SUMMARY

I am a RHCE, NCLA and MCITP Certified Engineer and looking for IT Architecture, Team Lead, Sr. System Administration or elated field utilizing strong technical background and over 14 years of experience, along with excellent analytical, problem solving skills and hardworking.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Operating Systems: VMware, Linux Red Hat, SuSE , Windows 03/08/12 AIX, SCO Open Server
• Servers: Red Hat Satellite, IBM Endpoint Manager, ZLM, Proxy, Apache, WebSphere, IIS, Windows Active Directory, DNS, MS Exchange, Database, LDAP, NFS, Printer, Samba, DHCP, Firewall, VPN
• Tools: IBM Endpoint Manager, Novel ZLM, Kaseya,
• IDM: Novell Identity Manager, Likewise, NetIQ, iChain, Redhat IDM
• File Systems: AFS, DFS, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS, Ext3, NFS, NTFS
• Security: Microsoft ISA 00, 04 , Websense, Webtrande, SurfControl, FortiNet, Nessus, PIX CISCO , Kernel, SecurID, APF, BFD, APARS, IP Tables, Tripwire, IP Masquerade, IP Route, SSL
• Networking: Routers, Switch, Modem, Network Infrastructures and Connectivity, LAN/WAN
• Protocols: TFTP, DHCP, BOOTP, PXE, NCFTP, SNMP, UUCP, SMB, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, PPP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP
• Databases: MSSQL, DB2, Oracle, MySQL, Progress 4GL
• Programming Language: C/C , Shell script, SQL, Progress, Basic, VB, PHP, PERL, HTML, Java, Java Script, CGI, ASP, BOB
• QA Testing Tools: IBM Debugger, Test Director, Win Runner, SQA Robot

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. System Architecture

• Develops and executes Technology Solutions for new and existing clients, IT Assessments, Virtualization, Storage and Network Architecture, Security Assessments and Data Compliance, and Modular IT Services for Healthcare Providers in preparation for Meaningful Use criteria.
• Prepares Solution Design and support for the company software as a service offering.
• Worked extensively with various team members on patch management process development, planning and execution for Windows and Linux environments.
• Information security vulnerability scans remediation and validation for multiple datacenters.
• Server migration planning and Disaster recovery Plan, resource coordination and task execution.
• Administration of Linux, Windows and VMware which includes installation, testing, tuning, upgrading and loading patches.
• Managing systems routine backup, scheduling jobs like disabling and enabling system logging, network logging of servers for maintenance, performance tuning, testing.
• Configuring multipath, adding SAN and creating physical volumes, volume groups, logical volumes.
• Gathering requirements from customers and business partners and design, implement and provide solutions in building the environment.
• Experienced in Troubleshooting critical hardware and software issues and other day-to-day user trouble tickets. Find root cause and give solution
• Collaborates with customer decision makers to define and implement clinical/business and IT Strategies

Confidential

Open Source Solutions Systems Engineer

• Perform successful planning, configuration, implementation and on-going support of vendor-supplied software and operating system solutions. Engage on presale activities with members of the sales team including technical briefings and demonstrations of new technologies. Research new software products' emerging in specialty field and advises MSI management team on benefits / opportunities related to new products.
• Performs project management and account management duties, as they are identified and assigned.
• Demonstrate in-depth understanding on complex projects to include clustering, systems management or virtualization technologies.
• Provide skills transfer to clients and other engineering team members.

Customer: TD Ameritrade, Mutual Of Omaha, Info Group, Alegent Health, Yellow Book, Computer Instruments , ACT , Accenture, First National Bank Omaha, Maritz , Money Gram, Wesleyan University , Farm Credit Bureau Services, First Data, Western Computer, Dine Equity, San Ford Health, Cox Health

Confidential

System Administrator and Linux Team Lead

• Responsible for Newly accounted Linux Team Lead role for the corporate level test and production machines, meeting production schedules, resource and project management, and problem resolution. Installation and configuration of Linux, Windows 2003, service packs, other parts of Office and everything else Daily Linux, Windows 00, 03 Domain/Active Directory administration user accounts and groups Resource administration and implementation of domain security Performance tuning Disk space management Backup strategy planning and implementation Server crash/fault recovery
• Install, Configure and Managing Servers including VMware, Linux, Windows 00,03 Active Directory Services, DNS, IIS, FTP, proxy ISA , Novell Identity Manager, iChain, Apache, WebSense, WebTrande, WebSense, Policies and System Administration.
• Responsible for ensuring the Linux operations team and Windows operations teams work together in the smooth running of the all systems. Identifying problems and rectifying them, organizing training, network security, statistics monitoring.
• Performed a comprehensive security audit, including software vendor patches, network trust, password strength, and network layer filtering
• Implemented a comprehensive statistical monitoring system for web traffic, bandwidth utilization, server response time, server load, server uptime, file system utilization, and other data
• Created and maintained detailed procedural documentation regarding operating system localization, installation and configuration of software packages, vendor contact information..
• Maintained system backups and performed system/file restorations on multi platform Linux/Windows systems
• Provide complete Help Desk / End-user support for domestic and international office
• Review software requirement, specifications, and other design documentation to plan for, create and execute effective test cases.
• Demonstrate high quality, results-driven, prompt and professional customer service and support to instill confidence in technical advice and directions.
• Recognized as a quick thinker, creative and effective technical troubleshooter, tester, and problem solver

Confidential

System Administrator and Linux Team Lead

• Design, develop and support mission critical servers and workstations. Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the other LINUX, UNIX Systems Administrators and work with NT, Network, Developer and Security Administrators to provide high quality cross platform solutions.
• Install, configure and maintain critical infrastructure services using EXT3 or JFS, RAID, Security using APF, BFD, IP Masquerade, IP tables, Sys log, DNS, SSH, Samba, Printer, Apache and customize Kernel
• Provide project planning and management.
• Work with the other System Services groups as well as Development, Production Support and Ecommerce personnel and vendors in order to achieve sufficient performance/capacity levels, resolve problem issues and make general improvements.
• Manage vendor relationships and assist in contract negotiation.
• Create and maintain effective policies, standards, strategies and procedures.
• Ensure Disaster Recovery plans exist and are tested regularly.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of all jobs and changes through proper testing.
• Architect, monitor, troubleshoot, performance tune and support all aspects of the hardware and software.
• Create and maintain up-to-date documentation.
• Mentor and train other personnel.
• Implements data models and database designs, data access and table maintenance codes resolves database performance issues.
• Support and maintain user accounts information including rights, security and systems groups.
• Evaluate new Unix Server and Disk technologies and tools to remain current with Industry trends and practices and make recommendations for their application within the enterprise.

Confidential

System Administrator

• Installed, configured, upgraded and provided 24x7 support for mission critical servers. Served as sole administrator for infrastructure and custom-built RS/6000 AIX servers for a Microelectronics Division chip plant. Down time could idle hundreds of line workers.
• Installed, configured AFS/DFS, ADSM/Backup, NT, WINDOWS 2000, and Custom Function servers for BTV Burlington , FSH Fishkill , END Endicott , POK Poughkeepsie and several Design Centers.
• Installed, configured Java, Web Sphere, DCE, Tivoli, Security APARS , dce monitor, Apache, JAC, DB2 and e-design applications that run on servers under contract which servers for various organizations on site.
• Installed, updated and supported AIX, Linux and Windows 2000 affinity software on engineering servers.
• Test and continued to keep up-to-date on IBM open source developments.
• Audited servers for compliance with IBM's overarching ITCS204 server-security policy, corrected all security violations, and applied APARS
• Provide immediate hardware repair of servers under contract when possible and open problem with Hardware Support or Software Support and coordinate repairs with hardware and software Support and customer for their servers.
• Provide all IBMer and contractors for their AFS/DFS/ Lotus Note volume restore, change password, Add user ID, add printer, kill job, create new file system and add permission to the user or group etc.

Confidential

System Administrator

• Developed new IBM Retail Store Solution using Thin Client on Linux Operating System to make all of its server platforms Linux friendly, including 4690 OS, SurePos 550,500, 700, 750 etc RS/6000, Netfinity servers using java application 360 Commerce or IBM Store Flow and these services RAID- , JFS, LDAP, PAM, Kernel customized , Create application RPM.
• Developed and installed new POS Red Hat 6.x, 7.x Server to provide a variety of new services including Thin Client, JFS, DHCP, BOOTP Server, DNS, SSH, FTP, Samba, Printer and Apache Server RAID, Security using OPEN LDAP, Bastille, Socks5, NSS LDAP, IP Masquerade, IP Chains, Error Log
• Responsibility to maintenance, patching, custom modification porting between versions and support/design on IBM Thin Client. Also worked on custom Red Hat vendor's developer team making tools to help build custom IBM Think Client Linux install CD's easier and faster, maintaining packages, modifying the installer and testing and debugging.
• Built custom Kernel for the exact system, which will speed the boot process and reduce the risk for system crash.
• Provided task management user friendly for end user making touch screens on IBM hardware.
• Built Thin Client by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP with PXE extensions and Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP . That had its own local applications and own X configures files. User can log-in and they can shutdown or reboot their Thin Client without having any problem on the server.
• Created an application that traces the system fatal error and dump in certain file that make human readable for example message Number, Time, Date, Terminal or server ID, Component Name, Return code etc.
• Created RPM for Thin Client and Server which was easy to install.
• Evaluated different hardware and software applications, making recommendations to management regarding their usability and effectiveness in meeting organizational needs.

Confidential

System Administration

• Maintained a network using more than 500 workstations and servers within different operating systems Red Hat 6.2, UNIX SCO 5.0. , Windows NT.
• Developed and installed a new Server to provide a variety of new services including Web Hosting, POP3, IMAP, SSH, FTP, Samba, DNS, Cache Server,
• Installed, upgraded and configured new workstation and server
• Wrote shell and PERL scripts to automate routine tasks daily, weekly or monthly.
• Installed, configured and maintained hardware software and network
• Provided technical support to users and resolved problems with hardware, software and network operating systems.
• Developed a software build and installation system to facilitate timely updates of open source software.