SUMMARY:

• A dynamic and results - oriented senior-level IT professional with experience from SMBs to very large Enterprise computing environments (for top FORTUNE companies). Recognized for analyzing situations quickly and crafting solutions through integrating diverse technologies (cloud), high quality coding (portable, reusable, maintainable), cross-functional team building, and utilizing superior breadth and depth of knowledge.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SKILLS: Cloud Automation and Security - AWS, TrendMicro, Logz.io, DataDog, site24x7 Server Automation - HPSA (Opsware), Puppet, Salt, Ansible, Spacewalk Tools Developer / Scripting - AWS CLI, Python, Perl, BASH/shell ... Middleware Support / Operations - Oracle WebLogic and Fusion Middleware, *Thinkorswim, Apache, Tomcat ... DevOps / Systems Administration AWS, AMZN, RHEL, AMZN, SUSE, OEL, CENTOS, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX ... Systems Integration - Windows and Linux inter-operation, CIFS/automount Technical Team Leadership ITIL/ITSM Certified with experience (ITIL Problem Mgr.) Creative Problem Solving Consensus/Cross Functional Team Building Root Cause Analysis - RCA Performance Tuning Kaizen Structured Quality Documentation Application Packaging - RPMs, sysV QA Testing (Tools / Infrastructure) Business Continuity - Disaster Recovery / Backup, Planning and development. Operations / Support 24/7/365

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Cloud Securiy Manager with DevOps

Confidential - Pontiac, MI

Responsibilities:

• Active administration in AWS including creating server instances, creation of tools to manage, security monitoring.
• Integration for web services including scripting using APIs.
• Lead process to obtain a SOC 2 for Confidential .com. Create all documents.
• Standardize and secure the corporate servers in AWS to bank-level requirements.
• Create detailed auditable documentation in Jira/Confluence for security, administration and .
• AWS details:
• Currently using; SSH keys (with passphrase) for all logins - no passwords to maintain.
• All user accounts/keys are replicated from AWS into EC2 instances (controlled by Groups).
• A single EFS volume for all user Homedirs.
• All user and computer activity logged into CloudWatch and visualized in DataDog.
• Sudo restrictions on all users per EC2 instance (controlled by Groups).
• Solution includes: AWS, EC2, Security Groups, S3, EFS, Route53, WAF, AMZN Linux, Cloudwatch, CLI, Bash, Python, RPM, yum repo, SMS, JSON, TrendMicro, Logz.io, Site24x7, DataDog, RPM packaging, Atlassian.

Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator

Confidential - Auburn Hills, MI

Responsibilities:

• Senior level UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator for RHEL7/OEL7 Linux systems and HP-UX.
• Led project for integrating Linux servers into Active Directory for identity management. Developed automated solution (using OBP below), created runbook, and was able to add required Linux servers/users/groups into existing AD architecture (no AD changes). This fixed the group’s greatest issue of constantly creating UNIX/Linux local accounts (+productivity).
• Led project for migration of all Linux/UNIX servers from older backup software(s) to Rubrik Hyper-converged Data Center backup solution. Planned, documented, researched, and tested, QA, rollout, cleanup. This action greatly simplified backups and added functionality like “instant recovery” for VMs.
• Led project to automate server builds - including Cloud (AWS). Developed internal architecture to simplify and minimize VM footprint (saving on storage and thus cost). Project “One-button-push” built a server from “scratch” to completed on-the-network-with-latest-patches and QA’ed in less than 20 minutes. The process utilized Spacewalk to build VMs in vSphere and OVM. Once those VMs we built, the automation (SaltStack) ran (worked for cloud VMs also - one single process). This solved another major issue for the team.
• Hardware: HP x86 servers, Dell x86, HP Itanium
• Virtualization: vSphere (VMware), OVM (Oracle)
• Storage: Nimble, 3Par
• Documentation: Confluence, Sharepoint
• Data Center: Trained and installed systems at Switch NAP.
• Keys - Salt, AWS, OVM, VMware, vSphere, 3Par, Nimble, Nagios, Spacewalk, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, RHEL, HP-UX, Acronis, HP DP, Rubrik

Middleware Administrator

Confidential - Livonia MI

Responsibilities:

• Senior level L3 systems support for ThinkorSwim trading software (Java, Apache, Tomcat, RHEL and SLES Linux).
• Developed automated process to roll out test/prod environments (DevOpts)
• Customized and managed MARS monitoring software.
• Bash scripting.

Linux Administrator Senior

Confidential - Ann Arbor MI

Responsibilities:

• Senior level systems expert working to improve and automate corporate IT processes and documentation.
• Oracle Fusion Weblogic middleware administration included installing and supporting Oracle Fusion “stack” products (web accelerator, OIM, Fusion middleware), development of new configurations (fault-tolerant, performance tuning), scripting using WLST, automation using Puppet, support duties including thread restarts/replays, monitored internal Weblogic processes via AppDynamics (created triggers, alarms, dashboards).
• Developed automated solution for rolling out VM environments from Dev to Prod (DevOpts) using Puppet and scripting.
• Manage HP and Oracle EXALogic/EXAData servers running RHEL and OEL...
• Led project to create a new Server build process utilizing Kickstart + RHEL + yum + RHN + Puppet + Tivoli.
• Keywords: Senior Engineer, Linux,Systems Administration, EXAdata, RHEL6, OEL6, Kickstart, Puppet, RHN, yum, Weblogic, Oracle Fusion Middleware, AppDynamics

Server Automation Lead Engineer

Confidential - Van Buren Twp. MI

Responsibilities:

• Standardized and automated Server Build Process (including QA testing process). This process was architected and documented for both Windows and UNIX/Linux (both Virtual and Physical) GE servers.
• Improved security, established and documented standards, and instituted best practices.
• Programmed over 100 Python scripts, while compiling a standard library of reusable procedures incorporating HPSA APIs (REST/SOAP/XML).
• Led migration of both hardware and software upgrades. Standardized all daily operations tasks (scripts).
• Mentoring and of subordinates and customers.
• Developed local user account management process. Was responsible for locking or deleting (local) user accounts over the GE server scope (15,000-30,000). Goal of removing user accounts within 24 hours was achieved through this process.
• Team Leader responsible for managing offshore and contract resources.
• Led Major project to re-Architect and migrate existing HP Automation application infrastructure - hardware and software (30000 client nodes/servers). Met goals for improvements in availability, reliability and speed.
• Keywords: Lead Engineer, Infrastructure Architect, Data Architect,Python,HPSA (Opsware),Middleware programming,RHEL6,Red Hat,Solaris,W2K3,W2K8,W2k12,Windows server,VB,Systems, XML Administration,24x7x365,Vendor Management, Team Lead

Application Administrator

Confidential - Troy MI

Responsibilities:

• Operational support for a Data Warehousing project at Confidential of Michigan. Project FARE (FACETS Analytical Reporting Environment) utilizes Sybase, Oracle, Oracle Hyperion, Business Objects, Informatica, Tivoli Workload Scheduler and BMC Patrol.

Java Programmer / Security & Controls Engineer

Confidential - Troy MI

Responsibilities:

• Developer for Enterprise Host Protection Audit System (EHPAS) in the Ford IT Security and Controls Dept. EHPAS scans computers for security violations, collates the data into a single website and allows for different roles to manage the violations. The data is then available for creating reports.
• 3 tier (MVC) architecture project utilizes J2EE, Oracle 10g, JavaScript, HTML, IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA), Eclipse, Websphere 6.1 (WAS), Apache STRUTS, Dynaprops, and Merant PVCS/Serena Changeman.
• QA testing utilizing Mercury Test Director Software.
• Support, documentation, planning, deployment.

ITIL Problem Manager

Confidential - Dearborn MI

Responsibilities:

• Created and led the ITIL Problem Management process for managing root-cause investigations of escalated incidents. This included building cross-functional teams (including customers, developers, sysadmins, database analysts, networking and storage experts, vendors IBM, VERITAS, and Oracle), meeting facilitation, setting short-term and long term-goals, developing action plans and managing follow up actions, driving for results and reporting out to (upper-level) management.
• Led 8D (Formal) investigations into significant problems that had high visibility and critical time constraints for upper level management.
• Examples of investigations include: Performance tuning involving IBM P-series, EMC SRDF, ETL Datastage, Oracle (including Dataguard), IBM Websphere, IBM SVC, VMware, Tivoli framework, and also Oracle Reports migration process and IBM Order Fulfillment delays.
• Developed Proactive Problem Management process for data mining of service ticket (ARS Remedy) database. Process created report metrics on types of servers, types of problems, and frequency distribution for use in subsequent investigations.
• Recognized with 3 "BEST" s and 1 management for outstanding contributions.

QA Test Engineer / Release Engineer

Confidential - Dearborn MI

Responsibilities:

• Managed product release process to ensure deliverables were high-quality and processes were in place for successful launch.
• Ensured that all product releases included formal documentation (run-book), and brought together all parties to sign-off on the documentation before launch.
• Established communication channel (feedback) between Service Delivery and Engineering teams to facilitate changes required before products are ready to launch (Kaizen).
• Led the testing and of infrastructure and software projects in QAC (Quality Assurance and ) lab environment for UNIX/Linux platforms (IBM P and X series, Sun Ultra, HP, VMware).
• Defined OLAs (Operating Level Agreements) in order to create a Directory of Services for Operations and Engineering divisions.
• Developed an IBM Power 5 “service offering” for the Data Center. Utilized SDM (Structured Design Methodology) process and delivered system spec documents for architecture design (07 document), disaster recovery and a flexible pricing model for on-demand capacity growth.
• Contributor to Architecture Review Process for above Power 5 project. Worked closely with System Architects to refine project documentation.
• Reviewed / recommended purchase of 2 P690 servers to support F@ST (Ford Financials) project ($2+ million project).