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Providing support and guidance for scientific research on HPC resources. Maintaining 7000+ core Linux compute cluster as well as a gpu compute resource using IBM Spectrum LSF and historically Sun/Univa Grid Engine. Optimizing for high throughput compute jobs, averaging 130,000+ jobs run daily. Managing high performance storage including DDN GridScaler and Seagate ClusterStor based on GPFS. Supporting high volume data storage and stewardship in a multiprotocol environment on Isilon and Qumulo storage systems. Aggregating access to multiple file systems via Avere FXT edge filers for multiprotocol connectivity.Working with software developers as well as scientific researchers to optimize their processes to leverage our compute and storage resources to improve productivity, improve time to insight and maximize the hardware investment. Provide HPC scheduler domain expertise to enable integration of Spark into the general purpose compute cluster enabling the use of the Thunder library developed by the Freeman Lab.

Supporting scientific research in a HPC environment. Administration of a 500 node Linux compute cluster using Grid Engine scheduler. Supporting high volume data storage and stewardship providing network storage to desktops, workstations and compute cluster on Isilon storage systems. Administer Linux servers hosting a variety of applications. Support linux based workstations including application and system support. Supporting the virtualized environment on VMware.

Support the research efforts at the Janelia Farm Research Campus using cutting edge technology from Apple. Providing excellent support and solutions to researchers addressing a broad range of problems from simple application support to developing workflows and automation for data management tasks. Developed and documented a Mac imaging workflow using InstaDMG to ensure consistent and supportable updates to the system image to remain current with patches and updates.Maintain a patch cycle for Mac desktops that balances the need for timely updates with the research requirements of the site.Manage KBOX patch and software compliance solution developing timely update processes for both Mac and Windows based clients as well as testing workflows to ensure stability of updates. Distilling compliance data into concise reports for management to understand our current threat level for endpoint security flaws.Leveraging VMware products including Fusion, Workstation and ESXi to provide a testing environment that is rapidly adjustable to changing environment requirements with minimal reconfiguration time and administration overhead.

Managed Linux HPC clusters using NQS, DQS, and Torque/Maui schedulers to provide high availability to cluster services for computationally intense applications. Optimized cluster schedulers to address current and future workloads to ensure fair and optimal usage of the cluster resources. Developed strategies to provide HPC systems that could be leveraged by the larger population of the research facility.Supported all non-widows workstations for diverse research applications including Solaris and Linux systems running applications such as MatLab, Ansys, and Accelyrs Studio.Supported Mac OS 10.5 clients including VMware Fusion based virtual machines.

Managed and maintained 1500+ desktops including Windows XP and Mac OS 10.4 clients.Managed a 4500+ user Active Directory infrastructure covering 7 buildings and providing logon services to both Windows and Mac clients.Maintained and expanded the Cisco and 3Com network infrastructure including layer 2 and 3 switches covering 14 vlans.Developed the hardware purchase plan for annual budget.Coordinated task assignment for 6 building technicians to ensure issue resolution or escalation.

Environment: Windows 2000 and 2003 Active Directoy, Windows 2000 and XP clients, 100mb and gigabit copper and fiber networks, Wireless LAN and backbone networks, SonicWall content filters, Administrator's Plus, SNAP Nursing, MS Office and various educational software titles.Administered a Windows 2003 Active Directory with 200+ computers. Managed client imaging solution using Ghost multicasts of Windows XP. Provided support for file and print services across multiple buildings. Maintained infrastructure for the student information, medical records and cafeteria record systems. Provided desktop support for applications and problems across all district buildings.

Provided phone and on site support to home and business internet customers. Supported Windows NT and Red Hat Linux servers providing web, ftp, proxy and monitoring services.

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