Rodney Dean

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SAN Administrator and Engineer @ Panduit
Chicago, IL, US
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Greater Chicago Area, United States
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About Rodney Dean

Rodney Dean is a SAN Administrator and Engineer at Panduit. He possess expertise in disaster recovery, servers, storage, storage area networks, virtualization and 12 more skills.

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Panduit

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SAN Administrator and Engineer
Chicago, IL, US
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Employees:
4390
Rodney Dean Work Experience Details
  • Panduit
    San Administrator And Engineer
    Panduit
    Chicago, Il, Us
  • Panduit
    San Administrator/Engineer
    Panduit 2011 - Present
    Tinley Park
    Responsible for designing, deploying and maintaining EMC storage solutions for a AIX, Windows, Linux and VMware application server environment. Test and certify new firmware for all storage devices, troubleshoot storage related issues. Responsible for migrating host off legacy storage arrays and Brocade SAN switches to Cisco MDS 9513’s and EMC storage solutions, perform day to day zoning and disk allocation activities.Design and deployed company storage disaster recovery solutions. and company wide storage consolidation solutions for legacy Wintel F&P servers. Perform and coordinated datacenter hardware re-locations for storage equipment when needed.
  • Bank Of America
    Consultant - Storage Systems Architect
    Bank Of America Jan 2010 - Jun 2011
    Greater Chicago Area
    • Responsible for deploying and maintaining a large multicore enterprise SAN environment comprised of Cisco MDS 9000’s, Brocade and interop McData SAN switches.• Deploy, configure and merge new Cisco 9513 SAN directors into existing SAN environment.• Plan and coordinate the installation and upgrade of crossbars and line cards.• Map and provision SAN ports for servers and storage systems.• Perform day to day zoning activities and work with operations teams to troubleshooting SAN issues.• Manage the decommissioning of IBM DS8300 and IBM ESS800 disk subsystems. • Configure 9124 backend switches for HP blade center systems • Troubleshoot FCIP links when needed.
  • Sidley Austin Llp
    Storage Engineer
    Sidley Austin Llp Jun 2008 - Jan 2010
    Greater Chicago Area
    Responsible for testing, designing, deploying and maintaining EMC storage solutions for Windows and Solaris 10 application servers.• Travel to remotes datacenters to perform site surveys and redesign current SAN infrastructures.• Test and certify new Flare Code, NXOS and DART code for firm wide deployment.• Trouble shoot storage related issues for Windows, Solaris 10 and VMware application servers.• Responsible for maintaining and migrating host off current HDS 9570 modular storage array and Brocade SAN switches to Cisco MDS 9513’s and EMC CX480 disk arrays.• Perform day to day zone and disk allocation activities.• Upgrade Cisco MDS SAN director SANOS and install new hardware components. • Design and deployed replication manager BCV solution.• Deploy, maintain and trouble shoot EMC Celerra storage devices.• Perform and coordinated datacenter hardware re-locations for storage equipment.
  • Bank Of America
    Systems Engineer Architect/Analyst
    Bank Of America Jan 2001 - Apr 2008
    Greater Chicago Area
    Storage Engineer: Responsible for testing and designing multi-platform open systems SAN storage solutions for Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems. • Test, certified and designed storage infrastructure for the EMC Clarrion disk arrays.• Test, certified and designed storage infrastructure for the IBM DS8300 and 4800 disk arrays.• Test and certified storage infrastructure for NetApp 200 and 900 series filers.• Responsible for reviewing, testing and certifying new microcode updates for EMC, HDS and IBM disk arrays. Disaster Recovery Subject Matter Expert for host based and hardware base data replication and migration products. Trained production support personnel on new hardware and procedures, and develop standards documentation for new hardware and software solutions.Subject Matter Expert for IBM Disk subsystems DS8300, DS4800 and ESS800. Storage Analyst: Responsible for maintaining and implementing open systems storage platforms EMC, HDS, IBM, and Netapp storage solutions for Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems, perform and coordinated datacenter hardware re-locations for storage equipment.
  • Tribune Company
    Sr Systems Analyst
    Tribune Company Oct 1999 - Jan 2001
    Greater Chicago Area
    Responsible for designing and implementing Tribune company’s multi site Exchange E-mail system, SAN, and Enterprise Backup environment. Develop plans for remote email access using VPN and Web technology. Maintain corporate IIS servers used for OWA and web based monitoring systems. Responsible for recommending various solutions to upper management and clients on how to optimize the performance and availability of high-end business systems. Test various software applications and operating systems to ensure complete compatibility with Windows and Exchange servers. Provide 3rd level support to internal staff and remote business units.
  • First Options(Cboe)
    Systems Engineer
    First Options(Cboe) Dec 1997 - Oct 1999
    Greater Chicago Area
    Responsible for designing and implementing a Windows NT network, Exchange E-mail system and internet access for employees and clients of First Options. Responsible for implementing security safe guards against internal and external attacks using Kane security, Guardian firewall system and internal server security tools. Developed and maintained the security infrastructure of all Windows domains, servers, and intranet web servers hosting various in house application and web sites. Installed backup systems and created disaster recovery procedures for Windows servers and recommended various solutions to upper management on how to optimize the performance, availability backend systems.
  • Ameritech
    Systems Engineer
    Ameritech Oct 1996 - Dec 1997
    Greater Chicago Area
    Responsible for developing, maintaining and trouble shooting a multi domain Windows NT network. Optimize current network infrastructure to increase performance and availability. Test various forms of software applications to ensure complete compatibility with NT platforms. Security Analyst: Responsible for planing and implementing the security structure of NT servers and workstations, develop the data structures and ensure that the proper NTFS/share permissions were applied. Implement virus-scanning system to protect servers and workstations against infestation. OSPE Engineer: Responsible for trouble shooting and redesigning the problem areas in Ameritech’s Lats (Local Area Telephone System) network on Chicago’s south side.
  • Cna Insurance
    Systems Analyst
    Cna Insurance Aug 1995 - Oct 1996
    Greater Chicago Area
    Responsible for trouble shooting and maintaining local area and wide area networks, NT/Novell client servers, and SAA gateways Monitor the operations of routers, hubs, T1 lines, and mainframe sessions. Travel to remote sites to assist in the upgrading of client servers and network systems. Assist 1st level analyst with second and third level trouble shooting issues and consult users on the use of various types of software and hardware.
  • Information Resources
    P.C/Lan Techician
    Information Resources Nov 1994 - Aug 1995
    Greater Chicago Area
    Responsible for trouble shooting, repairing, and upgrading PC’s, install various types of hardware and software. Assist network team in trouble shooting LAN and TCPIP routing issues. Develop automated workstations configuration programs for installation technicians. and consult users on the use of various types of software and hardware.

Rodney Dean Skills

Disaster Recovery Servers Storage Storage Area Networks Virtualization Windows Server Security Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Cloud Storage Distributed Systems Operating Systems Active Directory Windows 7 It Management High Availability Server Architecture

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