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Phoenix, Arizona Area

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Wearing many overlapping hats within the same organization.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Highlights included:Member of team that launched Go Daddy's new Managed Wordpress hosting platform, designed to simplify Wordpress installations for SMB's and web Professionals alike.Served as SME for a team pushing automation, CI/CD, and platform standardization into Go Daddy's hosting linux environments.Co-architected and implemented an automated customer migration tool within Shared hosting that saves 100+ man hours a month.As member of cPanel team, led efforts to normalize and load balance customer distribution across the product. Serves as SME and senior engagement engineer for new initiatives. Served as Agile Scrummaster.

Tempe, Az

Chandler, Az

Highlights included:Design and deployment of Odysseyware's first linux provisioning system utilizing tftp and kickstartDevelopment of standardized system build templates for use in rapid provisioning in multiple environmentsMigration of most pre-production environments from physical hardware to virtualized instancesDelivery of 4 new hardware platforms into production early and under budget (approximately 100 net new physical machines in 2 locations)Delivery of phase one of Odysseyware's CDN initiative to end user schools in Texas and GeorgiaDesign and deployment of automated production processes to ensure consistent delivery of application enhancements and improvements to all application platforms utilizing Hudson/Jenkins CI softwareMigration of 1.6 million student records from legacy python-based LMS to current Java-based LMS platform 4 months ahead of scheduleDeeply involved in Glynlyon's efforts to go to a cloud-based delivery model. PaaS Management responsibilities.Responsibilities included:Operational responsibility for pre-production, production, and disaster recovery server environmentsInvestigation / implementation of lean and agile processes, tools, and technologies to streamline service deliverySupervisory responsibility for a mixed 10 person team of Linux and Windows Systems Admins, Database Administrators, and Project Managers. Responsible for daily workload scheduling, hiring/firing decisions, salary and performance reviews and assorted other personnel related tasks for the engineering team.Front door for all engineering related initiatives or work requests from other internal business units.Responsible for setting project delivery schedules and ensuring they are adhered to.Sounding board for peers and subordinates on pretty much anything they need to talk out with someone (AKA “The office guidance counselor”)

Daily administration and operational support of approximately 250 linux systems, mixed virtual and physicalArchitecture, engineering, provisioning, and deployment of new systems and applications into the Glynlyon production environmentLiaison to development, Quality Assurance, Facilities, and Curriculum teams internally.Participant in weekly on-call rotation* Subject Matter Expert (SME) for several production platforms and internal infrastructure engineering* Engineering lead for Glynlyon's CDN initiative.

On-site installation and support of Red Hat products on contractual basis with multiple clients in multiple locations and environments worldwide.Occasional classroom instruction and exam administration for customers participating in Red Hat Global Learning Services (GLS) courses.Participant on the Red Hat internal oracle Subject Matter Expert (SME) teamParticipant on the Red Hat internal Desktop Integration SME teamCurriculum review for GLS course ware updates, both online and classroom materials.Various Red Hat internal projects, time permittingHighlights include:Deployment of the first "stretch" Highly Available Red Hat Cluster for a Southern California utility companyDeployment of a Red Hat Network Satellite platform for NASADeployment of RHN Satellite platforms for several fortune 500 financial companies and a large US telco.Project engineering, management, and oversight of a 5 person team that delivered a large, customer-facing RHEL deployment for a Fortune 50 US Bank. Project was delivered on time and under budget. Deployment of Several small GFS clusters Technical expertise and logistical support for a fortune 100 Financial institution in the deployment of an RHN Satellite and an Enterprise IPA package. Also provided technical input during the developmental stages of the company's linux architecture standards

ETIS: Operating Systems Support (OSS) Engagement Services; Responsibilities included:Evaluation of new project requests to determine scope (hardware, labor, continuing costs, etc)Coordination of OSS staff resources needed for the successful completion of new or ongoing initiativesCreation of build sheets and other engineering documentationCross training other team members in the intricacies of linux engineeringActive participation in multiple recurring project meetings through the duration of the project(s)Training and mentoring of new Linux support technicians as my workload is transitioned to them.Subject Matter Expert for linux in an "at-large" manner.

Day to day Primary administration of approximately 125 Linux servers running RHEL 2.1, 3, and 4Day to day secondary administration of an additional 150 Linux servers, backing up the primary administrator when necessaryDevelopment, testing and deployment of infrastructure tools and documentation aimed at automation of routine tasks to increase efficiency, reduce TCO, and free support engineers to dedicate more time to incoming projects.Active participant in B of A’s Linux architecture and design process. Member of multiple Linux Architecture Review Boards.Liaison to multiple lines of business within B of A, ensuring that their individual needs are met and that they have a feedback mechanism into the architecture process.Participant in the testing, certification, and deployment of new linux software, tools, and services for the B of A enterprise at-large.

Solaris/AIX/Linux Systems administration and engineering within B of A's Card Services division.Day to day Primary administration of 25-30 Linux, AIX, and Solaris machines hosting a variety of applications for use by various lines of business within the bankCapacity planning and forecasting for Card platformsGeneral Linux SME for Card ServicesArchitect and Engineer for new projects as necessaryParticipant on the Card Services infrastructure architecture, planning and implementation teamParticipant on the bank’s Linux Architecture Review BoardExtensive interpersonal contact with multiple Lines of Business within and outside Bank of America on a daily basisMentor to two junior level SA’s, helping them develop their skills as Linux and Unix systems administrators.Peer mentor to two senior level SA’s , who were new to our environment and need to be brought up to speed on the platforms

Day to day Primary administration of 25-30 Linux, AIX, and Solaris machines hosting a variety of applications for use by various lines of business within the bankDay to day Secondary administration of an additional 15-20 Sun and IBM based platforms, backing up the primary administrator as necessaryCapacity planning and forecasting for card platformsGeneral Linux SME for POS Card, covering topics form basic linux use to advanced application and server tuningAssigned scheduled slot in the 24x7 On-call "Unix Admin on duty" rotation .First level escalation point for the on-call SA in the event they need help with one of the platforms for which I am the primary SAArchitect and Engineer for new projects as necessary, determined by workload and area of expertise within Card. Mid. SA group, particularly for new linux implementationsParticipant on the POS Card infrastructure architecture, planning and implementation teamParticipation in larger initiatives for ETIS as necessary and time permittingParticipant in the bank's Linux Architecture Review Board, specifically the Server Hardware Standards workgroup, the Desktop workgroup, and the Core image workgroup.Extensive interpersonal contact with multiple Lines of Business within and outside Bank of America on a daily basisTSM server administrator, one of two within our team.Mentor to two junior level SA's, helping them develop their skills as Linux and Unix systems administrators.Peer mentor to two senior level SA's , who were new to our environment and need to be brought up to speed on the platformsHighlights include:Successfully migrated dozens of applications off of legacy hardware and operating systems to linux platformsDeployed B of A's first officially sanctioned LAMP stack servers in customer facing production environmentsDeveloped, deployed, and maintained B of A's first Highly Available Linux platformRecognized as a top performer (top 1% of peers) every year of

Duties Included:Day to day administration of approximately 75 Sun Solaris machines, including development, testing, and production environmentsRegular releases of code from the testing tree to the customer facing production environmentMaintenance and tuning of Knowledgenet's Apache web servers to facilitate new product releases and code changesPerformance tuning of Network Appliance F840 File servers in a common MS Win/Unix shared environment, using NFS/CIFS/SAMBA.Development and testing of Linux platform solutions for upcoming product releases, including autonomous appliance servers designed for deployment in customer networks with remote managementSystem automation via shell scriptingWeekly scheduled backups

Duties included:Research and development of new services and applications intended to increase productivity of the Network Systems and Services (NSS) Department of Global Crossing IP Engineering.Mentoring and escalation point for junior administrators in the Internet Systems Administration arm of NSS.Extensive interdepartmental contact to facilitate introduction of new or updated services.Meeting with current and potential vendors to discuss new products and services.Participated in development and deployment of services for Global Crossing VPN Extranet Services.Project lead on several internal and customer facing service deployments.Previous duties as outlined below.

Duties included:Administration of the Global Crossing SecurID / TACACS Servers for router security.Development and implementation of user access and use policies.Remote administration of approximately 175 Solaris, Linux, Irix, and FreeBSD servers.Performance tuning of same, including kernel and TCP/IP tuning.Hardware installation and removal on X86, SGI, IBM, and Sun hardware platforms.Served as mentor and troubleshooting escalation point for 2 other Sysadmins.Evaluation of new hardware and software proposed for integration into Globalcrossing IP backbone networkExtensive interpersonal communication, primarily with members of other groups under the IP Engineering banner within Global CrossingPrevious duties as outlined below

Duties Included basic entry level systems administration, including:User maintenance.Maintenance scheduling of equipment.Basic shell scripting (mostly Bourne and C shell).Assisting users with various problems.Installing and removing software.General hardware maintenance.