Responsible for pre-sales support (architecture and design) of infrastructure supporting HP Server Automation (Opsware/SA).Responsible for installation of HP BSA product suite at customer site using both traditional, HP provided Oracle and customer supplied Oracle databases. Responsible for post

• Responsible for the design and engineering of tool suites with the intention of automating the provisioning of systems, storage and network devices.• Responsible for the high level design (requirements gathering and system specification) of in-house automation tools.• Provided training to team members as well as company customers.

• Managed a storage complex consisting of Symmetrix 8830s, DMX, CLARiion and HP 1200 arrays. This complex supported over 600 hosts running Solaris, Linux operating systems.• Worked closely with EMC and HP to debug multiple critical events.• Developed storage and system standards for Comcast National IP Engineering and Operations defining and selecting the SAN storage standard (in support of Solaris and Linux platforms) for the National Data Centers. • Acted as technical advisor to the VP of Operations, provided escalation support for operations staff and developed detailed infrastructure requirements for the Architecture and Engineering teams.• Designed a disaster recovery infrastructure for the Comcast device provisioning applications. This involved the creation of server, storage and network infrastructures to house provisioning in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Development of operational methods and procedures detailing the failover process and ongoing maintenance of the disaster recovery subsystem. • Designed the infrastructure supporting the provisioning of cable data and Voice over IP modems as well as cable set-top devices. Developed a highly available Oracle and back-end infrastructure to support the JacobsRimell (APS).

• Managed a group that consisted of seven UNIX and Linux system administrators and two database administrators responsible for the 24x7x365 support of UNIX and Linux based systems and applications. • This support included hardware and software break/fix support as well as performance trend analysis and sustained point for engineering as needed to meet application demand and growth. Deployed new technologies and acted as an escalation point for Tier-3. The team also provided operational requirements to System Engineering for current and proposed technologies.

Worked closely with EMC and HP to debug multiple critical events.Developed storage and system standards for Comcast National IP Engineering and Operations defining and selecting the SAN storage standard (in support of Solaris and Linux platforms) for the National Data Centers. Acted as technical advisor to the VP of Operations, provided escalation support for operations staff and developed detailed infrastructure requirements for the Architecture and Engineering teams.Designed a disaster recovery infrastructure for the Comcast device provisioning applications. This involved the creation of server, storage and network infrastructures to house provisioning in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Development of operational methods and procedures detailing the failover process and ongoing maintenance of the disaster recovery subsystem. Designed the infrastructure supporting the provisioning of cable data and Voice over IP modems as well as cable set-top devices. Developed a highly available Oracle and back-end infrastructure to support the JacobsRimell (APS) subsystem.; Hands-on Manager of the Unix System Operations teamManaged a group that consisted of seven UNIX and Linux system administrators and two database administrators responsible for the 24x7x365 support of UNIX and Linux based systems and applications. This support included hardware and software break/fix support as well as performance trend analysis and sustained point for engineering as needed to meet application demand and growth. Deployed new technologies and acted as an escalation point for Tier-1 support. The team also provided operational requirements to System Engineering for current and proposed technologies.

• Managed a group that consisted of five UNIX and Linux system engineers responsible for the design and implementation of solutions needed to meet company growth and new product initiatives. This included:o Design and implementation of a robust and scalable EMC SAN storage solution. o Design and implementation of Veritas cluster solutions supporting Oracle.o Creation of build standards for operating systems and hardware. o Authoring of operating procedures and support documentation. o Training of support personnel. • Designed and implemented a unified operating system provisioning solution using the Opsware suite of products. This solution allows for the automated provisioning of Solaris and Linux based systems at both primary and remote data centers. The infrastructure ensures that systems are deployed with a uniform, secure operating system build and provides detailed system configuration and patch management (auditing and automated updates) as well as a robust, bare metal restoration capability.

Managed an operations group consisting of 15 UNIX Administrators. This operations group provided 24/7/365 UNIX Administration support for a large data center consisting of systems running Solaris, AIX, HPUX, and Linux. Led the team responsible for the development, deployment and administration of SAP solutions for multiple outsourced customers. This included both the initial (design phase) performance and stability analysis as well as ongoing system augmentation and administration as needed to ensure proper performance. System configuration design for both internal and external customers (including HA and clustered environments): Sun Cluster; Veritas Cluster.Disk administration (management / performance tuning): Veritas Foundation Suite; Solaris Disk Suite; HP-UX Volume Manager; AIX Volume Manager; Linux Volume Manager; EMC Timefinder / ESN Manager; Sun RAID Arrays (D-1000, A-3500, A-5100, etc.); EMC Symmetrix / Connectrix.Authored standard system configuration and deployment guidelines for Solaris, AIX, HPUX, and Windows based systems.; Assisted Oracle staff in the development of an enterprise-wide database solution for internal data management.Designed and deployed an enterprise-wide backup solution for multiple data centers using IBM TSM.

• Managed an operations group consisting of 15 UNIX and Windows System Administrators. This operations group provided 24/7/365 UNIX and Windows System Administration support for a large data center consisting of systems running Solaris, AIX, HPUX, and Linux. • Lead the team responsible for the development, deployment and administration of SAP solutions for multiple outsourced customers. This included both the initial (design phase) performance and stability analysis as well as ongoing system augmentation and administration as needed to ensure proper performance. • System configuration design for both internal and external customers (including HA and clustered environments): Sun Cluster; Veritas Cluster.

Administered a UNIX network consisting of Sun Solaris, HP and AIX systems:Informix database administration.

UNIX Systems Administrator• Administered a UNIX network consisting of Sun, HP and IBM RS6000 systems:• Installed and maintained operating systems and provided technical, networking and application development support.• Informix database administration.

• Administered a UNIX network consisting of IBM RS6000, AT&T and Sun systems:• Installed and maintained operating systems.• Support and development of both C/C++ programs and shell scripts.

UNIX Systems Administrator for Complex Systems Summer School

Miscellaneous code development related to Dr. Forrest's work with Genetic Algorithms in addition to system administrative tasks.