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Norwalk, Ct

Manager of Linux storage team responsible for all Unix storage appliances, technologies, and backup infrastructure. Preformed numerous software, hardware upgrades, and evaluations across all storage platforms. Plan and manage deployment of multiple GPFS file system clusters. Maintain quotas, snapshots, alerting, and monitoring of all storage platforms. Analyze storage on a quarterly basis to properly plan for growth and capacity. Proactively measure and monitor storage performance to identify potential performance impacting trends. Troubleshoot and identify numerous performance bottle necks on both Linux and storage infrastructure. Plan and implement migration of multiple Netapp filers to single Isilon EMC cluster with minimal downtime and an aggressive schedule. Evaluate and deliver numerous block based storage migrations between sans.

Norwalk, Ct

Manager of Unix System team responsible for Unix/Linux systems in dual active datacenters, Unix storage appliances and Netbackup. Responsible for spec’ing, building, and deploying 10+ servers a month for different development teams within the organization. Worked with direct reports to re-design and implement automated build system to ease the process of spec’ing and approving new hardware, then tracking the process through procurement to developer handoff. Implement process to reboot and patch all Linux servers once a quarter to stay current with security updates. Served as escalation point for severe Unix & storage issues. Troubleshoot and maintain all hardware issues with onsite operations staff.

Stamford, Ct

Technical Lead working with developers and system engineers to define and implement technological solutions across business unit projects to help ensure they are designed and constructed to meet current and anticipated future business and technological requirements. Advise and assist with projects and production issues that need technical advice or assistance.

Planned out refresh of Gartner.com infrastructure and relocation of datacenter from NY IDC to VA IDC. Migrated site to thin and wide architecture and remotely managed lights out systems and datacenter leveraging san & nas storage. Manage, plan, and coordinate cage build out for datacenter move. Designed and implemented Solaris zone server deployment to leverage virtualization and consolidate servers. Created unix lab dedicated to associate training and testing of new technology. Executed cross training between associates to eliminate knowledge silos. Documented system build procedures and policy’s to manage growing number of system images. Part of integration group which rapidly integrated acquired company, Metagroup, and their systems. Designed architecture based upon Sun T2000 servers to consolidate majority of legacy sun servers into solaris zones and LDOMS running on T2000 platforms. Systems architect to assist with design of systems to support Oracle server consolidation project, migrating 40 separate HP Servers to 4 server frames leveraging HP nPars, vPars & Integrity virtual machines.

Stamford, Ct

Responsible for day to day operations of infrastructure supporting corporate website gartner.com. Monitored and replaced failed or failing server components. Work with application developers to trouble shoot application performance issues and release cycle. Build out exact copy of production environment to support disaster recovery efforts. Mentor Jr. Engineers on all supported technologies. Designed system to support separate business units web initiatives, based upon a web hosting model so business units would not need to outsource to web hosting companies. Built a mailserver cluster which increased performance by a factor of over 20 compared to previous mail server to service email news letter product.

Stamford, Ct

Unix Engineer responsible for a wide range of technologies. Responsible for successful remediation of corporate Unix servers during Y2K rollover. Successfully migrated corporate internet site from Colorado datacenter to NY Datacenter. Designed and implemented new server infrastructure for ground up redesign of gartner.com. Created solid repeatable build process using Solaris jumpstart technology and shell scripts to rapidly build out and deploy servers across multiple environments. Managed build process and deployment strategy for gartner.com application to allow for rapid release & rollback if needed. Managed weblogic application server and Interwoven Teamsite publishing system.

Stamford, Ct

Systems Administrator working on a number of different systems. Successfully deployed TSM backup system across data center Unix, Novell, & NT Servers. Maintained and managed Intranet web servers for company’s internal web site during a time of intense growth for both content and applications. Administered corporate HP-UX & Solaris Servers housing company’s primary and tertiary databases as well as company’s Intranet. Assisted Oracle DBA’s with a variety of tasks including backing up and restoring databases.

Fishers, Ny

Computer Programmer worked on a number of different projects for warehouse automated storage and retrieval systems. Designed implemented and tested processes for the overall system. Handled a variety of tasks including writing and maintaining code, creating database report screens in X-Motif, documenting code, bringing software manuals up to date, and assisting with system administration.

Stamford Ct

Systems and servers department intern who performed daily system checks on a number of systems including UNIX, NT, and Novell servers which supported people worldwide. Created and maintained UNIX shell scripts to perform a variety of system maintenance tasks and reports. Set up network printers, NT, and Novell servers. Other responsibilities included the development of a department web page and a variety of differing daily tasks related to system monitoring, maintenance, and administration.

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science With A Concentration In Business Management

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