SUMMARY:

• A 20+ year’s veteran in information technology with a strong background in Storage Administration, UNIX administration, client/server network computing and System Integration.
• Extensive experience with the design, configuration and administration of Storage Area Networks (SANs).
• Specific experience and expertise with SRDF (15 years), MirrorView (10 years), Virtual Tape Libraries (5 years), SAN Switch connection and configuration, Confidential ControlCenter, Confidential Volume Logix, Confidential PowerPath, Confidential BCV (15 years), Recover Point (3 Years) 3PAR Remote Copy ( 3 years) 3PAR Virtual Copy
• Experience and expertise with Oracle/RAC, SYBASE design & NetBackup
• HP Data Protector with 2 + years experience & Backup VM Protection with advance snapshot functionality, one touch VM protection .

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: UNIX: Sun Solaris 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10,VERITAS VXVM, VXFS, UNIX System V, DEC UNIX VERITAS VXVM and VXFS, TRU64 UNIX, SCO/UNIX V5.0, SCO/XENIX, and Linux.

DEC: OpenVMS TRU64,Ultrix (Unix DEC)

MS: Windows 2007/2003/NT/98/95, MS - DOS Win2K.

Hardware: Confidential Symmetrix,VMAX 10K, Sun E10000/E6000/E4500/E450, Brocade Fiber Switches, Fiber Optic Adapters (JNI, Emulex & Qlogic), Compaq Proliant, Compaq Deskpro 2000/4000/6000, Compaq Ultra SCSI & NT Cluster.

Applications: Confidential ControlCenter, Confidential Volume Logix, Confidential PowerPath, Confidential TimeFinder and SRDF, VERITAS Volume Manager, MS SQL Server, Oracle 8.01, Lotus Notes.

Networks: TCP/IP, DECnet, DECps, SNA RJE.

Programming: MOTIF V1.1, MS C++ V4.1, Borland C++ V4.52, PowerBuilder, Visual Basic V5.0, DLI, IMS/DC, CICS, JCL, MVS, TSO/SPF, SMP, JES2, VTAM, Assembler, FORTRAN, PL/1, Pascal, COBOL, RSX-11M, RSX-11M+, Assembler, FORTRAN, PL/1, Pascal, COBOL, DCL, FMS, Datatrieve, CMS, All-In-1.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Vblock VxB540 VxB740 installation, XtremIO, Unity, VMAX3 provision
• Unity All Flash 300F, 600F replication with Vplex/RPA, NAS migration from VNX to Unity
• UCS 5108 server chassis / UCS B-Series M3 Blade Server
• Cisco UCS 6248UP Fabric Interconnects, Zoning Cisco 9706, 9348 switches
• XtremIO, VMAX3 All Flash expension NDM (Non Disrupt Migration) migration project either using Vplex Data Mobility, VMware Vmotion method, Pool expansion
• Isilon OneFS migration tool isi vol copy vnx, migrate VNX to isilon
• Confidential Powerpath Manager, ESRS support, Cisco DCNM ( Data Center Network Manager)
• VCE Vision Intelligent Operation System

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Customer IBM’s Client State Street Bank: VMAX 20K 8 Engines migration from exiting DMX3 using SRDF and Host migration methods, configure, provision auto LUNs assignment.
• Design implement Recover point VMware SRM Deploying RecoverPoint array-base splitters with consistency group contain SRM protection group Luns
• Pentagon Finance 3PAR 8400 implementation with Remote Copy & Virtual Copy, Migration VMAX to 3PAR all flash array, using Vmax Open Replicator Utility migrate Hosts, provision 3PAR Luns
• AKRF (New York, NY), 3PAR 7400 implementation using Hyper V Service Processor configuration with 3PAR, create Virtual Hyper-V Window 10, troubleshooting NIC driver & connect to old Network issue.
• Manage 3PAR Provision Vmware Cluster SQL & Hyper V hosts, write Performance Report weekly with 3PAR
• Migration StateStreet & Confidential Storage DMX and SYMM from VA/ ST. Louis data center vs. SRDF/S SRDF/A SRDF/STAR, total 18 SYMMs and 6 VNX 8000 merge into VMAX 20K .
• Customer IBM’s Confidential, Storage provisioned and design of SYBASE application based on performance requirements. Successfully altered the Sybase write size to 16K and volume strip size 32K.
• XtremIO 6-Brick Migration with HDS/XtremIO behind Vplex ( Confidential ) using Data mobility . Installed XtremIO 2 Bricks, 4 Bricks & 6 Bricks .
• Recover Point configure vRPA with VNX/ VMAX 20K & setup CRR, CLR, CDP for storage replication, monitor RPA performance through iSCSI
• Vplex Migration with VMAX 40K /XtremIO using Data Mobility
• VBLOCK 240 installation with VNX 5400 / UCS / Cisco 6248 UCSM with B250 Blades
• NetApp to VNX CIFS migration using EMCOPY, LGDup,Sharedup copy the share file over
• VMAX3 installation configure new ALL Flash using HyperMAX OS configure Raid 5 ( 7+1) & Raid 6 ( 14+2)
• Install & Configuration on AppSync / Recover Point to replace Recover Manager on VMAX

Confidential

Sr. Storage Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Storage virtualization design with Confidential VPLEX, Confidential VMAX and HDS VSP 3PAR 7400 Storage Arrays.
• Design HDS/VSP POOL Raid Group, setup Tier design for Hitachi Dynamic Tier.
• Design VMAX 20K FAST VP with EFD/SAS/SATA tiers and configuring FAST policies.
• Testing Migration method with HP EVA/ HDS VSP, 3PAR, VMAX
• Design and implement Hitachi Dynamic Provision, performance monitor, Read miss/Write miss rate depends on Read/Write ratio.
• Configured new VSP Array layout of SAS /15K 600 GB / 900GB disks, SSD
• NetApp DataTap 8.5 in Cluster mode ALUA mode to attach Hosts in SAN, CIFS single namespace.
• Migration using Confidential VPLEX and Open Replicator from HDS VSP to VMAX.
• 3PAR 7400 Adaptive Optimization/vvset Host set implementation,
• Manage 3PAR 7400 array, Performance Report / Provision CPG connect Vmware Hosts /design DR Virtual Copy, Create DR 3Par test plan
• VMware Storage VMotion Migration within two datastore.
• Unisphere for Vmax gathering performance /auto-provision, also using Symmetrix Performance Analyzer, ECC performance tools, WLA to analyzing performance data, helping design FAST VP Policy, FAST VP VNX .
• Working with Application Groups and Server Groups for Storage allocation requirement, design storage requirements 3PAR Virtual Copy clone & snap & implementing solutions
• Design SAN support Disaster Recovery planning and testing
• Design Storage performance capacity planning for new Storage Array, using performance tool such as 3PAR System Report, Confidential SPA, performance monitor & HDS Performance Manager
• HP Data Protector administrator, manage daily backup & restore include SQL dabase & VM backup snapshot .

Confidential, PA

Sr. Storage Migration Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design FAST/VP within 8 Engine VMAX to more evenly distribute the workload across the entire array.
• Utilized Open Replicator, Hot Pull, to successfully migrated 65+ hosts from 7 Hitachi and 2 DMX4s working within Lockheed Martin Storage Engineering implementation schedule, including a large SAP data warehouse host with700+ LUNs. Migration also included several clusters.
• Prosphere /ECC implement & Report vs SPA

Confidential

Sr. DataCenter Storage Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented a 5500 VNX Recover Point Replication install with VNX Splitter module and RPA/CVT/DVT implemented with correct ITL SQL DB.
• Migrated 18 hosts from CX500 to VNX /CLARiiON using SANcopy migration method and troubleshooting.
• UCS 6140/VNX5700 Implementation VBLOCK @NBC, Revel (Atlantic City). Installed UCS Blades, created Virtual Zones/Storage and setup uplink cable with Nexus 1000V VMware Datacenter (VCenter ).
• VNX NAS 5500 replicator CIFS/NFS VDM, migration with 3rd party storage.
• VMAX 4 Engines design SRDF/DataGuard migration with 3PAR Oracle 10G R2 / 11G R2. FAST VP policy setup with TDEV/TDAT Port/Storage/Initiator Group with SRDF / UCS 6240 / MDS 9506 / VPLEX implementation with V2.
• VNX 5700 /Isilon Cluster OneFS SMB 2.1/NFS SynIQ

Confidential

Residency Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design 6 Engine VMAX and 4 Engines Recover Point Replication installations with Cisco MSM module with RPA/CVT/DVT implemented with correct ITL count for the performance layout.
• Managed 7 DMX4 with 8 CLARiiON migrations. Daily troubleshooting issue.
• Upgrade Firmware/design Code/Edge Cisco Fabric/VSAN IVR implementation.
• IBM zOS SRDF /TimeFinder BCV set up
• IBM Disk space management administrator based on IBM DFSMS (Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem).
• Backup, restore and recovery of the VSAM files connected to the IBM CICS online applications. Manage RBS (Royal Bank Scotland) Storage
• VMAX 4 Engines migration from exiting DMX3 using SRDF and Host migration methods, configure, provision auto LUNs assignment.
• Migration ABN Storage DMX and SYMM from NY/ NJ data center vs. SRDF/S SRDF/A SRDF/STAR, total 18 SYMMs and 6 CLARiiON CX 700 merge into Two DMX3 3500.
• Storage provisioned and design of SYBASE application based on performance requirements. Successfully altered the Sybase write size to 16K and volume strip size 32K.
• Utilizing symconfigure, created dynamic RDF devices for each application setting up DR devices.
• NetApp Filer - Using SnapMirror, SnapShot, SnapVault, MetroCluster Qtree quota to manage aggregate Storage, ypcat automount .
• NetBackup 6.5, Spectra Logic T300 NDMP Backup NetApp Filer SnapVault, Snapshot
• Migrate Tape library from three locations combine into one and copy Master Catalog into single location. Upgraded NetBackup from 6.1 to 6.5.
• Implement GNS (Global Name Services) & ACL (access Control List) for Confidential RDF Group.
• Manage NetApp VFile from NY/NJ as well.
• Cisco 9513 Core / Edge design included Port Channel, Firmware upgrade from 3.x to 4.x implement SME ( Storage Media Encryption) to NetBackup Tape Library .
• Account management with HP XP/EVA storage. Designed and implement solutions for the customer. EVA 8100, 5000 and 4400 storage troubleshooting. Polyserver NAS implementation.
• Migration design to migrate from DMX to HP XP 12000/24000 solution.
• Large CA replication Data Center design vs. XP CA Journal Async.
• Design a NAS/CAS solution for EFS product line for customer solution.
• Manage customer Data Protector V6.0 Backup vs. EVA Storage / MSL 6600.
• SAN design and implementation.
• Migration Specialist - TRU64, Solaris and Open VMS.
• Migration RDF/Dynamic between SYMM 8830 and DMX
• Implemented concurrent RDF between SYMM 8830 and DMX.
• Confidential - Data Center migration project with SRDF/A on DMX3. Migrated entire data center from Parsippany, NJ to Groton, CT Location within 6 months.
• Confidential Inc. - Implemented TSM/Celera NAS NDMP Backup solution on CDL710. Also CX/DMX and Storageworks (HP) administration.

Confidential

Regional Software Specialist

Responsibilities:

• ECC 5.2 Implementation at MGH, Verizon, United Rental, UTC.
• SAN design and implementation FC4700/CX600, SAN Copy, Navisphere Code 12, 13, 14 Centera 2.2.1, Centra Star / Casbar, VisualSRM/VisualSAN.
• Design and implement Business Continuity Plan for customers using Confidential Symmetrix.
• Plan and implement Storage Area Network (SAN), host connectivity to Confidential Symmetrix via Brocade, McData Fiber switches. Hosts included Sun Enterprise 10000/6500/6000/4500/450, MS-NT 4.0/2000, HP, TRU64 Unix & AIX Clusters.
• Design and implement fiber optic zoning between Brocade/McData fiber switches and server hosts.
• Install fiber optic adapters on server hosts and configure connections to SAN.
• Install OS patches and Confidential -proprietary software (PowerPath, ECC, Volume Logix, Timefinder etc) on server hosts.
• Confidential CX600/400/200 CLARiiON connected with SAN & with Powerpath.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Data migration project for SUN Solaris and Voice/Data.
• Design the Voice data migration planning for moving to a single Voice system .

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation of ORACLE 8.01 on Solaris 2.6 / E 00, and validation testing on local LAN.
• Installed OS, maintain system patches on Solaris 2.51 and 2.6, daily backups and package installations.
• System Administration, modification of the user, owner & group for Oracle installation.

Confidential, Charlestown, MA

Project Manager I / Senior Application Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for C++ and Voicetek Generation Application IVR interface with CTI from Design to implementation. phase including VB 5.0, SCO V5.0 with SQL communication on AIX and SUN platforms, through SNA/3270 working on X-Windows.

Confidential

Regional Technical System Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Eastern Region COMPAQ products line trouble shooting & Customer from Server to Network Router, Personal Computer including NT implementation, Server configuration, network design, as well as notebook & desktop, including ROM upgrade, networking driver...etc.
• Responsible for all Eastern Region COMPAQ products lines troubleshooting and Customers from Server to Network Router, Personal Computer including NT.

Confidential

Eastern Region System Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Eastern Region Personal Computer troubleshooting.
• local System Engineers in Networking, Hardware and Software, including RAID, Client/Server Top down Design and Implementation. NT Migration from Novell for GE Plastic, ITT Hartford.

Confidential - Stamford, Ct

Applied Technology Networking Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Networking, Client/Server design for a large Call Center, related with ACD ( PBX) and CTI software/hardware implementation, including Bell Canada & Amex’s over 700 workstations design over Fiber Token Ring.
• Responsible for all PC/Networking TCP/IP/UDP and Call Center Application Software.
• On-Site Program manager to coordinate customer Sales.

Confidential - Rocky Hill, Ct

Software Consultant II

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all technical issues in the desktop arena covering hardware, firmware, network connectivity, and software for the Northeast area.
• Coordinate and manage the distribution and returns of all loaner equipment.
• Responsible for supporting Digital Sales Representatives to ensure that they met their PC sales objectives. This includes: technical presentations, demonstrations, network troubleshooting, application support and assisting customers design of client/server systems.
• Sole technical support provider for twenty OEM customers. Responsibilities included: network architecture design, PC LAN support (Pathworks, NetWare), and database (Rdb, Ingres and Sybase) as well as performance troubleshooting. Spear headed numerous multi-million dollar sales projects.
• Independent Agency System for Aetna Life: Implemented a turnkey solution, which required integrating DECpcs (running IPX/SPX and SCO/UNIX/DOS) with the existing IBM Series I system. This facilitated information access to IBM’s PXS database from desktop applications and resolved a satisfaction issue with Aetna’s agencies.
• Worldwide PC Solution for Perkin Elmer Corporation Instrument Division: Resolved all compatibility issues on Digital’s DECpcs and DEChubs (Ethernet based) with Perkin Elmer’s diverse configuration requirements. The configurations included 30 different types of instruments and various operating systems (SCO/UNIX, SCO/XENIX, MS-DOS, Concurrent DOS, OS/2, MS-Windows, MOTIF, Deskview, and NetWare). The effort resulted in Digital being selected as the preferred PC vendor over 50 other competing vendors.
• Ticketing Project for Hill Art and Entertainment Inc.: Unseated the installed vendor (SUN Microsystems) by providing better transaction performance on VAX based systems. Managed and participated in the porting and tuning of the Sybase database on a VAX cluster. Resolved all network access issues from the PC client (running PC/SQL Base and Gupta window) to the database.
• Graphic 2000 Project for Gerber Scientific Instrument: Designed, developed and implemented a network application utilizing the socket library of TCP/IP that enabled the DEC 2000 VMS system (running either DEC/TCP under VMS) to communicate with other network protocols such as LU6.2 and SUN’s TCP/IP. Due to the success of this effort, Gerber switched the platform of their Graphic 2000 system to the DEC 2000.

Confidential

Software Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Technical specialization was on IBM interconnectivity. Successfully delivered many consulting engagements which have included:
• Data Retrieval System for Mass Mutual Insurance Company: Resolved all communication issues, to enable claims agencies, using CICS, to retrieve data from a local agency, using Rdb/VMS. This required troubleshooting issues around LU6.2 going through an SNA gateway to communicate to the IBM VTAM system.
• Organized and implemented asynchronous dynamic DECnet and Pathworks for Berkshire Life Insurance’s 42 nation-wide offices.
• Implemented reverse LAT connectivity for Norton Chemical’s IBM 5250 terminal to communicate to either IBM System/38 or AS/4000.

Confidential

Systems Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management and operation of both the Digital and IBM environments in the computer center. This included supporting a VAX cluster consisting of a VAX-11/780 and a VAX-11/750; IBM 4381 (SNA gateway) with VTAM, MVS, VM/OS communication and CICS.

Confidential

Senior System Eastern Region Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a critical 7x24 operation of an AT&T telemarketing business application.
• Responsibilities included: supervising a 3-man operation staff, overseeing the software and hardware maintenance of the VAX-11/785 cluster, and implementing enhancements to the application.
• The development environment was VAX C, VAX Pascal, MUMPS and PGM.

Confidential

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for application support, system support and system management for both the IBM and Digital systems.
• Tasks have included:
• Development of a real-time data collection interface to Allen Bradley’s PC-15 process controller.
• Download of information from the IMS database to RT 103 machine terminals.
• Full development cycle for various engineering simulation and reporting applications.
• Maintenance of: SMP (system modification programs) for IBM’s 3081 and 3083 systems, scheduling programs for JES2 and VTAM/ACF.

Confidential

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Design and implemented real-time application system for satellite communication, analysis, and user interface.
• Additionally, responsible for the maintenance of a real-time process monitoring application and development environment on Data General’s 220 AOS operating system.