Designed platform for new application deployment in AWS utilizing Ansible for provisioning, Docker for containerization, Rancher for management/deployment. Managed project in architect role.Designed and implemented preconfigured Docker stack for deployment of Jenkins CI with Sonarqube and Artifactory integration for development teams.Designed architecture of VMWare based environment for application deployment at a managed service provider. Managed technical aspects of project to deploy the infrastructure, develop the CI stack, and integration with managed SOC provider.Grew infrastructure team from 1 individual to 5, including dedicated MySQL DBA. Mentor members of the infrastructure team in various technologies and project management skills.

Management of MySQL servers to support application development including performance tuning and build migration from development to test and production environments.Management of Linux systems located at colocation facility.Administration of Subversion version control server.Implemented and administered FreeIPA centralized authentication server.Migration of Development environments to Madison location, consolidating on VMware.Development of processes and procedures for SOC2 compliance related to security procedures.

Implementation of configuration management on Redhat Enterprise Linux using CFengine and Rudder. Established practices for security hardening of Linux systems utilizing SELinux, auditd, and AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment.)Deployed Artifactory server to support development efforts and integrated with existing Jenkins Continuous Integration Server and Subversion version management server.Management of MySQL servers to support application development including performance tuning and build migration from development to test and production environments.

Consolidation of VMWare farm from multiple disparate VMWare servers running ESX 3.0 through 4.1 to blade systems at corporate headquarters all running 4.1.Coordination with internal and external resources to perform a re-organization of the layout of the primary EMC storage array. Consolidation of Oracle ASM disks to improve performance and manageability. Participation in activities related to upgrade of Oracle Applications environment to version 12.1.3. Coordinated backups, cloning of testing and acceptance environments, and storage management for upgrade.Migration of backups from using standard backup methodologies to incorporating Vsphere API backups for VMWare guest systems. Beginning planning and requirements gathering for migration of multiple disparate Netbackup 6.0 through 7.1 environments to bring them all to same version in order to simplify management and increase functionality.

Planned and managed successful consolidation of 70 physical servers, running various distributions of Linux and Windows versions, down to 8 physical servers in a vSphere Virtual infrastructure.Successful migration of shared storage from custom ATA over Ethernet based storage array to NetApp FAS3170 utilizing iSCSI over 10Gb ethernet infrastructure.Performed performance tuning and optimization of various applications utilizing Apache, Apache Tomcat, and Oracle RDBMS 11gR2.Performed optimization of backup infrastructure to utilize NetApp De-duplication for disk based backup. Reduced overall storage usage of backups and time for recovery of systems.Worked with team to implement security policies dictated by Department of the Interior in order to reach compliance.Successful planning and execution to re-allocate server equipment freed up through virtualization project for use in implementation of a high performance computing cluster to sell time on for other areas of the USGS.

Successful migration of internal MS Exchange server to Zimbra Collaboration server from VMWare.Customer engagements for F5 BigIP load balancer.Maintenance and configuration of demonstration equipment for customers.

Implemented Sharepoint Services for management of IS department documentation and assets. Used for collaboration of IS employees throughout multiple countries. Deployed 14 node high performance computing cluster running Scientific Linux for company's Genetic Sciences department for use in breeding simulation. Involved setup and configuration of 10Gigabit Ethernet switching, Infiniband QDR network, and parallel networked storage array. Worked with geographically dispersed infrastructure team to manage, monitor, and maintain servers and networking equipment in offices throughout the world.Worked with Development and Functional teams on Oracle performance issues, from a database, OS, and hardware perspective for Oracle RAC clusters running Redhat Enterprise Linux and Oracle 10g. Managed data center review project with analysis of current and future costs to lower overall yearly costs for the IS department.Migrated existing Citrix farm from physical hardware to running in virtual machines in a vSphere 4 virtual infrastructure.

Designed, implemented, and managed fault tolerant Oracle 10gR2 RAC system utilizing HP Hardware and Oracle Enterprise Linux 4. Implemented Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control for management and administrative reporting.Performed migration of Oracle 9i based data warehouse on Solaris 8 to Oracle 10g running on RAC environment. Optimized Oracle resources to improve ETL process from source systems. ETL and report generation process shortened from 5 days to 8 hours.Implemented daily routines for maintenance of production, test, and development Oracle 10g databases. Regular review of space utilization, top SQL queries, SQL response time, and resource utilization.Implemented RMAN for backup and recovery of Oracle 10g environments. Performed regular database restore tests.Implemented Flashback database for development and production Oracle databases for use in recovery and application testing.Administered Oracle 10g databases including user management, space management, and provisioning of new database instances.Implemented Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control for patching, management, and cloning of Oracle Enterprise Linux and RedHat Linux 4 servers.Provided backup support on Microsoft SQL 2000 and 2005 instances running in a Microsoft Cluster environment. This included backup and recovery, application troubleshooting, and instance creation and provisioning.Monitored database and application performance to quickly respond to user issues.

Planned deployment of VMWare ESX server for support of test, R&D, and production environments.Designed, implemented and managed SAN infrastructure supporting Windows 2003, RedHat Linux 4, Oracle Linux 4, and VMWare ESX systems. Implemented fault tolerance on SAN for Oracle, VMWare, Microsoft SQL, and Exchange systems.Designed, implemented, and managed IBM Websphere application servers running in RedHat Enterprise Linux 4. Optimized system resources for optimal performance of Websphere and Oracle based surety underwriting system for use by internal and external customers.Migrated 250 user corporation from Microsoft Exchange 2000 on internal disk to Microsoft Exchange 2003 with a fault tolerant SAN backend. Planned migration and executed migration over course of 2 weeks.Assisted in the creation of corporate disaster recovery plan by documenting processes to deploy servers, testing server restorations, and then recovering data from backup. Evaluated several vendors to contract out replacement equipment to support DR plan.Created and documented policies and procedures for corporate Sarbanes Oxley audit, including planning and implementation of control tests. Created policies and procedures governing the handling of day to day backup operations and server build processes to comply with Sarbanes Oxley controls.

Administered Windows 2000 Active Directory based network with 120 nodes consisting of Solaris, Windows 2000, and RedHat Linux 7.1 clients.Supported engineering team on creation of IO controllers for the Sun UltraSPARC platform. Tested all products for standards compliance and interoperability with various storage platforms.Performed end user technical support for enterprise customers. Assisted in product implementation at customer sites.Drafted documentation on all existing and new products. Maintained company*s website, primarily customer support section with product documentation and product FAQ section.

Managed network consisting of Windows 2000, RedHat Linux 7, MacOS 9, and Solaris clients.Supported engineering team on creation of storage peripheral products through product testing, research and testing of competing products, and acquisition of components for design.Performed end user technical support for consumer level storage products for Windows and Macintosh platforms.Drafted documentation for new and existing products.