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Parsippany, New Jersey

Implemented procedures to improve disaster recovery success rates from 0% to 100%, from tape recovery to Replicated SAN and other recovery methodologies.Designed in-house Application Configuration Data Repository (MS/SQL database) with streamlined report generation, providing timely details customized for Disaster Recovery. The repository became the primary tool to present application configurations for review and implementation in DR exercises.Provided technical support for their data centers running various platforms, having extensive interaction among IBM mainframe, Unix and Windows.Analyzed and identified interactions and interdependencies among varied hardware platforms (Mainframe, Unix, Windows) and numerous user software packages.Uncovered serious issues that could impact recovery and managed many support teams to identify and remediate, or prevent, such issues.

Built automated content management system, maintaining multiple web sites and improving web site/system availability from 85% to 100%.o Eliminated hours of manual updating and verification effort by system admin staff, bringing reliability and predictability to the Web Development team's suite of applications.o Improved ORACLE database load process, allowing that process to be incorporated into automated content management process.o Established the ability to quickly and consistently back out updates automatically when necessary.o Designed the system to be expandable as the environment grew to 16 web sites with multiple front-end servers running in 4 locations.

Whippany, Nj

Unix Systems Administrator for Megaprojects group.Provide effective backup solution for Oracle database while maintaining high availability, leveraging Volume Manager's mirroring to acquire stable database snapshot.Support users, troubleshoot issues, perform maintenance, engage Sun service, as appropriate.

Murray Hill, Nj

Support CAD Group.Planned and executed numerous hardware and software migrations in an ever-changing IT world, minimizing impact to the user community and maintaining productivity.Maintain environment.Troubleshoot errors.

Piscataway, Nj

Provided technical support for their data centers running Unix.Design and implement plan for establishing Unix servers at satellite data centers for Bellcore.

Fair Lawn, Nj

Performed Unix administrator support, maintaining high reliability and availability as part of a field test of a new VideoText service.