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EMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEhttps://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEStorage Area Network and Data Backup Administrator Professional SummaryService driven professional with a history of innovation and success, offering over 25 years of experience in Information Technology and 19 years specializing in Storage Area Networks (SAN) and 13 years in backup environments. Skilled in managing a wide range of storage technologies and performing complex data migrations. Known for a hands-on approach to problem-solving and a commitment to maintaining high-performance, reliable IT infrastructure.Technical ProficienciesNetApp: 8400, AFF-A300, AFF-A400, 7 Mode versions, C-DOT versions up to 9.12.1.P10, OnCommand Unified Manager, OnCommnad System Manager, Active IQ Unified Manager, Cloud Volume OntapHPE: EVA, 3 PAR, Primera, Alltera, SSMC 3.8.4.0.37Pure Storage: M20, M50, X90, XL130, Flash Blade, Purity 4.x, 5.x, 6.1.14, Pure1 ManageHitachi : Thunder, AMS, USP, VSP, HUS-VM, SNM2, Hitachi Storage Navigator, Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Tuning ManagerIBM: Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) Shark, 8300, SAN Volume ControllersTegile: T-4200, T-4700Broadcom\Brocade: 6520, X6-8, X7-8, FOS versions, BNA 14.3, SANNAV 2.3.1Cisco: MDS Catalyst 9500, DCNMDell\EMC: Networker, VNX, Clariion, Xtrem IO, Isilon, VMAX, Data DomainVeeam: Backup & Replication 9.5. 10Commvault: Version 18Windows Server: 2012/2016/2019Operating Systems: Win7/Win8/Win10/Win11Hyper V: 2012, 2019VMWare: ESX PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLENutanix: AOS 4.X, 5.XApplications: Exchange, SQL, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft AD, DNS, DFS, RDP, Jira Service Desk, Service Now, Venafi, Slack, VDI, PowerShell, Robocopy, CyberArkClearance: National Agency Check/Public TrustSkills: Oral Communication, Documentation, Reliability, Service Delivery, Attention to Detail, On-call Rotations, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Data Migrations, Fiber cable installation, Data Center Management, Remote work settingsWork ExperienceStorage Engineer, Department of Veteran Affairs DMM Project under EHRM Project, Contractor via Leidos and Thunderyard Solutions December 2020 Present Maintain and manage all data storage in the Austin Information Technology Center which includes sixteen HPE arrays, fifteen Pure Storage arrays, six Tegile arrays, eighteen NetApp arrays, eight Brocade fiber channel switches Primary storage engineer that maintains and upgrades the Brocade SANAV management tool Maintains a daily audit of the storage arrays failed disks and coordinates their replacement Assisted in the installation of all HPE, Pure Storage and Broadcom new hardware procurements Managed and coordinated data migration projects between like storage vendors, using built in tools and cross storage vendors using third party tools Research, coordinate and manage all storage array operating system upgrades and minor patches Research, coordinate and manage all Brocade fiber switch operating system upgrades and minor patchesKey Achievements: Successfully implemented Pure Storage arrays as a new vendor into the existing infrastructure Successfully migrated data from seven legacy HPE arrays to a new HPE storage platform Successfully retired four legacy Brocade fiber channel edge switches and implemented four new Brocade director switchesStorage Engineer, Advocate Aurora Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI April 2019 December 2020Primary engineer who managed six HPE 3 Par storage unitsPrimary engineer who managed five installations of Veeam Backup & Replication v10 softwarePrimary engineer who managed a Dell\EMC Networker installation of 1,000 serversOne of two engineers who managed a Dell\EMC Networker installation of 3,000 plus serversPrimary engineer who managed six Dell\EMC Data Domain storage unitsOn a team of engineers who managed Dell VNX, Xtrem IO and Isilon storage unitsSr. Storage Engineer and Architect, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI November 2011 March 2019Primary engineer who managed and maintained Pure Storage, Hitachi Vantara and NetApp storage unitsPrimary engineer who managed and maintained fourteen Brocade fiber channel switchesPrimary engineer who architected all the Storage Area Network infrastructureAssisted with managing over 40 VMWare hosts, 1400 VM guests and their datastoresAssisted with managing and maintaining Commvault and Avamar back solutionsKey Achievements:Migration of data from fourteen legacy Hitachi storage units into two Hitachi HUS-VM storage unitsMigration of legacy Brocade and McData fiber switches to 6510 and G620 fiber switchesImplementation of Pure Storage M50 and X70r2 storage unitsImplementation of Stormagic SvSAN technologies into the remote office sitesMigration of NetApp 7 Mode to C-DOTImplemented the Carbonite backup solution in the remote officesAbove and Beyond Award Dec. 2011, March 2018 and November 2019Education/Certifications/TrainingAssociate Degree Microcomputer Specialist-Network Specialist 3.375 GPAMilwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI (1999)HJ0W6S: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900T00) trainingHJ0V9S: Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104T00) trainingPure Certified FlashArray Storage Professional trainingHM9Q4S Managing HPE Primera training |
