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Rhoadesville, Va, Us

Rhoadesville, Va, Us

Mclean, Va, Us

Manage updates and issues that affect the existing and new deployments of The Defend D SSA contract.Hosted meetings and working groups between engineers and SSA personnel.Monitored the BAH Change Control Board meetings for updates and changes affecting the project.Monitored and tracked Data Quality issues for the Defend D SSA contract.Using ITIL methods (Jira and ServiceNow issue tracking) assisted with resolution of Data Quality issuesReviewed and updated documentation and procedures as required.Created procedures and trackers for needed tasks.Managed the SSA ticket queue both on Jira (SSA Ticket Queue) and on the Booz Allen Service Now

Mclean, Va, Us

Manage updates and issues that affect the existing and new deployments of The Defend B RFS-18 contract.Hosted the Existing Solutions and the RFS-18 Ticket Sync meetings Interfacing with DOE and CISA personnel andensured required tickets were created and updated in ServiceNow and JiraScheduled requested meetings and working groups between engineers and DOE personnelMonitored the BAH Change Control Board meetings for updates and changes affecting the projectMonitored and tracked Data Quality issues for RFS-18Reviewed and updated documentation and procedures as requiredCreated procedures and trackers for needed tasksBriefed the DOE Elements on duties, responsibilities, and options for O&M turnover at end of RFS.Managed End of RFS-18 tasks including Remaining tickets and requests from DOE and CISA.

Mclean, Va, Us

Using Nautilus, automated configuration of AWS Persistent volumes in the environment.Using ArgoCD helm charts, Installed Grafana and generated dashboards.In preparation for automating the on-boarding processes documented procedures and processes.As part of the operations team, I was responsible for managing the day to day management of the project. Thisinvolved a thorough understanding of the project's technology, including Kubernetes, Rancher, Harbor, AWS andother related cloud technologies. In addition, an understanding of the CI/CD pipeline was needed to identify issuesand bottlenecks. I was also able to leverage my RedHat skills to identify and solve problems as they were reported.In working with the infrastructure team I was able to assist with the design and configuration of the project as a whole.

As part of the FBI Linux team I was responsible for the OEM and Engineering requirements of the FBILinux infrastructure, Patching, and operational remediation of issues that arose in the field units.Some of my duties have included engineering and configuring applications such as the syslog loggingsystems, RedHat Satellite, and RedHat IPA. I was responsible for installing RHEL systems, bothphysical and Virtual, configure Networking and DNS as well as configuring the partitioning accordingto specifications. I also assisted the various application groups in the appropriate configurations,making recommendations on system specs and disk layouts. I have worked to eliminate bottlenecksand high memory/disk use situations. In addition I was responsible for maintaining the systems inSTIG compliance including review of NESSUS scans, regular patching and resolving critical securityalerts. I am proficient with Ansible, Git, OpenSSL, RedHat KVM, rsyslog, as well as the various utilitiesfor day to day operations. I have also assisted the RIDE project to deploy a full Openstackenvironment. I assisted with the migration of applications between various versions of Linux, anddifferent environments. I assisted in migrating applications to the new data center and consolidatingsystems. I have re-engineered the group levels and access for several application groups, making fora more efficient IPA configuration that met the needs of the customer

Provide help desk and other technical support for http://bluesagenaturals.com. Install and maintain web applications (Centos based web host provider), including Wordpress, Email, and E-commerce. Also provide Technical support for small Windows 7 / Linux network. Programmed an e-commerce/product display in PHP, and am currently modifying a commercial e-commerce cart using PHP, CSS and HTML.

Reston, Va, Us

Responsible for installation and testing of multiple systems including Oracle Solaris 10, RedHat Enterprise 6 and derivatives. Set up and administer DNS (Bind and LucentDNS) and Avocent KVM access for the Enterprise Lab. Install, configure and maintain the Avocent DSView application. Assist with managing Both a Redhat satellite system and Oracle OVM system. Manages the firmware updates for Avocent KVM switches, as well as patches and updates for RedHat Enterprise and derivatives. Handles all administration for RHEL 5 and 6, while serving as the principal point of contact for RedHat issues. Assists with the day to day administration of the Enterprise Lab. Principle point of contact for Solaris 10 issues. Oracle Solaris 10 system administration duties including patching and user management.

Hanover, Md, Us

Herndon, Va, Us

Responsible for installation and testing of multiple systems including RedHat Enterprise 5 and 6 and derivatives. Set up and administer Lucent DNS and Avocent KVM access for the Enterprise Lab. Install, configure and maintain the Avocent DSView application. Assists with managing a Redhat satellite system. Manages the firmware updates for Avocent KVM switches, as well as patches and updates for RedHat Enterprise and Scientific Linux. Handles all administration for RHEL 5 and 6, while serving as the principal point of contact for RedHat issues. Assists with the day to day administration of the Enterprise Lab. Principle point of contact for Solaris 10 issues. Oracle Solaris 10 system administration duties including patching and user management.

Technical responsibility for the installation and testing of RHEL 5 and 6. Configured Red Hat Network Account to better take into account the client’s needs. Setup and administered RedHat Satellite 5.4, and managed all required patches and updates. Administered RHEL 4,5,6; installed and tested Solaris 10 configurations, and managed all patches and updates for the Solaris 10 installations. Restored systems as needed using FLAR and ZFS snapshots, performed firmware updates on T2000, and E2900 systems, and served as point of contact for Oracle Solaris issues.

Solaris 8, 9/AIX 5.3User support (passwords, LDAP, restores, etc)Sudo configurationDaily systems maintenance tasks (disk space, system loads, troubleshooting problems to specific hardware/network issues.)Modified Root Level CrontabsPrinter setup and configurationAssist level 3 support as needed.SANSAP/PeoplesoftNetworking issuesPerformance issuesRed Hat Enterprise LinuxInstall and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x and 5.xConfigure printer supportConfigure disk usage; Configure Virtualization Configured rdesktop for remotely connecting to a windows 2000/XP systemConfigured VNC server (RHEL) and client (on Windows 2000/XP)Various other System Admin functions (mostly user support)

Solaris 8, 9/AIX 5.3User support (passwords, restores, etc)Daily systems maintenance tasks (disk space, system loads, troubleshooting problems to specific hardware/network issues.)Assist in troubleshooting Web, App, and DB2 Issues.Websphere 5.0SUNone6.1DB2 Red Hat Enterprise LinuxInstall and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x and 5.x; Modified services as needed Configure Virtualization Configured rdesktop for remotely connecting to a windows 2000/XP systemConfigured VNC server (RHEL) and client (on Windows 2000/XP)Various other System Admin functions (mostly user support)Most of the above tasks in Fedora 5/6 as well.Perl/PHP/kshScripts for near real time monitoring of server and application health (perl, ksh)Modified existing perl and ksh scripts for reports and other tasks.Programmed an e-commerce/product display in PHP, currently modifying a commercial e-commerce cart using PHP, CSS and HTML. (This is a freelance job not affiliated with IBM)Other tasks and dutiesLotus notes, Unix and Windows restores (Tivoli storage manager)Write and administer the operations documentation.Good understanding of NNTP and SMTP Good understanding of SAN concepts

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Full life cycle development & post production support, AmEx online banking sitesDeveloped & documented procedures for the administration of web sitesInstalled & supported web sitesWrote & modified installation scripts using sh & ksh scriptingMonitored web sites for performance & operational capacity

Tape Backup ManagerEnsured full & incremental backups were completed successfullyAssembled & shipped tapesTape library maintenanceVeritas/Lagato configurationManaging restores

Provided On-Site service to various IBM customersInventory controlPC, Monitor, & printer refurbish & repairManaged the IBM repair depot for the California Legislative datacenter.Managed various small projects (1-5 people)Independent installation of AS-400 systems throughout the state of CA.Initial troubleshooting & problem resolution of AS-400 systems.

Washington, Dc, Us

Operated and maintained the AN/SLQ-32 V2 system on various US Navy Ships.

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