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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Solaris, Solaris x86 and Linux server availability, clustering, architecture and administration. KVM on Linux, Solaris Zones and VMware vSphere virtual server platform architecture and administration. Netapp, Hitachi and Fujitsu FC SAN administration. Firewall/VPN engineering with customer network interface management, security strategy and implementation on CheckPoint, Palo Alto, Cisco, Dell and PF/OPNsense based switches, routers and firewalls. System architecture and application integration on both SaaS ASP hosted and customer server stacks. Process standardization and documentation. DevOps tools and batch data processing, scripting and automation. Security vulnerability remediation and prioritization on infrastructure and services. Postgres. Tomcat and Apache HTTPD scaling, tuning and availability. Working manager - provide leadership or feedback on all deployed technologies, and manage the teams supporting them. Teams rotating on call 24/7 supporting out SaaS mission. Plan and help execute major platform changes and technology initiatives.

Phoenix, Arizona

Solaris, Solaris x86 and Linux server availability, clustering, architecture and administration. KVM on Linux virtual server platform architecture and administration. Netapp, Hitachi and Fujitsu FC SAN administration. Firewall/VPN engineering with customer network interface management, security strategy and implementation on CheckPoint, Cisco and PF based switches, routers and firewalls. System architecture and application integration on both ASP hosted and customer server stacks. Process standardization and documentation. DevOps tools and batch data processing, scripting and automation.

Seinor Unix Administrator with architect level responsibility. Build, maintain, harden and standardize OS releases - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3/4/5, Solaris 6/7/8/9/10 Sparc and x86. Enterprise level implementation and management of stand alone and highly available environments with SLA and financial downtime penalties.Strong recent experience in Solaris OLTP environments using Veritas Cluster, Oracle RAC, Informix, MySQL, Solaris 10 Zones, Sun Java Appserver, Directory/LDAP server and Message Broker. SAN and local storage administration using Veritas Volume Manager, SVM, ZFS and LVM 1/2. Linux clustering with Heartbeat/Mon, DRBD and external load balancing. Apache/Tomcat, SFTP, FTP and SSL secured customer facing application servers. Deep knowledge of DNS and Email architecture and implementation using Sendmail, Postfix, IronMail and PureMessage. Aggressive troubleshooting of any Unix related issue. Small team leadership and project planning. Operational Architecture leadership on large projects and environments. Matching hardware and software solutions to requirements and working with vendors to provide the best price, performance and redundancy. Legacy environment support and stabilization (DC/OSx on Pyramid Nile 150, FreeBSD, Embedded Linux). SSL certificate management and support. Domain name and delegation management at local and provider level.

Midrange Unix DR Recovery Specialist on various OS platforms.Solaris and SunOS, HP-UX, DC/OSx on Pyramid, System V on NCR.SAN and SCSI disk and tape storage configuration for Open Systems. Customer recovery setup and troubleshooting for large environment Recovery customers.

Munitions Systems Specialist. Migrated to IT resource within career field, serving as primary administrator for large scale NCR AT&T Unix database server and encrypted remote terminal network. Responsible for classified information integrity and storage on IT systems. Supported desktops with custom storage configurations across multiple workplaces. Member of Honor Guard at Holloman Air Force Base

Customer Service Help Desk for Internet Service Provider. Phone support for Windows and Mac home customers for dial up ISP. Software troubleshooting of dial up software stacks, email clients, web browsers, FTP clients and terminal programs. Customer PC maintenance, advice and physical upgrades to maintain ISP client service – modem installation, memory/CPU/hard drive upgrades, software installs, system restore/rebuild. Cash Register operations for cash and credit card payments of service bills. Generate customized preconfigured Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers and email clients for customer use, replicate media for distribution.