TECHNICAL SKILLS

Systems Automation: Unix Bourne Shell (BASH), Network Automation ‘AutoMate’ (Windows Scripting), Activestate Perl (Windows & Linux Scripting), MS DOS Batch, Autosys.

Grid/Cluster Technologies: DataSynapse GridServer, Platform Symphony

Operating Systems: Unix (Red Hat Linux), Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7), Windows Server (NT/2000/2003), MS DOS.

Database: Sybase, DB2, Oracle, SQL, DBArtisan, RapidSQL

Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Sharepoint, Bloomberg, Reuters Bridgestation, Wiki.

Hardware: Windows Desktop/Laptop PCs (HP, Compaq, IBM, Dell), IBM and HP Unix Blade Farms.

Release Management: NAnt (.NET Builds), Make (C++ Builds), CVS, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, Perforce, Git.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York, NY

Work Process Improvement

Responsibilities:

• Primary role as Perl developer, working with internal clients such as Unix Support in creating tools for work process improvement. Tools such as scripted automation of repetitive tasks and Twiki document page scraping for monthly auditing.
• Authored ‘intersection’ script: When given a list of servers, the script utilizes server information and inventory tools to gather support pertinent details about each server and then reports on their commonalities as a means of spotting issue trends such as: outages based on firmware, or datacenter location.
• Authored ‘audit’ Script: A monthly run audit script (via Autosys) that scrapes the document pages of a Twiki site via Perl and creates a Twiki report page for each section on expiring documents, as well as creates a JIRA ticket (via SOAP calls) for each of those expiring documents.
• Position entailed being part of an 8 person team in the Compute BackBone (CBB) Operate group, handling the maintenance, troubleshooting and updating of Clusters across the UK, US and Asia
• Authored Linux based Perl scripts in conjunction with Platform Symphony’s command - line tools, for better reporting on cluster host details
• Authored a Reference app, Java, for quick lookup of command options for the suite of Platform Symphony command-line tools
• Authored a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) utility, in Java, for more easily tracking down the location of compute hosts based on their shortnames

Confidential, New York, NY

HPC Technical Design & Delivery

Responsibilities:

• Part of HPC Tier-2 Global Support Team in handling the maintenance, troubleshooting and updating of over 23,000 Windows 2003 Server Grid Engines and Linux Grid Servers, across the UK, US and Asia
• Directly responsible for the maintenance, troubleshooting and updating of 5,000+ Windows Server 2003 Grid Engines and the Unix Gridserver Managers, in the US.
• Admin level building of and maintaining the Team Sharepoint and TWiki websites.
• Presentations on what the Datasynapse Grid can do, to potential new internal clients.
• Presentations and Group Meetings on how the Grid works, to support teams of current clients.
• Mentoring and Training the HPC Tier-1 Support team in the procedures of handling issues, escalation protocols, documentation and how to use the tools available to help in troubleshooting.
• Authored Windows based, Linux based and Mixed Environment Perl scripts to automate the process of:
• Status, Starting, Stopping, Configuring and Moving of Grid Engines, with option to output details to Excel for record keeping.
• Parsing through logs across the windows and linux environments in hunting down root causes of issues, including ability to directly download all pertinent logs to local machine for archival and reference.
• Installing multiple software packages to multiple Windows Server Engines.
• Getting Linux Gridserver configuration details reported in a command-line for faster and easier viewing.
• Checking the hardware and software health of problematic Engines, with a detailed post-check report of issues found.
• Installed software package validation, with Size and Timestamp level granularity of expected files and folders.
• Created a specialized .bash profile with a collection of functions, aliases and command shortcuts used by team members to alleviate repetitive Linux tasks.

Confidential, New York, NY

Release Manager and Unix/Windows System Support

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Dev/QA/UAT, Production and Contingency level:
• Promotions of In-house developed software for The Mortgage Backed Securities group
• Unix server configurations. Including the BEA WebLogic and DataSyanpse GridServer servers
• Management and basic troubleshooting of the IBM Blade Farm (nearly 400 Blades).
• Requests, and create jil files as necessary, for changes in the Unicenter Autosys server
• Authored BASH based scripts to automate the process of:
• All Java (Ant) and C++ (Make) based builds, packaging and deployments
• Day-to-day requirements of updating/maintaining/troubleshooting the systems
• CVS reporting to track software package changes from release to release
• Directly interfacing with the WebLogic and DataSynapse servers to quickly and easily view and change Server configurations
• Creating a real-time Webpage of build and deployment status (including build completion status, logs, build time and versioning)
• Reporting status on the hundreds of Blades in the Blade Farm (Utilizing arrays, functions and formatted outputs as well)
• Sole administrator in setting up 25 Servers (Windows Server 2003) for use in a Dev, QA, UAT, Production and Contingency environments. Installed software, acquired appropriate domain accounts, oversaw the proper setup of Active Directory OUs
• Architect and Developer for DOS Batch and NAnt scripts used to build, package and deploy Visual Studio .NET Solutions in the creation of in-house based application. Including logging of the builds, branching options, email notification, version tracking, labeling and easy reverting if necessary
• Developed QA testing “Bots”, utilizing Network Automation ‘AutoMate’, VB scripts and Microsoft Excel, to automate task of starting up newly promoted software and running series of tests. Test results were written to HTML pages for easy viewing
• Created a specialized .bash profile with a collection of functions, aliases and command shortcuts used by team members to alleviate repetitive Linux tasks

Team Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead of 3 person team for Tier-1 support of over 300 Equity Finance Traders.
• Provided support for Market Data applications; Bloomberg, Reuters Bridgestation, Fidessa OMAR, Instinet and ADP/BackOffice
• Setup DOS Batch scripts to automate: Rebooting 300 machines on a set schedule
• Installing updates on 300 machines, eliminating manual updates.
• Automated the task of entering multiple trouble tickets, utilizing AutoMate based scripts.
• Scripts shortened the time for entering each ticket by more than 50%, removed human errors and gave more details about the issues handled
• Lead of 5 person team for Tier-1 Support of Trading Floor
• Provided support for Market Data applications; Bloomberg, Reuters Bridgestation, Tradeware (Fixed Link), Fidessa OMAR, Instinet and ADP/BackOffice
• Primary support for: Lucent PBX (Definity G3R) and IPC Turret Telecommunication systems
• Veritas Backup Server systems
• Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
• Windows NT Servers and User administration

Confidential

Systems Trainer

Responsibilities:

• Taught Introductory and Intermediate level: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Reuters Bridgestation
• Updated and refined the training curriculum
• Setup and scheduled training sessions
• Provided a DOS based script to streamline the process of deleting training session files and setting up for new sessions
• Primary support of hardware/software on desktops and laptops for over 100 people in Research, Clearing Services and Corporate Finance Departments
• Provided basic training for: Windows NT usage to new employees
• Production room scanning station
• Tracked all the Market Data accounts for users
• Handled and maintained computer inventory for group