Profile:

• 27 years experience in Information Technology designing implementing and managing
• large IT environments. Implemented many Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery solutions utilizing High Availability and storage related hardware and software. Performed systems engineering and administration for over 17 years. Provided IT architectural and engineering solutions in Fortune 250, federal/state/local government environments. and small businesses. Worked with banking/finance, telecommunications, transportation, medical, government/corporate logistics, and technology solution providers.

Employer History

Confidential

• Perform OS installation Upgrades on VMWARE/ Linux based systems
• Install Administer clustered GPFS file systems
• Install Administer fibre channel and network switch cards drivers
• Support day to day operations of SAP /BWA HANA databases
• Administer and install DNS/TCPIP networking components
• Use IBM Director, Dell Open Manager, CA Unicenter and HP Openview monitoring solutions
• Install Administer DS35XX,DS47XX storage arrays

Confidential

Architect/Senior Systems Administrator

• Design, install, administer the AIX,LINUX based systems, applications and Databases supporting e-commerce and payment processing applications.
• IBM LPAR Management with PowerVM virtualization, networking SAN environments and vmware technology.
• Design and implement system resource plans for upcoming java web based applications
• Produce metric reports nmon and capacity planning reports as needed to support the environments
• Managed systems maintain 99.999 uptime
• Assist in planning/implementing installation and Disaster Recovery for hosted applications
• Install, configure and administer DNS Mail Servers using Redhat Linux 5
• Ensure all Unix/Linux based servers are adhering to change control and standard policies
• Design, implement, administer n-tiered application infrastructure and architecture
• Designed implemented solution to reduce 7 datacenters down to 2.
• Assist Backup Administrator with AIX backups using Symantec Netbackup
• Assist with security architecture and monitoring
• On call 24/7 x 365 for emergencies and a shift based monitoring schedule, using BMC,NMON, NAGIOS monitoring tools.
• Install, administer, troubleshoot high availability clusters,such as HACMP, GPFS, HA, supporting Oracle, DB2 MySQL DBMS
• Install, Support Troubleshoot Apache Websphere/JBOSS applications

Confidential

Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer

• Administer the AIX,LINUX, Windows 2008 VMware based systems, applications and Databases
• IBM LPAR Management with PowerVM virtualization,wpar, networking SAN environments .
• Linux administration using ESXi and vmware virtualization
• Design, implement support java/jdk and web based n-tiered application architectures
• Design, develop and coordinate disaster recovery, high availability strategies and Infrastructure
• Ensure all Infrastructure servers are adhering to change control and standard policies
• Install Administer Splunk software
• Maintaining documentation and diagrams regarding the Unix/Linux environments
• Assist Backup Administrator with Infrastructure backups using Symantec Netbackup
• Assist with security architecture and monitoring
• On call 24/7 x 365 for emergencies and a shift based monitoring schedule, HP Openview monitoring 12. Install and administer HACMP, GPFS, clusters for Oracle GRID, DB2, MySQL DBMS
• Support Apache Websphere/JBOSS applications

Confidential

Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer

• Design, develop and coordinate disaster recovery, high availability strategies and Infrastructure for e-commerce, banking and financial transaction processing.
• Review and advise on high-level design decisions to ensure proper integration of new solutions
• Design and implement system resource plans for upcoming applications
• Produce metric reports and capacity planning reports as needed to support the client environments
• Administer of various AIX5.x 6.x, Solaris9/10 servers in the environment
• Implement and install Disaster Recovery High Availability solutions for hosted applications
• Configure and Administer DNS Mail Servers
• Ensure all Unix/Linux/Windows 2008 based servers are adhering to change control and standard policies
• Working with customers both internal and external to troubleshoot incidents
• Maintaining documentation and diagrams regarding the Unix/Linux environments
• Performed backups using Symantec Netbackup
• Implemented and administered security systems and policy
• Install and manage HACMP, GPFS, clusters for both Oracle GRID and DB2 DBMS
• Support Apache Tomcat, Websphere applications.

Confidential

Advisory IT Architect Business Resilience

• Plans, directs and monitors proposed solutions, strategic plans, best practices, and tools for delivering approved Information Technology projects that support Authority and transportation initiatives. Participates with customers to conceptualize and implement information technology strategies that may affect both Technology and the entire enterprise.
• Leads and manages all aspects of the project life cycle including initiation, planning, execution, controlling and closure. Leads other project managers with similar project assignments. Manages projects according to defined objectives and overall project plan management. Analyzes business processes and end-user requirements by matching defined needs to solutions. Communicates with all levels of the organization, as well as vendors, contractors, and consultants in leading Business Analysts, teams or other project managers to deploy technology based solutions. Performs in a hands-on technical role as well as a management role.
• Manages multiple clients and/or teams for major Information Technology projects and smaller staff levels for assigned technology projects. Serves as a team leader, project manager and relationship manager. Estimates resources needed to achieve project goals. Develops contingency plans to ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Oversees a range of financial responsibilities budgeting, analysis, reporting, and business cases associated with all projects under the purview of the Technology Business Development organization.
• Develops and delivers status reports to clients and Technology management on all phases of assigned projects. Works with Authority-wide departments, offices and Branch Managers for project reviews.
• Performs a key role in testing leading-edge technology creates, performs and analyzes the results of test plans for various systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Confidential

Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer

• Administer the AIX5.x,6.x, SOLARIS 9/10 based systems, applications and Databases, supporting e-commerce, banking and financial transactions.
• IBM LPAR Management with PowerVM virtualization, networking SAN environments
• Design and implement system resource plans for upcoming applications
• Utilize Tivoli Bladelogic to build and monitor corporate IT infrastructure
• Administer of various IBM Blade servers and hosted applications
• Assist in planning/implementing installation and Disaster Recovery for hosted applications
• Configure and Administer DNS Mail Servers
• Ensure all Unix/Solaris based servers are adhering to change control and standard policies
• Working with customers both internal and external to troubleshoot incidents
• Maintaining documentation and diagrams regarding the Unix/Solaris environments
• Assist Backup Administrator with AIX backups using Symantec Netbackup
• Assist with security architecture and monitoring
• On call 24/7 x 365 for emergencies and a shift based monitoring schedule
• Install and manage HACMP, GPFS, clusters for both Oracle GRID and DB2 DBMS
• Support Apache Websphere applications

Confidential

Unix Consultant

• Provided consultant services assessing, designing and developing
• infrastructure architecture solutions with focus on meeting client
• availability, scalability and recovery objectives.
• Maintain/Administer HPUX Servers running HPUX9/10.2/11i LVM and Mirror/UX.
• Maintained/Administered Sun Servers running Solaris9/10 OS
• Supported Oracle8.0.5/8.1.7/9.2 environment.
• Maintained/configured windows server infrastructure
• Managed Omniback backups ADSM mainframe backup solutions
• Built environment for datawarehouse technology using SAN
• architecture.
• Managed Sybase tablespaces, built Sybase environment on Solaris
• servers.
• Maintained/configured network hardware cisco bay
• switches, routers hubs .
• Conducted performance monitoring, capacity planning management of
• open systems
• Successfully replaced bus/rail vehicle dispatch locator systems
• which reduce operating costs by 2,000,000 annually and increased safety
• of riders and operators.
• Successfully replaced the customer support systems which improved
• productivity of the department by 50

Confidential

Operating System Programmer II

• Maintained combination of over 280 UNIX/NT based midrange
• computers.
• Performed Sun/Veritas MC Service Guard /Sun Cluster Installation
• and maintenance.
• Performed Sybase and Oracle DBMS, SQL Server, installation,
• configuration, and testing.
• Performed HP-UX and Solaris 8/9 O/S Programming, shell/perl scripting,
• Installation, Systems Administration.
• Performed Storage Area Network SAN design, implementation, and administration
• Performed Veritas File System Netbackup, configuration, installations,
• and Systems Administration.
• Performed DNS, DHCP Network installation and configuration.
• Performed Web Hosting Software MSN Web Messenger, Apache
• Weblogic5 installations, migration, configuration.
• Performed Java Installation, configuration, and administration.
• Performed Capacity Planning management, load balancing, kernel
• system tuning.
• Performed LAN/WAN design, hardware installation, software
• configuration and management.
• Conducted Troubleshooting of proxy server issues.
• Performed Change management, version control, and software installation.
• Managed several high visibility projects.
• Successfully installed new billing and service systems, which allowed
• company to increase subscribers from 2 million to well over 12 million.

Key Skills:

• Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris8/9/10, Linux, Windows
• Software: PowerVM, Hyper-V,VMWARE ESX/ESXi, KVM, HMC/SDMC, Tivoli, Veritas Cluster/File System, BladeLogic, Tivoli Provisioning Mgr TPM , Microsoft Clustering, MC/Service Guard, HACMP, Sun Cluster 3.0
• EMC Software: Symm Manager, SRDF, Timefinder, Gatekeeper, Volume Logix
• Storage Hardware: EMC Symmetrix Storage, McData Switches, Hitachi USP, Netapp FAS, Cisco MDS, Brocade
• Hardware: HP D220, T500, K580, V2200-2500, Superdome IBM p4/5/6/7 Series,
• BladecenterHS Series, xSeries SUN Ultra, 240, 450, 4500, 6500, v880, T1xx, HP DL360/380
• Databases: Oracle, Sybase, Informix, DB2
• Applications: Apache Tomcat,Websphere, WebLogic, Microsoft Office
• Network Connectivity: 10baseT, 100baseT, Channel, ESCON, Token Ring
• Network Services: DHCP, DNS
• Networks: T1, T3, ISDN, ATM, Frame Relay
• Network Hardware: IBM, Bay Networks, Cisco