Senior UNIX Systems Architect/Engineer/Administrator with C/C++/Algo-Trading experience

Summary

• Extensive experience in Algorithmic Automated System/Strategy Trading.
• IT Infrastructure data centre and applications support expert in 24x7 mission-critical environment.
• Multi-Architecture platform UNIX expert – Solaris, IRIX, Linux.
• Exceptional multi UNIX hardware vendor system engineer background -- SUN, SGI
• Expert in Unix Shell scripting, sh, ksh, bash, sed, awk; experience in C/C++/Java programming.
• Expert in IT technology - Virtualization, Solaris 10 containers/zones, SAN, Fabric OS, HBA, Veritas VxVM, VxFs, VCS HA, Netbackup, DNS, Sendmail, SMTP, TCP/IP Networking, Firewall, DHCP, NIS, NFS, Jumpstart, SSH, LDAP/AD, Oracle DB, MySQL, Apache, Tomcat, C/C++/Java.
• Broad and deep knowledge in computer performance hierarchy principles, performance analysis, low latency, throughput, system kernel tunings, Solaris Dtrace, TCP/IP networking and advanced systems and applications architecture in complex distributed networking environment.

Financial Market Trading and Algorithmic Trading Strategy Development Experience

• Concurrent work while with Silicon Storage Technology
• Manage and operate the 24x7 critical algorithmic automated strategy trading systems running at 24x7 highly available Co-Location data centre.
• 4 years extensive experience developing short term automated algorithmic trading strategies across multiple assets groups, with persistent profitability and impressive profit factors.
• Solid understanding of market dynamics and technical analysis; 6 years intensive active trading experience in Sector ETF, Index ETF, Options, Index Futures, FX Currency Futures.
• Solid knowledge in low latency trading systems technology, Co-Location, Redhat Linux MRG, Server Fabric Switch, infiniBand, HPC, Qlogic HCA, AMQP Messaging. Apache Qpid.
• Passionate for a long-term career path in Quantitative Strategies Development, Trading Systems Architecture, Design, Deployment, Operations, and Support beyond traditional IT functions.

Employment History

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA 2003 -Present 
UNIX Systems Architect, Staff UNIX System Administrator, UNIX Systems Administration Manager. 
Work as the corporate infrastructure system architect for corporate IT related server systems, storages, applications and databases. In addition, work as primary hands-on staff UNIX systems administrator.

• Have tremendous expertise in managing mission-critical 24x7 IT infrastructure service and data centre operations. Data centre and critical applications production support expert.
• Proven track record to do critical strategy design and architect all the way through hands on implementation and advanced trouble-shooting.
• Deep understanding and proven achievement on IT server virtualization and consolidation, utilizing prevailing critical server virtualization technologies – Sun Logical Domain, Solaris 10 Container/Zones, VMware, Xen, Microsoft HyperV.
• Designed and deployed virtualization solution with Solaris 10 zones/containers in production, test and development environment, and significantly boosted the data centre cost efficiency and server hardware capacity utilization.
• Architected and deployed corporate critical applications – Oracle ERP systems, Tibico BMS systems, Intranet Web Apps, e-commerce Java Apps, EIS BI.
• Designed, implemented, and deployed corporate geographic Disaster Recovery data centre, utilizing cost effective Rsync solution, for mission-critical corporate applications.
• Designed and implemented tools and utilities managing and deploying the IT Software Applications Development, Test and Production environment. Solid understanding of software engineering life cycle and process.
• Exceptional knowledge and experience of computer performance hierarchy principles, performance analysis, system kernel tunings, latency, throughput, TCP/IP networking and advanced trouble-shooting of cross-platform issues in complex distributed networking environment.
• Solid deep knowledge and experience on kernel and user space performance dynamic tracing using Dtrace tools and scripts.
• Solid deep experience compiling and building Open Source tools, application components and utilities on Solaris/Linux for development teams.
• In-depth knowledge and solid skills on SAN, Fabric topology; Brocade Switches and Fabric OS, HBA, Fabric Zoning, LUN Security, HBA persistent binding; hands-on deployment and managing of Hitachi/HDS mid-range storage arrays.
• In-depth knowledge and solid experience on Oracle DB and Oracle Apps configurations, multiple instance, Oracle stand-by DB setup. Designed and deployed Veritas Cluster server for Oracle HA, and implemented customized VCS tools/utilities for DBA.
• Expert level of knowledge and experience of Veritas storage and HA management products – VxVM, VxFS, VCS HA, VVR, DMP, Netbackup.
• Exceptional knowledge and experience on Apache, PHP, Tomcat/Java App, MySQL DB; configuring and supporting Apache/PHP/MySQL, APR, SSL, Tomcat, DOT CMS, CVS, Perforce.
• Expert DNS/SMTP/Sendmail knowledge and experience. Designed and implemented the DNS migration from Unix Bind DNS onto AD/DNS in heterogeneous environment.
• Expert level of knowledge and experience on email systems, mail routing, SMTP, deployed Ironmail anti-spam mail systems, provide 3rd tier advanced trouble-shooting and support on eMail/DNS related issues. Windows server 2008, LDAP/AD server, and Exchange experience.
• Solid knowledge and experience on RedHat Enterprise Linux, 4.x, 5.x, MRG.
• Deep understanding and experience on Vertias NetBackup, designed and deployed the corporate IT data backup solutions, operation procedures, managing the backup operation s.
• Developed lots of tools and scripts to monitor, automate and support production systems.
• Solid skills on Unix core services and applications such as NIS, NFS, automount, DNS, DHCP, Samba, Senmmail, Apache, NTP, sudo, Jumpstart, SSH, Rsync.
• Working C/C++ coding skill, ability to comprehend code written in a variety of languages.
• Highly motivated to maintain top-notch technical skills; Cool under high pressure.

Confidential, San Jose, CA 2001-2002 
Senior UNIX System Administrator, Lead
Lead UNIX System Administrator on Sun Solaris, supporting the Software Engineering and Operations.

• Managed the 24x7 ASP production operations of Kovair.com at 7x24 Co-Lo Data Centre.
• Supported software engineering development, testing, and releasing process.
• Developed tools and utilities to support or automate software engineering related releasing, QA testing, Development, and Production deployment process.
• Deployed Java/JSP/EJB application components of Kovair’s core CRM products.
• Deployed and Configured Sun Cluster HA for Oracle Database and NFS server; Configured Veritas Volume Manager, Sun and Veritas Cluster Volume Manager, with Sun Cluster.
• Configured Bull Jonas EJB Server with JDBC, achieving seamless fail-over of application services.
• Configured and operated backup server, with Veritas Netbackup Data Centre Edition.
• Configured Solaris customized Jumpstart Server for various kinds of application servers.
• Deployed app component - Apache Web Server, with SSL, CERT, and KEY, Bull Jonas EJB server, and Tomcat Servlet Engine, Java Apache Mail (James).
• Solid knowledge and experience of source control software CVS, Rose, UML, Java, Servlet, JSP, EJB, JMS, J2EE Applications Deployment.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA 2000-2001 
Senior UNIX System Administrator
Senior UNIX System Administrator on Sun Solaris, supporting the Software Engineering.

• Supported software engineering development of EnCommerce’s high security and PKI integration software product - Encommerce getAccess.
• Installed and maintained the Sun servers, workstations, and storage devices.
• Installed and configured Encommerce getAccess, Oracle DB, Sybase DB, I-Planet NES, Directory server, Apache server, Gauntlet Firewall, Allaire JRUN, Servlet engine with getAccess components,
• Installed and maintained Rational ClearCase Server for engineering development.
• Solid knowledge of getAccess Portal security, PKI, Entrust Digital Certificate.

Confidential, Mount. View, CA 1997 - 1999 
Professional Service System Engineer

• Successfully deployed several large Internet/Intranet broadband multimedia data network projects, in Telecom industry.
• Hands-on hardware diagnostic expertise on SGI Origin high-end servers, workstations, storage devices, fibre channel RAID, and volume management.
• Installed and configured SGI clusters HA/Fail-Safe Mediabase/Web/DB/NFS.
• IRIX kernel, performance tuning, database/web server tuning, Legato/Networker.
• TCP/IP stack, routing protocols, NFS, NIS, DNS, Samba, UNIX Shell Scripting, C/C++.

Confidential, Mount. View, CA 1994 - 1997 
Systems Engineer

• Solid experience on Sun Solaris internal, kernel, tuning, HA Clustering, C/C++ programming.
• Benchmarking experience on OLTP/Data Warehousing, HPC solution.
• Participated implementing changes to Sun C++ compiler to track ANSI/ISO standard, to improve robustness, and to respond to customer needs.
• Implementing and maintaining general purpose system libraries (user and Kernel) on Solaris.
• Participated implementation of Sun Service\'s mission-critical application Case/Call Management system, using Sun RPC, C, C++.

Confidential 1990 - 1994 
C/C++ Software Engineer
Software engineer, on Sun platform, at the Guangdong Mobile Communication On-line Billing Centre, a large 24x7 billing production operation.

• 4 years of extensive programming in C/C++, Oracle PRO*C, Shell Scripting on Sun Solaris.
• Solid skills on Algorithms, Data Structures, ADT.
• Full software engineering product cycle knowledge and experience.

Master of Science, Computer Engineering, Confidential University

• Software Engineering, Client/Server Computing, Java/JSP/EJB
• OOP, C++, CORBA

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Confidential University.