Study● Prepared for scrum master and PMI certifications● Responsible for doctor/medical appointments for 82 year old parents● Performed house cleaning, shopping, cooking and yard upkeep for parents

● Install/build/configured hardware/software, Unix/Linux servers and various MS OS allowing developers to deploy applications on the most up to date technology.● Develop and support backup/recovery methodology for customers providing a secure data operating environment.● Wrote shell scripts to automate backup/recovery processes● Obtain customer requirements and software specifications to direct software developers in providing solutions which meet the customer’s needs.

● Responsible for Tidal Scheduling software● Handled management of Federal Reserve Bank needs using agile methods● Federal Reserve Bank Technical Coordinator working in conjunction with specialized functional teams● Completed rigorous background verification and examination for Federal Reserve Bank security clearance● Leveraged management capabilities while maintaining system administration and DBA skills/experience● Employed Git for code management of scripts● Used VPNs for secure communication

● Worked with an ODA, Oracle Database Appliance.● Hyland OnBase database for document management software for insurance documents.● Reduced hardware costs through the use of VShphere (VMware ESXi).● Documented and carried out new implementations, training, and change management.● Employed Agile software development methodologies, Kanban, Scrum.● Wrote shell scripts invoked by crontab for system backups, file system maintenance, security audits, and monitoring systems.

• Install/build/configured hardware/software, Unix/Linux servers and various MS OS allowing developers to deploy applications on the most up to date technology.• Develop and support backup/recovery methodology for customers providing a secure data operating environment.• Wrote shell scripts to automate backup/recovery processes• Obtain customer requirements and software specifications to direct software developers in providing solutions which meet the customer’s needs.

John Deere Corporate HQEnterprise Tools Analyst III 01/15-6/16● Primary person responsible for securing client data on RHEL 6 and 7 for the Informatica Test Data Masking. ● Using Informatica Power Center 9.X ETL facilities, cut data entry costs and time by transferring legacy ERP data from AS400, DB2 database to the current RHEL SAP Oracle database● Guided developers with data mappings yielding an increase in productivity● Created Informatica CLI called by cron to automate regular repository maintenance and repeated tasks● Employed agile methodology adapting to constantly changing requirements/user stories● In a strong leadership role, helped direct the scrum team through ongoing sprints● Assessed end user satisfaction though acceptance testing● Migrated hot fixes, installs, upgrades and patches through all Informatica environments, multiple LABs, multiple DEVs, CERT, QA, PROD allowing for continuous integration on AIX Unix● Participated in an on-call rotation in a 24x7 international troubleshooting / support role● Adopted agile practices and software development methodologies such as Kanban and Scrum● Employed monitoring tools such as SiteScope and Zabbix● Utilized project tracking/task management software (Trello and Jira) to improve project progress visibility● Consolidated user/group across on multiple systems by using MS Active Directory (LDAP)● Quick resolution of internal/external customer issues using ticket systems, HP Service Manager and CA Service Desk● Promoted faster decision making by executing data crawls (searches) to retrieve data from multiple sources in the role of Administrator for IBM Watson Explorer in WebSphere● Created bash shell scripts implementing procedures for producing dependable Watson Explorer backups using REST API calls running on AIX Unix to put Watson Explorer into RO mode and back to RW mode

● Resolved a diverse set of OS/network/application problems in a demanding customer support hosting environment (10,000 servers)● Provided IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS (managed/unmanaged), hosting services in an 10,000+ server cloud environment internationally● Managed time sensitive issues resulting in 93% customer satisfaction using an in house designed ticket tracking system, “Orbit”● Used ticket tracking system for customer support of RHEL/CentOS/SUSE, Solaris, Windows, MySQL● Used Remote Desktop Manager to troubleshoot end user issues● Automated/managed software deployment and configuration through the use of Ansible and Chef in a DEV/OPS environment● Apache, Tomcat problem resolution● Configured network/firewall/DNS/DHCP on Red Hat Linux 4, 5 using commands such as iptables, ipconfig, route and configuration files● Interfaced with technical support call center, data center operations and sales● Installation of server racks and HP 360C blade servers running HP-UX using ILO at one of Houston’s largest tier 3 data centers ● Assisted in initial build of U of H Research Computing Center, commissioning and decommissioning of HPC clusters (Univa later to become Altair grid engine) used for oil and gas seismic, and biotech data processing● Red Hat performance analysis and Red Hat Linux updates using up2date, rpm, yum

• Added users on each node of a 220 node Linux server system running Oracle EBS• Added database user ids on above systems for 58 different Oracle instances• Replication between 14 database environments including dev, test, conv and prod• Installed 3rd party application including EcoSys, U4C, More For Apps and Vertex

Responsible for automation of backup/recovery/tuning/cloning and efficient operation of 3 Oracle databases on Solaris resulting in 99.9% availability.Used Kickstart, configured and built a 56 node Beowulf cluster running Red Hat Linux for seismic processing, 3D/4DPrimary DBA responsible for the data integrity of 4 Oracle databases on a Net Apps SAN in a 3 tiered architecture - database server, application server and web server.Deployed Oracle Financials 11.0.2 internationally using NLS (native language support) and MRC (multiple reporting currencies).Managed installation of 900+ patches on Oracle applications in a multinational, 24x7 environment. Communications and maintenance cost analysis of Oracle systems in South America.Installed and maintained Windows NT/2000, Oracle 8i internationally for Financials appDeveloped project plan for deployment of systems in South American Data Centers.Worked with accounting personnel to code interface for Oracle Fixed Assets using ADI.Corrected applications, OS and network problems encountered by accounting personnel.Documented procedures for installation and trouble shooting databases and applications.Trouble shooting tasks on end user's PCs running Windows 98, NT, 2000.

CentOS Platform Developer 02/11-08/11• On the development team to migrate Security Management System (SMS) from Fedora 32 bit to CentOS 64 bit OS environment.• Researched all CentOS packages, resulting in the removal of 33% of nonessential packages, reducing the download/install size and complying to FIPS standards.• Researched and downloaded additional rpms required by the SMS, that were not in the standard CentOS distribution, from various internet sites.• Created bash scripts to automate the process• Tested the product’s system administration tools on CentOS.• Investigated MySQL configuration differences between 32 and 64 bit versions.• Created the distribution ISO for customers to download/install the required CentOS and SMS rpms and tested it on VMWare, KVM and servers• Used SVN (Subversion) source code management system, MySQL, VMWware, V2P and P2V.• Documented all work on HP Wiki pages.

● Install/build/configured hardware/software, Unix/Linux servers and various MS OS allowing developers to deploy product on the most up to date technology.● Develop and support backup/recovery methodology for customers providing a secure data operating environment.● Obtained customer requirements and specifications to direct software developers in providing solutions to meet customer needs. ● Configured network/firewall/DNS/DHCP on Red Hat Linux 4, 5 using commands such as iptables, ipconfig, route and configuration files.

Linux Systems Administration dealing in part with backup/recovery and establishment of company Procedures, Policies and Standards.Created secure LAN/WAN and configured SMTP and SNMP on Redhat Linux to monitor servers and databases using Orion dashboard.Directed integration of RHEL 4, HP-UX 10, Solaris and Microsoft based systems.Assisted companies in achieving compliance to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX).DBA for Oracle Financials environment including patches/TAR management, hot/cold backup/recovery in a Solaris 9 environment.

Installed and configured Hardware/Software/patches/upgrades on a 150 node Unix cluster, using Oracle for the storage/access of all US consumer credit information.Deployed applications; Oracle, CA Unicenter, TNG, Alexandria, Syncsort, RAID.Senior system administrator for above mentioned Data Center on call 24x7, responding to incidents in a timely manner.Created procedure manuals for operations and administration.Scheduled data updates and report generation without affecting performance for end userBacking up/Restoring data using a robotic tape library and Alexandria software Responsible for developing methodology for administering user access and security.Initiated scripts allowing controlled database access for Info. Mgmt. Control group.Monitored security, system access and responsible for management of user accounts Trouble shooting TCP/IP LAN/WAN communications. Tuned backup system for maximum throughput providing maximum uptime.Analyzed feasibility of systems/software for a production Unix/Oracle environment.Worked extensively with DBA personnel to achieve maximum throughput on disk arrays. Configured virtual, mirrored disks.

Responsible for the supervision of a team of programmers, software developers and customer support personnel who installed and implemented 16 to 128 user Unix systems in various Data Centers throughout the country.Installation of hardware, operating systems, communications and application software and the configuration, modification, trouble shooting and training for a variety of Unix platforms including HP-UX, AIX, NCR/AT&T Unix SVR5 and SVR4, SCO, Data General, Sequent, Sun OS, Informix Online, Uniplex. Unix system administration on above systemsMaintained TCP/IP LAN and X-terminals.; Responsible for the supervision of a team of programmers, software developers and customer support personnel who installed and implemented 16 to 128 user Unix systems in various Data Centers throughout the country.Responsible for smooth implementation for large systems at the US Mint, New Skin International, American Rubber and Unilever Managed development of accounting, distribution and manufacturing package written in Informix 4GL and C. Other applications included office automation, communications and graphics.Obtained customer software modification requirements.Directed software developers in the design of modifications.Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2 and standard engine DBA.Responsible for management of customer support team to alleviate backlog of problems.Led design of customer support software "cserv" to maintain database of customer issues.