Senior Systems Administrator

Confidential

• Designed, implemented, manage and administer enterprise data infrastructure consisting of EMC VMax 10K, VNX5700, Clariion CX4-480, NS480 and CX3-20 storage arrays supporting organizational primary block level storage. Storage Enterprise encompasses two datacenters with full disaster recovery/replication capability. Extended fabrics are managed using Brocade DCX Director core switches with Cienna 4200 fabric extenders. Host environment includes Windows, Linux, Unix and ESXi Operating Environments, physical and virtualized. ESXI infrastructure hosted on Dell Blade Enclosures with embedded Brocade FC switches ISL'ed to DCX code switches. Actively managed SAN infrastructure and zoning through Brocade Fabric manager as well as Brocade SAN Health utility.
• Singlehandedly managed migrations of AIX, SQL Server DB and VMWare environments to VMax seamlessly with zero data loss. Also, managed the migration from Celerra to Isilon NAS cluster environment. The NAS storage footprint consisted of CIFS, NFS and mixed protocol accessed data. Management of Isilon NAS involved maintenance and management of cluster jobs management fileshare creation and permissions full integration of shares with Active Directory and DFS environments export integration within Linux, Solaris and AIX environments. Support four Isilon clusters, supporting NEU enterprise and MGHPCC HPC environments with each environment with failover capabilities. Managed 3 PB of NAS storage.
• Work directly and hands on with ESXi team managing block level SAN storage access to the environment as well as maintain backup and restore infrastructure utilizing VEEAM backup application with disk backups to Data Domain filesystem DD860/DD7200 .
• Provide block level SAN storage administration support to AIX environment made up of ViO class servers configured with LPAR host environments. Provided backup support using IBM TSM to Data Domain filesystems.

Senior Systems Architect

Confidential

• Architected, implemented, and administered enterprise-wide 900 TB of company data placed over 10 EMC Clariion storage arrays in 7 different locations. Clariion arrays include CX300, CX700, CX3-80 and CX4-960 utilizing Brocade Fiber Channel Switching, providing Storage Area Networking SAN services and storage capacity to a datacenter environment consisting largely of Windows and Solaris Operating Systems. Evolved storage operations to accommodate datacenter transition to virtualized environments, namely Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware, and Solaris zones. Evaluated end-to-end performance analysis of storage infrastructure to the server application layer.
• Managed forty-five Fiber Channel switches throughout storage enterprise, consisting largely of Brocade 48000/4100/5100 and McData DS140 fiber channel switches. Main enterprise datacenter SAN comprised of core-edge topology made up of Brocade 48000 directory class switches, dual-fabric, with HP Blade enclosure embedded Brocade Fiber Channel switch modules. As lead engineer perform end-to-end trouble resolution, updated documentation of processes, SAN zoning, performance analysis, as well as make recommendations to management on necessary resource acquisitions.
• Managed and facilitated storage resources using EMC Navisphere/Unisphere, Navicli, as well as EMC Control Center ECC 5.2, 6.0, and 6.1 , Connectrix Manager, Fabric Manager Brocade and Storage Scope with File Level Reporting FLR tools.
• Managed enterprise Network Attach Storage NAS filesystems hosted on EMC Celerra. NAS storage accounted for 100 TB of data hosted on EMC Celerra NS704, NS702, and NSX over 20 datamovers running DART 5.5 and 5.6 codes. Engineered data stores for application data and content, replication to remote datamovers, network and filesystem administration, network configuration, snapshot install and configuration, NDMP configuration working alongside Legato Networker team, using either Celerra Manager or command line.
• Engineered and administered enterprise server infrastructure that consists of 200 mid-range Sun Solaris systems, 200 MS Windows, Centos/RHEL Linux environment, as well as fully distributed Mac environment. Main focus on Solaris/Unix environment designed and originated the company's fully-automated install process utilizing jumpstart, file archiving, live upgrade, along with 802.1q vlan tagging.

Senior Unix Administrator

Confidential

Spearheaded initiative to streamline and accurately deliver complete Unix production environments for large account customers such as IBM and GM. Production environment included the planning, design, configuration and implementation of an infrastructure in support of hosted application. Hardware included Sun Fire V440, V480, V240 and V210 as well as Sun Storedge FC 3510 Storage array with console connectivity via Cisco 2511 Console Servers. All servers were configured with Sun Solaris 5.8. Singlehandedly and successfully rolled out production environments in US, Europe and Asia all within first 4 months of employment.

Senior Unix System Administrator

Confidential

Augmented in-house Unix server group as well as managed the backup process for the entire campus utilizing Legato Networker in conjunction with an array of tape library systems.

Unix Administrator

Confidential

• Single-handedly designed, implemented, and maintained entire DNS infrastructure utilizing DNS/BIND 9.2.2.1. Infrastructure was based on Sun V480 servers and Solaris 8, comprising an internal DNS and external DNS system.
• Implemented and maintained the installation of EMC Symmetrix 8530. SAN infrastructure based on switched fabric utilizing dual Brocade 2800/EMC DS-16B with devices shared by mainly Sun servers, Solaris OE. Hypervolume administration executed with EMC Control Center 5.1, ESN Manager, PowerPath, and symcli, as well as Veritas Foundation Suite 3.5
• Automated several key routine tasks utilizing shell scripts written mainly in Perl and korn shell. Key tasks included BCV backup automation, DNS table updates, and updates to /etc/passwd filesystem.
• Provided key Solaris system administration support to an organization that consisted of 100 Sun servers ranging from Sun Sparc 20 to Sun V480.

Systems Administrator

Confidential

• Provided unix systems administration expertise in the capacity of consultant augmenting an in-house unix department consisting of three junior administrators in support of a Development and Production environment, ported on Sun Solaris 2.x OE, Sun hardware to include E220R, E420R, E3000, E4500, E6500, E10K and V880, as well as a SAN consisting of EMC Symmetrix 3830s, EDM backup solution, and Connectrix.
• Worked in support of three ongoing projects and associated applications made up largely of Informix, SAP, and Oracle databases. As a member of unix department, worked closely with DBAs when conducting system/environment configuration changes, as well as troubleshooting system degradations and failures

Unix Administrator

Confidential

• Provided hands-on maintenance of Unix infrastructure comprised of Sun E6500, E4500, E420R, E220R, Netra T1, Ultra 2, 5, and 10 servers with Solaris 8 OS, NFS/NIS and DNS
• SAN environment expert administration which consisted of two EMC Symmetrix 8430, dual-switched fabric Brocade 2800 Silkworm Fibre Switches, Sun E6500, E4500, E420, E220, and Ultra 2 clients LAN-free backup utilizing Netbackup Datacenter 3.4.1, STK L700 tape library
• Directed all data storage transactions within the SAN utilizing EMC's Power Path, SDR, Volume Logix, ESN Manager, Timefinder, and SYMCLI. Performed EMC software installations, as well as upgrades, saving the company nearly 100K of estimated professional services costs
• Introduced company to NAS technology via EMC Celerra populated with one-half Terabytes of Oracle data, stored Unix and W2K user home directories, and common third party applications, operating NFS/CIFS powered by Linux OS
• The President's Award recipient in December 2001awarded by the company CEO

Technical Specialist/Unix Administrator

Confidential

• Provided generalist unix technical expertise and troubleshooting skills in installing,
• implementing, and administering customer network filer service, data storage service,
• and backup/restore service. SPOPs included technical inventory made up of EMC 3830
• fileserver, Sun Ultra 60 workstations with Solaris 2.6, Brocade 2800 Silkworm Fabric Switch, Xyplex 2500 terminal server, and Compaq Armada 1750 with Windows NT. Technical expertise included extensive knowledge and hands-on assistance of Unix Systems, Enterprise Storage Management, Network Management, and shell/perl script creation.
• Received training and exposure to SAN infrastructures consisting of EMC, Compaq, and Network Appliance Storage Arrays/File Servers. With that, conducted key functions to include BCV operations Timefinder , SRDF, LUN masking, SnapMirror/SnapRestore, and disk mapping.
• Received Training in: EMC - ESN Management, Symmetrix Architecture, Enterprise Storage Management, SRDF/Timefinder/Oracle/Sun Cluster Integration Legato Networker Product Suite for Unix and NT Compaq StroageWorks and Brocade SAN Design and Assessment

Unix System Administrator

Confidential

• Provided UNIX System Administration expertise to a user community made up of
• Electrical Engineers and Computer Scientists in a Solaris environment utilizing DNS, NIS/NFS
• Resolved software and hardware problems of all Sun servers, which consisted of Sun Ultra 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 60, 80, E450 and E3500, as well as Tatung Sun clone machines
• Maintained 100 uptime of all data storage servers, which included Auspex, Sun Ultra 60, E450, E3500, Network Appliance 640, 720 and 740 file servers as well as performed server functions using SnapMirror and SnapRestore.
• Single-handedly initiated and implemented the company's first automated custom
• Jumpstart process, as well as automated several key processes utilizing Perl and korn shell scripting.
• Individually deployed to 4 remote sites, on as many separate occasions, to plan, design and implement a complete UNIX networks from the ground up
• Championed the Y2K project for all ST-Americas Sun UNIX workstations and servers, achieving 100 compliance with Sun Microsystems of over 300 units by September 1999
• 1999 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award Winner

Data Network Technician

Confidential

• First-line resolution of all network troubles and outages to include Cisco, Wellfleet, Bay Networks, and Motorola routers, data communication links T1, T3 , and related issues as monitored and observed through HP Openview and Omnibus Netcool
• Created shell scripts to query systems' patch revision levels/system information, placed the output to file that was updated monthly. Process initiated sections' first system documentation

Operations Management Officer AFSC 19B

Confidential

• Served as Squadron Executive Officer, in direct support of the squadron commander, for a 450 -manned B-1 Bomber Squadron, managing the personnel and administrative staff comprised of 12 enlisted personnel, as well as setting squadron policies and administration of disciplinary guidelines as ordered by the squadron commander
• Facilitated the squadron's first Quality assessment team that revamped the administration and personnel sections workflow, creating a more efficient process embraced by the entire squadron