SUMMARY:

• Dynamic and accomplished IT professional who offers a unique combination of Architecture, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation and Support of enterprise class Data Protection Environments, Data De - Duplication and Replication. Highly analytical, innovative, and organized with a history of formulating strategies and managing activities to provide world class solutions.
• Proven success implementing numerous data protection projects. Outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills that result in productive internal and external relationships at all levels. Independent self-starter and effective leader who develops cohesive teams and fosters collaborative efforts toward goals. Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills with proven success handling multiple responsibilities and projects in high-pressure environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology and Tools: TSM Server ver. 5, 6, 7, 8 on the following OS AIX Linux Windows Z/OS Mainframe TSM Client ver. 5, 6, 7, 8 on the following OS AIX SOLARIS HP - UX Linux Windows Netware NT Z/OS Mainframe Linux on Mainframe TSM for VE Ver. 7, 8 w/Deduplication TSM LANFree Storage Agent ver. 5, 6, 7, 8 TSM SnapDiff with NetApp, OnTAP ver. 7 and 8. TSM NDMP with the following storage devices EMC IBM NetApp TSM TDP for Databases 6, 7, 8 with the following Oracle DB2 SQL Exchange SharePoint Vaulting Software AutoVault Monitoring Software TSMManager TSM Operational Reporting TSM Operations Center TSM Monitoring and Cognos Reporting ServerGraph TRT Operating Systems AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows NetWare Mainframe Storage Device EMC Storage Devices IBM Storage Devices HDS Storage Devices NetApp Storage Devices HPE Storage Devices IBM, EMC, NetApp, HPE and FalconStor Virtual Tape Libraries IBM Tape Library STK Tape Library HP Tape Library

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, North Carolina

Senior Technical Consultant, Program/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Senior Technical Consultant responsible for the design, implementation and support of a World Wide Data Protection environment
• Team lead in the design and implementation of the following Tivoli Storage Manager components:Installed and configured IBM ProtectTIER VTL with full data replication to remote DR site.
• Configured TSM for use with HPE StoreOnce VTL with full replication to remote DR site.
• Designed and Implemented TSMManager for daily monitoring, dash-boarding and reporting of entire TSM Data Protection environment
• Worked with O/S and Applications teams to migrate and protect all corporate data as it was transferred from IBM SO to corporate data centers.
• Implemented and tested Disaster Recovery procedures

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed and Implemented backup and recovery configurations that included IBM, EMC, HDS and HP data protection software solutions, combined with VTL’s from IBM, EMC, and FalconStor.
• Managed project team in the evaluation, design, and implementation of Enterprise Class Data Protection environments utilizing HP storage devices and deduplication.
• Worked with WS Packaging IT staff to reinstall and reconfigure entire Data Protection environment
• Technical Team lead in the upgrade of TSM servers to latest version of TSM
• Technical Team lead in the design and implementation of TSM for VE in a De-Duplication environment
• Managed a diverse and complex array of project life cycle issues and staff

Confidential

Senior Technical Consultant, Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Senior Technical Consultant in the optimization of 5 TSM Data Protection environments, consisting of 29 TSM Servers, ~15,000 TSM B/A and TSM for VE Clients, ~350 NDMP nodes, ~500 TSM SnapDiff nodes, ~150 TSM TDP Database and Exchange nodes.
• Lead team in the evaluation and implementation of a IBM ProtectTIER VTL, Data Replication and De-Duplication infrastructure with IBM XIV Storage that decreased overall costs, increased uptime to >99%, improved performance and reduced backup windows.
• Managed technical team to ensure data storage and recovery met company SLA’s and government data retention requirements
• Held regular meetings with staff and director level management to plan, review and implement industry best practices in data storage and protection.
• Initiated new approaches and processes that were identified as best practices in data storage and protection.
• Initiated, developed and documented TSM upgrades from V5 to V6, then V6 to V7.
• Implemented TSM for VE for entire Windows and Linux client environments.
• Developed daily usage and monitoring reports using TSMManager.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior Data Protection Architect and Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible as project manager for the design, support, transition and move of EMC data storage and TSM data protection environments from customer data centers to a single, managed services facility.
• Coordinated all data storage protection and recovery strategies during transition period.
• Conducted meetings with senior management to review daily remediation, data restorations, monitoring and reporting.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Senior Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project management in the design and implement of data replication to DR site using EMC data replication
• Responsible for the design, implementation and daily support of a World Class Data Protection environment to include fully automated remote disaster recovery location.
• Designed and tested Disaster Recovery procedures which resulted in a 50% reduction in the amount of time to bring up remote server in the event of a disaster.
• Led project to upgrade 50 TSM server and >6000 TSM clients to newest version of TSM.
• Implemented automated tape rotation and vaulting procedures and policies.
• Let global team with the evaluation, configuration and installation of Data Protection monitoring, reporting and configuration software

Confidential, Madison, WI

Senior Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design, implementation and daily support UNIX and TSM data protection solutions of multiple fortune 100 companies, utilizing storage from EMC, IBM, NetApp and HDS.
• Configured, implementation, monitoring and support of large scale UNIX and Data Protection Environments.
• Developed strategies and procedure automating the daily administration resulting in significant cost saving.
• Provided formal and informal to customers and support staff resulting in operational and financial savings

Confidential, Madison, WI

Senior Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Technical Coordinator for a business process redesign project for a large international printing company
• Team Lead for support of Compaq Servers, Sun Servers, EMC Storage and TSM Data Protection environments
• Designed, developed and implemented documented procedures for building and supporting HP, EMC Storage and TSM Data Protection solutions in FDA certified environment
• Technical lead for international Y2K project.

Confidential, Madison, WI

Senior Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Technical Coordinator in the evaluation and implementation of EMC Storage devices in the Open Systems Computing Environments
• Technical Team Lead in the evaluation and migration of new billing software for major cellular company.
• Lead systems integrator/administrator for AIX, HP-UX, Solaris and EMC Storage
• Supervisor of a nationwide Windows NT 3 to NT4 conversion.