Worked with various remote team of system administrators in a multi-tier environment with Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux and VMWare. Cross trained remote sites backup administrator. * Client implementations including configuration and ongoing application support* Create and maintain documentation of Savvis and client backup infrastructure* Implementation of new client environments and adding devices to backup rotation* Hands on experience in iSCSI, NFS, and Fiber Channel Protocols, Fiber channel cabling, switching, and Zoning. * Proactively evaluate backup network capacity and need for growth. Supported NMC, Networker 7.6.2* Perform quality assurance checking of the server build of Linux RHEL and Solaris

. Leverage strong analysis skills to identify and align business needs and end-user requirements with value-added IT solutions that facilitate day-to-day operations. Collaborate with IT Security teams on handling ID-Remedy change requests, setting group permissions and enabling specific user group access for executing unique commands. Load operating system patches to ensure compliance with IT security audits.• Provided centralized account management and password synchronization after installing Guardian S4access, which maintained account privileges between master and client servers.• Allowed specific user accounts to control programs and run UNIX scripts by setting up necessary permissions as well as SUDO and role-based access controls.• Ensured the seamless flow of tasks, events, activities and batch jobs on Walgreens’ mainframe and distributed UNIX systems after successfully implementing ESP enterprise job scheduling solutions.• Created numerous security-compliant file systems using Veritas, Meda Init and raw disks (JBOD).* Maintained JumpStart that help upgrade and build server operating system over the network.

Work with 8 system administrators tasked with maintaining and improving the security of Walgreens' distributed UNIX systems. Leverage strong analysis skills to identify and align business needs and end-user requirements with value-added IT solutions that facilitate day-to-day operations. Collaborate with IT Security teams on handling ID-Remedy change requests, setting group permissions and enabling specific user group access for executing unique commands. Load operating system patches to ensure compliance with IT security audits.Provided centralized account management and password synchronization after installing Guardian S4access, which maintained account privileges between master and client servers.Allowed specific user accounts to control programs and run UNIX scripts by setting up necessary permissions as well as SUDO and role-based access controls.Ensured the seamless flow of tasks, events, activities and batch jobs on Walgreens' mainframe and distributed UNIX systems after successfully implementing ESP enterprise job scheduling solutions.Created numerous security-compliant file systems using Veritas, Meda Init and raw disks (JBOD).

Optimized resource utilization and minimized response time after building 14 SUN V440 servers and employing load-balancing techniques to distribute the workloads of various SAP systems to the least busy servers.Developed standard procedures for installing, upgrading, backing up and maintaining servers as well as written documentation that specified enterprise, client, security and Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements.Successfully built 4 large domains on 2 SUN E10K frames in less than 3 weeks while serving as sole project leader tasked installing applications, setting data permissions and enabling SUDO access in collaboration with team of CAD, Sybase and Oracle database administrators.Facilitated system administration support efforts after utilizing Solaris Jumpstart to roll out new server builds and developing automation script to setup network and file system layouts as a one-step process.Increased CPU utilization and system performance without purchasing more hardware, software and licenses after repurposing servers that resided on E10K, E450 and E250 platforms to F15K, F12K and V400 series.Improved storage and system utilization by consolidating several Oracle Database Management Systems (DBMS) and SAP application servers onto a shared environment running on F15K and F12K platforms.Reduced system downtime after effectively supporting and maintaining Ab-Initio and Extract-Transfer-Load (ETL) applications running on Oracle 9.i.Achieved substantial hardware cost savings, minimized system downtime and simplified administrative support efforts after transferring data from photon and D1000s disks onto a Hitachi Data Storage system.Enhanced data retrieval and read/write performance after reallocating "luns" disk storage between domains, including shadow images by mirroring and striping servers' disks using Veritas File System, Volume Manager and Online Disk Suite.

Supported large Six Sigma computing environments consisting of 1K+ SUN F15K and E10K servers running on UNIX-based platforms. Managed all aspects of hardware and software consolidation, migration and upgrade projects, which involved identifying cost-effective technologies for implementation, developing project plans and presenting proposals to secure customer approval. Built and trained IT personnel on standard guidelines for administering and maintaining all systems. Liaised with clients on a regular basis to keep the informed on the status of their servers and recommend performance improvements.

Served as the primary coordinator of system backups, utilizing Legato networker software to backup all corporate UNIX and NT servers. Maintained all server and client backups on the company network. Identified, repaired and resolved all hardware and software issues impacting network performance.Effectively reduced customer complaints and system issues after upgrading operating systems and applications, installing patches from vendors and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.ADDITIONAL HISTORY(Details provided upon request)

Provided a wide range of IT consulting services related to systems functionality, hardware and software needs.Successfully executed projects involving the installation of UNIX and HP systems for banking and insurance clients located throughout Illinois.

Functioned as Commonwealth Edison's lead coordinator of UNIX and NT server backups performed using the Legato, Solstice and Epoch backup systems; maintained server and client backups on the company network.Cross-trained other system administrators on how to effectively solve hardware and software problems.Prompted the Domain Name Server (DNS) and Network Information System (NIS) with security updates providing unique IP and user accounts.