SUMMARY:

• Dedicated and results - driven TSM SME/Engineer with 10+ years of experience in the design, implementation, and support of diverse systems.
• A strong leader who enforces deadlines while encouraging individual autonomy and providing constructive feedback and support to stimulate employee growth.
• A self-starter able to consistently maintain tight deadlines while working on-site and remotely by maintaining around the clock availability.
• Firmly committed to professional ethics, and intrinsically motivated to quickly solve problems and ensure project success.
• An excellent communicator and project lead who understands the importance of both proactive and responsive customer service in the IT industry.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: IBM RS6000, p-series 630, /400, P4, P5 (550,570,575,590,595), P6 (550,570,690) and P7, Digital ALPHA 500 workstation, DEC 3000, Compaq ML530, SGI FC RAID, EMC, Storage, Data Domain, DS4300 (FastT 600), ESS, IBM 3584 library, IBM 3594 Library, sun ultra5, IBM compatible Intel based PCs, Printronix P5005, Digital LG06 Line, Printers, Prodigy LABEL printers, Dot Matrix Printers, Modems, DEC 900 series ATM, Switches, Hubs Dell Servers, Power-Vaults Storages, ProtecTeir, Workstations & Laptops

Operating Systems: IBM AIX 5.x, 6.x, IRIX 6.5, Solaris 7 and 8, Linux7.3, true64 Unix, DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000, Professional, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP Professional, IBM Os/2, Windows 2008, Windows 2012.

Administration: Solaris, AIX, WIN 2000, NT.

Storage Manager: IBM Tivoli Storage Manger 5.x, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, CommVault Simpana, Symantec Netbackup, VERITAS Volume Manager, EMC Data Domain, EMC DDBoost.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Branchburg, NJ

TSM Engineer/CommVault Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 25 backup team members working on onsite and offshore locations
• Migrated most of the (virtual + physical) environment from TSM V6.x to CommVault V10
• Installed complete TSM & Commcell environments (Commserve, Media Agents, DDR) in US as well as remote sites
• Support and sustain TSM & CommVault environment for Virtual Machines (7,000 clients), create policies and procedures, run daily reports and remediate failures
• Upgrade CommVault agents from SP8, SP9 to SP11 including Prod CommServe, DR Commserve, Media Agents and IDA clients.
• Upgrade TSM V5.x to V6.3 for 50+ TSM servers and 10,000+ clients.
• Upgrade 60 Data Domain storage OS from V5.2 to V5.5, and linked to LDAP
• Upgrade DPA servers to the latest version (6.2)
• Successfully integrated Isilon storage in the existing backup env as a cheaper alternative to EMC DDR storage
• Saved licensing costs by identifying orphan clients/data & practicing better de-duplication & clean-up practices
• Define and manage Backup and Recovery retention polices, management classes, and copy groups
• Design migration plan for daily backup checkouts, problem determination, and file/server recovery steps
• Advise colleagues in Windows platform backup and recovery configuration and manage recovery for “server down” situations. Decommission old TSM servers and Data Domain systems.
• Oversee TSM/CommVault Backup solution build-outs that are inclusive of base install library configurations, management classes, and storage pools and support applications running on Windows servers
• Monitor and assess TSM databases, recovery logs, and storage pools consistently, as well as conduct annual reviews of TSM architecture, features, and functions
• Create SDLC documentation that facilitates testing and reviewing of new products via the ITIL process
• Train and mentor new employees in various aspects of system performance and development
• Resolve failed and missed backup problems and identify root causes

TSM Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, and managed TSM servers on Windows and AIX platform, as well as oversaw migration from TSM v5.4, 5.5 to TSM v6.1 and 6.2
• Correct errors recognized during consistent monitoring and maintenance of backup servers
• Evaluated storage and backup needs and developed solutions for Enterprise projects, as well as maintained backup scheduling, load balancing, and maintenance activities for TSM servers
• Resolved failed an unidentified backup problems and evaluated and identified root causes
• Perform customer specific tasks such as NetBackup job monitoring using UNIX scripting.
• Managed disaster recovery planning by developing action plans and organizing testing sessions
• Verified and maintained backup infrastructure integrity by evaluating capacity and performance daily
• Authored, edited, and updated documentation for internal standards, processes, and procedures

AIX/TSM Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supported four remote data centers, TSM instances, upgrades, TSM DB maintenance, and TSM client tuning, as well as supported backup management for the corporate data warehouse environment
• Migrated 5000 servers from HP-UX to IBM BladeCenter servers for all Walmart stores in North America
• Developed working knowledge of server LPAR migration from one hardware to another and AIX OS migration from lower level to higher level using the NIM server and a different type of migration methodology
• Restored customer data and contributed to complete server recovery that were attributed to failures or various disaster recovery scenarios using TSM
• Improved the DR environment by providing innovative solutions that effectively addresses shortcomings
• Oversaw on-off site tape rotations and inventory, as well as monitored procedures for compliance with the Disaster Recovery program
• Revamped documentation for standards, processes, and procedures to be adhered to by the team

Sales / TSM Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed daily maintenance of TSM servers as well as checkups, error log evaluations, administrative schedules, and client backup schedules
• Orchestrated registration and provided troubleshooting assistance for TSM clients, as well as installed TSM upgrades and designed and planned TSM projects
• Collaborated with DBA team and SAN team to implement LAN free TSM installation and organize the configuration of Storage Agent and CommVault Simpana software
• Generated TSM reports by utilizing shell scripts and scheduled scripts in the cron job
• Installed configuring and troubleshot LTO libraries under the TSM environment, as well as installed and tested the DRM for the TSM server restoration