John Vandermeade Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

My day to day duties include:Cisco UCSI do implementation, build-out, and maintenance of B and C series Cisco UCS hardware, which includes the fabric interconnects and switches, the blade chassis, connectivity, VLANs and trunking, fiber channel, and O/S installation (VMWAre, Windows, etc.)VMWareI do implementation, build-out and maintenance of VMWare environments, which include build-out and troubleshooting of VCenter, ESXi hosts, clusters, VSAN clusters, Storage management, and Guest OS build-outs (Windows, CentOS, RedHat, and ovf deployments).NetAppI do implementation, build-out, and maintenance of NetApp filers, which include racking, cabling, setup, networking, VLANs, fiber channel zoning, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, snapshot and snapmirror.Server buildsI do implementation and build-out of servers which include racking, cabling, and O/S installation of Cisco UCS, Dell, HP, and IBM.Layer 1 and 2 switching and fiber channelI do cabling and layer 2 configurations for various hardware which include trunking and VLAN tagging and also do fiber channel zoning for SAN environments.Data center support - Assisting networking team in Switch upgrades. HP systems, IBM x series, Cisco UCS and Dell servers.Data Replication support – Data Domain Appliance and the use of Netapp snapmirror.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

NetApp support - IBM 5200 N series DataOnTap 7.3.2 – Server configurations – Zoning – Storage management – snapmirror, deduplication and management of CIFS shares. NetApp Support FAS series – Installation, configuration, Operations, AdministrationServer Support – Support of HP hardware and software in a Windows environment for multiple DatacentersVMWare support – Installation and Administration of 6 node farm.Backup Support – Maintaining backups using BackupExec 11d, 12.5 and 2010

IIS support. Support of multiple websites for internal and external customers, students, and employees using IIS 6.0 with BigIP F5 load balancers.Backup Support – Backup and recovery planning for all internal servers and campus file/print servers using Veritas BackupExec 11d with LTO-3 tape drives and Microsoft DPM.EMC Support – Support, Zoning, Server configurations, powerpath, and LUN masking for CX300, CX380, CX700, and DMX frames at multiple sites.NetApp support - zoning, configuration, server configuration, storage management, snapmirror, snapvault, CIFS, NDMP, operations manager, fabric manager.VMWare support- Zoning, storage management, new installation, setup. 3.5, 4.0, 4.1.Server Support – Responsible for maintaining Windows 2003 servers at multiple sites with various applications, MOM monitoring, SMS for desktops, and WSUS for servers.NOC and DR datacenter troubleshooting and maintenance of Dell and HP servers using Dell Openmanage. HP openview Hardware, cabling, and rack setup.

Responsible for providing SAN-EMC and Network Appliance Storage to Unix based and Intel servers. V960, AMS1000, USP1100 and HDS.Provisioned storage to windows servers and unix servers from netapp gfilers. I had worked with various application teams to determine the most efficient way to provide storage to them, while maintaining focus on disaster recovery. This required me to carefully time the snap schedules and coordinate with the various teams.Experience with VolumeLogix, Symmetrix, Connectrix, and Clarion.Responsible for developing and implementing disaster recovery and Backup solution in support for business Continuity using Symantec BackupExec, netbackup 3.4, 4.5 and 5.1 using STK tape silos with 9840 and 9940 tape drives backing up AIX, Unix based, and Windows servers.Managing multiple projects in various stages of implementation.Managing offsite storage solutions for Disaster Recovery.On-call rotation.

Designing and Documenting Network infrastructure using MS Visio.Managing relationships with key vendors and consultants.Responsible for backups and DR of all servers within the datacenter, This utilized Symantec Backup Exec and Netbackup 4.5 w/DLT 8000 tape libraries.Responsible for all aspects of planning, implementation and support for internal and external users. External users used VPN for access.Responsible for network infrastructure, designing and implementing new network infrastructure, including new Compaq 8500 servers with Windows 2000 and 2003, networked using Cisco Routers and switches. Server roles to include: Exchange, SQL, IIS, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS, File & Print server, and proxy server. Responsible for administration, support and maintenance.Responsible for system security, monitoring system security logs and executing security scans on all systems.Planning, Implementation, and maintenance of 3.2TB EMC SAN with 30 Windows 2000/2003 serversAssisted with the Design of a new Server Room including raised flooring, HVAC, UPS and Backup Generators, Server Racks, Telco Racks, Wiring, and Fire suppression system.Managed SNMP Monitor Server to monitor over 250 hospital sites.Setup new Windows 2000 DHCP Servers for intra office connectivity.Responsible for the installation, configuration, and the administration of the network infrastructure in addition to providing network and software support for all in-house software and hardware. Direct responsibility for server functions; oversee workstation issues. Installed and configured client workstation and servers. Upgraded system from DOS to Windows NT, changed network standard from NetBeui to IP.