Manage 300 linux severs in two data centers • Administration of VMware 6.5 five clusters in primary data center and 4 clusters in secondary data center along with SRM environments • Utilize and manage zabbix environment for monitoring • Utilize git and subversion for source code tracking • Work with puppet for maintain consistent, key file management • Utilize Spacewalk (aka Satellite) keeping server patching consistent and current • Maintain DNS records for enterprise environment • Create and maintain FTP accounts

PNC Cleveland Operations Center - Red Hat Linux Platform and Systems Engineer as a member of PNC Bank's Midrange Standards and Engineering - Platform Engineering Team.• Designs, builds and supports highly-available hosting environments for large scale operations within a virtual private cloud infrastructure. • Collaborates with teams across PNC Bank's network environment to plan, coordinate and carryout tasks and projects for the various environments being utilized. • Focuses on proactive system administration, orchestration, and detection of issues and vulnerabilities.• Identify risks, vulnerabilities, and issues in respective environments which are then collaboratively mitigated.Utilize application monitoring tools for monitoring, alerting, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of network, application and server issues within the virtual cloud.• Act as 3rd or 4th level support for escalated incidents. Create infrastructure platform documentation as well as Standard Operating Procedures which will be used by support teams. • Automate repetitive tasks to eliminate manual work where possible. • Monitor application logs for errors and help in problem resolution and root cause analysis. • Ensure security of our environments by adhering to security guidelines and requirements; as well as working directly with PNC’s security team to proactively identify and manage security risks. • Act as technical consult and support for various projects throughout the organization.

PNC Cleveland Operations Center - Contracted from TEKsystems as a Red Hat Linux Platform and Systems Engineer as a member of PNC Bank's Midrange Standards and Engineering - Platform Engineering Team.• Designs, builds and supports highly-available hosting environments for large scale operations within a virtual private cloud infrastructure. • Collaborates with teams across PNC Bank's network environment to plan, coordinate and carryout tasks and projects for the various environments being utilized. • Focuses on proactive system administration, orchestration, and detection of issues and vulnerabilities.• Identify risks, vulnerabilities, and issues in respective environments which are then collaboratively mitigated.Utilize application monitoring tools for monitoring, alerting, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of network, application and server issues within the virtual cloud.• Act as 3rd or 4th level support for escalated incidents. Create infrastructure platform documentation as well as Standard Operating Procedures which will be used by support teams. • Automate repetitive tasks to eliminate manual work where possible. • Monitor application logs for errors and help in problem resolution and root cause analysis. • Ensure security of our environments by adhering to security guidelines and requirements; as well as working directly with PNC’s security team to proactively identify and manage security risks. • Act as technical consult and support for various projects throughout the organization.

• Investigates and researches product compatibility characteristics and installs and configures system upgrades, patches and repairs. • Documents all procedures and installs of new products. • VMWare Products (ESXi 5.X, VMWare vCenter and VMWare vSphere and DELL EqualLogics SAN’s. • Network Monitoring. • Windows Server 2003, Windows Sever 2008 R2, Windows XP/7, Active Directory, Certificate Server, Exchange 2003, WSUS, SMS 2003, SCCM, GFI Languard, DHCP, DNS, Print Server's, File Server's, Tier 1 Cisco Switch Support. • Practical knowledge of Best Practice Security Concepts • System Architecture: evaluation, design, planning, installation, configuration and maintenance • ITIL knowledge and implementation• Experience with Remedy and ITSM ticket systems• Other standard day-to-day System Administrator duties as assigned

• Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), to include Systems Requirements, Operational Requirements, Test & Evaluation, and Training for US Navy Jebel Ali facilities in the United Arab Emirates and the State of Bahrain. • Includes modification of complex software programs and/or hardware to enhance C4ISR supported systems, to include software Design, Development, and System Test and Evaluation. • Other experience include: Hardware, software and system integration and testing, • Maintained/supported the different network access for ONENET clients – commercial, SSL-VPN, NIPRNET, and SIPRNET.• Coordinated with third-party DoD contractors in the delivery of IT solutions for ONENET.• Enforcing IA security included IAVA, Retina, SRR (Security Readiness Review Scripts), and Gold Disk for Windows systems. • Server/System patching, maintenance and operations for DNS, DHCP, File Services, Print Server, and Domain Controller.• Solaris 10/UNIX support for ONENET to include server patching, generation of reports and day-to-day monitoring of servers.• Further system administration duties included setting up and maintaining ONENET Active Directory Infrastructure (security and distribution group accounts, and user accounts) AD OU planning, troubleshooting external interface connectivity, training, and communication with local users as routine duties.

• Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), to include Systems Requirements, Operational Requirements, Test & Evaluation, and Training for Defense Distribution Depot – Kuwait and Southwest Asia (DDKS) facilities in the State of Kuwait and the State of Bahrain. • Includes modification of complex software programs and/or hardware to enhance C4ISR supported systems, to include software Design, Development, and System Test and Evaluation. • Other experience include: Hardware, software and system integration and testing, Database development, Web page design, Computer Based Training, development and using Integrated Development Environment tools, SQL Server 2000, and HTML editor tools. • Tasked to commission VSAT and terrestrial links between DDKS facilities.• Maintained/supported the different network access for DDKS clients – commercial, SSL-VPN, NIPRNET, and SIPRNET.• Coordinated with third-party DoD contractors in the delivery of IT solutions for DDKS.• Security included IAVA, Retina, SRR (Security Readiness Review Scripts), and Gold Disk for Windows systems. • The position called for daily monitoring and maintenance of Windows Server 2003 File and Print servers, physical Domain Controllers (CATT system), and an EMC SAN hosting VMWare ESX server 4.1, VMWare Virtual Center and the VMWare infrastructure’s multiple virtual servers.• Further system administration duties included setting up and maintaining DDKS Active Directory Infrastructure (security and distribution group accounts, and user accounts) AD OU planning, troubleshooting external interface connectivity, training, and communication with local users as routine duties.

• Deployed with team of 10 personnel to assume control of IT Infrastructure Operations & Maintenance at FOB Lindsey, Kandahar, Afghanistan. • FOB Lindsey is located on Afghan National Army (ANA) Camp Hero, a training facility for ANA Soldiers and Commandos. • Daily duties included managing the NIPR/SIPR/CENTRIXS infrastructure for all US/NATO units, from servers to Active Directory management. Administrate various OS's and servers to include Windows (XP Pro, 2000, Server 2003), MS Exchange (5.5, 2003) in nearly every aspect to include user creation, maintenance, trouble-shooting, server maintenance, intermediate shell scripting, and other site specific tasks.• Create SOPs for system work and as guidance for the Help Desk team. • Design several network diagrams for the Senior Engineers. • Conducted daily maintenance (backups, security patches, defrags), Active Directory cleanup and permissions (OUs, Security Groups), account creation & management (new users, Information Assurance training and certification, integration with CAC card ID Badges, association with appropriate groups and permissions). • Occasionally assist Help Desk with computer baselines. • Managed the camp inventory of all computer systems and switches/crypto gear. • Handle IP address assignment for new computers and VOIP phones. • Interface with the customer, providing support and technical guidance. • In addition to required duties, also spliced Fiber Optic cables, dug trenches, ran Ethernet, assisted with Help Desk.• Maintain records, request creation, update and deletion of user accounts/mailboxes.

• Design, assemble, install and configure all new hardware, systems, and software for systems and networks. Install, configure, maintain system and network services, equipment and devices. • Worked on storage and virtual evironment design utilizing Netapp FAS2040 and FAS3140 controllers and NetApp related skills included: Assisted in the design of a Snapmirror with DR site, quota management, Fibre Channel, CIFs, iSCSI, security settings for filer permissions• HP DL380 servers• Microsoft Windows Server 2003; IIS 6.0; 2003 clustering• VMWare ESX server 3.5, VMWare vSpere 4• VMWare Virtual Center; VMWare Vmotion; VMWare P2V• Data ONTAP 7.2.4• Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 product suite• Symantec and McAfee corporate antivirus suite• Symantec 2010 Backup Exec• Microsoft 2003 and 2000 Active directory• Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007• Support administration of servers and server clusters. • Design, implement and manage all system back-up and restore protocol. • Plan and support network and computing infrastructure. Perform troubleshooting analysis of servers, workstations and associated systems. • Document system and network design, problems and resolution for future reference. • Monitor system performance and implements performance tuning.

• UNIX System Administration for GIGCOP host systems, a DoD network monitoring and situational awareness application maintained by DISA. This administration included software installation, patching, equipment installation, security, configuration, monitoring, and testing of UNIX servers and applications.• Security included IAVA, Retina, SRR (Security Readiness Review Scripts), and Gold Disk for lone Windows system. • The position called for daily monitoring and maintenance of GIGCOP servers and EMC SANs in Europe and the Middle East.• Further system administration duties included setting up user accounts, troubleshooting external interface connectivity, training, and communication with local users as routine duties.

• For DoDIIS Trusted Workstation (DTW), Administrate various OS's and servers to include Sun Solaris (7, 8, TSOL 8, 9, 10, 10TX), Windows (XP Pro, 2000, Server 2003), MS Exchange (5.5, 2003), SunRay Administration, Basic NetApp storage administration/maintenance, and Citrix in nearly every aspect to include user creation, maintenance, trouble-shooting, server maintenance, intermediate shell scripting, and other site specific tasks.• NetApp Storage Array Networks (SANS) were used to maintain profiles and the position required filer administration of FAS3000 series filers maintaining CIFS shares, working with mixed permissions for UNIX and Windows based permissions simultaneously, qtree management, and quota management.• Each administrator was required to become NetApp SAN certified with basic, intermediate and advanced courses covering SAN solutions as well as DataOntap training and certification.• EMC SAN solutions were used on a limited basis.• Also experience with Sun Microsystems OpenStorage SAN solutions (Fishworks) was being tested and considered as the next technology and direction of DoD storage solutions.

• Day-to-day Sun Solaris/Unix Administration • Repairing and replacing Sun hardware, Utilizing Sun Solaris Admin tools to administrate user accounts and various software, maintaining files and directories as well as their security, standard system and network troubleshooting, managing file systems, backup and recovery, disk configuration, some system and network security, intermediate shell scripting, and further standard system administration duties/requirements• Also provided system administration and maintenance for secondary several HP-UX and AIX servers. • As a system administrator in this position, there are also tasks to work with various storage RAIDs to include Ciprico and RAID Inc. Administration of these RAIDs includes, fault detection, repair of hardware, rebuilding after single disk failures and backing up to other RAIDs in order to format in the event of RAID rebuild failures • Other tasks included setting up and formatting new RAIDs for use.

Locations: 48IS, Beale AFB, CA; JAC (now JIOCEUR), RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; USMTM/AFD, RSAF HQ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; AFTAC, Patrick AFB, FL• Maintain records, request creation, update and deletion of user accounts/mailboxes.• Assist in Maintaining/repairing computer systems and peripherals.• Common Duties: Repairing Operating System errors, reloading software, replacing hardware (NICs, HDD, sound cards, video cards, etc), Unlocking/Resetting/Creating/Deleting User accounts, Making/Replacing network cables (CAT5), troubleshooting printers (hardware and software), adding/removing PCs and printers from the domain.• Performed database entry and management tasks. Worked with data sets and generated reports pulled from data in custom databases • Tailored reports for customer requirements• Used data to request creation, updates, and when necessary, deletion of user accounts and email boxes. Assisted in the maintenance and repair of network computer systems, printers and other peripherals• Common duties included Performing operating system repair using recover console, NTFS chkdsk utilities, defragmentation tools, and other standard OS tools• Used Active Directory management console tools to perform standard account maintenance tasks such as user and computer account creation, deletion, and modification• Added and removed systems from active directory (AD) domain and helped insure the security, integrity and reliability of data in AD