Over13 Years of IT and 6 Plus Years experience in Enterprise Storage Administrator SAN and NAS , Data Protection Backup and Recovery. Seeking a challenging and rewarding position within a progressive, growth-oriented Organization where education, personal ability and commitment to professional standards will be valued attributes.

Technical Professional Competencies:

• Data Migration Expert: Planed and executed cross-storage migrations from 7-mode to clusterMode Both NAS and San migrated 2 petabytes of data. Experience with NetApp 7MTT Tool,snapmirror, Secure Copy, NDMP and DTA Migrated data from EMC to NetApp
• Enterprise Storage Management: Performance analysis, storage protection, back recovery, storage capacity management
• Storage Management Technologies: Disaster Recovery, Data Center Consolidation, De-Duplication, SAN, Clustering and Hot-site replication. On-site Off-site Data replication, VMware/Vmotion configuration, Thin provisioning, etc.
• Storage platform Competencies: NetApp, IBM, EMC, HP, Brocade, Cisco, IBM TPC, etc.
• Storage Technology protocols: CIFS, NFS, ISCSI, FCP, FCoE, Ethernet.
• Proficient in NetApp applications like Snapshots, Flexclones, Lunclone, Snapdrive, SnapManager, Deduplication, MPIO.
• Tape Library Technologies: HP Storageworks ESL, Storage Tek SL8500 9310 LTO Tape Libraries SDLT DLT Tape Libraries AIT Tape Libraries 9840 9940 Tape Libraries 3590, 3592 TS1120 Tape Libraries SAIT Tape Libraries
• Storage Area Networks SAN : Fabre Channel Configuration, Fabric LUN Management
• Storage Systems EMC DMX4 EMC CX3-80 HP2400 HP950000 IBM XI IBM DS8100 IBM DS8300 NetApp Storage Arrays Hitachi USP- IBM V7K IBM SVC IBM ProTectier
• Snap Manager, SnapDrive Snap Mirror, SnapVault, SnapLock, DFM, VFiler etc
• Standards: RAID/RAID-DP, JBOD/SBOD, SCSI, SCSI-FCP, FC-AL, ISCSI, NDMP, NTFS, CIFS, NFS, DFS
• Operating systems: Data Ontap 7xx 8xx, RedHat Linux, AIX, Windows 20003, Windows 2008.
• Experienced in Infrastructure planning, resource management and implementation of Change management procedures

Confidential

Sr. Storage Consultant,

• Used NetApp Operations Manager to create reports for management on historical usage trending for support of future infrastructure acquisitions.
• Analyzed historical usage trends to optimize storage system utilization.
• Created vfilers for migration of end-of-life physical servers to NAS environment
• Maintained related documentation of storage environment.
• Perform daily monitoring and management of the backup and recovery solutions to safeguard critical data by using snapmirror, snapvault, snap protect, snapshots ,steelstore and flexclone, NDMP , recovery and the overall execution of retention policies implemented for Data Asset Owners execute restore jobs, troubleshoot failed jobs, and initiate corrective action.
• Capacity planning, provisioning and load management with associated documentation utilizing Operations Manager, OnCommand Core and System Manger
• Ensured that system documentation is kept up to date when changes are made in the environment
• Adding a partially populated external SAS shelf DS4243 to provide expansion and an additional tier of storage.
• Used NetApp Virtual Storage Console VSC for VMware vSphere to simplify storage management, improves efficiencies, enhances availability, and reduces storage costs.
• Used OnCommand Report to provide comprehensive reporting of company NetApp storage infrastructure by consolidating data from DataFabric Manager or OnCommand Unified Manager servers. These reports can help optimize company storage and improve capacity planning.
• Used NetApp OnCommand Balance to provide performance and capacity analysis for the storage, physical server, and virtualization layers of the company entire shared infrastructure.
• Work on installation, upgrade, migration, configuration and performance monitoring of NetApp Storage Arrays
• Assist in monitoring and evaluating storage technology trends to gain cost effective scalable leverage with our platform.

Confidential

Sr. Storage Administrator,

• Ensured accurate and appropriate backup and restoration services for Data Asset Owners in accordance with established backup and retention policies and procedures. Performed Volume and qtree level data Migrations using Snapmirror and backed up data using Snapvault between filers.
• Trained incoming staff to use existing tools like Netapp Unified System manager, NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager Suite, VSC, Snap Creator for storage provisioning and reclamation as well as environmental documentation based on established processes and procedures.
• Worked with transitional team that worked with Xceed team and other project leaders to establish standards and guidelines.
• Planning and configuration of automated backups, restores and Snapshots using Oncommand Unified Manager Dataset, Snap Creator, Snap Manager for SAP and Storage Virtual Console.
• Created Storage documentation and lead cross training with other groups by developing documents standards for storage support and management according to NetApp best practices.
• Created documentation on Production Readiness and Operational Readiness for MillerCoors LLC project and other documentation on processes and procedures as well as environmental architecture to be used by incoming steady state team.
• Participated in designing and implementation of IBM N series storage solution using NFS NetApp technology for production and Non-production data centers for MillerCoors LLC.
• Managing and Administrating NetApp FAS-6280/6290 and IBM N-Series Storage Systems. Create Aggregates, Volumes, Qtrees, Allocate quotas
• Configure CIFS Shares, NFS, and export to the customer servers for mount

Confidential

SAN Storage Administrator,

• Data Center Capacity Assessment: Participating in the Installation, configuration, setup of IBM XIV, SVC, V7000, Midrange Virtualization ProtecTier Drive replacement, Brocade switches and zoning of Core switches needed to install new Arrays and storage related hardware in a managed health care WellPoint environment
• Part of the team that performed installation, configuration, and deployment of Hp Storage Essentials to integrate with IBM Omnibus/Netcool real time monitoring that correlate business application performance and availability with health of host servers, HBAs, fabric switches, and storage systems to facilitate root cause analysis, prevent unplanned downtime, and ensure business continuity.
• Migrate servers from EMC storage to new IBM XI storage at WellPoint Data Center, Richmond VA and St. Louis MO. DMX to XI and New NAS equipment at Rancho Cordova and Woodland Hills project.
• Successfully Completed The Course NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager Administrator
• Provided Steady state support for requirements, planning, peer reviews, implementations of customer's daily allocation, de-allocation requests for EMC Symmetrix, Clariion, IBM SVC
• Provided support for ongoing Data migration and Right Tiering project from EMC to IBM SVC.
• Designed, Planned and Implemented the Allocation of LUNs to new single Host
• Provided SAN Support to IBM internal customers for all open systems hosts AIX, Windows and Linux
• Part of several Server refresh LUN swing , host based Cable swing and end of life Storage refresh projects and Data consolidation projects.
• Perform general SAN/NAS disk administration activity and plan configuration for SAN/Switch
• Provisions and maintains NetApp storage solution for enterprise customers gather customer requirement and provide right fit solution to meet customers need.
• Performed right tiering projects where data was moved to different tiers per customer's request using SVC flash copy PiT copy .
• Participated as SAN resource for Data Replication and Disaster Recovery project using IBM Global Mirror, Metro Mirror, Snapmirrow and FlashCopy Copy Services.
• Performed several projects where IBM, EMC storage was added behind the SVC.
• Performed SVC allocations by creating hosts, volumes and volume mapping for open systems and vmware hosts.

Confidential

Storage Administrator/Consultant.

• Part of a team of Storage analyst and architects that performed a Disaster recovery operation for the Community Health Systems group IT facility in Franklin, TN. Performed a forest wide client OS and data backup to IBM 3584 LTO tape library. Performed BMR on servers running on Linux, windows, AIX/Unix operating system installation and HP-UX OS platform administration. Successfully restored over 10TB data across the AD domain forest environment. Restored all physical, Logical and clustered environment. Created and managed large LUN
• Using HP Storage essentials to monitor and analyze solutions that are essentials to administration of critical business applications and complex storage infrastructures.
• Installed and configured Netapp storage FAS 3050 in cluster environment. Configured snapshots, Snapmirror and snapvault for the environment.
• Installed and configured IBM Filers, N6240, N6040, N5300, N3600, N3400 Series Configured snapshots, Snapmirror and snapvault for the environment.
• Set security for personal and group shares CIFS, NTFS
• Provided subject matter expertise for windows platform backup and recovery configuration as well as in assisting with server down recovery situation. Basic administration in support of NetApp.
• Used DFM to create and manage Backup schedules, file and storage system management, user quota, security configuration, Vfiler , creating custom reports, setting up SnapVault relationship, NetApp management console, monitor storage systems
• Ensure documentation of entire storage environment and data replication relationships are current.
• Identified and address NetApp IT storage critical technical issues and non-technical issues, and coordinated necessary support activities including troubleshooting
• Configured and installed some models of Netapp filer/disk shelves includes Data-Ontap 8.0 7 mode, Data-Ontap 7.3. FAS 6210, FAS 3170, FAS 3050, FAS 2040, DS 2246, etc.
• Configured CIFS files system and setup Snapmirror replication
• Configured and Managed F5ARX with NetApp tier-1 filers to provide storage tiering and balancing storage capacity.
• Participated in Data migration project where data was pulled from Clariion to XIV.

Confidential

Storage Administrator

• Performed Volume and qtree level data Migrations using Snapmirror.
• Migrated Data from third party storage to NetApp Filers using Robot Copy.
• NetApp Support - Ensure integrity of the backup and recovery environment by monitoring and evaluating the infrastructure and applying fixes and enhancements when needed. Provide expert advice to NCC Architects in NetApp design, creation and modifications. Responsibility also includes participation in any audits in regards to the backup recovery environment, providing NetApp statistical information and the creation and maintenance of Disaster Recovery Support.
• Data migration, Monitoring of servers and filers using DFM to monitor Filers, Tivoli monitoring Agent for servers, fixing Tickets, Troubleshooting Filers,
• Supported Clients on NAS and SAN using network Appliance storage devices
• ISCSI, FCP, data-Ontap, Networking, exchange and Microsoft Sql on the storage appliance Backup and disaster recovery, Snapmirror.Cifs.NFS, Snapvalut, DFM.
• Data Migrations EOL end of life equipment 80 terabytes to 200 terabytes Resolve connection issues to data for internal users.
• Upgraded NetApp filers both Firmware and Operating system
• Ensure that all recommended Best Practices were adhered to
• Analyze performance issues, storage usage patterns and capacity planning
• Setup and configure SAS and SATA drive arrays creating aggregates and volumes.
• Daily task includes Space reclamations, Migration of data from Disk to Tape, Ensuring TSM and NetApp DB backups Completion.
• Implemented SAN using FCP and iSCSI, in a NetApp environment

Confidential

System Engineer,

• Used Snapmirror for Data replication/Migrations, for disaster recovery.
• Managed and supported distributed computing infrastructure for corporate clients.
• Responsible for administering SAN environment management, comprising IBM SVC, DS8K, XIV, EMC DMX3, DMX4, Clariion CX-700/3-80/4-80 Hitachi HDS and DCFM Brocade and McData ED-64M/32M, ECC 6.0, Symcli, Navisphere, Powerpath.
• Capacity planning and provisioning of storage to meet growth requirements.
• Managed a network of 500 computers and over 1000 end-users.
• A member of the engineering team that migrated the Enterprise NT domain to Active Directory using Window 2000 Advanced server.
• Managed and supported Exchange 2000 and application
• Performed hands-on NetApp systems monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Ensure the ongoing maintenance of storage devices is maintained for maximizing product optimization and uptime.
• Built remote access infrastructure for clients using VPN and DUN.
• Troubleshoot and resolved HP Plotter problems on the network
• Supported Active directory clients and group policies for client
• Supported Server hardware and software failures.
• Implemented a VPN solution via the Internet to enable a secure connection between a remote location and corporate headquarters.
• Oversee NetApp day-to-day administration of the enterprise backup system, including the secondary storage environment and tape library systems.
• Proficiently performed complex and time-sensitive data migrations from various industry storage arrays to NetApp storage.

Confidential

Customer Engineer

• Created and managed end-user data directories. Supported enterprise-wide network applications. Created, deployed and managed imaged desktops throughout the enterprise.
• Managed the migration from an IBM System 34 to a PC-based Novell LAN.
• Responsible for diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing equipment and system
• Installed and configured all standard PC peripherals PCI, PCMCIA, PS2, Serial, Parallel, USB, FireWire, SCSI Scanners, Digital Plotters, High-End Imaging equipment, Zip/Jazz/Tape/External Hard Drives, Card Scanners, Barcode Scanner/Reader Software, etc.
• Liaised with application developers and vendors to integrate new applications into the corporate network
• Performed installation and configuration of enterprise network based applications in windows NT environment
• Responded to daily application support helpdesk tickets and applying upgrades to several enterprise applications such as Oracle E-Business Suite, CRM, Help Desk Automation, Peoplesoft, Outlook SAP.