- Architected/designed/built/deployed all Brocade Fibre channel (FCP) switching infrastructureacross multiple sites (Gen5, Gen6, X6-8, X6-4, DCX-8510); researched/determined suitable codelevels for deployment; created and performed knowledge transfer to Operational teams- Researched/Built Brocade SAN Navigator application instances for enterprise; Documented/turnedover to Operational teams for use- Architected Inter-Chassis-Link (ICL) connectivity for all Brocade FCP switching gear (multiplesites)- Built/deployed Cisco 9148T/9396T FCP switching infrastructure across multiple sites fordedicated POD/ESXi environments- Built/deployed PURE storage arrays (m20, m70, x20, x50, x70, x90) in multiple sites fordedicated POD/ESXi environments- Built/deployed some EMC storage arrays (Power Max 2K, 8K) in multiple sites- Created/deployed SSL signed certificates during build process for new FCP switchinginfrastructure and storage arrays; documented process and handed off to Operational teams- Wrote/published design documents for switching infrastructure deployment standards- Created product information & presentations for relevant governing boards incorporatingsecurity/system diagrams, as well as security information/reviews- Researched/documented standards for SAN storage-related equipment- Fostered new gear and applications through enterprise governance processing (securityreview, production ready, DR planning/design, go live)- Maintained some bash scripting for automation of mundane storage/switch related tasks, suchas configuration dumps/searches and capacity forecasting- Setup new FCP switching gear for data source monitoring in the OnCommand Insight (OCI)tool suite and discovered in 'native' vendor UI tools for administration by Operational teams

- Coordinated with Technical Project Managers to confirm deliverables in Statement of Workdocuments- Engaged in technical project calls throughout customer engagements- Worked directly with customer contacts and Technical Project Managers to gather relevantdata from customer environment, facilitating device and application discoveries andunderlying dependency mapping- Utilized various software tools to obtain discovery data, in addition to Power Queryfunctionality to compile data into final format for customer consumption- Assisted/facilitated customer plan to migrate from one data-center to another, or to cloudenvironment, based on information gathered in mapping phase and other deliverables.

- Built/Configured disk arrays & storage switches (Brocade/Cisco/EMC/PURE)- Wrote/published design documents for switching infrastructure deployment standardsthroughout the enterprise- Facilitated passage of new products through governance process (Productinformation/presentation to relevant governing boards using various tools todocument/diagram, Security information/reviews)- Participated in standards-establishing group for all storage-related equipment, utilizingvendor best-practice documents and other relevant, readily available data- Storage administration - EMC PowerMax, VMAX, XtremIO, Hitachi G1000, PUREM70/X70/X90 arrays.- Brocade Network Advisor/Brocade Sannavigator -installed/documented/administered/maintained- Broade DCX/X6-8 - installed/configured/administered/maintained- Cisco 9148/9396/9513 hardware – installed/administered/maintained- Cisco Data Center Network Manager – administered- Architected/Coodinated/Administered project to move approximately 900 physical hostconnections off End of Service Life switches, with no downtime incurred

- Maintained day to day infrastructure and operations in Oracle/HSM environment- Configured/Administered/Maintained local Netbackup Environment, to include managing onsite and offsite copies of data- StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) software administration, to accommodate shared tape environment- Oracle/StorageTek SL-8500 Tape Library administration/allocation/maintenance- Utilized bash scripting in order to automate storage/backup/archive functions- Brocade 6520 fibre channel switches – implemented/administered/maintained/automated- Brocade DCX series fibre channel switches - administered/maintained- Oracle FS-1 Storage Array configuration/administration/allocation/maintenance- Oracle ZS-3 NAS Appliance configuration/administration/allocation/maintenance- Assisted team in Microsoft Windows Server, some Solaris/Linux administration

- Maintained day to day infrastructure and operations in Oracle/HSM environment- Configured/Administered/Maintained local Netbackup Environment, to include managing onsite and offsite copies of data- StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) software administration, to accommodate shared tape environment- Oracle/StorageTek SL-8500 Tape Library administration/allocation/maintenance- Utilized bash scripting in order to automate storage/backup/archive functions- Brocade 6520 fibre channel switches – implemented/administered/maintained/automated- Brocade DCX series fibre channel switches - administered/maintained- Hitachi AMS2500 Storage Array configuration/administration/allocation/maintenance- Hitachi G series Storage Array administration/allocation- Assisted distributed team in Kansas City (NITC) data center with project deliverable line items and formal change/trouble tickets, space allocations, storage replication, and backup/archive/restore related requests.

- Maintained day to day infrastructure and operations in Oracle/SUN SAM-QFS/HSM environment- Configured/Administered/Maintained local Netbackup Environment, to include managing onsite and offsite copies of data- StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) software administration, including daily operational work and design to accommodate shared tape environment- Oracle/StorageTek SL-8500 Tape Library administration/allocation/maintenance- Utilized scripting in order to automate storage/backup/archive functions- Brocade 6520 fibre channel switches – administered/maintained/automated- Hitachi AMS2500 Storage Array configuration/administration/allocation/maintenance- Assisted distributed team in Kansas City (NITC) data center with project deliverable line items and formal change/trouble tickets, space allocations, storage replications and backup/archive/restore related requests.

- Designed, built, configured, and maintained Hitachi VSP, HUS150, 130, 110 Storage arrays- Administration and maintenance - Netapp FAS8060, 6240, 3250, 3210, 2040, 2220, 2552 7-mode and Cluster-mode storage arrays- Configured/Administered/Maintained Hitachi HUS110 disk arrays at over 50 distributed field sites- Maintained Netapp FAS2040 and 2220 disk arrays at over 50 distributed sites- Designed, built, configured, and maintained Brocade fibre channel networks - Brocade DCX-8510, 6510 and 300 model switch gear- Hitachi Command Suite, Storage Navigator Modular 2, and HiTrack software suites (setup, configuration, administration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows servers)- Netapp CLI 7-mode and C-mode operations- Netapp OnCommand System Manager software operations- Netapp OnCommand Inisght - assist with configuration and monitoring- Netapp OnCommand Performance Manager - monitoring- Netapp Workflow Automation tool - assisted with configuration/customization of workflows and templates- OSSV backup processing software tools - configuration, operation, troubleshooting/maintenance- Some Appworx/Automic (UC4) enterprise job scheduling monitoring/troubleshooting- Some Linux/Unix bash scripting and OS maintenance, in regards to storage operations- Troubleshot storage connectivity and performance utilizing Tuning Manager and OCI- Provisioned storage for company wide ESXi environment- Created and maintained documentation on fibre channel networking build-outs and operations- Ordered and ran appropriate fibre cabling for server HBAs, and storage connections, utilizing Systimax patch panel infrastructure- Provided merited training on daily operations for NOC team- General windows server administration and maintenance

- Administration and maintenance of Brocade fibre channel network- Administration and maintenance of EMC Clariion disk arrays- Administration and maintenance of Windows 2003,2008 servers, housing all company applications- Some exposure to Active Directory maintenance- DOS based scripting and scheduled tasks to automate tasks in server environment

- Provided remote support support for IBM, EMC, Hitachi, HP storage arrays, as well as Brocade and Cisco fibre channel switching equipment.- Analyzed and troubleshot customer issues in regards to Storage Area Networking, disk array issues, and/or storage-related Operating System problems

- Managed team of 6-8 geographically separated storage administrators, to include compiling yearly reviews, providing daily technical direction and feedback, managing team workloads, overseeing team projects and coordinating efforts with disparate teams on company-wide projects- Tivoli Storage Manager SME - Designed, Configured, Maintained systems running Tivoli Storage Manager for enterprise-wide backup environment- Storage Area Networking Technical Team Lead - Configured and Maintained several hundred Brocade 2800, 3800, McData 6064 and 6140, Cisco 9509 fibre channel switches across the country ~120,000 ports- Administered Hitachi USP and EMC Clariion and DMX disk arrays- Administered StorageTek 9710 Powerderhorn "ACSLS" software and libraries- Storage and TSM-related bash and k-shell scripting on AIX and Solaris Operating systems- Created and maintained team website for collaboration among geographically separated colleagues- Created and maintained documentation for team in regards to Storage Area Networking configs, operations, and setup and maintenance scripts

- Configuration Management of 'ADA' code for USAF Advanced Training System (ATS), utilizing PVCS Version manager software- AIX System administration and maintenance- Legato tape backup system administration and maintenance of tape libraries- Re-works of code modules and functions, utilizing DOD-mandated 'ADA' code- Windows server administration- Sun Solaris OS - Maintained inventory and setup simulator playback as merited, of relevant data recorded during airborne warning flights

- Team Lead - Technical lead for team of 27 remote support specialists for the Tivoli Storage Manager software suite- Certifications for AIX and Tivoli Storage Manager support- Provided remote support for the Tivoli Storage Manager product suite- Provided technical direction to team of remote support specialists, managed work of team on a daily basis, reported metrics to management team