Dwane Thomas Email & Phone Number

Blue Ash, Ohio

-Work with Ubuntu Linux, maintenance and operations - Use VMware to maintain and create Virtual Servers

Blue Ash, Ohio

• Perform backup and recovery services in compliance with standards on over 18000 supported clients• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for backup systems on Windows and Unix Operating Systems• Assist with Disaster Recovery efforts and testing of the recovery process• Current platforms: Netbackup, Avamar, Commvault and Datadomain

Blue Ash, Ohio

• Facilitate the migration of applications to new servers focusing on moving from physical to virtual technology• Manage the implementation of hardware upgrades, procure funding, order parts, and schedule the maintenance window for installation• Direct project cycles and coordinate resources to achieve successful project completion• Work with customers on the project scope and design that meets the technical requirements as well as budget concerns• Coordinate and plan execution of all project tasks, create work orders and plan a project path to achieve quality results• Work with cross functional colleagues to find real-time solutions to technical, financal and time constraint issues• Manage projects spanning multiple server technologies including physical (Sun and HP), LDOM, Solaris and Windows VM

• Supervised members of the System Administrator and Database Administrator teams, managed work and on-call schedules, approved vacation requests, completed performance evaluations and training• Provided solutions to real-time problems in cellular phone billing system environments• Planned and coordinated all hardware and software updates and licenses tracking for the client and internal groups• Worked closely with the client to define system requirements for upgrades and future planning• Created Systems Administration documentation for multiple server applications• Assisted in planning Data Center moves for client environments • Assisted in the successful completion of the Disaster Recovery Exercise for multiple Data Centers• Optimized performance of the application and the UNIX servers upon which they reside• Installed and Administered multiple environments running on SUN Solaris and Linux servers in a client/server environment for development, user-testing, training and production systems• Wrote multiple Perl and Korn shell scripts for tracking issues, and trouble shooting• Managed department Sharepoint site• Provided proactive space management for the server applications

• Provided Windows, Unix and hardware support to 221 Doctors office across Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee• Installed and Configured AIX and SCO Unix , third party tools and all medical software applications• Installed networking equipment including routers, hubs, and CAT5 cabling• Worked briefly on AS-400 systems administration

• Provided Unix administration on the AT&T 3B2 and Unisys System 1100• Provided application and Unix administration for government developed software for tracking munitions across the world• Received top Performer award for various processes initiated and implemented under my supervision• Lead a 7 person team to install the AT&T 3B2 Unix environment at three Air Force bases in Europe

Education record

Computer Science, Computer Science