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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Greater Atlanta Area

Work with customers to architect and engineer public cloud, hybrid cloud and on-prem solutions to help organizations achieve their technology and business goals. Architect, design and size solutions to support application and infrastructure requirements. Experienced with both traditional as well as cloud native application infrastructure and support models (Iaas, PaaS & SaaS). Hands-on experience with public cloud providres: Azure, GCP, Oracle (OCI), AWS and hybrid cloud technology solutions… Show more Work with customers to architect and engineer public cloud, hybrid cloud and on-prem solutions to help organizations achieve their technology and business goals. Architect, design and size solutions to support application and infrastructure requirements. Experienced with both traditional as well as cloud native application infrastructure and support models (Iaas, PaaS & SaaS). Hands-on experience with public cloud providres: Azure, GCP, Oracle (OCI), AWS and hybrid cloud technology solutions and platforms. Extensive experience with Dell Technologies' Data Center portfolio including Block/File/Object Storage, SAN, Server & HCI solutions. Provide pre-sales engineering and coverage, and serve as a trusted technology advisor to my customers. Maintain and expand business and technology leadership through education, industry conferences and relevant certifications. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Manager of System Operations team. The SysOps team was responsible managing the Storage and Server (Linux/Windows) environment in both the local and remote datacenter. The team provided third tier systems, storage and application infrastructure support. Specific Duties and Accomplishments:- Managed day-to-day server and storage operations- Sponsored and Championed Infrastructure Projects- Technical and Management lead for systems integration projects with CORP office-… Show more Manager of System Operations team. The SysOps team was responsible managing the Storage and Server (Linux/Windows) environment in both the local and remote datacenter. The team provided third tier systems, storage and application infrastructure support. Specific Duties and Accomplishments:- Managed day-to-day server and storage operations- Sponsored and Championed Infrastructure Projects- Technical and Management lead for systems integration projects with CORP office- Implemented processes for accountability and quality of deliverables- Reviewed and approved team RFCs- Implemented a cross training process that was administered by the team- Provided mentoring and knowledge transfer to the team- Managed headcount and hiring decisions- Performed individual performance reviews for team members- Work with senior management on strategic projects and initiatives- Managed vendor relationships and AFE submissions- Rolled up my sleeves when needed, but also worked to train and empower the individuals on my team- Worked collaboratively with my peers and others to get the job done.- Had a lot of fun managing a great group of people. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

- Systems, Storage & SAN Architecture, Engineering and Administration - EMC VMAX & VNX, RecoverPoint, NetApp, Brocade, Cisco- Cisco UCS Servers- VMware ESX (NFS and SAN)- Linux (Redhat RHEL and OEL)- Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)- Bash, Perl, and PowerShell Scripting- OS and Storage Support for Oracle 10G and 11G RAC w/ASM, SQL Server 2008 R2

- Infrastructure Architect for a large educational serrvices company. - Experienced with NetApp & EMC storage and Cisco MDS SAN architecture, implementation, and administration within a large AIX, Redhat and Windows server environment. - Responsible for developing and implementing the organization’s overall storage architecture and roadmap and for providing technical leadership and support as part of the overall infrastructure architecture team. - Experienced with Oracle… Show more - Infrastructure Architect for a large educational serrvices company. - Experienced with NetApp & EMC storage and Cisco MDS SAN architecture, implementation, and administration within a large AIX, Redhat and Windows server environment. - Responsible for developing and implementing the organization’s overall storage architecture and roadmap and for providing technical leadership and support as part of the overall infrastructure architecture team. - Experienced with Oracle ASM on both EMC and NetApp storage platforms. - Worked with vendors to architect and test new solutions for integration within the infrastructure. -Developed detailed test plans and evaluated potential solutions. - Developed comprehensive reference architectures. - Worked to implement cost-effective solutions and minimize overall storage expenses. Show less

Served as a Senior SAN Engineer for a US Government agency. Responsible for architecture and implementation of the agency's enterprise storage and SAN infrastructure. Responsible for support of HDS Lightning 9900v, HP HSG80, and SUN 6130 storage arrays and associated software. Responsible for design and administration of the agency’s Brocade SAN. Provided storage architecture and implementation support for a large Exchange Server and file server migration project. Provided architecture and… Show more Served as a Senior SAN Engineer for a US Government agency. Responsible for architecture and implementation of the agency's enterprise storage and SAN infrastructure. Responsible for support of HDS Lightning 9900v, HP HSG80, and SUN 6130 storage arrays and associated software. Responsible for design and administration of the agency’s Brocade SAN. Provided storage architecture and implementation support for a large Exchange Server and file server migration project. Provided architecture and implementation support for various agency storage projects. Supported the agency's storage disaster-recovery environment. Experience with Exchange storage configuration and support in a Veritas Cluster environment. Supported the production and preproduction storage and VCS server environments. Show less

Served as a senior infrastructure specialist for a large solutions provider. Specialized in the architecture and implementation of enterprise-class storage, server, and SAN infrastructures. Responsible for design, implementation, and administration of storage and server systems within a large heterogeneous IT environment. Experienced with replication and disaster-recovery designs across distributed data-centers. Extensive experience with configuration of EMC, IBM, HDS and NetApp storage… Show more Served as a senior infrastructure specialist for a large solutions provider. Specialized in the architecture and implementation of enterprise-class storage, server, and SAN infrastructures. Responsible for design, implementation, and administration of storage and server systems within a large heterogeneous IT environment. Experienced with replication and disaster-recovery designs across distributed data-centers. Extensive experience with configuration of EMC, IBM, HDS and NetApp storage hardware and software. Also experienced with the design and implementation of large-scale SANs using Cisco, McData and Brocade Fibre Channel switches and directors. Experienced with systems administration of SUN and IBM enterprise-class UNIX servers, along with Linux and Windows-based servers. Experienced with development of scripts for replication, configuration, and administration of storage and servers. Responsible for evaluating and integrating new storage products into the overall technology environment. Helped implement the client’s first Cisco-based FCIP data replication solution. Served as lead technical architect for various design and implementation projects. Developed best practice documentation for storage and SAN platforms. Provided third-tier support to production and preproduction storage environments. Assisted System Administrators, DBAs, and other support personnel with problem resolution and performance issues. Member of the Enterprise Technology Office (ETO), a group of senior architects from various disciplines with the responsibility of bringing innovative and cost effective solutions to the customer. Show less

Responsible for design, implementation, and support of Delta Air Lines' e-commerce infrastructure. Supported production, staging, and development Internet infrastructure and application environments.

Responsibility for managing SITA's Internet hosting server farm. Supported customer’s server and application environments. Tasked with implementation and administration of Internet-facing DNS, FTP, MAIL, and Netscape/Apache web servers. Developed scripts to support customer needs, and provided technical support for Internet projects and issues.