Ryan Bennett Email & Phone Number

Twinsburg, Oh, Us

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Hudson, Oh

Support for all versions of Microsoft Windows, various Linux operating systems, Microsoft System Center Operations Manger, Microsoft File and Print, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Cluster Technology both inside and outside of a virtual environment, VMware vCenter and ESXi hypervisor, other VMware technologies including HA, DRS, Fault Tolerance, vFabric, Data Director and Nexus 1000v.Monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting of the general health and performance of the entire server infrastructure.Testing and implementation of new hardware.Continued refinement of existing and creation of new technical documentation.Participation in disaster recovery test exercises and 24 x 7 on-call support.

Familiar with Solaris 8, 9, 10, AIX 5.2, 5.3, and RHEL 4 flavors of Unix/Linux.Accustomed to working in an environment of 1200+ Unix Servers.Maintain applications that run on Unix Server Environment. This includes keeping versions up-to-date, license tracking, new installations, and troubleshooting the current environment on multiple versions of Solaris, AIX, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.Extensive knowledge of VAS (Vintella Authentication Service 3.1, 3.3, and 3.5) and its application to the Unix environment from Active Directory. Have experience in installing, configuring and wide-spread troubleshooting.Considerable expertise on File Transfer Applications installations, configurations, and troubleshooting on Samba, NDM, and Secure Transport. Configured Samba & NDM installations. Renewed certifications and troubleshot the Secure Transport application, including web redesign.Install, configure, and maintain AutoSys and Serena Changeman DS, applications that run jobs and can push code changes out to servers through automated scheduling.SAN connection experience with Solaris in the forms of Veritas Enterprise Administrator. Scan for SAN using EZFibre and SanSurfer.Server clustering knowledge stems from working with Veritas Cluster Manager on Solaris and HACMP on AIX.Acquainted with creating volume groups, filesystems, and mounting the filesystems on Solaris. Have done the same on AIX through SMITTY interface.Set up scripts to run connected to Cron as well as through Cron itself.Patching experience mostly with Solaris and updating RHEL 4.

Resolved job failures for the Unix environment.Monitored Unix, Mainframe, and Internet Applications to ensure constant uninterrupted service to customers.Communicated with software engineers to guarantee optimal results for customers and coworkers.Monitored Allstate.com on a daily basis using automated testing tools to ensure highest performance of the website at all possible times.