Summary of Work Experience - Over 10 years
experience as a UNIX
system administrator (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX and Linux).
Experienced in SAN/storage management (StorageTek, EMC Clariion, IBM,
Hitachi, HP, Veritas volume manager), backup management (Veritas
NetBackup, HP
Omniback), database/DBA support (Oracle), scripting (UNIX shell
scripting, bash, Korn and
Perl), webserver/application server support (php, java, BEA
Weblogic/Apache/Tomcat), system monitoring/management (Netsaint,
Nagios, Big Brother and MRTG/RRD) and infrastructure architecture
analysis and design. Production support experience
in a 24X7 oncall support
environment.
Operating Systems -
AIX 4.x/5.x,
HP-UX
10.x/11.x, SunOS/Solaris 2,x/6/7/8/9, SCO Unixware, Altos Unix, NetApp/Ontap, Windows
2000/NT/XP, Netware 2.x/3.x/4.x/5.x, Red Hat Linux, Mandrake Linux,
Windows 9.x/3.x/me,
Dos, Macintosh
Servers - Sun V240, V440, 280R, E4500/5500/6500,
E450/250, HP 9000 Series 800 Servers (K, L, N, V
Class), HP 9000 Series 700 Workstations (B, C Class), IBM RS/6000
Servers (pSeries - p690, p650, p630, Model B50, B80), IBM eServer
xSeries.
SANs -
IBM
Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) Model F20, 800, NetApp NAS, EMC
Clariion 5400, Hitachi 7700E, HP
VA-7400, HP XP512, StorageTek D280/Santricity, Sun D1000, Brocade
Switches.
Software - Veritas Netbackup 3.x/4.x, Veritas Cluster Server
(VCS), Veritas
Volume Manager, HP Logical Volume Manager (LVM), Oracle 8i/9i, Nagios
Monitoring, MRTG graphing, Apache and Apache/Tomcat webservers,
BEA/Weblogic webservers, HP-UX Ignite, IBM Sysback,
Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, Systems Management Server (SMS), MySQL,
Squid Proxy Cache, Microsoft Proxy Server,
Internet Information Server (IIS), WinProxy, Veritas
Backup
Exec 8.x/9.x, Cheyenne ArcServe 6.x/7.x, Microsoft Office, Frontpage,
Network Monitor, Lanalyzer.
Education
MSEE - Syracuse University
BSEE - Clarkson University
Computer Industry Certifications
Sun - Solaris 9
SCSA
Oracle - OCP - 8i DBA
Cisco - CCNA
Microsoft -
MCSE 2000, MCSE NT,
MCT, MCP+I
Comptia - A+,
Network+, CTT
Novell - MCNE, CNI,
CNE-5, CNE-4,
CNE-3, CNE-2
Prosoft - CIW, CIW-C
Work Experience
12/03 - Present Unix System
Administrator - NuVox Communications
Senior UNIX System Administrator responsible for the day to day
administration and architecture maintenance/design of a complex
100+ Server, 24X7
production environment consisting of Solaris, HP-UX and Linux
servers. Architecture responsibilities include analyzing and
documenting existing system architecture data and workflows, designing
and implementing new cost effective/maintainable system architectures
to meet evolving business requirements. System adminstration job
responsibilities include 24X7 oncall production
support, backup management for Veritas NetBackup and HP
Omniback/Dataprotector, SAN/storage management using StorageTek D280s,
HP XP512, HP VA7400, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas Cluster Server, HP
LVM and Sun Volume Manager/Solstice. Providing support to Oracle
DBAs, including performing database refreshes and startup/shutdown of
databases as required. Creating and maintaining extensive library
of
shell scripts and Perl scripts. Providing system administration
support to developers, including support for Apache, Tomcat, Weblogic
web servers, installation/support of PHP and Java programs.
Setting up and maintaining Nagios/NetSaint, Big Brother and Shell/Perl
script based monitoring of
servers with MRTG/RRD graphing of performance statistics.
10/02 - 12/03 Unix Systems Administrator - Michelin Tire
Company
Under contract to Michelin North America as a senior Unix System
Administrator. Responsibilities include day to day system
administration, emergency 24X7 on call/pager support and project
support for a large 150+ server production environment. Operating
systems include AIX 4.x/5.x, HP-UX 10.x/11.x, Solaris 7/8 and Red Hat
Linux.
Provided database/dba support for Oracle, backup management and data
recovery using Veritas Netbackup,
HP-UX Ignite, IBM Sysback. SAN management using EMC, Clariion,
Hitachi, IBM ESS and NetApp storage. Server hardware includes IBM
RS/6000
servers,
HP 9000 Series 800 servers and Series 700 workstations. Developed
and maintained extensive scripting environment using UNIX Shell
scripting, Perl and CGI. Administered UNIX based DNS and NIS
environment.
Upgraded 50 Novell Netware 5.1 production servers throughout North
America. Developed successful upgrade procedure for Netware
Operating System and Cheyenne ARCServe in a global eDirectory
environment. Successfully implemented rollout from testing, to pilot
implementation, to production. Automated the upgrade process
through the use of batch programs and Perl scripts.
6/02 - 8/02 Unix Systems Administrator
- Denny's Restaraunts
Short term contract with Denny's Restaurants to migrate 3 production
HP-UX systems from outsourced vendor support to inhouse support.
Installed, configured and tuned HP-UX 11.0 on HP 9000 Series 800
L
Class and N Class servers. Developed and modified UNIX shell scripts
and PERL scripts. Installed and supported application software
including Autosys, Lawson Financials, Vista and Micro Focus
Cobol. Provided database/dba support for Oracle database, backup
management using Veritas Netbackup - including installation and setup
for use with standalone DLT
tape drives and with an ADIC Scaler 100 robot using 4 LTO/Ultrium tape
drives. Printer management using server based printing to HP
Jetdirect printers with JetAdmin and remote network printing.
SAN/storage management for HP VA7400 virtual storage array including
creating luns and
configuring shared filesystems using HP logical volume manager.
Configured remote access to
filesystems using NFS mounts for HP-UX, Linux and Netware servers.
4/91
- 10/02 QRS Associates, Inc.
System Administrator
Multiplatform system administrator for a
variety of customers as an outside contractor. Operating systems
include
Linux, Solaris, SCO Unix, Altos Unix, Unixware,
Microsoft Windows 2000/NT/XP and
Novell Netware 2.x/3.x/4.x/5.x. Application software includes
Microsoft
Office, Exchange, SQL Server, Veritas Backup Exec, Cheyenne ArcServe,
Great
Plains Accounting, Quickbooks, Peachtree, AutoCad, Telemagic and
various other
medical billing and accounting packages.
System administration tasks included end user support, on-site support,
emergency 24X7 oncall/pager support, telephone support,
troubleshooting,
hardware installation and upgrades, software installation and upgrade,
system
backup, automation through scripting and system performance monitoring.
Installed, configured, administered and secured web servers using HTML,
DHTML,
CSS, JavaScript, CGI, Perl, PHP, SSI and SQL.
Network Engineer
Evaluated, documented, designed and upgraded
client computer networks. Installed WAN and Internet access using
V.90 modems, Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), digital T1/DDS lines, CSU/DSU,
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and PPPoE. Distributed WAN/Internet
access to the enterprise using routers, IP Masquerade (MASQ), Network
Address Translation (NAT), Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), Routing
and Remote Access Services (RRAS), Remote Access Services (RAS), packet
filtering firewalls and proxy servers. Securing Internet access by
configuring firewall rules and proxy server rules/access lists.
Installed and supported the basic network
infrastructure using 10/100BaseT hubs, 10Base2 repeaters, active hubs,
passive hubs, multistation access units (MSAU/MAU), network cards,
unshielded/shielded twisted pair (UTP/STP),
coaxial cable, Ethernet, Arcnet, AppleTalk and Token Ring. Used
Novell
Lanalyzer, Microsoft Network Monitor, Ethereal and other similar packet
sniffer
tools to analyze and troubleshoot network problems.
Technical Trainer
Certified by Microsoft, Novell, Comptia and Prosoft as a technical
trainer. Provided
training for
the following computer industry certification programs throughout the
United
States:
- Microsoft
Windows 2000 MCSE
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 MCSE
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 MCSE
- Novell Netware 5.X CNE
- Novell Netware 4.X CNE
- Novell Netware 3.X CNE
- Comptia Network +
- Comptia A+
4/88
- 5/91 Unix System Administrator
- United Technologies
Under contract to United Technologies/TPM Division as a system
administrator for their Sun OS/Solaris based CAD and Publishing
network. Supported FrameMaker publishing software, Anvil CAD software
and Ansys 3d modeling and analysis software for a production
engineering network. Installed, configured and upgraded SunOS/Solaris
operating system and application software. Performed daily backups and
restored lost and deleted documents and drawings from backups, created
users, secured file access, supported network printers/plotters and
provided day to day user support. Installed and configured additional
workstation/server hardware (Sun SPARC technology), designed network
expansion. Provided support, troubleshooting, installation and
configuration for 10Base2 network infrastructure. Upgraded network
infrastructure from 10Base2 to 10BaseT Ethernet. Performed project lead
for design, acquisition and installation of enterprise LAN, documented
the requirements for an Engineering LAN, created Request for Proposal
(RFP)
documentation, evaluated Vendors, and managed the vendor installation
of
a 3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager network. Installed, configured, upgraded,
provided
support and troubleshooting of PC LAN based application software such
as
Microsoft Office, Lotus 123, Dbase III, Harvard Graphics and
WordPerfect.