PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Senior Storage Area Network (SAN) Administrator
• Senior LINUX Systems Administrator
• Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Architect

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology and Tools: SANEMC VNX 5700/5500 and Clariion CX3 - 80, Dell PowerVault MD3600f SAN, HP X1000 G2 NAS, NetApp FAS3040 and FAS3020, EVA5000, HP/Hitachi XP-1024, Cisco MDS, Brocade and McData SAN Switches, SnapClone, SnapView, SnapMirror, CIFS, NFS, File Replication, PowerPath/SecurePath, Linux Multipath UNIXRed Hat Linux 5.4, 4.5, and older on Dell Blades and VMWare ESX virtual servers. HP 9000 PA-RISC and Itanium/Integrity, IBM AIX SoftwareEMC Unisphere, Navisphere, NetApp ONTAP (including Snap, SnapClone, SnapMirror), Red Hat Linux (RHEL) and Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.4, 4.5, and older. HP-UX 11iV1 and 11iV2, IBM AIX, Shell, naviseccli scripting, sanlun Scripting, Legato Networker Backup software, Backupexec, Ignite-UX, HP OpenView, HP Omniback/Data Protector, HP MC/ServiceGuard, Secure Shell (SSH), iCODD, ORACLE, INFORMIX, SQL, TCP/IP, DNS, SNA, FTP, SOCKETS, Windows, Active Directory, VMware, Acronis, Microsoft Office products ApplicationsInternet Commerce, Financial Systems, Manufacturing, Data Warehouse, Web Site Hosting, Oracle ERP, POS (Point Of Sale) for Retail systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Milford, CT

Senior UNIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Design, build-out, and configuration of the new EMC VNX 5700 environment, including FC and ISCSI LUN provisioning, CIFS and NFS shares provisioning, SnapView and SnapMirror, and CIFS and NFS data stores.
• Migrated CIFS data from NetApp storage to EMC CIFS shares with emcopy software.
• Designed and configured an EMC VNX 5500 for a disaster recovery site in Dallas. Provisioned storage and set up file replication from Milford site to Dallas site.
• Designed and implemented an enterprise Disaster Recovery solution between primary and DR data centers by utilizing a custom-built Oracle replication setup between primary production databases and a hot-standby disaster recovery site by utilizing native Oracle logs and EMC storage file replication strategies.
• Designed and implemented instant and seamless Linux/Windows file sharing by utilizing capabilities of the SAN storage environment, with security administered in both Linux and Windows Active Directory.
• Designed and implemented a SAN and NAS storage and backup infrastructure for a segregated HEPA-compliant application.
• Continually work in collaboration with the Network Administrators and Oracle DBAs.
• Provide daily support for the EMC Clariion CX3-80 and VNX 5700 SAN environment, including LUN provisioning and zoning, physical fiber connections, SAN disk replacement, use of Snapview snapshot and clone technology in an Oracle backup and replication environment.
• Administer the NetApp FAS3020 SAN environment, including volume and LUN provisioning and zoning to both fiber and iSCSI connections, CIFS share configurations, NFS share configuration, NDMP backup configuration, Snap, Clone, and Mirror setups.
• Administer Cisco MDS switches, including zoning and cabling.
• Administer, build, and maintain 200+ Red Hat Linux physical and virtual machines on Dell Blades and in VMWare ESX environment, including patching, V-to-V and P-to-V cloning, configuration, and snapshots.
• Linux support and maintenance includes OS installation, maintenance and patch application, problems resolution and debugging, hardware and software support, server cloning, performance benchmarking and tuning.
• Administer Backupexec and CommVault backups.
• Provide supervision and knowledge transfer to the junior administration staff.
• Volunteered as a board member of a company-wide service excellence committee.

Confidential, West Hartford, CT

Senior UNIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Management and integration of 8 HP-UX PA-RISC and 5 IBM AIX servers, including new installation, specification, application integration and routine patch maintenance.
• Hardware support, maintenance and problem resolution of HP-UX and AIX UNIX servers.
• Tutoring and supervision of other team members in performing administration tasks for UNIX and SAN.
• Administration of NetApp FAS3040 SAN Appliance and SAN fabric
• Administration of EVA5000 & XP-1024 Storage Area Networks
• Administration of Brocade and McData SAN switches and fabric
• Implementation and maintenance of HP OpenView DataProtector system backups and Business Continuity plans.
• Full life cycle management of UNIX and SAN related projects, including specification, ordering, installation, and integration, including end-user, IT personnel, and 3rt-party vendor task coordination.

Confidential

UNIX Systems Administration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Installation of HP-UX 11iv2 (11.23) Operating System on numerous HP UNIX servers, according with the company specifications.
• Server installations included both PA-RISC and ITANIUM hardware, such as rx2620, rp8240 rp7420, and rp4440 HP hardware models.
• Server installations included physical and virtual partition configurations (nPar and vPar)
• Server installations included utilization of SAN connectivity and storage disks (Clariion, EVA, DMX).

Confidential

UNIX Systems Administration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Design, purchase, and implement new installations and upgrades to the 9 HP UNIX servers, located at the local and remote computer sites. Each of these servers hosts applications with various functionalities, which include E-Commerce, Web-hosting, Financial applications, Human Resources, Manufacturing, and Data Warehousing.
• Install and tune new software applications, per Applications department request.
• Test and install new HP-UX software release upgrades and operating system patches to 5 local and 4 remote HP-9000/L, K and D class UNIX servers.
• Perform routine daily administration, including user administration, printer administration, auditing, disk space and performance monitoring, system wellness and maintenance monitoring, etc.

Confidential

Services Manager

Responsibiliies:

• Oversaw the transition of IT computing and telecom services from internal workforce to the outside firms of IBM and British Telecom for 6 corporate USA office locations and field sales.
• Collected and consolidated information and provided reporting for the corporate officers on the USA services and resources and the progress of their outsourcing.
• Worked with IBM and British Telecom designers and consultants, as well with the central InBev Corporate office officials in Europe and Canada, to design and accomplish a smooth plan of transition of IT services.
• Performed a leading role in design and implementation of a comprehensive Disaster Recovery plan.
• Continuously act as a user liaison into the Information Technology department, and as a liaison between Applications and Infrastructure departments, to achieve cost-effective and efficient technology solutions.

Confidential

UNIX Systems Administration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Performed routine daily administration tasks on 8 HP-9000/K processors, such asuser ids, printer definition, user auditing, disk space and performance monitoring, etc.
• Created scripts to almost completely automate routine processing tasks across all systems.
• Supervised and train a junior UNIX Systems Administrator
• Designed, implemented, and tested off-site and on-site Disaster Recoveryprocedures, and maintained a consistent production systems availability of at least 98.7%.
• Designed hardware layouts of new systems and upgrades to the existing systems toaccommodate new applications. Worked hand-in-hand with ORACLE DBA to achieve best system performance.
• Dealt with vendors to specify, price-compare, purchase, and install new hardwareand software.
• Worked with user community to identify, design, and help implement solutions.
• Provided specifications and documentation as required.

Confidential

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed design, specification, programming implementation, and testing of UNIX based systems. Work closely with outside vendors during installation, debugging, and piloting of new hardware and software systems. Design and write specifications for vendors and other professionals in the group, Projects include

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, programmed, tested, and implemented CASE software products developed on SUN workstations in 'C' under UNIX and IBM PCs under MS/DOS and some OS/2. s include:

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DWP4 Programmed, and implemented Medical Imaging applications in 'C' language under UNIX and UNIFY database on a Motorola 69020 based system.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Taught computer programming to college students at night, Course covered all aspects of programming including 'C' language, PASCAL, ASSEMBLY, BASIC, and FORTRAN.

Confidential

Computer Laboratory Associate/Teacher

Responsibilities:

• Taught classes in addition to assisting the students in their programming and debugging. Also tutored, advised instructors and faculty in the computer lab, and coordinated the work schedules of other Laboratory Associates.