Daily Linux server maintenance, Server/App down, Monitoring,Linux System builds RH7, Apache, Tomcat,All supported applications, With and Without Satellite Managed DNS internal (Infoblox ) and external ( Bind ). Build, clone, snapshot and decommission servers in VMware. Find/Follow Procedures in Wiki as well as create new ones Create scripts in Ansible to replace Salt in build process as well as patching. Physical server down recovery from boot cd, Data center tasks build/rack/decom/clear drives/cablesConfigure HTTPS & Certs on Apache and Tomcat.Assist in F5 load balancer configuration ( We have a complex setup with certs and SAN cert, I assist where I can )

Engineer and install RedHat Linux and various applications including vendor packaged applicationsMade applications work with: Proxy, Reverse Proxy, Firewall, Load Balance, Content Delivery, Single Sign On, Certificate to application or Load Balancer and Encryption offloadingBuilt complex applications and wrote “Restoral of Service” Guide and Architecture Guide Managed and lead in AIX to Linux project of over 1000 serversPerformed the duties of a Project Manager on smaller projects

Executed Chef Rollout, Ubuntu Rollout, San Drive maintenance and drive replacement.Evaluated and selected: S.A.N, Anti-Virus, Operating Systems & Software.Planed migrations of MS SQL and SCO Unix to VMWare.Performed Break/Fix on Linux, Network, VPN, VMWare and Windows.Managed Phone System, Firewall, Linux, VPN, Raleigh Network and New York Network.

Securely deployed and managed hundreds of Linux systems in a multi customer network. Dependably Evaluated ISVM documents and applied CVE patches per customers. Frequently performed Break/Fix on Linux, Solaris, AIX, PowerPath, Oracle RAC, EMC, VMWare, Veritas and Cisco environments. Continuously monitored systems and responded to incidents, work orders and changes. Dependably supported DNS and security apps and Syslog Servers as “Primary” for our team. Completed Migrations to newer EMC SAN Storage, PowerPath software as well as system rebuilds from Redhat 4 to Redhat 5/6. Continuously creating and using Bash scripts for update, fix, proactive tasks and heath check procedures.

Completed one year contract: first 6 months as Windows & Unix Design Team Lead ( DTL ), Second six months was assigned to Unix SA role, updating, repairing and documenting migrated Unix systemsManaged meetings to plan migration of Unix & Windows systems to VMware Virtual Systems, new physical systems or relocated systems in a 100,000+ server networkWrote and implemented Bladelogic packages to deploy software and correct configuration issues on systems. Authored company documentation, scripts and training to manage systemsWrote and performed team training for BladeLogic, BladeLogic scripting, Perl Expect, Perl Expect scripting, Ruby and Shell scripting

Built and maintained Red Hat 3,4,5 and Solaris 6,7,8,9,10 systems & NetApp StoragePerformed Legato Networker backups for a 400+ server networkUpgraded and maintenance tasks, NetApp Management and assist in maintenance of Microsoft Exchange & Sendmail servers. Wrote scripts in shell, P.E.R.L. and Ruby to manage systems, verify backup and user account management,

Created remote management infrastructure for remote management of SAN, NAS, Windows and Linux testing of EMC & VMware productsCreated remote install servers for building and Ghosting of Windows 2003, Linux, VMware and EMC SANCreated infrastructure in enable remote PXE, Kickstart and Ghost Enterprise system builds.Managed of heating, cooling, electric distribution and racking for test lab

Built thousands of custom Windows, Solaris and Linux servers to customer approval for the Web Farm Resolved daily issues of D.N.S., Routing, Firewall, Load Balancing, S.A.N. and Customer changesPerformed testing of Tivoli’s new operating system deployment system that simultaneously deploys over 1000 Windows and Linux servers. Deployed layer 7 switches, H.A. external S.C.S.I. drive arrays and switches on all I.B.M. X Series Servers and R.A.I.D. combinations

Supported NetApp Filers, Data ONTAP, Nearstore, SnapDrive, SnapManager for Exchange and SnapManager for SQLPerformed troubleshooting using Perfstat, SnapDriveDC and Wireshark sniffing.Configured NFS, CIFS, SAN and NAS to share files between Unix and Windows computers.Supported Fiber Channel disk systems, Host Bus Adapters and iSCSICompleted extensive weekly training including classes for the initial two NetApp Certifications

Resolved issues on the United States Postal Service network, server, workstation and software.Outlook, Exchange, Router, Java server, Oracle and network supportSubject Matter Expert ( multiple subjects ), Weekend Supervisor

Built multiple Windows, Solaris and Linux servers each day for the IBM Web Farm customers Resolved daily issues of DNS, Routing, Applications installation, Firewall, Load Balancing, SAN and Customer changesRan Quality assurance scripts and delivered new web servers to customer

Deployed and managed a 7,000 server & 60,000 workstation network for the United States Post OfficeManaged deployments, performed installations of Windows NT, identified router issues, and identified network issuesWeekend Supervisor for all EDS desks, Subject Matter Expert for RoutersWrote Visual Basic scripts and Visual Basic software to manage changes on systems