Resume of Infrastructure Architect

Title
Infrastructure Architect

Primary Skills
Perl, Linux, HPUX, Windows, Process Automation, Architecture and Engineering

Location
US-TN-Nashville

Posted
Feb-06-08


Objective:

To obtain a Senior Lead Administrator or Perl Developer position in a mixed platform environment where I would have the opportunity to mentor others while utilizing my extensive experience as an architect, automations engineer and systems administrator.


Summary:

Technical IT leader with 13 years of experience in cross-platform information systems management providing innovative solutions for Fortune 500 companies including Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Simon, and Anthem. Skills encompass a broad spectrum of IT services, and include extensive knowledge in systems architecture, systems management, IT security, fault tolerant system design, multi platform systems integration, data transformation, and process automation.


Computer Skills:

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Citrix, HP-UX, RedHat Certified Technician


Software Development: Perl, Bash, Ksh, Unix, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, VBScript, HTML


Network Services: Microsoft Active Directory (MSAD), Samba, Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS), Veritas High Availability, Windows Network Load Balancing (NLB), Windows Terminal Services (WTS), Network Information Service (NIS), Network File System (NFS), Secure Shell (SSH), Internet Information Server (IIS), Apache; Domain Naming Services (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Squid, Dans Guardian, VMWare HA


Network: VPN concentrators, PIX firewalls, switches, WIFI, and routers; Rapid Spanning Tree, Vlans, Trunking, Virtual Redundant Routing Protocol, Wireless Distribution, Wireless Protected Access


Storage Networks: Q-Logic, Brocade, HP XP512, LSI, Storagetek; Zoning, redundant paths, meshed switches, SAN Certified


Virtualization: VMWare Workstation, Server, ESX; HP-UX partitioning


Security: Internet Scanner (IIS), Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), Wireshark, Netstumbler, Network Mapper (Nmap), and many other COTS and homegrown products


Database Support: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server


Data Protection: Netbackup Datacenter, Backup Exec, HP Data Protector


Office Software: Microsoft Office, Open Office, Visio, Visual Studio, COTS products


Out of band management: Guardian Service Processor (GSP), Remote Integrated Lights Out (RILO), Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA), KVM over IP


Rapid Deployment: Ghost, Kickstart, Bladelogic, Altiris



Experience:

Infrastructure Architect, Asurion -- Nashville, TN (November 2006 -- Present)

* Led the Automations team. Held weekly staff meetings, interviewed potential candidates, made staff recommendations and managed task assignments.

* Authority on the design of all IT managed solutions.

* Developed multiple Linux utilities in Perl including software that added users to LDAP, and parsed LUN metadata into human readable format.

* Volunteered to develop a solution to deploy software to large groups of Windows servers using VBScript and batch files, as well as a Linux agent deployment solution saving the Operational Excellence team potentially hundreds of hours by eliminating the need for the manual labor of installing software on 1,000 servers.

* Designed a Linux standard desktop configuration guideline utilized and recognized by employees organization wide. Mentored junior engineers in Linux and Perl.

* Identified a need for process automation. Voluntarily wrote scripts to rapidly validate Microsoft daylight savings time (DST) patch application, and verify that the clocks on hundreds of servers had changed accurately upon DST roll over. Saved the DST team many hours of manual effort greatly assisting in averting a potentially catastrophic business failure.

* Lead Architect for many IT products including Extract Transform and Load (ETL), and Altiris based server management solutions.
* Cross trained on Veritas cluster design, implementation, support, and management.

* Supported Linux infrastructure. Maintained servers hosting critical business applications.


Sr. Unix Systems Administrator, Lockheed Martin TSS -- Orlando, FL (May 2005 -- November 2006)

* Multi platform system and network design engineer, architect, and administrator for Biometrics Engineering Lab managing Linux, HP-UX, Solaris, and Windows 2003 operating systems, storage area networks, and multiple Ethernet networks. As a technical leader, provided direction to development staff and systems administration team. As an architect, provided vision, insight, and design recommendations into all programs.

* Senior member providing direction into the design, implementation, and management of the Registered Traveler (Clear) program resulting in a performance excellence award for high availability infrastructure design. Clear became a national success and is monitored by Congress and the office of the President of the United States of America.

* Designed and implemented the Lockheed Martin BioUnique infrastructure solution supporting Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD12).

* Member of the design team for Pakistan Fingerprint ID System (PAFIS).

* Configured and maintained Cisco and HP VPN concentrators, firewalls, switches, and routers in standard and high availability (HA) configurations.

* Configured and maintained server solutions including high availability environments.

* Wrote Perl scripts to automate many tasks, including password expiration enforcement for HPUX.


Lead Systems Administrator, Lockheed Martin EIS -- Orlando, FL (June 2004 -- May 2005)

* Provided technical guidance and leadership for all testing performed in Orlando ECTL.

* Windows, Linux, and Unix subject matter expert for team members and customers.

* Directly responsible for many production replica environments and ECTL infrastructure components made up of several hundred Windows, Linux, and Solaris servers.

* Coordinated test resources, maintained test environment infrastructure components, test environment scrub / rebuild activities.

* Executed developed test procedures, acquired data, analyzed and document the results and formalized a final test report.


Unix Administrator, CDI -- Tampa, FL (March 2001 -- June 2004)
Contract Role: Server Administrator, Verizon

* Responsible for architectural design, capacity planning, and maintenance of Windows, HP-UX, and Linux servers in clustered and non clustered environments.

* Directly responsible for review, approval, and deployment of all Unix and Linux scripts.

* Maintained over 50 active server pages (ASP) web applications, providing timely response to outages, as well as troubleshooting assistance and migration of applications from stage to production.

* Created health monitor scripts which alert primary pager to a problem before it becomes a critical outage visible to a customer.

* Eliminated the need for carrying a second pager when on-call. Developed software which assigned and tracked the active on-call staff member using scripts. Saved the company monthly service fees and eliminated confusion and miscommunication of who was on duty.

* Conceived the idea for and developed UNIX permissions backup and restore software that saved considerable man-hours when restoring granular permissions to multiple locations after application upgrades.

* Tasked with automating volume group creation process on HP-UX saving many man-hours, and provided a view of available storage within seconds.

* Developed Perl scripts to transform source data into formats loadable into Oracle by Informatica or directly from scripts themselves.

* Restructured data protection and recovery process. Improved performance by up to 90 percent.

* Evaluated and implemented anti-virus procedures and tools to minimize virus impact.

* Initially contracted as Snelling employee at Verizon through CDI, right to hire executed by CDI.


Linux Administrator, MerchantWired, Indianapolis, IN (August 2000 -- January 2001)

* Team leader ultimately responsible for the daily management of hundreds of RedHat Linux servers, workstations, and laptops.

* Developed a single sign-on solution, automated software installation and patch management process, and heartbeat software with the capability to notify and self-recovery resulting in better up time.

* Drafted network operations center operating procedures, and assisted other teams with custom software automating several routine tasks.

* Maintained servers in remote locations across the continental United States.

* Right to hire executed by Simon Property Group and became a core team member at extranet service provider start-up MerchantWired.


Certifications:

* RedHat Certified Technician, RedHat (2008)

* IT Service Management Foundation Certification, EXIN (2007)

* Argent Certified Engineer, Argent (2007)

* Qlogic Certified Technical Professional, Qlogic (2006)

* Master Linux Administrator, Master Unix Administrator, HP-UX Administrator, Windows Server 2003 Administrator, Server Administrator, Disaster Recovery and Planning, Information Technology Terminology, Networking Concepts, Perl Developer, BASH Shell Scripting, Computer Technician, Information Security Fundamentals -- Brainbench (1999-2005)

* A+ Service Technician -- Comptia (1999)

* Electronic Engineering -- Tampa Bay Tech (1992)


Classes:

* RedHat RH133 (2008)

* Altiris Deployment Solution Foundations (2007)

* Altiris Notification Server Foundations (2007)

* ITIL Service Management Essentials, New Horizons (2007)


Awards:

* Spot Award for performance excellence -- Lockheed Martin TSS (2006)

* Yea! Award or effort towards design and implementation of the Registered Traveler highly available network solution -- Lockheed Martin TSS (2006)

* Performance Excellence award for efforts towards delivery and administration of the Registered Traveler program -- Lockheed Martin TSS (2005)

* Contribution to the successful development and delivery of Decision Support System -- Verizon (2002)

* Recognized for outstanding dedication three times -- Snelling, Verizon Contract (2002)


Hobbies:

Owner, FEWT.com, Spring Hill, TN (February 1999 -- Present)

* Developed and released multiple products for Linux including Background Buddy, Photon BBS, Chizzle Chat Server, and TCP/Anywhere. All Linux applications are written in Perl, and released under open source licenses.

* Developed Background Buddy wallpaper management software for Windows XP. Background Buddy was written in Visual Basic .NET, and there are currently more than 220 registered users.

* Created the FEWT.com website using mod_perl, and server side includes (SSI). Web services hosted on Apache webserver.
* Developed VMWare appliance hosting Photon BBS software (retired).

* Created themes for the GNOME desktop including Zami, Aquativo, WinXP, and Amiga-Bluetabs.

Certifications
RHCT, Qlogic SAN, ITSMF, A+


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