Experienced IT Professional.

OBJECTIVE

IT professional seeking a challenging technical position.

Hardware

IBM Pseries power4, 5, 6 and 7 and JSeries Blades, HP Blades, IBM H and E series bladecenters,EMCClariion, EMC Symmetrix, EMC Connectrix, HP DL series, Dell poweredge, Brocade San Switches, Cisco MDS switches, Cisco 2900, 3700, 6500 series switches, Cisco ASA firewalls, Cisco Nexus 5500, IBM DS4500, IBM DS4100, IBM XIV, Sun vfire, Sun E series, Sun T series, NetApp Ontap.

Software

Windows NT4.0, Server 2000, 2003, 2008, XP, Windows 7, MS Exchange 200, 2003, 2010, AIX Ver 4, 5, 6, Redhat, Debian, HPUX, Solaris 8, 9, 10, VMware 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.1,HACMP, GPFS, VIOS, LVM, Websphere 5,6,7 TSM 5, 6, apache, tomcat, jboss, mysql, php, nagios, opennms, snmp, bash, perl, ksh, sql.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Manage/Maintain RadwareAppdirector and F5 LTM Load Balancers
• Install/maintain Extreme XOS and cisco catalyst/Nexus 5k l3 switches
• Install/maintain Checkpoint 12k, Palo alto and Cisco ASA firewalls
• Maintain Cisco UCS Flexpod With Nexus 5k and 62k equipment with FCOE
• Maintain Systems uptime of 99.999
• Complete production system changes under change manangement guidelines.
• Maintain 3rd party customer connectivity via private MPLS lines, MOE and IPSEC tunnels
• Implement OSPF to have more efficient and dynamic routing tables, also mostly eliminating static routes which were an administrative nightmare.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

• Manage oracle Linux systems for SaaS application.
• Designed and implemented new networking and storage solution built on Cisco Nexus 5548/2248, NetApp 3240's and Cisco ASA 5510 - 5520's
• Implemented Racktables for Datacenter management
• Manage internal User functions.
• Implement new windows 2008 based Corporate network.
• Install/Deploy/Manage Exchange 2010
• Maintain SLA's of 99.999
• Deploy/maintain F5 Bigip's

Confidential

Senior Unix Engineer

• OnsiteEngineer for a fortune 10 retailer.
• L3 Unix/Virtualization support, architecture and engineering.
• Implement Vsphere hosts into numerous clusters varying over 5 datacenters.
• Standardizing RHEL Deployments.
• Implement Iptables solutions on all Linux hosts.
• Deploy and support approx 100 AIX servers.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

• Maintain a mixed AIX/Solaris/linux and windows environment. Support of 400 servers in a shared managed hosting solution nationwide.
• Maintain Strict Change Management and production Control.
• Maintain predominately Cisco Based Network Consisting of cisco 2900 series routers and 6500 series switches.
• Implemented annagios/otrs ITSM monitoring/ticketing solution.
• Worked extensively with a storage network consisting of Cisco MDS, EMC Connectrix and IBM Director switching. And IBM DS4500, IBM XIV, EMC Clariion, EMC Symmetrix arrays.
• Maintained a 20PB ISCSI Solution for use in lower environments and for VM esx connectivity.
• Worked with auditors to ensure SAS70 compliancy
• Architect And Engineer Solutions that are Corporate and Customer Driven.
• Develop and maintain internal scripting for infrastructure management
• Maintain a 80Node 10Cluster ESX 3.5 and 4.1 HA Datacenter with Windows server and Linux Guests.
• Manage internal infrastructure projects such as Designing new storage network, New 3 tiered tsm deployment, Dns Migration from legacy bind 8 on solaris to Bind9 on linux
• Lead for Disaster recovery AIX, Linux ESX and Windows
• Document all internal process and procedures.
• Maintain/deploy over 15 Active Directories for numerous clients.
• Deploy and Support 10 MS Exchange servers 2000-2010
• Maintain Cisco 2960,3750,6500 series switches, ASA55xx Firewalls.
• Manage Remote Access Via Cisco SSL VPN and Numerous Site to site ipsec tunnels

Confidential

Senior Unix Administrator

• Work with a team of 30 admins to facilitate moving of AIX and Solaris servers/LPARS from legacy datacenters to new facility.
• Using a Combination of methods Sysback and Mksysb move aix servers both standalones and LPAR's to new VIO based Power 6 hardware in new datacenter.
• Assist San Team with migration/replication of same.
• Work with PM's to effectively deliver projects to customers.
• Work under strict Change management guidelines.
• Assisted with ensuring SOX Compliance.
• Maintain several tiers of support throughout the Implementation Team
• Supervise junior admins/engineers on procedures and policies along with Technical help.

Confidential

System Engineer Implementation Team

• Create new standards for new and re-deployed Linux/AIX/Solaris Builds.
• Build VMware ESX hosts and suse and centos linux VM's
• Created a more streamlined Build process to be used enterprise wide.
• Create and maintain Build Tools Kickstart/AutoYast/jumpstart/NIM
• All Python/web based tools.
• Work with PM's to effectively deliver projects to customers.
• Work under strict Change management guidelines.
• Maintain several tiers of support throughout the Implementation Team
• Supervise junior admins/engineers on procedures and policies along with Technical help.

Confidential

System Administrator/Transition Engineer

• Setup Websphere 4, 5.x and 6.x NDM network deployment model servers
• Performance tune Websphere
• Install IBM-WebsphereFixpacks
• Deploy applications
• Basic troubleshooting of java applications
• Administer AIX 5.3, Solaris 2.8, 9 and 10, centos and Redhat servers
• Administer lpar settings for AIX
• Administer vmware servers for redhat enterprise server
• Write numerous shell scripts for enterprise wide administration
• Work with Ameriprise project managers as well as IBM PM's to Deliver application launch on time

Confidential

IT Manager Contract

• Setup web operations in-house using a Redhat/weblogic/MSSql2000 solution. Streamline Existing IT Operations.
• Implemented VMware GSX servers for consolidation. Restructure critical operations such as backup schemes, network access and implement retail Kiosk type pc's for sales force. Implement a Lucent Brick/lsms based security scheme and VPN for off-site access. Redesign Cisco powered Network consisting of 7 stores. Install and install new Hp9000 N-class server for Corporate operations to enable new features and reporting of custom programmed POS system.
• Manage a team of 5 Techs for maximum uptime of e-commerce/retail stores.

Confidential

Hosting Manager Contract

• Managed day-to-day operations of hosting facility.
• Facility Comprised of 21 Dedicated FreeBSD web servers.
• 16 windows 2000 dedicated web servers
• 4 FreeBSD shared web servers
• 3 Redhat/mysql servers
• 4 Redhat Bind servers
• 2 FreeBSD /Sendmail/Squirrel mail Servers
• Administer P-soft H-sphere Hosting management Software
• Support End-user Problems.
• Managed a team of 6 in a rotating Shift arrangement.

Confidential

IT Manager Contract

• Oversee IT operation of 3 different companies. Support HPUX, Solaris, Linux, windows 2000 and FreeBSD servers. Database maintenance of MS SQL 2000 server and MySQL servers. Website / E-commerce design and maintenance. Desktop support for windows XP and Linux desktops.

Confidential

Senior Technical support Engineer

• Responsible for Installation, management and maintenance of 40 Solaris, 15 HPUX, 25 Linux, and 15-20 Windows servers Maintained Enterprise wide DNS for Corporate and Client domains. Windows NT/2000 servers on a switched Cisco Backbone. Install, configure, manage and maintain 100-120 apache and 20 IIS based Web servers. Install, Configure, and maintain 10 Sendmail servers Install, Configure, and maintain 2 Communigate Pro servers Install, Configure, and maintain 7 Firewall-1 Firewalls on Solaris and Nokia IPSO platforms. Developed current Unix security practices. Maintained current Patch levels. Implemented and maintained Cisco PIX firewalls per customer specs Assisted Network Engineer with Cisco 7500 Router installs, upgrades, Traffic shaping, customer installs Security. Assisted Network Engineer with Cisco 5500 and 6500 Catalyst switch installs, upgrades, customer installs Security Wrote administrative shell scripts KSH, Bourne BASH Manage HP Omni back Datacenter Backup Solution. Monitor servers, routers Etc. with HP Open view and Cisco Works. Maintained 24/7 support for Clients

Confidential

Network Engineer/ IT Manager

• Managed and maintained a 20 remote site Cisco/Intel/3com cased Sprint frame-relay Network.
• Installed/integrated/maintained Numerous SCO, AIX, Windows NT and Linux systems into existing corporate network. Initiated a Complete back-up solution comprised of HP Omni back, complete with off-site storage. Managed and maintained corporate e-mail/web/ftp servers. Managed a team of 5 for desktop/enterprise support for approx 500 users.

Confidential

Network administrator

• Managed approx 200 Desktops between 5 locations. Installed, integrated, and maintained regional Windows NT/Microsoft exchange Mail and file print servers. Administered DEC Unix Industry specific application. Used software technologies such as ghost to rollout approx. 125 Gateway Laptops to entire sales force. Managed Corporate Cisco/Cabletron Equipped network.