Azure Administrator - Lead

• Primary administrator and lead for Azure deployments and implementations for Washington University in St Louis Data Management and Analytics team
• Design and implement Azure OpenAI integrations and Azure Machine Learning within Data Management and Analytics data.
• Discover misconfigurations, document, and corrected architected infrastructure to support core business products
• Diagnose and identify issues for production configuration within operations, scalability, security, disaster recovery, backups, and networking. Providing technical, strategic, and procedural support with third party contractors maintaining environment
• Document and provide process improvements, implement resolutions, and create run books for Azure operations
• Redesign existing Azure environments for rapid RPO and RTO
• Educate and implement costs savings to include reservations, resizing resources, and saving plans
• Created dashboards for rapid response, review consumption, and costs for resources

• Azure OpenAI / Machine Learning
• Azure Discovery

Computer Program / Operator

• SUN Solaris UNIX Administrator of Contingency Theatre Automated Planning System (CTAPS) at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, supporting 100+ operational users on-premise and at eight remote sites
  • The environment consisted of 3 SUN SPARC 20s, 4 6 Bay Raid iSCSI-3 Chassis running RAID 5 environment, and 100 client workstations including SUN SPARC 2/5/10/20 machines running unshielded twisted pair (UTP) LAN.  Remote users connected through 20 SUN SPARC 2s and 5s running as routers.  Directly responsible for building the majority of SUN SPARC client workstations
• Encrypted data sent via COMSEC issued codes through military encrypted devices; reprogrammed on a regular basis
• Daily operations included adding/deleting users via Lockheed Marin interface (text-based GUI), and resolving password files. Grew operational capacity by installed two SUN OS servers and acquiring additional three SUN OS Servers previously deployed to location.
• Maintained Oracle database, including database to network connectivity. Performed incremental backups nightly and complete weekly
• SUN Solaris UNIX Administrator/Trainer for six months for Global Command and Communications System (GCCS) with 40 SUN SPARCs.  Rebuilt half of the clients from single drive failure configuration and remediated with multibay iSCSI devices.
• Created and implemented standard operating procedures for disaster recovery, network security, and virus protection for USAFE CSS
• Installed and updated system software for facility workstations
• Responsible for installing and maintaining a 24/7 Windows NT network, and subsequently provided 2^nd and 3^rd level support for the Windows NT LAN which consisted of 2 Servers and approximately 150 Workstations
• Provided technical support to end users with Internet protocols and application configuration, including: installing/troubleshooting TCP/IP protocols with Windows NT 4.0; and configuring and proving end user support for E-mail and MS Office products
• Developed concept of operation and computer architecture master plan that illustration present and future direction and led the Total Quality Management effort that improved customer service levels. Researched system specification and user licensing information to ensure solutions met customer needs
• Developed technical solutions for LAN infrastructure, upgrades and local data archive capability
• Instituted and developed continuity folders to ensure 100% operability in case of emergencies

UNIX Systems Administrator

• Supporting St Louis National Imagery and Mapping Agency
• Administer four E6500 SUN Servers, including remote administration of two E6500 SUN Servers in Virginia
• Administering user security access, adding/deleting users and passwords, managing backup and recovery procedures, system monitoring, building and maintaining disc arrays, etc
• Installed and provided support for integration and testing of development system, including an Oracle 7 database, running Government Witness Testing, and Systems Acceptance Testing on a remote system using Netscape and Internet Explorer to access server-side applications
• Environment
  • E6500 servers
  • RAID A3500
  • SUN/Solaris 7
  • Oracle 7
  • Veritas Volume Manager
  • Solstice Backup

QA / Integration Validation

• Analysis of program requirements for testability, defining measurements and metrics for tracking integration and testing costs, schedule and process performance throughout the product life cycle
• Development of test procedures and test cases in accordance with approved test plans and ISO 9000 compliant procedures
• Acquisition, development, and testing of equipment and software product interfaces on a system level in multiple baselines
• System integration testing to verify hardware and software compatibility and performance in a system configuration
• Regression testing to verify updates and releases do not corrupt previous released product
• Product qualification testing of individual software products to validate requirements in related specifications
• System testing required to demonstrate system function and performance to the customer for final acceptance in Government Witness or Systems Acceptance Testing
• Maintenance tests executed to verify proper resolution of bugs and changes to baselines. Documenting, tracking, and communicating test results to the customer
• Black box testing for UNIX scripting, C, Java, and Sybase SQL
• White box testing for Netscape Internet Services, WAI and BEA architecture, HTML and Java

Integration / Solutions Engineer

• Product, network, and systems support for USAF systems regarding internal and external product patching
• Provide impact and risk assessment for updates and new products exposed to secured networks
• Managed patch testing team to provide Microsoft, UNIX, and vendor specific patch verification and implementation prior to implementation on operational networks. Create installation scripts for offline installation and deployment of patches.
• Design, evaluate, develop, install, and test prototype systems to determine optimal solutions for the integration concept.
• Provide test analysis reports, write implementation plans, create installation packages, and assist operations personnel in integration and installation of new C4 systems. Provide assessments of the system configuration, proposed engineering designs, and cost estimates

Systems Administrator

• Primary corporate VMWare, Linux, and SAN administrator
  • Architected, deployed, maintained, and administrated VMWare Cloud Director for over 300 development, testing, quality assurance, and endurance systems for Aclara products
  • Administrated over 300 physical servers and 800 virtual systems globally
  • Globally coordinated migration processes for several company acquisitions with IT teams
    • Designed and maintained solutions to bridge networking configuration limitations during transitions
  • Product support
    • Provide software and hardware configuration and installation support for Windows, Linux, and UNIX servers running development environments and runtime technology stack (operating system, database and application server)
    • Develop and implement plans for current and future infrastructure requirements including system hardware and software, as well as software required to support the development and deployment teams
    • Management and specification of appropriate configurations for Development, Test, Integration, Quality Assurance, Beta, and Production
    • Provide software and hardware configuration and installation support for Windows, Linux, and UNIX servers running development environments and runtime technology stack (operating system, database and application server)
    • Develop and implement plans for current and future infrastructure requirements including system hardware and software, as well as software required to support the development and deployment teams
    • Management and specification of appropriate configurations for Development, Test, Integration, Quality Assurance, Beta, and Production
    • Support and maintenance of developmental support software including IDEs, data modeling and the IBM/Rational tool set
    • Provide support, assistance, and testing for the functional, performance, and maintenance test teams
    • Migrated SVN, ClearCase to TFS
    • Supported multiple product transitions from AIX to Linux, then Windows
    • AIX
      • W/LPAR Planning, setup, and VIO configuration
      • HMC and WebSM management
      • AIX Installation, upgrade, and deployment
      • Installation, configuration, and management of IBM DS 4300 and DS 4700 Storage Arrays
      • Disk Group creation, Volume Group creation, LUN configuration and assignment
    • HP-UX
      • HP-UX v11i installation setup configuration, and administration
      • iLO Management console experience
      • Kernel Tuning using kcweb and SAM
    • Linux
      • Deployment, configuration, and maintenance Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
      • Deployment, configuration, and maintenance of EMC Storage Array CX300
      • Oracle installation / setup and administration
      • Oracle ASM installation and setup
    • WebLogic
      • Installation, setup, configuration, and monitor WebLogic J2EE Application Servers
      • Infrastructure deployment and management of J2EE Application containers
      • Build and deployment of J2EE applications for a large enterprise engineering application
      • Patch deployments
    • Oracle
      • Installation, setup, configuration, database creation, and management
      • SQL query building
      • Patch deployments
    • Virtualization
      • Transition from W/LPar to XEN to VMWare
      • Virtualized 100+ physical systems into virtual

Senior Systems Administrator

• Determine necessary components and configurations required to meet user requirements
• Assess documentation on systems' configuration, systems implementation, architecture, propose engineering designs, and cost estimates
• Provide analysis reports, write implementation plans and assist operations personnel in integration and installation of new deployment systems
• Provide comments and recommendations on existing capabilities, limitations, and practices
• Explores new technologies and industry standards, test and evaluate products, and service unique software
• Automated processes, tasks, and deployments to reduce time and overhead in administration of systems
• Support and maintain hosted VMware Private cloud for 250+ systems
  • Manage and configure systems operating systems (OS) baselines for rapid deployment
    • Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, SUSE Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Support customer hosted systems
    • Provision and configure virtual machine (VM) resources for each customer hosted solution
    • Coordinate scope of deployment, Service Level Agreements (SLA), and any required network or firewall changes
    • Facilitate product support, installation teams, and database administrators with required access and rights to customer systems for installation, maintenance, and updates
  • Manage Active Directory, Group Policies per customer, RDS Portal, MOVEit, and SMTP relays
  • Apply approved updates and patches through change control process and scheduled within SLAs for customers
  • DUO 2^nd factor authentication
    • Manage and maintain integration hosted environments
  • Manage systems and networks for customer requirements through various tools
    • PRTG Network Monitoring
    • Manage Engine ADAudit, Patch Manager Plus, Key Manager Plus, and Password Manager Pro
    • Kemp and Citrix NetScaler Load Balancer
    • DUO 2^nd factor authentication
    • Symantec Endpoint Protection deployment and updates
    • Host-Tracker
  • Maintain SOC compliance for hosted cloud environments
  • Support and maintain on-premise VMware servers with 140 deployed systems
  • Request, deploy, and monitor certificates for external websites and product security for consumer products
  • Migrate systems and infrastructure between on-premise, AWS, Azure, and partner hosted VMware datacenters
  • Provide additional support as needed to previous position not supported by current staff

Sr Systems Admin / Cloud Architect

• Primary architect for Azure and AWS deployments and implementations for Hubbell and Aclara designing new solutions and migration processes for on-premise system to cloud
• Discover misconfigurations, document, and corrected architected infrastructure to support core business products
• Diagnose and identify issues for production configuration within operations, scalability, security, disaster recovery, backups, and networking. Providing technical, strategic, and procedural support with third party contractors maintaining environment
• Assess datacenter capabilities, identify infrastructure issues; provide alternative measures to resolve within existing resources or provide business leaders with structure resolutions
• Assess system scalability and hardware requirements, coordinate with multiple vendors for solutions and quotes, create and provide executive briefs for their direction, execute decisions accordingly
• Document and provide process improvements, implement resolutions, and create run books for datacenter operations, coordinate efforts with SOC auditors for datacenter operations validation
• Redesign existing datacenter products requiring high availability with rapid RPO and RTO
• Design and implement secure standards for infrastructure deployment from hardware up to the OS
• Assess existing disaster recovery capabilities, identify missing gaps, and bring business products back into good standing
• Windows Domain administrator for multiple domains managing security, group policies, DNS, Active Directory Users and Computers
• Supporting mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture efforts to bring new business objects into the established norms and cleanly separating departing resources.
• Continue support for all Aclara responsibilities through merger

• SAP HANA Remediation
• Divestiture – GEC
• Azure VMware Solution
• Rubrik for AVS
• PagerDuty Integration
• Azure Virtual Desktops
• Azure Files