Storage engineering

Supported Anthem storage infrastructure nationwide.Storage engineering for EMC and Hitachi platforms (Symmetrix, Clariion, Thunder, Lightning)Implemented cross-country data replication for Anthem Prescription Management using TrueCopy and Nishan channel extendersDocumented all SAN and storage platforms and produced a comprehensive analysis of the environmentExtensive scripting, using EMC Solutions Enabler, Hitachi HiCommand CLI, DAMP CLI and XML/Perl to automate provisioning, cluster failover and other administrative tasksProvide direct Tier 2/Tier 3 support for storage issues on Windows, AIX and Solaris platforms Support for HA/load balancing solutions (Powerpath, HDLM, DMP

Principal architect of the CBT Storage Area Network, based on EMC Symmetrix, Connectrix and Clariion equipment. Tested and documented all aspects of the SAN attachment process, from filesystem tuning and HBA driver configuration to Veritas volume management and system performance analysis. Created a Backup & Recovery infrastructure based on StorageTek hardware, Veritas NetBackup and EMC TimeFinder. Systems Engineering representative for WiFi and Zoomtown Internet Filtering product development teamsExtensive experience with LDAP, NTP, RADIUS, SNMP, POP3, SMTP, HTTP, DNS, NNTP and many other members of the IP protocol suiteImplemented a DHCP platform for 50,000+ ZoomTown customers using ISC dhcpdImplementation of monitoring systems using Nagios, Cricket, MRTG and other open source products. On-call 24x7x365 for critical servicesSenior (Level 3) Systems EngineerSupported 200+ servers running Solaris, HP-UX, FreeBSD and Linux.

Technical Lead of a team responsible for supporting and managing a UNIX-based e-commerce environment for GE Aircraft EnginesEstablished and documented team standards and procedures for identification and resolution of technical issuesProvided 24x7 escalation management for critical issues related to e-commerce infrastructureResponsible for project management for architecture and implementation projects assigned to the Web Services team.Assisted GEAE with architecture, planning and design activities, software architecture reviews, regular strategy and status meetings and implementation planning for third party and custom applications. Acted as the principal technical resource for the Team Leader and participated heavily in planning and resource allocation for the teamRoutinely participated in leadership meetings and assisted with planning and implementation of contract-wide initiativesMentored and assisted junior team members by providing knowledge resources and hands-on training for many advanced technologiesAchieved major gains in performance by operating system and application tuningWrote and deployed numerous scripts and utilities for performance data collection and analysis using Solaris kernel statistics and procfs

Responsible for all administration of the company's HP9000 business servers which provided ERP and all business data storage for the entire corporation world-wideExtensive hands-on experience with HP-UX 9 and 10.20Lead initiatives for disaster recovery planning which tripled the company's annual performance against availability metricsWorked extensively with MTI RAID arrays, disk replication software and HP-UX LVMLead system documentation projects that cleaned up many previously undocumented software and hardware systemsTook a leadership role within the IT department, reporting to the CIO and participating in Technology Planning Council meetings which involved executives from all segments of the businessHeaded an extensive Y2K assurance initiative Acted as a member of the company's Oracle DBA team specializing in disaster recovery and performance optimization

Principal engineer responsible for planning and implementation of strategic goals and plans and detailed operational elements in the startup of an ISP divisionDesigned, installed and maintained a network including 5 Solaris servers, 4 Windows NT servers and 25+ routersInstalled, configured and maintained Internet services such as INN, Apache and Netscape web servers, FTP servers and NTP serversIn-depth experience with sendmail including ruleset creation and debuggingConfigured and maintained SMTP and UUCP mail systems, including a custom developed legacy e-mail connectivity systemExtensive work with DNS server using the BIND software, including multiple master and slave name servers.Installed and configured Cisco routing and switching equipment, responsible for overall network designProvided UNIX and WAN consulting services to internal staff and company clients. Installed and maintained commercial and custom-developed firewalls and conducted perimeter security reviews and penetration exercises for customers.Assisted several key customers and local law enforcement with the investigation of information security incidentsAssisted a large client with emergency Oracle DBA services. Restored business critical databases to production within a very restrictive timeline with no external assistance

Founding partner of the business, the first Internet Service Provider in the Northern Illinois areaDesigned, configured and maintained a network based on Cisco and Livingston equipmentConfigured and maintained all UNIX services, including SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x and Linux serversManaged technical support for a customer base of over 2,000Successfully managed the sale and transition of the company to outside ownership. The original network is now part of the Verio network in Chicago