Veteran systems engineer with over twenty years experience in fast-paced, multi-platform environments. Technical leader able to transform fragmented technologies into integrated systems linking critical functions enterprise-wide. Very strong on all versions of UNIX and Windows platforms with a very deep expertise in AIX. Tested in the top 1 of all AIX Engineers in the U.S.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

AIX/UNIX/LINUX ARCHITECT/ SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR TEAM LEAD

• Primary responsibilities include: System Architecture, OS builds and datacenter SAN migrations. This includes Systems and Infrastructure Architecture and Design for Mulit-datacenter SAP and Oracle RAC environments and ongoing support. HACMP,VIO, LPAR, WPAR technologies also with SRDF and Recovery Point for SAN migrations.
• Large scale SAN migrations and consolidations for SAP environments for many large scale, enterprise level customers. This includes Design data replication, flash copy and Recovery Point solutions with no data loss.
• Provide Master's level Architect expertise for IBM's Transition and Transformation team. This team specializes in complete data center and massive data migrations This is my niche .
• As a member of IBM Global Services national p-series support team travels to clients around the country installing and supporting AIX. Currently working with MillerCoors Brewing Company
• Primary responsibilities include: AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3,6.1 and 7.1 implementation and maintenance
• Upgraded, configured and updated over 10,000 LPAR's and set up over 500 NIM servers and 200 VIO servers including DPLAR configuration and SAN allocation.
• Power5 and Power6 Virtualization and LINUX using ZEN configuration and administration
• Managed several datacenter migration projects from beginning to end including DR sites
• Hardware: All p5's, RS/6000, power6 p595's and p570's and power 7 p770's technologies AMS- Active Shared Memory
• NIM installations: OS installs and updates and all software installs
• Performance monitoring and system architecture: SRM, Fusion and SEA Parity
• Lead Tools PM for a 142 million dollar account with over 3,000 servers both WINTEL and UNIX Midrange servers involved

Confidential

• Tested and upgraded large oracle and SAP based HACMP solutions up to version 5.4.1.
• Continue support of over 5,000 lpars to include routine OS upgrades and software maintenance.
• AIX installation, documentation and implementation with SAN and ssa disks
• TSM and Netbackup implementation and maintenance.

Confidential

• Project Lead responsible for designing and implementing a p570/ p595/ AIX-based solution which consisted of 20 lpars, 2 vio servers and 3 NIM servers. This AIX environment was configured with WAS 6.0, Weblogic, MQ, MQ Broker, Control-M running on an Oracle database. Focal-point and subject matter expert for the configuration of these applications and the Oracle layout and configuration. This includes Blade Servers running SUSE LINUX.
• System performance tuning presenting performance graphs and reports to the CIO and other Project Managers for review .
• Managed Solaris and AIX systems using VCS and Veritas Foundation Suite for LVM on AIX and Solairs.
• Technical Lead for the AIX team responsible for interviewing and hiring new AIX personnel, training existing personnel, developing processes and procedures for future AIX Team use.
• Technical Lead for the WAS/ Application team responsible for the planning and implementation of all WAS 6.0, Weblogic, MQ, MQ Broker installation and configuration for this project. Also responsible for interviewing and hiring additional personnel.

Confidential

• Project implementation of all new hardware software solutions for my team
• This includes San and Network Installation. Also all virtual network, SAN and scsi disk configurations.
• Unix server audits, patching and maintenance updates
• Solaris 9, Linux and AIX were the flavors that I used at IBM.

Confidential

• Led a four million dollar p595 implementation, which involved 10 LPAR'd environments to include a VIO server and a NIM server. This AIX 5.3 LPAR's ran Oracle and an information application.
• Configured Red Hat Linux based IBM bladeservers running Redhat and SUSE on a fiber-based LAN system.
• Extensively worked with Oracle, EDI, and ETL
• Used VERITAS Foundation suite 4.5 for LVM on Solaris, VCS to manage Solaris clustered environments and perform and troubleshoot system failovers using VIP's.

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Senior UNIX Project Manager

• Managed a multi-million dollar AIX pSeries migration project. I was tasked to migrate an RS6000/AIX 4.3.3 and Solaris 8 and 9 on Oracle 8i solution onto a pSeries LPAR'd/5.2 on Oracle 10g solution.
• Migrated EMC SAN solution onto a DS8300, 30TB storage solution with expansion rack .

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• Prepared all AIX, Linux and Solaris systems to pass a large-scale government security audit
• Worked extensively with Oracle and EDI
• Maintained, troubleshoot Fast-t 1722-600 based disk storage systems fiber, controller card replacement and configuration, HBA card replacement
• Maintained all IBM Shark storage DS8300
• Performed NIM based installations 5.1.7,5.2.4 OS/ML upgrades, mksysb
• Implemented and Managed large-scale Government Security Projects
• Configured/ managed LPAR's, HMC
• Pseries models: p690 Regatta, p670, 630 cpu, memory, and all hardware replacements
• IBM Direct Talk

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LINUX/SOLARIS/AIX WEB/ DNS ADMINISTRATOR LEAD Consultant

• Resolve all technical problems.
• Oracle Database Administration and maintenance of all Linux, Solaris and Fedora based web servers.
• Responsible for DNS and MX record forwarding.
• Administration and maintenance of Exchange and Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows workstations

Confidential

UNIX ENGINEER AIX LEAD AND LINUX/SOLARIS ADMINISTRATOR

• Responsible for the administration of multiple IBM RS/6000 and pSeries Install and configure third-party system and application software products.
• Supported and worked with multiple applications and databases to include: Oracle, EDI, and DB2
• Wrote Korn shell scripts to automate various system administration tasks on RS6000 all models
• Managed over 1,000 Solaris servers in 3 different data centers. This includes jumpstart server administration, VCS and VERITAS Foundation Suite.
• Helpdesk Support on all Windows, Citrix Servers.
• Manage LINUX SUSE mail and DNS servers.
• Perform backups/ restores, upgrades, configurations, ML Maintenance Level upgrades , patches and fixes.
• Disaster Recovery mksysb's, planning
• SSA disk configuration hot sparing, fiber/ SAN storage, remote or NFS mounting of disk space/ filesystems
• NIM Installations OS upgrades, ML updates, patches
• Supported state and local governments South Dakota, NC Department of Transportation, Brooklyn's Public Library, Jefferson County, MO
• VERITAS Volume Manager on Solaris

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SENIOR WINDOWS/ NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

• Responsible for providing analysis, planning, installation, configuration, management and support for all Windows 2000 based systems with respect to hardware as well as software.
• Support network infrastructure and all Unix support
• Perform routine backups/ restores
• User level PC support
• Responsible for maintaining routers and web server to include firewall maintenance.

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UNIX ADMINISTRATOR TEAM LEAD

• Responsible for successfully implementing remote access server and writing UNIX automatic backup scripts for servers.
• Performed UNIX upgrades on database using Compaq Digital Tru64 Unix.
• Responsible for maintaining routers and web server to include firewall maintenance.
• Confidential UNIX/ WINDOWS/ NETWORK ENGINEER MANAGER
• Organized and instructed several large-scale classes for UNIX Solaris and SCO Unix , Windows, and TCP/IP.
• Activated and administered over 2,000 remote access accounts.
• Setup and maintained 23 remote access servers.
• Implemented and supported several UNIX and NT based LAN and WAN Projects.
• Migrated over 4,000 e-mail accounts from Microsoft Mail to Microsoft Exchange.
• Responsible for Cisco-based WAN networks, including fiber optics
• Responsible for training all other technicians to become Network Administrators
• Managed, and controlled productivity software and over 75 computers and printers
• Set up approx 60 workstations with Windows 3.1, 3.11 and NT
• Responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of all workstations
• Established email accounts and internet to the network