Senior Technical Consultant
CurrentSENIOR IT CONSULTANT•Current Projects: o upgrade of Pacific Transcription Infrastructure Installation of new Hyper-V Server and migrate ESX to Hyper-V •B.A.U and Project Work, QSuper Ltd., May 2014 to September 2016 Ensured all backups are completed on time, troubleshoot backup failures on a variety of clients (Wintel, AIX, Exchange, SQL, etc.). Storage Management: Managed IBM V7000, SVC including provisioning of new storage.… Show more SENIOR IT CONSULTANT•Current Projects: o upgrade of Pacific Transcription Infrastructure Installation of new Hyper-V Server and migrate ESX to Hyper-V •B.A.U and Project Work, QSuper Ltd., May 2014 to September 2016 Ensured all backups are completed on time, troubleshoot backup failures on a variety of clients (Wintel, AIX, Exchange, SQL, etc.). Storage Management: Managed IBM V7000, SVC including provisioning of new storage. Ensured streamlined functionality of V7000s, VNX 5400, and DS 3500 as well as Data Domains. Maintained Firmware levels at N-1 level to ensure QSuper is protected from software bugs and security issues. Provisioned Storage to Virtual and physical servers. Collaborated with other team members to troubleshoot performance issues. Conducted capacity planning to accommodate growth. Infrastructure Management: Administered ESX Cluster Management, performing regular patching and troubleshooting any errors, building virtual servers to requirementsSpecial Projects:Replaced QSuper’s DS8000 Storage with VNX 5400, eliminating significant yearly maintenance costs and optimizing storage array performance. Participated in Datacenter Migration from QSuper in-house to Managed Services Provider; ensured SVC presented storages were replicated to vendor’s Storage. Installed EMC Unity as part of the Data Centre project to use as swing space and free up V7000’s for midrange system migration. • IT Support, Moultrie Group Ltd., November 2013 to December 2013 Filled in for Moultrie Group’s IT Manager, monitored all IS operations, backups Assisted users with day to day issues• B.A.U and Other Project Work, Super Retail Group Ltd., May 2012 to October 2013 Supported and maintained SRG’s Backup environment . Ensured all backups were completed on time and troubleshot backup failures on a variety of clients. Managed Storage environment, IBM DS8000, IBM SVC Show less