System Analyst
Malvern Pa
Implemented of all new servers required for hosting Soarian customers. Supported Soarian hardware, OS, and third party products. Performed change management and implementation of service packs, fixes, patches, and releases for Soarian environments. Oversaw Storage, Backup and Recovery for Soarian environments. Administered security implementation for all Soarian environments including creating and permission user accounts. Conducted performance monitoring and problem resolution of Soarian environment.• Administered over 100 VMware virtual guests, using Virtual Center. Maintained software currency on these servers, and performed regular Microsoft Security Patching and third party software patching.Worked closely with VMWare in-house team on host management, guest creation, cloning, and other VMWare functions.• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software,or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.• Created iLab for application testing,necessary to achieve quality and financial objectives moving forward.• Worked with Development group to define and improve procedures used to upgrade Soarian applications.Collaborated with research and development team to advance script to deploy silent install across multiple customers which allowed install to run concurrently resulting in reduced downtime during upgrade. • Improved Cloud customer satisfaction. Focused on applying software to increase customer satisfaction and decrease computer downtime during working hours. • Supported Bangalore resources using RIM (Remote Infrastructure Management) through demonstrable training, training materials and support of incoming team members. Successfully completed migration from w2k3 to w2k8, saving $500,000+.Project was completed to eliminate stand-alone server to farm server. • Participated in disaster recovery exercise for Soarian Scheduling.Applied changes and updated disaster recovery documentation.