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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name
Street Address Orange Capital Ct
Eustis, FL Street Address
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Summary
Over 30+ years experience in computer operation, application and user support with
20+ years in various direct Windows, UNIX and Linux systems administration support
roles. Ten plus years managing an IT support team and software testing team lead.
Have proficient knowledge of Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, VMWare ESXi and Windows
operating systems. Installation, configuration and maintenance of virtual servers
using VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, VMware vRealize Operations and vRealize
Automation. Other experience includes management of application servers using
Tomcat, Citrix server using Citrix Studio, and Oracle Database and Client. Recently
certified as an VMware Data Center Virtualization Associate.
Skill Sets
Hardware and Equipment: Sun Enterprise Servers, HP Mid-Range High Availability
Servers, Linux servers, Dell R710, R740, R750 and R940 VMWare ESXi servers,
SuperMicro Servers, QNAP NAS
Software Operating Systems: Sun Solaris, HP-UX, SUSE Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat
Linux, Kali Linux, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, Windows 7, 10, and 11
VMware ESXi 5, 6, 7.x
Programming Languages: UNIX Shell (csh, ksh, sh, bash, etc.), Oracle SQL, Perl, and
C.
Database Management Systems: Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, Microsoft MSSQL
Applications: VMware vRealize Operations 7 and 8.x, VMware vRealize Automation 7 and
8.x, Citrix Studio 6 and 7.x, Tomcat 9, GoAnywhere MFT 6.x, Windows Active Directory
(AD) and Domain Name Service (DNS), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Windows
Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS),Ivanti Security Controls, McAfee
End-Point Security, McAfee Agent, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, Vulnerator, Assured
Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Security Technical Implementation Guide
(STIG) Viewer, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker,
Splunk and Splunk Forwarder
Clearances
Current T3 Secret clearance dated September 2017
Prior Secret and Top-Secret clearances in various positions.
Certifications:
VMware Certified Technical Associate - Data Center Virtualization 2024
- Deployed and managed VMware vSphere 7 infrastructure, including installation,
configuration, and maintenance of ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, and vSphere clusters.
- Implemented vRealize Operations 7.x and 8.x to monitor and optimize the
performance, capacity, and health of virtualized environments, ensuring proactive
issue resolution and resource optimization.
- Orchestrated the automation of routine tasks and workflows using vRealize
Automation 7.x and 8.x, streamlining provisioning, scaling, and management of
virtual machines and infrastructure services.
- Designed and executed migration strategies for transitioning legacy systems to
VMware environments, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex
technical issues related to VMware products and infrastructure components.
- Conducted regular performance tuning and optimization activities to enhance the
overall efficiency and reliability of VMware ecosystems.
- Provided technical guidance and training to junior team members, facilitating
knowledge transfer and skill development within the organization.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of configurations, procedures, and best
practices for VMware deployments, ensuring consistency and adherence to industry
standards.
- Participated in the evaluation and selection of new VMware technologies and
solutions, contributing to the enhancement of IT infrastructure capabilities and
performance.
- Proactively monitored industry trends and emerging technologies in the
virtualization space, recommending strategic enhancements and improvements to
existing VMware environments.
Work Experience
December 2022-November 2023, Chipton-Ross, Systems Administrator III, Orlando,
Florida
Cybersecurity Lab Manager at Lockheed-Martin in Orlando, Florida responsible for
setup, configuration and management of classified and unclassified cybersecurity
labs for the Missile and Fire Control group composed of VMWare ESXi, Kali Linux,
Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Linux and Windows 10, 11 and 2019 Servers. Also responsible
for installing and configuration of various software such as Windows Active
Directory (AD) and Domain Name Service (DNS), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS),
Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), Ivanti Security Controls,
McAfee End-Point Security, McAfee Agent, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, Vulnerator,
Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Security Technical Implementation
Guide (STIG) Viewer, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Compliance Checker,
Splunk and Splunk Forwarder. These labs are used for penetration testing and
implementing cybersecurity concepts that will be used in a real-world, large-scale
enterprise infrastructure.
June 2009-November 2022, Bell Helicopter Textron, Senior Systems Integration
Designer, Fort Worth, Texas
Team Lead for the development, test and production computer environments related to
the Comprehensive Automated Maintenance Environment Optimized (CAMEO) application.
Responsibilities include setup, maintenance and configuration of virtual Windows
servers and associated hosts to support the production, testing and development
environments for the CAMEO application. Detailed duties include setup and
maintenance of Windows virtual servers and Portable Electronic Display Devises
(PEDDs) using Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 operating systems in VMware ESXi,
vRealize Automation and Orchestrator application development, configuration and
maintenance of a Citrix server with Citrix Studio, installation and maintenance of
the CAMEO application and Publications Data Authoring Tool (PDAT) for the V22
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) authoring environments software and
supporting applications. Also developed an automated data release archive CAMEO
Legacy Data Release Archives using the vRealize Automation software. Other duties
include applying Security Template Implementation Guidelines (STIG) and security
updates and hot fixes to address Information Assurance Vulnerability Assessments
(IAVA). Additionally, responsible for user support, maintenance of hardware and
software, system architecture guides, documentation of these environments, and
training of team members and software testers. Secondary duties include CAMEO
software testing support, Oracle DBA and Oracle SQL database support related to the
PDAT authoring environments. Other experience includes VMware vCenter, vRealize
Operations and vRealize Automation software support for automating various IT
functions within the CAMEO production environments.
June 2009-November 2010, Advanced Resources, Inc./Bell Helicopter Textron, Senior
Systems Integration Designer, Fort Worth, Texas
Originally hired as a contractor with Advanced Resources, Inc. to support this
position and converted to a Bell Helicopter/Textron employee as of November 2010.
Responsibilities include testing team lead, setup and maintenance of Windows servers
and associated hosts to support the production, testing and development environments
for the Comprehensive Automated Maintenance Environment - Optimized (CAMEO)
application. Detailed duties include setup and maintenance of Windows physical and
virtual servers using Windows 2003/2008 and VMware ESXi operating systems,
configuration and maintenance of a Citrix server and a Citrix web interface,
installation and maintenance of the CAMEO application and PDAT authoring environment
software and supporting applications for development, testing and production.
Additionally responsible for support, maintenance and documentation of these
environments. Secondary duties include CAMEO software testing, UNIX
administration, Oracle and Oracle SQL database support related to the PDAT authoring
environments for development, test and production.
October 2005-January 2006, E-Z Data, Inc., Senior Manager for Hosting Services
Group, Pasadena, California.
Managed the applications hosted in co-location facilities and internally. Reviewed
and enforced current SLAs for internal and external customers. Wrote and enforced
operational procedures to include change control, capacity planning, availability
management, etc. Worked with vendors and internal development teams to resolve
hardware and software issues. Initiated and managed relationships with product and
services partners who can help achieve the goals of the department. Developed the
necessary plans to prioritize and deliver the infrastructure functionality for
various applications. Conducted periodic system spot checks (e.g. monthly or
quarterly DR readiness test, backup process test) to ensure quality maintenance and
housekeeping were being performed. Managed, mentored and inspired a team of 15+
system administrators with various disciplines (Network specialists, DBAs,
Websphere/Tomcat/Apache, Unix/Redhat and SUSE Linux) in the United States and India.
Implemented a corporate Security Policies and Procedures Document. Worked on a
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan. Analyzed current IT data processes
and procedures and recommended changes for improvement.
March 2000-May 2005, Principal Computer Analyst/Engineer, Equant, Herndon, Virginia.
Team lead for the UNIX and engineering support of US Regional Applications
Infrastructure group that provided infrastructure support and software change
management implementation and enforcement to three development groups. This team
composed of Windows, UNIX Administrators and Oracle DBAs provided an expert level of
system management and administration, capacity planning and performance services for
both production systems as well as development projects and acted as a single point
of contact between the local development groups and production staff within the
region for software change management implementation and enforcement. Development
projects supported were those such as guiding, billing, tariff, invoicing and
revenue assurance systems, sales support systems, order entry systems, customer web
portal systems, reporting systems and repositories. Design and implemented the
infrastructure for corporate projects and systems. Responsible for configuration,
integration, connectivity and maintenance of various software development, quality
assurance, and testing environments on Sun Solaris and HP-UX UNIX platforms for
various multi-tiered web-based applications. Installation, configuration, and
maintenance of disk arrays using Veritas File System and Veritas Volume Manager.
Installation, configuration and maintenance of Tomcat, Iplanet and Weblogic Web
Servers for associated applications. Installation, configuration and maintenance of
Coldfusion and Jrun Servers. Installation, configuration and maintenance of
multiple Peoplesoft application servers, process schedulers and Weblogic web servers
in Solaris and HP-UX operating system environments. Produced appropriate
documentation such as Data Flow Diagrams, System Infrastructure designs, Physical
Infrastructure Plans, System Integration Forms (installation documentation) and
Service Level Agreements. Configuration, maintenance and performance support for
Oracle databases.
September 1998-March 2000, Senior Unix Systems Administrator, Aetea Information
Technology Inc., Rockville, Maryland.
On-site at AT&T. Responsible for configuration, integration, connectivity and
maintenance of various software development and testing environments on Sun Solaris
and HP-UX UNIX platforms. Responsible for configuration, maintenance and
administration of hardware and software pertaining to the Sun Solaris UNIX operating
systems in support of these software development and testing environments.
Configuration and maintenance of Netscape Enterprise and Weblogic web servers and
associated applications. Other Responsibilities included configuration and
maintenance of Oracle, Sybase and Informix databases on Sun Solaris and HP-UX UNIX
systems as well as configuration of the UNIX systems for optimal performance of
these databases. Provided technical support and troubleshooting to users and
testers for problems encountered with UNIX and database applications within the
development and testing environments.
December 1997-September 1998, Senior Unix and Sybase Database Administrator, Pencom
Systems, Reston, Virginia.
On-site at Motorola. Responsible for configuration, maintenance and administration
of hardware and software pertaining to the Sun Solaris UNIX operating systems.
Other responsibilities included installation, configuration and maintenance of
Sybase databases on Sun Solaris UNIX systems as well as configuration of the UNIX
systems for optimal performance of these databases. Wrote shell scripts to automate
administration, maintenance and update procedures of these databases. Provided
technical support and troubleshooting to users for problems encountered with UNIX
and database applications.
March 1995-November 1997, Senior Systems Engineer, Litton/PRC, Inc., Reston,
Virginia.
Provided systems administration support for SunOS and Solaris Local Area Networks
for software development and laboratory testing environments. Responsibilities
included migration from SunOS to Solaris operating systems. Configuration of
hardware and software for SunOS and Solaris workstations to include kernel
configurations. Networking of Windows 95/NT workstations, which included Novel LAN
Works Place and PCNFS configuration and maintenance. DNS, NIS, NIS+ and network
security administration were also performed. Other duties included server
maintenance, system tuning, system resource allocation and system peripheral
hardware maintenance. Responsibilities also included operating system installs,
upgrades and patches. Development and application software installations were also
completed. Also responsible for backups and troubleshooting of hardware and
software problems. Other general system administration functions were performed as
requested.
July 1994-February 1995, Senior UNIX Systems Administrator, American Technical
Resources, McLean, Virginia.
On-site at Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Worked as a consultant to EDS as Systems
Administrator for SCO UNIX System V Local Area Network. Responsibilities included
configuration of hardware and software for SCO servers. Networking of client
personal computers with these servers. DNS administration and network security
administration was also performed. Other duties included server maintenance, system
tuning, system resource allocation, system and peripheral hardware maintenance,
operating system installs and upgrades, development and application software
installations, kernel configurations, printer maintenance, backups, and
troubleshooting hardware and software problems. Other general system administration
functions were performed as requested.
Earlier Career
Unix Systems Administrator, Science Applications International Inc.
Unix Systems Administrator, MITRE Inc.
Systems Administrator, CACI International.
Education
A.A., Liberal Arts, Music, Corning Community College, 1980
B.I.S., Knowledge Based Systems Integration, George Mason University, 1993
M.S., Information Technology, University of Maryland, December 2004
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