SUMMARY:

• I have consulted on many Hitachi / NetApp / EMC environments, where it is either Heterogeneous or Homogenous Storage Frames in a very large multi - petabyte, multi-fabric, and multi-tiered SATA, SAS, Solid State disk trays
• These consultations including storage capacity planning, disk re-alignment, disk optimization, disk recovery / conservation, disk expansion, and disk geometrical computational analysis
• My long-range planning and provisioning including LUN planning & provisioning months out to live data, live data transfer from older storage disk & frame to newly configured storage frames & drawers, zone clean up and fabric merger ISL with newer fully-populated FC frame switches Cisco Nexus / UCS and Brocade DC-4

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: SQL, JavaScript, PERL, C++, bash/csh scripting, Perl, tcl/tk, Expect, Exceed

Operating Systems: Sun Solaris v.10, Linux v.4, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, ESX v.3.5.1

Storage Management Systems: Unisphere, Navisphere, Command 7.5, Storage Volume Controller, HP Storage Works, 3PAR StorServ, Cisco UCS Manager, ioSphere

Storage Platforms: EMC vPlex, VNX, VMAX, Data Domain Appliance, Avamar Appliance, Recover Point Appliance; Hitachi VSP, USP-V, AMS 2500; NetApp Flex Pod, FAS 6500, FAS 3240, FAS 2040 R5; FusionIO; IBM DS8000, DS6000, DS4000, XIV; 3-PAR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Storage & Cloud Migration SME & VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Netapp 7-mode to v. 9. R3 CDOT Storage Operating System Migration SME with OnCommand Insight / OCI single-pane of glass management to manage, troubleshoot, optimize, and justify multi-vendor envirnonment and ESXi v.6.9 / 7.0.1; migration of the entire
• EDCAPS FMSS BS R12 Architecture to the consolidated framework with HP C7000, as the ESXi hosts 48 running Windows 2K16 and RHEL 7 & 8 Enterprise with Cloudera & Hadoop enablement as the guests Operating Systems with parallel migration into Yottabyte Cloud Framework.

Confidential

Senior Storage & Cloud Migration SME

Responsibilities:

• Migration from EOL equipment to EMC ALL Flash Unity & Isilon & Nimble & RAID 1 Arrays. Implementation to merge & migrate to Yottabyte Cloud Infrastructure StaaS, IaaS, & PaaS for over 27 Cloud Silos with 177 Petabytes of data AND complete migration, configuration, and integration with Oracle IAM Cloud Identity Management LDAP Server in parallel with a stand up for Oracle Human Capital Management - entire suite of HCM modules. vRealize & vCloud wmare ESXi 6.9 appliance in “witness mode” for the full automated & rapid deployment of RHEL 7 & Windows 2016 servers & VDI desktops under Windows 10. vRealize vCloud deployments with “hooks” to support migration to Yottabyte Cloud Environment - Lifecycle management, manage local and remote services, Quality of service, and performance Cost containment with Hadoop and Cloudera framework build-outs.
• I also deployed & customized Splunk 7.0 OVF appliance in a VMWare ESXi 6.5 U1 environment to collect & log data from network devices, servers, and virtual host’s SIEM data analysis. eVAULT cloud backup & e-discovery migration - EVault SaaS for cloud-based backup and recovery. Carbonite EVault Cloud Disaster Recovery Service for managed recovery in the EVault cloud with 4-hour Service Level Agreements.EVault Plug-n-Protect for appliance-based, on-premises, all-in-one backup and recovery for disk-to-disk, on-premises backup and recovery. EVault Endpoint Protection for integrated backup, recovery, and data security for laptops and desktops. Complete Enterprise migration, configuration, and integration with Oracle IAM Cloud Identity Management LDAP Server in parallel with a stand up for Oracle Human Capital Management entire suite of HCM modules

Confidential, Reston, VA

ManPower / Experis Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Hitachi VSP G1000, HCP G10, AMS 2500, HNAS 310 - FC, FCoE and NAS NFS
• Cisco UCS installation, configuration, and administration
• Cisco UCS Service profile setup and configuration for ESXi 6.1 vmware host, Network portgroup creations at Layer2 level
• VMware port group creation, Port mirroring on VMware vSwitch/dvSwitch (dvMirror), MIRRORING PORT ON A VSWITCH, Remote Mirroring Source and Remote Mirroring Destination (RSPAN), and Encapsulated Remote Mirroring (L3) Source (ERSPAN)
• NetApp 8080-Ex - SnapMirror, SnapProtect, and SnapVault administration & general SAN Admin CIFS vSphere vmware 6.0.5 ESXi Enterprise fully licensed - SRM & VSAN DR/BUF testing & stand up
• EMC Data Domain DD9500 and Avamar setup, configuration, and administration for local & three remote sites
• Hitachi Privileged Access Manager I used to set up and manage multiple Domain “forest” password management, password policies & rules, and heterogenous systems / physical domains
• I have used ServiceNow / REMEDY to enter, track, update, & close out trouble tickets. I also entered meta-data and “run books” to help with the AI functionality of ServiceNow

Confidential

SAS Administrator

Responsibilities:

• I performed Storage Migration to GFS2 shared filed system from phase 1 to phase 2 using Peer Motion upon 3PAR StorServ 20000 with 20 - 2TB LUNs.
• I also setup & configured Remote Copy for DR from primary to backup site.
• I configured set-up, and the daily administration of DO - Dynamic optimization& Virtual Copy. I configured 4 SAS 9.4 M3 Storage and Compute nodes.
• I also performed day-to-day Storage Administration new cpg / LUNs, expand LUNs, destroy LUNs - disk reclamation, creation of virtual volumes, Storage health check and SAS Admin functions - shutdown / startup, add / remove users, etc.
• EMC DataDomain 890 databoost data de-duplication and replication for NAS NFS attached devices over 2 bonded 10-GigE interfaces
• Avamar Appliance Administration and agent deployment upon ESXi & RHEL servers
• SAS Administration and tuning with LSF for the compute and meta-data tier and functions for the mid-tier startup / shutdown, updates, and GUI admin to add / remove users and jobs
• SAS Grid Controller Administration for the submission and modeling of “Big Data” jobs
• Migration from SAS 9.2 non-clustered file system to SAS GRID 9.3 M5 GFS2 running on RHEL 6.7.002 upon 3-HP C7000 blades
• Managing SAS Application and Operating System level security, managing SAS Configuration Files, planning and scheduling SAS processes, integrating PIV card and Active Directory Authentication,
• Managing multi-tier SAS platform with products listed under SAS Data Analytics Platform (DAP) that includes SAS EBI, EDM, EM, Forecaster, Model Manager and Visual Analytics
• Setting up Data Access in SAS, including registering libraries and tables in the metadata, updating table metadata, setting up data access, and troubleshooting data access
• Experience with different SAS servers and troubleshooting potential configuration problems
• Any performance related issues, migration time issues that you have faced
• HSM 9000 & Venafi Enterprise PKI Key management server - grant, revoke, and edit - Enterprise Key and Management (EKCM) provisioning, discovery, monitoring, and management of digital s and encryption keys and integration with Thales HSM 9000 appliance. vormetric data security integration with Azure Cloud services, centralized management of data security policies and key management and Management through a Web-based console, command line interface (CLI) and a RESTful API. I performed RBAC control over data security policies, encryption keys, and DSM administration with a strong separation of duties.
• Configuration of 8 PB Dell EMC Unity 500F All-Flash Storage
• Python scripting for server & systems automation and SAS 9.4 M5 upgrade
• Migration from Solaris 10 & True 64 Unix to RHEL Kernel 6.7.3 & 7.0.2
• Automated RHEL 6 / 7 provisioning of servers using SpaceWalk and “native” Kickstart
• I have written scripts to convert Windows File formats into Linux / RHEL 7 GFS2 file friendly formats in perl, python, and BASH to automate file moves, permission checks, AD to RBAC conversion, and file cleanup
• AWS / Amazon Hybrid Cloud Integration with RHEL 7 Servers
• Carbonite EVault Cloud Disaster Recovery Service for managed recovery in the EVault cloud with 4-hour Service Level Agreements.EVault Plug-n-Protect for appliance-based, on-premises, all-in-one backup and recovery for disk-to-disk, on-premises backup and recovery. EVault Endpoint Protection for integrated backup, recovery, and data security for laptops and desktops.
• I have used ServiceNow / REMEDY to enter, track, update, & close out trouble tickets. I also entered meta-data and “run books” to help with the AI functionality of ServiceNow

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Senior Backup & Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• EMC VMAX Storage Administration and Engineering.
• HP Data Protector, Science Logic EM7, and Asigra Enterprise Backup. NetApp migration to EMC VMAX. Hitachi VSP Engineering and True Copy multisite setup, configuration, and administration.
• I have used CliQR - less so, Puppet & Chef to automate provisioning of RHEL & CentOS in a vm-ware / ESXi 5.5 >> 6.0.1 hosts cluster
• Prime Services Catalog - I have setup and configured the reporting utility and integration with third-party and free-ware products.
• UCS Director - I have setup & configured Cisco UCS to seamlessly integrate with vm-ware and Prime Services Catalog.
• Azure - just wrote a series of PowerShell scripts to provision in a hybrid cloud environment.
• AWS / Amazon Hybrid Cloud Integration with RHEL 6 & 7 Servers
• Hitachi Privileged Access Manager I used to set up and manage multiple Domain “forest” password management, password policies & rules, and heterogenous systems / physical domains
• I have used ServiceNow / REMEDY to enter, track, update, & close out trouble tickets. I also entered meta-data and “run books” to help with the AI functionality of ServiceNow

Confidential, Washington, DC

Senior Storage and Backup Engineer

Responsibilities:

• NetApp 8060 Engineering and migration from FAS 3140 & 3270 filers.
• NetBackup 7.6.1 Execution, creation, and Integration of Transition Plan and Run Book in current environment of SAS and Oracle Databases, BUF / DR of Oracle Data using Snap Manager for Oracle.
• Zoning of SAN Fabric in a Cisco Nexus 7000 environment. Standing up of HP C7000 and Moon Shot with vm-ware 6.0.1 + SRM & VSAN + vCOP + Orchestrator for provisioning of guest operating systems Windows 2012 R2, RHEL 6, Cent OS, Solaris 10 / 11 .
• Symantec NetBackup 7.6 and Storage Foundation Enterprise HA/DR 6.0implementation with Oracle 12 w/RAC DR/BUF clustering and replication licensed enabled, configured, and tested.
• Veritas Replicator Option 6.0 configured and enabled for SAS 9.1.0.2 "grid" running in a RHEL 7.0 Unix 12-node clustered environment.
• ESXi v.3.5.5 >> Microsoft HyperVisor conversion V-2-V
• AWS / Amazon Hybrid Cloud Integration with RHEL 6 Servers
• Carbonite EVault Cloud Disaster Recovery Service for managed recovery in the EVault cloud with 4-hour Service Level Agreements.EVault Plug-n-Protect for appliance-based, on-premises, all-in-one backup and recovery for disk-to-disk, on-premises backup and recovery. EVault Endpoint Protection for integrated backup, recovery, and data security for laptops and desktops.
• I have used ServiceNow / REMEDY to enter, track, update, & close out trouble tickets. I also entered meta-data and “run books” to help with the AI functionality of ServiceNow

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Senior Storage, Backup, & VM-ware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration, design, provisioning, and day-to-day administration for NetApp FAS8060, Cisco Nexus 7018, HP C7000, and Oracle / SUN Exadata devices for a major migration effort.
• ORACLE STORAGE APPLIANCES ORACLE ZFS STORAGE 7420, ZFS STORAGE ZS3-2, ZFS STORAGE ZS3-4, ZFS
• I have used ServiceNow / REMEDY to enter, track, update, & close out trouble tickets. I also entered meta-data and “run books” to help with the AI functionality of ServiceNow

Confidential, Rockville, MD

VMware 5.1 & EMC Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Storage Capacity, Recovery, & Planning in a mixed Storage Environment of NetApp, Hitachi, EMCIsilon, VMAX and VPLEX, FusionIO, and IBM XIV using VMware vCOP v.5.2.
• Isilon OneFS CIFS & NFS shares exports, global permissions, iSCSI replication enablement and configuration.
• Provisioning of LUNs in an EMC Isilon, VMAX array for ESX data stores & FusionIO SSD array for VDI, “soft” zoning of 24-port Brocade Fabric Switch, and Installation / Configuration of HP Blade Chassis C7000 full length Windows Server 2012 R2 with RFS & RHEL 7 in a VMware 5.1 ESX multi-node cluster running SRM, VSAN, & vmotion. vCloud Automation Center 5.1 & vRealize implementation, configuration, and roll-out.
• Isilon OneFS CIFS & NFS shares exports, global permissions, iSCSI replication enablement and configuration.
• Configuration of SAP SRM / VSAN 5> 7 environment. Upgrade from SRM & VSAN Version 5 to Version 7.0. Functional and configuration experience with SRM 7.0.
• I have used CliQR - less so, Puppet & Chef to automate provisioning of RHEL & CentOS in a vm-ware / ESXi 5.5 >> 6.0.1 hosts cluster
• AWS / Amazon Hybrid Cloud Integration with RHEL 6 Servers
• I have used ServiceNow / REMEDY to enter, track, update, & close out trouble tickets. I also entered meta-data and “run books” to help with the AI functionality of ServiceNow

Lead EMC Storage // Virtualization and Backup Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Integration and Unit Testing Grey Box and DoDAF framework user-ability testing & script automation of testing modules.
• Administered & build out of 24 RHEL & Ubuntu linux servers for data ingest & data base servers Oracle & MySQL .
• SAN Screen™ Installation and BMC CMDB ATRIUM Integration for database & application monitoring for both physical & VMs machines.
• SANSCreen™ Administration and Optimization for Service Assurance, Application Insight, VM Insight, and Service Insight.
• BOSS & On Tap v.7.x configuration to enable phone-home feature & system diagnostics, firmware updates, disk-to-FC channel assignments.
• I used Storage Navigator LUN Management software for configuration management to define, configure, add, delete, expand, revise and reassign LUNs to specific paths dynamically. I performed SAN Security LUN Masking to ensure security in open systems storage area networking environments through restricted server access.
• I performed replication Setup and Management feature to provide basic configuration and management of Hitachi Shadow Image®, Copy-on-Write and True Copy® mirrored pairs. Performed Modular Volume Migration to enabled dynamic data migration.
• I made active use of Hitachi Cache Residency Manager feature allows you to "lock" and "unlock" data into cache in real time to optimize access to your most frequently accessed data and Hitachi Cache Partition Manager feature allows partitioning of the cache by the application to improve performance.
• I used and performed dynamic addition of HDDs to a RAID Group, System Maintenance for online controller microcode updates and other system maintenance functions, and SNMP Agent support includes Hitachi specific MIBs and enables SNMP-based reporting on status and alerts for Hitachi storage systems via e-mail.
• Oracle RMAN /DBA and Hitachi Shadow Image integration and Unix scripting for database cloning and replication with multiple Oracle database instances. Snap Manager for Oracle.
• Symantec NetBackup v.7.0.1 installation, setup, & configuration, NBU Installation & Configuration, NBU Implementation, Design and Architecture Implementation, Network Data Management Protocol configuration and tuning, Domains, NFS, AIX, and Windows 2008 R2 64 bit.
• Setup Media Server on a Windows 2008 R2 64 host with HBA to address 5 LTO-5 LUNS in a Storage Tek Tape Library.
• Performed DR site recovery and backup dump installation & configuration utilizing ONTAP 7.0G flexvol, snap mirror, & snap vault Snap Manager per delta on a daily basis for GroupWise post offices & core data dumps upon a FAS6200 over iSCSI.
• Stood up 24 RHEL Linux OS kernels in a HP Blade Chassis. Installed and configured GroupWise post offices 9 and associated GroupWise Middle-ware servers.
• Performed real-world deployment and scripting experience leveraging HP’s XP& HSV line of SAN equipment.
• Performed extensive scripting to extract data, relationships, or executing commands to manage SAN storage and day-to-day provisioning.
• Experience in writing scripts for web or REST services.
• Hitachi Privileged Access Manager I used to set up and manage multiple Domain “forest” password management, password policies & rules, and heterogenous systems / physical domains

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Virtualization & Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• IBM DS5000 // DS8000 SVC & HMC installation, configuration, and administration phone home, adding of disk trays SATA & SAS, firmware updates, etc.
• LUN creation & presentation to hosts from SAN Fabric DS5000 // DS8000. vKernel installation & configuration for LUN storage optimization.
• VMware View 6.5 & 7.0 Installation & testing for single & multiple VMs.
• VCenter Operations Manager, VMware vFabric Hyperic, and VMware vFabric AppInsight.
• LPAR creation & installation for AIX Power 7, AIX 5.3, RHEL 6+ VIO, VIM, NIM, WPAR, LPAR, etc .
• ISS Secure Cloudburst Appliance installation & configuration.
• IBM Intel/AMD Blade Server setup, configuration, & Virtualization.
• Cisco Nexus 7000 Setup and Configuration for vSAN & SAN.
• Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Enterprise set up & administration.
• Tivoli Storage Manager v.6.0.1 setup, updates, configuration, and administration.
• VMware VMotion & Site Recovery Manager configuration & continuity stress testing for DR // BUF site.
• HA, vmotion, VSAN, SRM, & DRS optimization for vSphere 4.1. Create, analyze, and manage resource pools, virtual clusters, alert structures, security groups, permissions, vm templates, virtual networks.
• Flash Copy TSM backup of all active, cloned, & copied VMs at prime & remote sites.
• VMware Lab Manager & Vkernel installation, configuration, and implementation for configuration management and server rollouts of Windows 2008 & RHEL Linux servers. Performed 210 P-2-V conversions using VCenter tool.
• IBM WebSphere DataPower XI50 appliance configuration & administration with HSM enabled
• I have executed “planning & acceptance procedures” for “Customer // Government Acceptance Testing” for the physical-to-virtual conversion which were validated and accepted by the customer upon review. I have also provided installation & administration support for the entire suite of Tivoli products listed below:
• IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business (TAMeb).
• IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Operating Systems (TAMOS) - controls access to operating system resources.
• IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On (TAMESSO).
• Tivoli Access Manager for e-business.
• I have installed, configured, and administered Tivoli Access Manager to provide policy-based security. I have tuned & provide macros, scripts, and module plug-ins for TAMeb in order to provide authentication of users, control of access privileges, auditing, single sign-on, high availability, and logging.
• I have provided TIM integration and installation for centralized identity lifecycle management to automatically create, manage, and delete user access to various system resources such as files, servers, applications, and more based on job roles or request.
• Baseline comparison with competitor’s product lines in the SAN arena with SAN fabrics built up using HP Integrity RX8640, HP P4000 G2 SAN, and HP Left Hand iSCSI SAN P9500 platform with associated HP HyperVisor running HP-UX guest OSes.
• Performed over 30 “fresh” installations of Windows 2008 R2 and 40 RHEL 5.x server installations in an IBM Blade Chassis 4 with associated application & middleware installs.
• I have also performed data modeling & “dash boarding” using Rational Clear Case // Rose and Tivoli Enterprise Management Suite
• I have used ServiceNow / REMEDY to enter, track, update, & close out trouble tickets. I also entered meta-data and “run books” to help with the AI functionality of ServiceNow

Confidential, McLean, VA

Storage Volume Controller

Responsibilities:

• Configuration guidelines and best practices for both hetro and homogenous Storage controllers.
• Live updates in IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller.
• SAN topology and layout.
• SAN Volume Controller clustered file system layout and configuration.
• Back-end storage best practices and workflow execution.
• Storage pools and managed disks layout and configuration.
• Volumes: creation, expansion, quota management, and deletion.
• Remote copy services over Wide-Area-Network.
• Hosts visibility for AIX, UNIX, and Window Server Systems.
• Performance best practices.
• Performance metrics for SAN Volume Controller V6.2.
• Back-end storage performance considerations per disk type and geometry.
• IBM System Storage Easy Tier function integration solid state to SATA to SAS .
• Management, monitoring, & troubleshooting of Easy Tier.
• IBM Tivoli Access Manager
• IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator
• IBM Tivoli Directory Server
• IBM Tivoli Identity Manager
• IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
• IBM HMC AIX pSeries 570 AIX LPAR server provisioning & administration on DS8000.
• LPAR creation & installation for AIX Power 7, AIX 5.3, RHEL 6+ VIO, VIM, NIM, WPAR, LPAR, etc. .
• VMware // ESX Server provisioning for RHEL 5 & Windows 2003.
• VCenter Operations Manager, VMware vFabric Hyperic, and VMware vFabric AppInsight.
• VMware View 6.5 & 7.0 Installation & testing for single & multiple VMs.
• HA, vmotion, VSAN, SRM, & DRS optimization for vSphere 4.1. Create, analyze, and manage resource pools, virtual clusters, alert structures, security groups, permissions, vm templates, virtual networks.
• Cisco PIX, VPN, Nexus 7000 Administration & Administration.
• Ghost 2.5.x provisioning for TEC “Proof of Technology // Concepts”.
• IBM WebSphere DataPower XI50 appliance configuration & administration with HSM enabled
• Installation, Configuration, & Administration of Data power & Cloudburst Appliances.
• IBM Intel/AMD Blade Server setup, configuration, & Virtualization.
• Tivoli Storage Manager v.6.0.1 setup, updates, configuration, and administration.
• VMware VMotion & Site Recovery Manager configuration & continuity stress testing for DR // BUF site.
• Flash Copy TSM backup of all active, cloned, & copied VMs at prime & remote sites.

Confidential, Columbia, MD

Senior VMWare & Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• EMC CX4 setup, installation, and configuration upon a DELL Intel/AMD based BLADE chassis.
• Installation, configuration, and integration of Storage Optimization tools.
• Pano Logic Virtual Desktop setup, installation, integration.
• VMWare // ESX 3.5.x.
• Virtual Security tools setup, installation, and configuration.
• Consolidation of 14 RSA divisions into a “single VM environment” duplicating such applications as Deltek Enterprise Project Management, and Deltek Cost point® snapshot, test, clone, & re-test AND BUF // DR with VMotion .
• Tivoli Storage Manager v.6.0.1 setup, updates, configuration, and administration.
• VMware VMotion & Site Recovery Manager configuration & continuity stress testing for DR // BUF site.
• Flash Copy TSM backup of all active, cloned, & copied VMs at prime & remote sites.
• VMware Lab Manager & Vkernelinstallation, configuration, and implementation.
• Senior Storage Engineer responsible for maintenance, repair, upgrade, and administration of 2 EMC iSCSI AX150i NAS that provide storage services for RSA and its over 30 offices, and it’s over 4500 users in a mixed Unix and Windows environment using CIFS and NFS structures using over 8 terabytes of disk storage.
• Monitoring user and organizational share quotas and adjusting storage space.
• Configuring, scheduling, and monitoring Snap Mirror VTL operations between filers. Adjusting disk space per user requests, adding, removing, and adjusting luns. Also responsible for backup and restoration of data using Veritas NetBackup and Backup Express.
• Scheduling and monitoring backups and restores. Maintaining 5 separate tape libraries and 2 virtual tape, disk storage devices. Backup and restorations of data spanning over 300 servers.
• ESX Server v.3.5.1 installation and configuration with over 18 RHEL 4 & 5 domains 300 P-2-Vs .I have executed “planning & acceptance procedures” for “Customer // Government Acceptance Testing” for the physical-to-virtual conversion which were validated and accepted by the customer upon review.
• Tivoli Storage Manager v.6.0.1 setup, updates, configuration, and administration.
• VMware VMotion & Site Recovery Manager configuration & continuity stress testing for DR // BUF site.
• Flash Copy TSM backup of all active, cloned, & copied VMs at prime & remote sites.
• VMware Lab Manager & Vkernel installation, configuration, and implementation.
• Implemented & Tested Splunk 3.1.7 log server solution to parse log files.
• Windows 2008 R2 64 bit VM stand ups & Exchange 2010 cluster set up, configuration, & tuning with BlackBerry integration & add-on.