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Irving, Texas, United States

Managed toolset and back end applications for OEM applications platform.Modernized applications responsible for providing authentication services on the SiriusXM streaming service by converting a monolithic application into a containerized cluster running on ECS.Helped rectify network related issues pertaining to AWS peering, routing, VPN's and transit gateways.Developed continuous integration/ continuous deployment system based on Jenkins, Hashicorp Terraform and custom scripts.Built a Hashicorp Consul/ Vault cluster to deliver single use AWS credentials for use in the CI/CD pipeline.Constructed a system consisting of Jenkins, docker, custom hardware and application stack, Raspberry Pi, and tablets to execute JAMA test cases and report results for OEM radios used in automotive applications for both on-demand and CI/CD use cases. Supported application stacks serving automotive OEM radios. Provided support for third party devices and legacy player platforms.Mentorship of jr. co-workers and interns 2022 and 2023Perormed cost savings analysis and remediation on company assets in AWS.

Dallas,Tx

Engaged partners to provide cloud solutions consulting, including hybrid and private clouds and cloud migration (IaaS, PaaS).Evaluated new hardware and software products to add to TechStar’s managed cloud services offering.Created presentation media for projects and service offerings.Generated statements of work and pricing for new projects.Presented solutions offering alongside Maxta at vmWorld 2014 and 2015.Designed and built cloud based production and disaster recovery solutions using Amazon AWS, Azure, IBM SoftLayer and private infrastructure.Deployed disaster recovery solutions based on Double-Take for customer’s SAP environment running on IBM Power systems (AIX).Migrated SharePoint 2010 and 2013 to cloud environments, including data structures, customizations and content.Provided network SDN/NFV solutions using Brocade, Vyatta, Barracuda ADC, Imperva, Open vSwitch and Cisco v1000 appliances.Configured routers to connect sites to customer MPLS networks.Utilized Vyatta virtual router to provide temporary VPN connectivity to private clouds.Deployed and configured Barracuda ACD 540 application firewall/load balancer for use in client’s private cloud.Built high performance converged virtual machine cluster with vmWare and Maxta.Consulted clients regarding Dev-Ops methodologies and practices utilizing Ansible.Designed container implementation and application migration processes centered on Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift and CloudFoundry.Implemented process automation and configuration management systems using Chef and Puppet.Provided network and application security audits for industry specific compliance purposes (PCI, EI3PA, SSAE 16).Provided Office365 administration services, account and feature management.

Dallas, Tx

Utilize breadth of knowledge and depth of experience to make intuitive leaps in identifying and proposing resilient and/or performance solutions to potential problems, at any phase in the development life cycle.Understand both the horizontal and vertical aspects of technology stacks to design, develop and communicate software resilient solutions, particularly for specific NFV’s on SDN.Design, develop, document and analyze overall architecture of systems, including hardware and software.Perform risk analysis related to system failure, security exposure, performance issues and develop an appropriate resilient solution that provides balanced mitigation to the risks. Determines integrated hardware and software architecture solutions that meet performance, usability, scalability,reliability, and security needs.Analyze interfaces and interactions between applications/systems for resiliency and performance. Develop performance budgets to ensure applications/systems meet SLAs. Participate in application architecture and code reviews to incorporate resilient principles into internally developed as well as vendor developed solutions.Coordinate total system design and integration including subsystems.Research and recommend technology to improve the current systems.

Dallas,Tx

Provided both systems administration and desktop support services for on-site and off-site personnel.Acted as the information security officer.Performed security analysis and remediation for annual EI3PA audit.Improved network security by analyzing existing configurations and policies, then making changes based on best practice where appropriate.Created and maintained disaster recovery and information security policies.Implemented enterprise wide endpoint anti-virus/malware suite. (Trend Micro).Maintained Barracuda spam firewall by regularly applying updates and adjusting policies.Maintained multiple Active Directory domains, general user administration and group policy modification.Deployed and configured Exchange server 2007 to replace Exchange 2003.Procured new hardware to replace aging equipment hosting Oracle.Developed vmWare based test/dev environment.Performed system performance tuning on database and application servers.Installed and configured IP video surveillance system.

Dallas,Tx

Assisted with relocation of Linux / UNIX based systems, physical and virtual, to a new data center, a nine month undertaking.Prepared systems and facilities for relocation, tasks included verifying backup and monitoring services, patching systems, and reconciling hardware information databases.Ensured that systems scheduled to move were operational once relocated, verified IP and SAN/ NAS connectivity, repaired hardware failures, corrected configuration errors.Helped software analysts trace problems on relocated systems. Performed conversion of end user data files during the university wide switch from Novell GroupWise to Exchange 2010.Consulted clients, assessed hardware requirements for new or replacement systems and procured necessary equipment.Installed and configured new systems to fit University specifications and end user requirements.Supported client servers and services including web, FTP, Samba, NFS, and Genome analysis servers.

Dallas,Tx

Provided advanced support to over 400 managed services customers in a wide variety of environments that included Linux (Red Hat and derivatives, Debian), BSD, Windows Server (2003 and 2008), and VM Ware.Designed and implemented new customer environments. Consulted clients during implementation process. This included providing cost effective options pertaining to hardware specifications, operating systems, virtual machines, application servers, NAS and SAN connectivity requirements, network topology and security, and remote connectivity.Implemented and supported electronic messaging services, including Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007, Postfix, Qmail, and Dovecot. Duties included configuration of domains, SPAM control and mail store maintenance.Deployed and maintained web servers (Apache, IIS) and application servers (Tomcat, JBossSupported messaging systems, including message archival and retrieval, mail store migration, configuration of mail filters and delivery options, and mail store replication.Deployed and maintained Windows domain controllers. Maintenances tasks consisted of group policy modifications, user management and maintaining user security definitions.Configured and deployed Outlook Anywhere, RCP over http.Extensive firewall and network security work including environment hardening, intrusion detection, and threat mitigation. Security services included standard port blocking, ip filtering, implementing secure connections and patch management.Constructed client and LAN-to-LAN VPN’s in both symmetric and asymmetric environments.Implemented and configured load balanced applications and servers.Supported and configured server technologies including Apache, IIS 6 and 7, Tomcat, JBoss, MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL, clustering, and custom applications.

Las Colinas,Tx

Provided support to fortune 500 businesses as well as small and medium size businesses using a licensed online data backup software solution. Responsibilities included software installation, configuration, backup initialization, recovery procedures, and troubleshooting and helping clients maintain SOX compliance. By utilizing the software licensed by the company performed “bare metal” system recoveries, including domain recovery, Microsoft Exchange recovery, and database recovery.Provided expertise in disaster recovery for Microsoft Exchange when a client suffered an outage. This involved decommissioning the existing server, migrating the mail store to new hardware and most often newer version of Exchange.Performed network maintenance, expansion. Typical tasks consisted of running network cables (both UTP and Fiber), installation of new hardware such as SAS and I-SCSI Raid devices and servers, recovering downed servers, increasing overall systems performance, and configuration of DNS servers.Researched and tested different software packages in an effort to provide a diversified service offering as well as increase efficiency of daily operations.Setup and migrated an existing Microsoft CRM 1.2 server to Microsoft Dynamics 3.0, and customized the new installation to fit the needs of the business. Process entailed exporting existing data from the existing server and reformatting it for import to the new server then adding custom forms, fields and views.Maintained Exchange server by managing mail store, configuring relays, setting message filters, and optimizing server performance.Provided advanced data recovery services for clients. In the event that a client had lost data due to insufficient backup or failing storage media, the storage device could be brought in and processed using specialized data recovery software. In most cases the results exceeded client’s expectations.