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Washington, DC, US

• Cloud Architecture and DevSecOps skillsets with focus on AWS GovCloud architecture and engineering for a large Federal deployment. CloudFormation expertise. NetApp SME
• Audited and secured AWS IAM and SCP policies as guardrails for IaaS customers. Customized policies per specific customer use cases that required FedRamp Service access in AWS Commercial and GovCloud regions.
• Hardened Production/Dev AWS Linux instances with SPEL DISA STIG images.
• Performed Auditing and Remediation of Linux vulnerabilities with OpenSCAP toolset.
• Built, tested, and documented Splunk logging and analytics solution for cloud services stack. Integrated POC Splunk instance with AppDynamics monitoring via Splunk add-ons.
• Designed and engineered Infrastructure as Code service offerings on AWS Commercial and GovCloud IaaS platforms, utilizing CloudFormation code to build NIST compliant VPC customer stacks. Leveraged key AWS services such.

Global, US

• Create initial technology design, and perform primary engineering/implementation for Disaster Recovery of NetApp SAN (Exchange clusters) and NAS systems at USAID.
• Create and update technical documentation for project systems, including System Architecture, Implementation Plan and Engineering Testing documents.
• Work with Virtualization Architects at USAID to integrate VMware vSphere platform into the environment.
• Provide Core Engineering support for Fiber Channel and iSCSI SAN storage subsystems at USAID. Systems consisting of NetApp FAS 32xx, 31xx, and 2240 Active/Active filer clusters, as well as HP SANs.
• Manage SnapMirror replication, SnapVault and Snap Manager for Exchange tool relationships and schedules for NetApp systems at USAID.
• Designed, implemented, and maintained Development Lab NetApp cluster as storage backend for vSphere DR testing.

Herndon, Virginia, US

• US Customs and Border Protection/DHS contractAD Exchange/Enterprise Vault team
• Define project requirements, create initial technology design, and perform primary engineering for Enterprise (65,000 users) Email Archival system at CBP.
• Create and update technical documentation for project systems.
• Provide engineering support for Fiber Channel SAN storage subsystems at CBP. Systems consisted of NetApp FAS6070 Active/Active filer clusters, managing ~ 400 TB of storage (Fiber and SATA).
• Maintain replica of production AD environment in Integration Lab for testing purposes.
• Tier IV support for production Active Directory/Exchange, Symantec NetBackup, Enterprise Vault, IBM BladeCenter and Wintel servers.

• Manage, coordinate and assign tasks for LAN Engineering projects for a team of 20 engineers.
• Interview candidates for engineering and ISSO team openings.
• Mentor new team members on established processes, methodology (SDLC) and best practices.
• Setup, configure and maintain Fiber Channel SAN environment for enterprise AD/Exchange utilizing Network Appliance enterprise filer clusters (FAS980), Brocade Silkworm FC switches and IBM BladeCenters.
• Maintain Integration lab NetApp filers (FAS 3020 and FAS270c) for AD/Exchange testing. Performed DOTP upgrades, disk firmware updates, carved and zoned new LUNs, as well as host side NetApp application updates/Snapshot.
• Primary engineer responsible for backing up/restoring Active Directory and Exchange resources in the test Integration Lab, utilizing Netbackup 6.5. with Master/20 Media Servers(IBM blades) to Quantum Scalar i2000 tape.

Create and update technical documentation relevant to all in-house systems and client systems.Modify Active Directory user accounts and objects as needed for group membership, login scripts, NTFS/share permissions, etc. using NetIQ DRA management tool.Monitor and resolve alert events for DOL servers in Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM).Build new.

Manage technical projects as directed by the CEO.Create and update technical documentation relevant to all in-house systems and client systems.Procure all computer hardware and software for company/client needs.Travel as required for trade shows/technical conventions. Responsible for the installation, configuration, and administration of all network.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Network Specialist-Parsons Account
• Train new IT support hires and contractors on the job duties involved in their roles.
• One of six team members responsible for the administration of 206 Windows 2003/2000 servers in an Active Directory integrated domain for Parsons Engineering account.
• Create and update system change management modifications (SYSMODS)
• Establish and support IT for Clarksburg, MD Parsons/Lockheed Martin TSA-SASR project headquarters, including WAN frame relay connectivity to the local Parsons LAN.
• Required to travel to sites throughout the U.S. for server replacements, hardware/software upgrades, and to resolve any issues that cannot be fixed remotely

Provided second-level support for corporate Support Center and internal systems.Supported outside clients such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and GTE.Supported enterprise migration from Novell/ccMail environment to NT/Exchange.

Designed, installed and maintained the primary local area network for office daily operations.Provided on-call technical support and monitored the network remotely.Trained office staff on using the system resources efficiently.

Miami, FL, US

Assisted the NOC operator in the running and checking of several mainframes at the South East Regional Data Center (SERDAC) of FIU's South Campus.Maintained DEC VAX and VMS servers, DEC Alpha Servers running Pathworks software, multiple SUN SPARC stations running Solaris UNIX, and the various storage devices linked to these units.

Computer Science

Computer Engineering