VMware/Linux Administrator
Government
Jan 2016 - present
* Perform Red Hat Enterprise LINUX 6.x/7.x Administration in High Performance Cluster Environment.
• Installation of IAVA software patches for RED HAT Enterprise Linux 6.x/7.x and VMware 5.5.
• Maintain security patches, IAVAs, STIGS, and updates for all systems review system, security, and application logs to identify and remediate system issues.
• Support FORTRAN, Python, C, MPI scientific parallel base applications running on High Performance Cluster servers.
VMware/Linux Administrator / DIA-Federal Contractor
Jan 2016 - Jul 2016
* Perform Red Hat Enterprise LINUX 6.x/7.x Administration in DIA Lab environment and production Environment. Environment consist of Physical servers VMware 5.x
• Installation of IAVA software patches for RED HAT Enterprise Linux 6.x/7.x and VMware 5.5.
• Rack and Stack of HP Enterprise servers and GPU HPC's. (High Performance Computing Systems)
• Maintain security patches, IAVAs, STIGS, and updates for all systems review system, security, and application logs to identify and remediate system issues.
• Scan systems using ACAS and Retina. DISA-Federal Contractor
SAN Administrator
Nov 2013 - Jun 2014
* SAN Administrator performing engineering and supporting of enterprise level NetAPP SAN Storage in VMware/UNIX/Linux/Solaris/Windows environment.
• DATAONTAP and hardware firmware upgrades.
• Supporting software and firmware upgrades.
• Operational support for NetApp FAS31xx/FAS22xx/ in High Availability (HA) configurations.
• Use NetAPP OnCommand Management tools System Manager 2.1, Unified Manager.
• Installing, configuring, and maintaining NetApp filers in Fiber Channel environment. Task includes: installing new Disk Shelves, creating Flex Volumes, and Qtrees configuring SNAPshots at the volume level.
• Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Administration. ILSS (Federal Contractor to United States Marines) SAN Administrator
Federal Contractor
Feb 2012 - Aug 2012
to the U.S. Army in Afghanistan)
Information Technology
Feb 2011 - May 2011
* Installation and configuration of HP Storage.
• Installation and configuration of HP Blade Servers.
• System Administration of Sun Solaris Unix and Windows based Servers in SIPRNET and NIPR environment.
• VMware 4 administration.
• Build and configure VMware ESX 4.
• Deployment of new software, updates, IAVA's and patches to Windows XP desktops and Windows 2000/2003 Servers using Symatec Altiris
• Deployment and imaging of Windows XP Desktops using Symantec Altiris.
• CAT and Fiber Network cabling.
Federal Contractor
Dec 2010 - Feb 2011
Information Technology
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
Automation Technologies Inc. Configuration Management / Information Assurance U.S. Customs- Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 Installations, Configuration and Administration.
• Deployment of monitoring and Event management solutions to internal customers.
• Created network drawing of Enterprise System Management using Visio and AutoCAD. Developed technical documentation which included installation guides, SOP's and technical guides.
• TEMS/TEPS configuration, tuning, agent configurations, situation configuration, data collection)
• Infrastructure support for ITM environment, enhancements to current solutions
• Provide technical consulting for other technical support analysts.
• Research, plan and implement solutions to improve ITM 6.1 infrastructure performance and availability.
• Infrastructure Specialist supports the assessment, design and hands-on implementation of monitoring and event management solutions using primarily IBM products, and consulting on their use to support event, availability, incident, performance, and problem management processes.
SAN Administrator
May 2001 - May 2001
Used SRM 5.1 to failover Marines primary site (New Orleans) to Secondary site (Camp Lejeune). Configured NetAPP Storage Replication Adapter plug-in to SRM 5.1.
• Backup and Recovery of VMware Virtual Machines using NetBackup 7.x Supporting software upgrades. Operational support for NetApp FAS3240/FAS3270 in High Availability (HA) configurations. Used tool such SnapMirror SnapVault NetApp SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure. Create Technical SOP's and Visio diagrams. Supporting software upgrades.
• Performing daily SAN and backup related tasks such as storage provisioning and adding new systems storage and backup solutions. DATA ONTAP 8.x (7-mode/cluster)
• Use NetAPP OnCommand Management tools System Manager, Data Fabric Manager and Protection Manager.
• Installing, configuring, and maintaining NetApp filers, to include: Flex Volumes, and Qtrees configuring SNAPshots at the volume level and creating and managing NFS Mounts and CIFS Shares Kforce