Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Extensive experience in information technology operations and automation spanning various operating systems, networks, servers, workstations, and storage typologies. A history of improved efficiency, reliability, and usability of our systems do to the introduction of new technologies, processes, and systems improvements. I am diligent, forward-looking, analytical, and self-motivated. TECHNICAL SUMMARY Languages: C-Shell, Bash shell, T-Shell, K-Shell, PowerShell, Perl, etc. O/S Platforms: LINUX (Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows 2008 R2 & 2012, UNIX (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX) DevOps Tools: GIT Virtualization: VMware ESX, oVirt (Red Hat Virtualization Manager), Sun Containers Storage: Sun/Oracle Sunstor ZFS Appliance Networking: Xisigo/Oracle Infiniband 40 GB, Cisco 10 GB LACP Bonded Ethernet Provisioning: Linmin (Bare Metal), Double-Take (emboot - Diskless Pixie Boot from SAN) Change Tracking: Remedy Configuration Management: Ansible Ansible: For deployment of Applications, Configurations, and Orchestration of Advance IT task through Playbooks Distributed Computing: Platform LSF (Load Sharing Facility) Licensing: FLEX License Manager Single Server and Triad configurations Monitoring: Platform RTM (Monitoring, reporting, and Management), PRTG Network Monitoring Engineering Tool Administration: RF Engineering Tools, PCB Design Tools, Digital and ASIC Design Tools
• Support Bank Team Members with Password Vaulting of their Systems and Applications through development of Plug-ins through CyberArk. • Development of Ansible Playbook for the deployment and test of Dell's Vintela solution for common AD log in solution for Red Hat, HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX. • Development of SSSD AD solution to replace Dell's Vintela on RHEL 7 Linux systems. • Development of Power Shell scripts for comparison and standardization of CyberArk plug-in between Widows Servers hosting CyberArk CPMs. • PowerShell routines for forward and reverse DNS lookups to test tcp connectivity checks of network devices on the DMZ. • Debugging of Multi-forest domain OUs and AD environment around the Vintela clients for user access and login issues.
• Installation and support of the following operating systems: Windows 2000, 2003, and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise 3.x thru 6.7, CentOS 5.x thru 6.7, and Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04. • Architected Distributed Compute Farm with High-End servers with high CPU count and large memory foot print, High Speed Network, and Storage to reduce multi-million-dollar Engineering Tool cost and improved productivity. • Planned and managed Server and Client-Side AD Domain Migration. • Debugged Server and Client side DNS, AD, and LDAP issues impacting login, connection to storage, and network access. • Maintained Windows DNS and Aliases for UNIX and Linux Clients. • Utilized Double-Take's Flexboot (emboot) solution to Pixie boot Linux and Windows Servers. • Utilized Linmin for Pixie provisioning of Windows, Linux, and VMWare servers. • Supported hardware from Sun Microsystems, HP, and Dell as well as management of those systems through ilom, ilo, and iDRAC management interfaces. • Setup, configured and managed Dell's OpenManage server. • Setup of Networking with dual 40 GB Infiniband using Xsigo's IODirector, 10 GB bonded LACP (802.3ad) connections, bridging, and client VLAN setup. • Setup and used Virtualization with Solaris containers, VMWare (Vsphere and Vcenter), KVM with Libvirt and oVirt (RHVM). • Setup local, NIS, and LDAP client-side authentication for Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, and IRIX workstations and servers. • Managed Sun ZFS Unified Storage 7000 solution sharing out CIFS, NFS, and ISCSI space to fulfill the engineering requirements. • Setup Oracle Secure Global Desktop with Sun Rays thin clients as a proof of concept. • Managed User environments through shared bash scripts used to standardize the User environments. • Setup csh, bash, tcsh, and some perl scripts to monitor and maintain systems. • Setup of Clients and server side for SNMP monitoring using PRTG. • Setup and managed both Local and Commercial Data Centers.
• Managed and Installed Engineering Software and Licenses onto Solaris Workstations and Servers • Troubleshot issues arising from packages improperly installed and miss-configured
• Administered Novell 3.12 Network and client-side setup. • Migrated Novell to Windows NT Server Network • Administered Microsoft 4.0 Network and Windows 4.0 Clients • Managed physical network • Migrated 10 MB hubs with 10 MB switches • Administered Microsoft's SMS, SQL Server, and AD administration