Summary of Qualifications

• Sr. UNIX System Administrator focusing on UNIX Scripting, system/network troubleshooting, virtualization and clustering. Predominately, I've worked with AIX, HP-UX and Linux however, I have also worked with IRIX, Tru64/OSF1, Solaris and various other flavors of UNIX/Linux - virtualization/clustering. Certified UNIX Scripting Expert IBM 2011.
• Currently, I'm working as a Sr. UNIX System Administrator for HLC, but my previous experience includes IBM and HP. I was responsible for 1,000 servers at IBM and over 300 at HP. I have also completed extensive training in Virtualization, Clustering, Linux, AIX, HP MC/Service Guard, HACMP, Veritas Netbackup, Perl Programming and HP-UX 10.X/11.X troubleshooting.

Current Responsibilities

Sr. UNIX System Administrator

• System Administration on Linux, HP-UX, AIX Power7, AIX Power6 and AIX Power5 servers in Production, DR, QA, Development and Staging environments.
• Virtualization AIX Power7 and AIX Power6 using HMC V7R7.4 that configured portions of their virtual processor and memory resources to provide capacity to other LPARS.
• Firmware upgrades and updates for frames.
• PROXMOX and Debian Linux Virtualization.
• HMC Upgrades and new installs.
• Apply fixes and patches to AIX LPARS, Linux and HP-UX servers to current level.
• Created and configured logical partitions LPARS and added resources using HMC.
• Built and upgraded new AIX, Linux and HP-UX Servers.
• Created new Volume Groups, Logical Volumes and File Systems.
• Ensured high quality of server integrity by participating and following industry best practices.
• Extensive UNIX Scripting - ksh, csh, bash, tcl, expect and others.
• Software/Operating Systems/Virtualization/Cloud Computing
• UNIX Scripting Expert, HP-UX, AIX, HACMP, MC Service Guard, SRDF, Red hat Linux, IRIX, Solaris, VM Ware, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, HACMP Clustering, MC/Service Guard, Tru64 Clustering, DCE, HP Open View, Veritas Netbackup, Oracle, Siebel, RISC, C, PERL scripting, AWK, Shell scripting, TCP/IP, Ethernet, SNA, FDDI, RISC, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, Novell, SCO UnixWare, NFS, DNS, NIS, Website Development, Website Hosting and PROXMOX Debian Linux Virtualization.
• Hardware
• HP Superdome 9000, HP V-Class, AIX Power7, AIX Power6, AIX Power5, Tru64 Alpha 1200, Tru64 DS20E / GS320 / ES40, HP K580/K570, HP L2000/L1000, HP K420/K410, HP T600/T500, HP D/E-Class, Sun UE 10000, Sun Ultra 4, Sun E3500/4500, EMC 3700/3200/3100, DEC Alpha, Unisys, StorageTek 9740/9714/9710, HP Disk Raid Towers, MTI Disk Farms, Fiber Channel, SGI, MIPS, X-Terminals, RS6000, AT T 3B2 Series, Xyplex Multiplexers, AT T ISN, Cisco/Mage routers, Gateways, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Servers, OS/390, AS400, PBX Phone Systems Fiber Channel and Fiber Optic Connectivity.

Career Accomplishments

Confidential

Responsibilities included installing, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux and HP-UX Operating Systems. PROXMOX and Debian Linux Virtualization. UNIX scripting to maintain 200 Real Estate Web sites. System optimization including - monitoring server usage CPU, memory, disks and I/O , system performance analysis, benchmarking problem resolution, performance forecasting, and extensive UNIX shell scripting.

Confidential

Responsibilities include Clustering, scripting and UNIX support for 1,000 Production, DR, QA, Development and Staging, AIX and Linux Servers. Installing HACMP Clustering, upgrading patches/OS's, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux/AIX operating systems. I've configured disk arrays, clustered servers in AIX HACMP, Tru64 and HP MC Service Guard. I also implemented backups, scripting monitoring/backup scripts , system optimization and extensive UNIX Scripting.

Confidential

Responsibilities included installing, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux and HP-UX Operating Systems. Network troubleshooting and support utilizing TCP/IP, NFS, NIS, capacity planning and domain configuration. I optimized servers, databases and applications. System optimization included monitoring server usage CPU, memory, disks and I/O , system performance analysis and benchmarking problem resolution.

Confidential

Responsibilities included installing, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux, HP-UX, Tru64/OSF1 and AIX operating systems. I've configured disk arrays, clustered servers in Tru64 Clustering and MC Service Guard, implemented backups, scripting monitoring/backup scripts , and system optimization. System optimization includes monitoring server usage CPU, memory, disks and I/O and system performance analysis.

Confidential

Senior UNIX System Administrator responsible for testing and upgrading a MC/Service Guard Cluster consisting of 6 HP K580's. Instructed 25 staff members in MC/Service guard. Installed and configured a MC/Service Guard Cluster running 10 packages within the cluster. Optimized all of the servers within the cluster for MC/Service Guard and Oracle. Operating system hardware and software upgrades. Installed printers, modems, Disk Arrays EMC, HP and MTI and configured software/hardware depots.