Computer Skills
Operating Systems: HPUX 11.0 11i 11.23,11.31, AIX, Suse Linux, Windows
Networking and Unix services: LVM, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, NIS, NFS, SSH, CNR, POP3, IMAP, SMTP Sendmail, Apache, Glance, Big Brother, CommuniGate Pro, NNM ,Ignite-ux , VPAR, Openview, Service Guard
Programming Languages: Shell Scripting, Awk, Sed and some Perl
Hardware: HP RP and RX servers, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Compaq, Cisco, HP DS2300 Raid, IBM hardware
Desktop Application Software: MS word, Excel, Outlook, Office, PowerPoint, Visio
Professional Experience
Sr. Unix Engineer Pepsico Plano, Texas (2/2/2006 - 2/13/12)
Responsibilities
- Provide prompt solutions for unix related issues (general to advanced issues)
- Baseline support trouble shooting major and minor hardware and software support
- Disaster Recovery technical team lead
- New server installations and configurations
- On call support ( on call rotation )
- Write Shell and Perl cron scripts to automate daily system tasks
- Various servers refresh and upgrade projects.
- Openview monitoring improvements
- Patching HPUX, AIX, Linux
Accomplishments
- OS2 Field server roll out
- Oracle Tower Refresh Project
- FLNA upgrade from HPUX to LINUX
- Developed HPUX Disk Decommissioning Process
- Plano To Richardson data-center move
- Significant ticket reduction through reporting and trending
Professional Experience
Sr. System Administrator Network IP Longview, Texas (1999 - 2005)
Responsibilities
- Responsible for thirty-five HPUX and forty LINUX Servers
- Perform new installations, and hardware and software upgrades in a timely matter
- Perform and test backup and recovery procedures ( tape backups and mirroring)
- Review system trends for growth and expansion
- Perform patch analysis and apply quarterly patch bundle installs.
- Perform emergency patch upgrades when critical warnings are released
- Write Shell and Perl cron scripts to automate daily system tasks
- Performance monitoring and kernel and system tuning
- Troubleshoot problems using a variety of system tools.
- Deal with vendors, renew support contracts and new orders
Accomplishments
- Successfully designed and implemented a medium ISP mail server
- Configured 24×7 monitoring of all corporate servers with E-mail and pager alerts using big brother monitoring software.
- Configuration and installation of a cost effective backup solution.
- Created and maintained a hardware and software database
Education and Training
Devry (2011 - Present)
Degree Program
Online Training (1998 - Present)
Various Online Training Courses
Hewlett Packard, Dallas, Texas (2001)
HPUX- System and Network Administration I, II, III
