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Newnan, Ga, Us

Owner of a technical services company focusing on concert production, house of worship and special events.Provide quality sound engineering for a diverse range of clientel from super large to super small

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Consulted with Cybersecurity Engineering, Dell to transition Dell/EMCs aging DNS/LDAP/NIS operations to new and supported architectures. Included transition from big endian to little endian databases, schema migration on non-vendor supported LDAP servers.Attend discussions and serve as primary LDAP subject matter expert for the effort.Work to discover impact to dispersed internal business customers of changes and develop mitigation plans where possible.Develop a method to transition from a really old EOL sun directory server to 389 directory server on numerous development labs supporting EMCs worldwide operations.Participated in SOC discussions and attended Splunk Conf '19 conference as a Dell representative.

Ensure 24/7 operation of Allegiantair.com, Teesnap.com and Sunseekerresorts.com as well as all internal business applications.Perform on call Linux and application support to keep the business running and planes in the air.Monitor application performance and availability using Nagios, AppDynamics, SumoLogic, etc.Deploy application code into production using Ansible, Jenkins and other tools. Write ansible playbooks where needed.Identify root cause of failures and collaborate with product owners and developers to get rapid resolution.Deploy servers into VMware, AWS, and Kubernetes environments

Moved entire enterprise authentication from Redhat IPA to AD/Kerberos. Created and documented an entire group based access control methodology to replace NIS netgroups.. Wrote custom schemas where necessary. Linked into pipeline. Served as Liaison to InfoSec team and primary SME for linux security remediation and authentication.Wrote Ansible playbooks to remediate security issues on linux systems to meet CIS and PCI requirementsWorked with internal and government auditors to provide evidence and ensure compliance.Managed docker instances for development teams, deployed systems in vmware, AWS and kubernetes clusters

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Unix / Linux planning, deployment and administrationBig Data initiativeCloud deploymentMonitoring of infrastructureProblem determinationIncident ResponsePuppet Configuration ManagementGit AdministrationAzureAWSVMwareElasticsearch Logstash Kibana (ELK)SplunkHadoopDocker

Sound and Video consulting for places of worshipFull service consulting from requirements gathering and design to purchase and installation of equipment. Provide training classes and write technical documentation for production personnel

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- Participate as Lead Engineer on infrastructure upgrades and middleware projects including webMethods, Informatica, etc.- Serve as Senior Linux Engineer on major infrastructure projects such as Cisco UCS, VMware, configuration management, etc- Coordinate efforts and gather requirements between application developers, network team, operations administrators, and external software vendors to design solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding Pharmaceutical Company- Create project documentation including Detailed Design Specifications, Installation Qualifications, etc.

Arlington, Va, Us

Administrate a Linux, Windows, VMWare, HP SIM, EMC, Equallogic, Cisco and Netbackup server farm running primarily on HP Blade servers. Used puppet and docker.Travel globally as subject matter expert on SAN and Linux technologies. Deployed a Puppet configuration management system to speed system deployment times and greatly reduce errors and administrative costs.

Nashville, Tn, Us

* Participate in architectural discussions to help determine the direction of Information Technology projects to support the companies worldwide operation. * Redesign, upgrade and extend the companies ailing LDAP infrastructure to make it more stabile, faster and redundant. * Overhaul the companies configuration management system that supports the primary server farms. * Rebuild the companies kickstart infrastructure, used to provision and deploy large numbers of new virtual machines and bare metal boxes to meet the companies rapidly growing infrastructure requirements.Environment: Red Hat Linux, Sun Solaris, HPUX, AIX, VMWare, LDAP, SAN, Cisco CSS balancers, IBM Blade Servers, Cfengine, Apache Web Server, Iplanet Web Server, Iplanet Directory Server, RedHat Directory Server, Etrust Access Control, Oracle RAC, MySQL, Bind, Sendmail, Sun, HP, IBM, LVM, Multipath, Interface Bonding, Veritas Netbackup, Websphere, etc.

Bloomington, Il, Us

* Installed and maintained servers, workstations and peripheral equipment for faculty, laboratory users and campus facilities. Install antivirus and antispam gateways, and streamline campus email operations.* Deployed the Universities first VMware environment* Developed and deployed an LDAP directory to replace the campuses aged NIS+ authentication system. Wrote custom scripts to simplify maintenance and synchronize with other campus systems. Implemented authentication of most campus systems to LDAP. * Supervised three web developers, deployed new systems and oversaw a UnixHelp documentation university web site. * Installed a Jumpstart server to automate repair and reinstallation of lab computers.Environment: VMware, Red Hat Linux, Sun Solaris, osX, Irix, LDAP, NIS+, Jumpstart, Kickstart, Postfix, Bind, Apache Web Server, Iplanet Messaging Server, Iplanet Directory Server, Oracle, MySQL, Cisco, Barracuda, LVM, Veritas Volume Manager, NetBackup, Campus Pipeline, IRAF, Mathematica, SPSS, tex, latex, etc.

Indianapolis, In, Us

* Worked within the systems department of a regional ISP. Maintained operability of a hybrid network of servers and remote access appliances. Coordinated operations of three, separate regional ISP’s. * Provided access to 300K users across 150 + sites in five states. Maintained a 24/7 99.99% uptime operation. Served as subject matter expert for Sendmail and DNS. * Collaborated with network operations staff to add new dialup/DSL sites throughout the territory. Quickly resolved mail and other issues for customers.Environment: Linux, FreeBSD, Windows NT, Cisco, Bind, Sendmail, Ascend, Portmaster, Radius, Dell, Apache Web Server, etc.

* Partnered in the initial launch of a small local ISP. Coordinated network planning and operations including line provisioning, site installation, and systems administration functions. * Configured dialup accounts, routers, DNS, radius and web/email servers. Fielded technical inquiries, escalated trouble calls, collaborated with telecom engineers, and troubleshot/resolved customer issues.Environment: Linux, Windows NT, Ascend Max, Adtran, Steel Belted Radius, Postfix, IIS, Apache Web Server.

*Programmed automated stage lighting for prominent events around our nations capital including DC 4th of July fireworks, political, concert and art/religious events. Two events had 1+M guests in attendance, and many events had 50+K. Managed crews of up to 30 union staff. *Coordinated project logistics, filled shipping manifests, transported equipment, and handled rigging and customer relations. *Operated, troubleshot and repaired complex electronic and robotic systems in the field. *Fabricated equipment, managed carpentry and steel shop operations, and orchestrated sound/lighting for fundraising events including balls, embassy dinners and other activities.