Design and implementation of large SAN design, build and migration project. SAN migration of approximately five thousand ports from Brocade Gen 5 Directors to Gen 7 Directors.

Design and deploy a small VxRail (vSAN) HCI cluster solution to replace the current vSphere solution using external storage. Deploy and test the solution for client sign off before migrating all virtual machines from the current platform to the new HCI platform.

Design and solutions architect for Dell Storage, Virtualisation and Cloud solutions.

Administration of Dell and HDS modular suite storage as well as administrator of numerous NetBackup 8.2 environments

Design and implementation of medium size global SAN project migrating customer from Cisco 95xx directors to Cisco 97xx directors.Projects Include:• Migration of Cisco Gen 4 95xx directors to Gen 6 97xx directors• Production of Standards and best-practice documentation.• Generation of migration event documentation and runbooks for migration events• Preconfigure new SAN environment for customer• Implementation of tests and pilot migration events • Co-ordination of migration events• Troubleshooting post-migration issues • Technical subject matter expert • Tech Lead on Incident Bridges with other tech teams and business unitsSecondment to the Home Office to deploy Brocade SANNav into the estate

Working as part of the Storage/SAN/Backup team providing project engineering and BAU support for all block and file storage, VXRail HCI, FC SAN connectivity and the Dell Avamar backup solution. Duties Include:• Allocation of block storage PowerMax2000, VMAX3 950F and Unity arrays• Setup of synchronous replication for tier one applications using SRDF• Share generation and management of file storage on Isilon clusters• Setup and maintenance of SyncIQ replication between Isilon clusters• Perform regular capacity and performance analysis of SAN/storage estate.• Zone, Alias and switch management of Cisco MDS core/edge topology• Perform daily checks of backups and troubleshoot as required• Manage the VMWare VXRail clusters, deploy vApps and troubleshoot any alertsProjects include:• Migration of storage from legacy EMC arrays using Open Replicator/Host Migration• Rationalization of SAN infrastructure• Upgrade of all management tools to vApp solutions including Solutions Enabler/Unisphere, DCNM, ESRS, Secure Connect Gateway

Working as part of the engineering team for a medium size Finance house providing Project engineering and 3rd Line support for the Storage, SAN, VMWare and Windows environments. Working in a high intensity and pressurized environment.Duties Include:• Block storage allocation on HDS G600/3PAR 8450 arrays• Troubleshoot and remedy all storage related issues• Zone, Alias and switch management of Brocade gen 5 core/edge topology switches• Manage VMWare 6.7 cluster estate, HA, DRS, Replication and vApp deployment• Perform daily backup checks, update servers and clients in Netbackup 8.2 estate• Manage Windows server infrastructure 2008-2019 (DHCP, DNS, DFS, GPO, SCCM, migrations)Projects include:• Complete review and redesign of SAN architecture to improve performance and harden security• Complete review of HDS storage performance issues and perform remedial tasks• Migration of DFS using Peer GFS solution

Migration of huge Brocade, multi-site, multi-fabric environment from Gen4 to Gen6 director class switches.- Production of high and low level design documentation- Production of Best Practices and Standards documentation.- Installation and migration 40 Gen6 Director switches- Migration of >15,000 ports- Ensuring supportability of connected devices and risk accessment of legacy hardware- Co-ordinating the migration eventsTraining:Oct 2019Dell/EMC SAN Mananagement of B-Class & C-Class switches with EMC Storage

Jan 2015 – June 2016Hitachi Data Systems (contract)Storage/SAN Specialist (Onsite Support Specialist)Working as a member of a two person team supporting the entire estate for a huge managed services company in Scandinavia. Performing project support, capacity management and BAU work during office hours as well as incident management for high severity case and performance issues 24/7.Duties Include: Solution design and consultation for all storage related projects Capacity management for Storage and SAN estate BAU Support for all block, file and content storage platforms BAU Support for SAN fabrics Reviewing customer policies and standards and introducing new ITIL standards to ensure compliance Adhering to customers strict change and incident management process Liaising with customer administration teams to ensure change implementation plans are performed to correct standardsProjects include: Implementation of HCP solution for email archiving to replace legacy EMC Centera Migration of customer from legacy block storage (HDS and EMC kit) to HDS G1000 Implementation of HDS GAD (Global Active Device) to provide an HA solution for Tier 1 services Migration of legacy NetApp filers to HDS HNAS 4100

March 2014 – Jan 2015Hitachi Data Systems (contract)Storage/SAN Specialist (Managed Services)Working as a member of a 24/7 team providing Project, BAU support and incident management as part of global managed services for HDS’s largest customers. Support is given for all HDS products as well as customer SAN and server environments.Duties Include: BAU Support and project implementation for full HDS Suite  BAU Support and project implementation for client SAN and Server architectures. Reviewing customer policies and standards and introducing new ITIL standards to ensure compliance Adhering to customers strict change and incident management process Providing a roadmap for storage microcode and software updates

Working as a member of a small Storage Team providing project design support for a large media company. Support is provided for a large number of mid-range arrays and the StorNext filesystems for the whole media ingest/playout workflows for some of the largest global media companies. Working in a high pressure environment delivering to the strictest timelines whilst adhering to proper ITIL processes and procedures at all times. To provide expert advice on consolidating the current environment and production of high and low level designs to achieve this. Duties include: Assess project design requirements and develop storage solutions Provide a Storage project plan to meet strict project timelines  Configure and support the Brocade DCX/5100 core edge SAN infrastructure Rationalisation of current Fabric to improve manageability Configuration and management of EMC Clariion arrays Configuration of HDS HUS-VM and HNAS environment Configuration and management of Infortrend arrays Install and configure StorNext filesystems and optimize for performance Management of the Storage call queue and to ensure all incidents are dealt with in a timely manner Configure correct monitoring for SAN/Storage environment. Installation and configuration Brocade Network Advisor Producing project and support documentation.

Working as a member of the Storage Team providing global BAU and project support for a large Investment Bank. Support is provided for large replicated enterprise architecture across numerous sites globally, including EU, US and AsiaPac. Working in a high pressure financial environment delivering to the strictest timelines whilst adhering to proper ITIL processes and procedures at all times.Duties include: Provide BAU and on-call support globally for all HDS Storage (VSP, USP-V, HUS, AMS2K)  Provide BAU and on-call support globally for CISCO MDS SAN infrastructure Managing and upgrading microcode on all Storage and SAN hardware Identification and resolving of Storage performance issues via HDS Tuning Manager Compile capacity planning reports for all global environments Setup and configuration or HDS HUR asynchronous replication for disaster recovery Configuration of the centralised HORCM solution for replicated LUN management Management and upgrade of all HDS management software (Device Manager, Tuning Manager, Storage Navigator) Management of the Storage call queue and to ensure all incidents are dealt with in a timely manner Organisation and chairing monthly meeting with global site managers to discuss requirements and issues. Producing and presenting weekly KPI’s to storage meetingProjects: Managing PoC for new HDS Tomahawk VSP systemso Organising physical installation of VSPo Installation of all management software (HDvM, HTnM etc)o Setup and optimization of storage Pools and Tiers on the VSPo Creation of fabric VSAN for SAN isolationo Creation and configuration of all fabric objectso Liaison with all technical teams involved in host level testingo Creation and configuration of host HSDso Creation and documentation of baseline metrics from test hosts using IOmeter/Bonnie++

Storage, SAN and Netbackup specialist.Project technical lead migrating cross-site HP EVA storage farm to HDS VSP Enterprise Storage Arrays across both Corporate Technolgy and Trading estates.Administration and configuration of Brocade DCX fabric directors including the implementation of Virtual Fabrics and intersite links via DWDM .BAU support for both HP EVA and HDS VSP storage arrays.BAU support for Brocade Backbone and Director Level switchesBAU support for Netbackup Data Protection software.

Storage, SAN and Netbackup specialist.Support and provision storage on HP, NetApp and 3PAR storage infrastructure.Support and managment of SAN fabrics on both Brocade and Cisco director level switches.Support and Management of Netbackup 6.5 running on Solaris 10 platform and implementation of VTL solution.Provision of storage for hosts running Windows, Solaris and Red Hat platforms.

Provide live service and project support for HP EVA & MSA storage, Brocade DCX/Director level SAN and Netbackup Backup solutions.

To provide live service and project support for HP EVA's and Cisco MDS director level switches