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Texas, United States

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Provide technical leadership within infrastructure organization and across multiple teams. Responsibilities include coordination of multiple teams within IT infrastructure from assembling requirements and producing designs to data/information security, resiliency, system availability, and performance. Lead teams in specification of corporate infrastructure for new projects, technology refresh of existing systems, and decommissioning of retired assets. To meet specific requirements, technology specifications included several operating systems (AIX, Linux, Windows), database technologies (Oracle, UDB, MSSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB), clustering (hardware, application), virtualization technologies (Azure Cloud, private cloud, VMWare/ESX virtualization, IBM AIX virtualization), physical hardware deployments. Coordination with multiple teams across business and multiple technology disciplines to meet requirement is of high importance to meeting project objectives. Providing forecasts of resource hours, budget limitations, physical and virtual assets, product licenses, and growth trajectories across multiple projects, as well as obtaining vendor quotations for the same is a routine aspect of the position.

Coppell, Texas, Us

Contracted to Brinks, Inc through Dicker Staffing. Provided leadership during migration of collocated data centers to new facilities and cloud-based providers. Migration included physical migration, provisioning cloud-based targets for migrations (AWS and Oracle Bare Metal cloud), and vCenter system migrations. Provisioning new virtual systems through vCenter (VMWare) and Cloud providers using RHEL 6 and RHEL 7. Development of automated tools to resolve repetitive tasks. Deployment of Oracle Application Secure Gateway (OASG) and migration of Exadata (X6) hardware platforms.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Contracted to Neovia Logistics via TEK Systems. Provided technical leadership for data center migration from Desford, UK to Boulder, CO, US and from Boulder, CO to Raleigh, NC. Provide architectural guidance and verification during planning and migration. Provided architectural consulting services as part of managed services offering. Provide consulting service and leadership support for AIX, Linux (RHEL), Storage, and TSM, including backup and storage management. Performed analysis of archival solutions and created savings of over $50,000 through reduction of redundant copies and expired data. Additional work on the archived data yielded a $1.5 million reduction/settlement with the provider. Performed analysis of database systems and found opportunities to reduce Oracle licensing costs by $400,000. Performed management of various system outages and issues while leading troubleshooting teams. Performance management, tuning and analysis are a significant part of the project to ensure customer experience between sites is maintained or improved. Provided storage consulting services to ensure QoS and prepare for tiered storage configurations. Provide guidance to technicians and the business on system design, performance, optimization, and problem resolution. Performed root cause analysis and post-mortem of vendor outages to be provided to business partners.

Jersey City, Nj, Us

Contracted to DTCC via Hudson. Provided mentoring and leadership to team members. Led engineering, architectural and administrative services to update the AIX environment to a specific configuration and level. Migrated several hundred systems using NIMADM and alt disk methodologies. Significant remediation of some systems and network/firewall policies were often involved. Initiated and directed automation of tasks ensuring deadlines were met. Consulted on architectural considerations to update current environment and plan future implementations and data center design. Training and supervision of other technicians in process, procedure, and execution throughout the project.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Contracted to Neiman Marcus via Maxsys Solutions. Provide technical project leadership as well as support and engineering services for a major storage migration to new platform (Hitachi Data Systems). Migrated over 130 current and legacy systems to new storage arrays using a variety of methodologies, including virtualization, mirroring, migration and combinations of each. Scripting of routine tasks, debugging of procedures, data gathering and organization, troubleshooting outages, and validating all systems prior to migration. Post-migration validations and roll back procedures are essential to success of the enterprise.

Coppell, Texas, Us

Contracted to Brinks, Inc via TEK Systems. Functional UNIX team lead and lead architect, following displacement of full time staff. Redesigned, architected, engineered, and built new AIX and Linux infrastructure on new and existing hardware in preparation for data center migration. Remediated existing systems to employ best practices, ensure appropriate redundancies, and specified hardware architecture for new systems. Designed, wrote and implemented standards, policies and procedures for the AIX environment. Review and remediation of AIX security standards and policies. Implemented automation of regular tasks. Implemented performance monitoring and review of resulting data to improve sizing, scaling and performance of existing systems as well as new deployments. Architected data center design for collocated and DR sites. Provided transition, training, and leadership services to newly hired staff.

New York, New York, Us

Contracted to Citi via Apex Systems. Provided technical leadership and mentoring to existing staff through the course of the engagement. Perform installation, configuration, QA and asset management of new p7-795 systems for both LPAR and WPAR configurations. Developed scripts to automate portions of the configuration process. Reconciled resource allocations and developed tools to monitor allocations. Assigned to CitiDirect support, one of the largest transactional databases in the world ($63M/min.). Managed 800+ LPAR resource configurations, allocations and modifications. Consulted on architectural considerations for p7-795 platform and how applications best interact in such configurations.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Contracted to Caremark (CVS/Caremark) via TEK Systems. Developed scalable software (scripting) solutions to integrate with change management processes. Primary development in Korn shell on multiple platforms, to access and assess anywhere from three to nearly 2,000 remote systems. Worked on deploying 80 new micro-partitions (AIX virtualization) and upgrading dozens of LPARs. Provided technical support and scripting for TSM team. Worked on upgrades of redundant VIO servers and dependent LPARs. Provided server migration services (technology refresh project) for dozens of servers in various complex environments (HACMP, GPFS, SAN boot, etc.).

Cork, Ie

Provide AIX administration services, including system deployment, installation services, troubleshooting and hardware maintenance services. Perform installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of logical-partitions and servers on IBM p-series hardware (p520, p550, p690). Utilize NIM to install and upgrade the operating system. Provide administration services to assist database administrators and application developers in configuring and troubleshooting. Regular use and implementation of virtualization technologies on AIX. Provide guidance and experience in establishing standards. Perform security audits aimed at enhanced security protocols and procedures. Preparations for Department of Defense security audits.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Contracted to Bank of America via TEK Systems. Provide AIX administration services, including system deployment, installation services, troubleshooting and hardware maintenance services on p-Series hardware (p6). Deployed hundreds of virtual server partitions on short time lines involving a major deployment of financial systems products based on SAP.

Contracted to Fidelity Information Services via Apple One/Agile 1. Providing data center services (as a contractor) to a Dallas area financial services provider. Services provided include system builds, VIO, LPAR and DLPAR technologies on POWER6 platforms, as well as legacy systems, system design/implementation, new system installation/configuration, NIM installations, data migration services, review and remediation of server patch and security levels, and task automation scripting.

Plano, Texas, Us

Contracted to Perot Systems (now Dell Services) via 4Ocean Systems. Providing data center services (as a contractor) to a major Dallas area outsource provider. On-site services provided to customer out of Los Angeles area offices. Performed client integration services for multiple clients on IBM hardware (p520, p550, p570, MMA, p595, blade center). Provided troubleshooting and technical advice on a variety of issues including TSM, HACMP, AIX, NIM, shell scripting, mksysb, system migration, system integration, disaster recovery, system upgrades, system provisioning, new system installations, data center outage preparation/resolution, SAN boot system upgrades. Also performed a short-term engagement for a separate project involving the build-out of Red Hat Linux on HP blade servers. Designed and wrote several technical documents outlining process and procedure for use by other administrators.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Contracted to Bank of America via TEK Systems. Performed installation, configuration, QA and troubleshooting of hundreds of LPARs, micro-partitions and servers on IBM p-series hardware (p510, p51A, p520, p570, p570-MMA, p750). Utilized NIM and Blade Logic tools to install and configure third party products as well as the operating system. System installations included many critical applications with national visibility for core bank business. Strong emphasis on virtualization technologies. Provide rapid turnaround of professional services and installations.

Plano, Texas, Us

Contracted to Perot Systems (now Dell Services) via 4Ocean Systems. Providing data center transition services (as a contractor) to a major Dallas area outsource provider. Migration services include system builds, LPAR and DLPAR technologies on POWER5 and POWER6 platforms, NIM installations and data migration services.

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02/2004 - 01/2008System Administrator Responsible for maintenance and operation of UNIX computing systems including RS/6000 and SP/2. Software includes AIX 5.2; PSSP 3.5; TSM 5.1/5.2/5.3; Perl; vi; sed; awk. Hardware includes IBM SP; IBM p550/p570/p670/p655/p615; IBM 3494/3590-E and 3592-J1A; McData ED-6140/5000/4700/4500/1000; IBM ESS 2105 F20; EMC CX700/CX3-80. - Developed comprehensive audit program and implemented recommendations for national systems. - Participated in re-architecting and re-designing multiple SAN's for national systems. - Documented processes, procedures and functions as part of training initiative for other team members in areas including TSM and system performance. - Management and administration of multiple SAN fabrics. - Development and engineering of fault tolerant designs for SAN's and systems. - Development of tools for proactive system management.- Functional team lead for dedicated storage projects

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11/1999 - 02/2004 Footstar Shared Services Irving, TX System Administrator Responsible UNIX systems including IBM and Sun (multiple platforms). Duties include installation, optimization of OS (AIX, Solaris, Linux), perf. tuning, scripting, system backup and restoration. Software: AIX 4.1/4.2/4.3/5.1; PSSP 3.1/3.2; Solaris 2.5/2.6/7/8; Red Hat 6.0/6.2/7.0/7.2; Debian 2.1; TSM 3.7/4.1/5.1/5.2; Perl; vi; sed; awk; expect. Hardware: IBM SP/2;J40/R40/R50/S70/S7A/S80/6H1/p630/p655; 3494/3590 tape; 3584/3580 LTO tape; ESS E20/F20/Model 800; McData ED5000/6064/1000; Sun 450/4500/Ultra-10/Netra. - Nominated for Associate of the qtr (1Q 2003) for successful disaster recovery plan and testing. - Responsible for engineering data center expansion. - Development of tools for proactive system management and stability.- Completed training in performance tuning for AIX 5 (3Q 2003) and TSM implementation and advanced administration 2001 & 2002.

System Administrator (1995-1999) -Responsible for oversight and maintenance of IBM RS/6000 system. Duties included system and software installation, scripting, system backups, system upgrades, and year 2000 compliance issues. Implemented new system and network, taking manual environment to full automation. Devised and implemented Y2K compliance strategy. Constructed usage and administration manual for use by users and administrators – designed for users with little or no experience; outlined core tasks and commands.

Director of Business Operations (1993-1999) -Helped determine the direction of company policy and create opportunities for growth. Instrumental in development of the company in the last five years of service. Restructured the internal organization to include better division of labor. Implemented training program readily adaptable to ISO-9000 standards. Introduced quality control procedures, reducing errors by 55%. Developed long term growth strategies. Responsible for budgeting, planning, and staff management and training. Implemented several technology program systems including Procurement/Receiving, Bill of Material, Inventory Control, and Accounts Payable. Instituted Systems Control processes to manage systems changes, problems, and networking.

Sales Manager (1993-1999)Duties concurrent with above. Responsible for oversight of inside and outside sales force and training of new personnel. Responsible for pricing strategies and introduction of new product lines. Developed employee training manual. Identified profitable accounts and implemented programs to increase both profits and service to new or underdeveloped accounts.

Purchasing Supervisor (1991-1993) Responsible for majority of purchasing and inventory control. Expanded product offering to include items aimed at long term market strategies while reducing redundancy and obsolete items. Achieved higher profitability through efficiencies in buying, buying groups and special contracts. Improved order fill rates through timing of purchases and stock order points.

Sales Representative (1986-1999) Helped to create a need for products exclusive to the company, while enhancing the company's share of sales to individual customers. Initiated vendor managed inventory (VMI) with select customers leading to improvements in customer service, inventory management and profitability. Expanded geographic territory while maintaining profit levels.

Ba, Business Management And Accounting

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