 servers for all IBM customers and handled all Calls on the East Coast for the ATS Group. Working with Win2000 and linux and Sun Solairs integration.
• Did Microsoft Exchange Migration over to Linux Platform Sendmail . Both on the design and the implementation side of the house.
• Worked with many fortune 500 companies JCREW, JP MORGAN, NEUBERGER BERMAN, CHAMPION COMPUTERS, UAB-BIRMINGHAM, MORGAN STANLEY, ETC.. .
• Used Websphere, installed and configured it for WEATHER.COM with their HPC 64 node cluster.
• Used Tools such as VMWARE and VNC.

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• Travel 75 - Handle all technical sales calls Pre Post East of Texas. Handle all support calls Pre Post for entire US and Canada
• Client interface to design solution and implement
• Managed 2 SE's on west coast.
• Did technical presentations for Linux Workstation, Server, TurboCluster and Enfuzion HPC-Supercomputing and SUN clusters.
• Handled all Installations of entire product line for new clients, including Network Planning and Capacity Planning. Setup up companies VPN solution across 4 continents.
• Worked with 3 RSM's Reg. Sales Managers, Florida, NYC Chicago . Installed Linux clusters HA - IP FAILOVER - LOAD BALANCING FROM 8 node thru 1024 node clusters JP MORGAN, NYC , Installed and Configured Samba at multiple clients, made seamless integration into current network. . Used VMWARE and VNC for remote administration and run applications for Linux windows environments

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• Handled all major network issues for company. Install networks for companies, ranging in size from 10 users to 5000 users.
• Worked with many clients implementing VoIP. Handle all the router configuration and Linux/Unix Issues. Handled majority of technical interviewing and screening for company.
• Worked with Linux, NT, Novell, SCO , SUN, CISCO, HP on a daily basis.
• Installed this companies and 10 other companies Internet connectivity ranging from dialup to Frame Fiber .
• Installed and Manage 3 Linux Apache web servers, SSL server, Cold Fusion Server, CISCO routers , Sendmail Exchange issuers.
• Brought in new CRM-type business to the company
• Designed and implemented Applix's IENTERPRISE product. Also brought in ASP Application Services Providing business to the company, designed and implemented it to our Network.
• Worked with Tivoli and Microsoft SMS at customers locations.
• Company liaison, for all engineering technical support
• Used ZenWorks.