Mark Panasci, Cissp, Cehv9, Linux-Plus Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Linux System Administrator in a High Performance Computing environment running CentOS on compute, gpu and submit nodes. Environment uses Slurm for job scheduling, Spack for application building, Ansible for configuration uniformity, DDN/GridScaler/GPFS parallel file system.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Currently building out a development environment of Cisco switches, NetApp storage, RHEL7.7 hosts and VMs, Windows Server 2016 VM Domain Controllers, and Windows 10 workstations in preparation for deployment to productionApplied security controls to 11 division servers, created a hardening and evaluation tutorial for server administrators, and trained server administrators resulting in a reduction in server vulnerability footprint of more than 90% in three monthsLed project to virtualize 11 division servers, resulting in 100% migration physical to virtual in less than one yearDesigned and created a new-hire orientation and mentoring program that delivers administrator-level briefs, reducing the learning curve for new team members from >1 year to <1 monthAssumed responsibility for division TACLANE encryptors, upgraded firmware, created configuration management trackng system, instituted strict rekey scheduling, and created a monitoring plan that ensured rekey compliance

Data Center Contractor Lead providing hands-on system administration and direction for System and Database Administrator team maintaining and improving the security posture of DoD unclassified and classified security domains within multiple networks for a Navair data centerPlanned and participated in multiple Data Center hardware upgrade and refresh projectsBuilt and configured a Splunk Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) server to capture Linux, Solaris, and Windows log events, significantly reducing the insider threat vulnerabilityRestructured and retrained server administration team eliminating missed project deadlinesSecured approval for and arranged to have four days of classroom project management training for every server and database administrator leading to significant improvement in projects delivered as per customer requirements and on scheduleApplied DISA STIGs to multiple enclaves resulting in DoD Certification and Accreditation according to DIACAP security requirementsLed and participated in a project to virtualize the Windows server environment, resulting in over 90% migration physical to VMware ESXi virtual serversConfigured VMware ESXi hosts and SAN storage to provide high availability, reduncancy, and failover protection in case of host or storage failureDesigned and built a tool to create Service Level Agreements for a hosting data center that delivered clear and complete Agreements, eliminating misunderstandings and increasing customer satisfaction

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Designed, built, tested, and maintained WebSphere MQSeries and Business Integrator server network topologies for commercial and internal IBM customers on AIX, Linux, and Windows Server platformsDesigned and configured SSL encrypted communication channels, PKI certificate structures, security and monitoring channel exits, ensuring secure customer system communicationsCreated tools and shell scripts to stress-test and monitor MQSeries queue manager server and channel performance and health on AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris and Windows platformsPerformed risk assessments, established security baselines, and implemented IBM system hardening best practices to reduce vulnerability footprint of customer IT systems

Note: This position was a six month break in my IBM employmentDeveloped, tested, and documented installation, upgrade, and hardening procedures for WMQ and WBI products leading to dramatic reduction of failed changes and upgrades to AIX and Linux production systemsCreated a standardized template for documenting engineering procedures so implementation teams received consistent instructions, resulting in a significant reduction of failed changes and improperly configured systems

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Same description as IBM entry above. I accepted a position at Kaiser Permanente, who six months later outsourced most of their IT to IBM. I was rehired in same position supporting the Kaiser Permanente customer.