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Austin, Texas, United States

PSE at NetappNCDA cDOT, NCIE SAN* Storage administration (Netapp, Oracle) at AMD: OS/FW updates, storage problem solving, storage allocation, DR setup and maintenance (snapvault-based), Tier1 to Tier2 data moves (snapmirror & ndmpcopy)* Scripting (shell and Perl): task automation* Customer's technical case management

Dallas, Texas, United States

Storage administration (Netapp, EMC, Oracle/Sun): Storage allocation, filer break and fix, data move (Tier1 to Tier2/3), snapmirror / snapvault, backup / restore.Ticket queue and on-call pager duty (rotation), general storage and UNIX/Linux problem solvingScripting (shell and Perl)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

• Solution architect for StorNext File System and StorNext Storage Manager software products for APAC area• Assess and train partners on software skills required for the installation and service of StorNext products. Solution architect for StorNext File System and StorNext Storage Manager software products for APAC area• Assess customer site readiness for StorNext installation and develop Scope of Work for professional services.• Present and demonstrate StorNext software products.• Work with APAC sales managers to win business deals on shared file systems and HSM opportunities.• Work with StorNext Software Architecture Group in US to provide technical advice and assistance for partners.• Provide professional service on key accounts.

Round Rock, Texas, United States

• Managed server and network activities of a 300-plus-node semiconductor manufacturing site with emphasis on maintaining 24x7 mission-critical MES server (99.77%) uptime.• Debugged and resolved complex NIS, NFS, DNS, SMTP, printing, and system problems caused by previous system administrator, OS patches/upgrades, and unanticipated errors.• Created reliable site disaster recovery process using Veritas NetBackup, and DLT libraries.• Devised LDAP, proxy, web, compass, calendar, and Netscape roaming servers.• Directed critical fab production server replacement and upgrade projects using Sun mid-range Enterprise servers, A3500 storage server and NetApp F720 NAS filer.• Managed up to US$100K per quarter budgeting, scheduling, and directing system and network development activities assuring optimal resource usage, with site management buy in.• Led departmental project of complete datacenter reorganization for 300% increase in space usage efficiency

Austin, Texas, United States

• Managed 40+ HP-UX servers and workstations of CAD Technology and Systems group.• Managed corporate-wide FlexLM network license cluster servers for thousands of CAD application users to save several millions of dollars per year on license fees.• Deployed Citrix Winframe servers to provide UNIX users with Windows applications.• Headed Sybase and Oracle database installation, migration, and integration of database front-end in the time frame of a quarter.• Spearheaded corporate-wide project of multi-platform compute server evaluation for all AMD product development teams. Servers evaluated include servers and workstations running Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Digital UNIX, and Convex supercomputer, with performance results published through intranet Web pages.• Represented group to resolve complex systems and networking problems in product lines and corporate networking group.• Expanded customer base to include remote sites in California by introducing reliable and secure remote console services using public domain codes and inexpensive hardware.• Earned Vice President’s Spotlight Award for success in organizing departmental move with zero damage of server equipment and minimal downtime.