Erich Zigler

Email: abo499@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******** **** **.

City: Fort Worth

State: TX

Zip: 76123

Country: USA

Phone: 682-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: 115

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Erich Zigler

2532 Prospect Hill Dr. * Fort Worth, Texas 76123

abo499@r.postjobfree.com * 682-***-****

UNIX Systems Administrator/Engineer

Proven history of excellence in the administration of enterprise-wide information systems

Innovative, solutions-driven UNIX systems administrator/engineer with a background of providing administration and support to complex infrastructures. Skilled in installation, automation, configuration and administration of a variety of UNIX- and Linux-based operating systems. Able to quickly acquire expertise in new systems and procedures. Strong interpersonal and communication talents; skillfully communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Highlights of Expertise:

Systems Engineering

Disaster Recovery

Testing & Debugging

Systems Design & Installation

Infrastructure Design / Redesign

Troubleshooting / Resolution

Systems Administration

Project Management

Security Practices

Technical Proficiencies:

Platforms:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6, Debian, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD

Tools:

MySQL, PostgreSQL, WebDAV, IPTables, Red Hat Clustering, kickstart, OpenLDAP, BIG-IP F5, NetApp, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache, Sendmail, Postfix, Qmail, Nagios, Puppet, Spacewalk

Programming:

BASH, Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP

Professional Experience

CoreLogic, Westlake, Texas April 2012 - Present

Sr. Web Services Engineer

Manage web and application servers in a 3-tiered highly available environment.

Design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of WebLogic, Websphere, Tomcat, JBoss application servers, and Apache web servers.

Manage and maintain DNS environment consisting of over 1500 domains using BlueCat Adonis hardware.

Responsible for managing deployment of new and existing Web Applications in Apache, Weblogic, Websphere, Tomcat, and JBoss environments.

Monitor site availability and response time via SiteScope.

Perform routine system maintenance

Document standards and environments

Design, deploy and maintain complex 3-tiered web environments

Assist in development and specifications of new hardware/software environments

AllPlayers.com, Irving, Texas September 2011 - April 2012

UNIX Server Engineer

Performed Ubuntu Linux operational responsibilities in a DevOps environment. Worked closely with developers enhancing and automating their workflows increasing their productivity and shortening the time between releases.

Implemented a full puppet configuration and build management system to deploy servers with the proper configuration on a per role and per environment basis.

Introduced and enforced a culture of standardization which decreased performance issues, and outages.

AIM Consulting, Southlake, Texas November 2010 - May 2011

Travelocity Contractor / Sr. UNIX Server Engineer

Responsible for bringing three business units in to PCI compliance. Assigned with the engineering and integration of puppet, and Spacewalk for configuration, package, and vulnerability management. Insuring scalability, supportability, and standards when administering and building Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers. In addition was tasked with the engineering and integration of Tripwire to monitor file integrity across the servers in three separate environments.

Worked closely with other teams to gather specifications and configuration information to integrate puppet, Spacewalk, and Tripwire in to the separate business units.

Increased scalability, supportability, and standards in the administration and building of servers.

Terremark Worldwide, Irving, Texas January 2009 - November 2010

Assigned System Engineer

Responsible for the system administration and upkeep of up to ten various UNIX- and Linux-based high-availability environments. Performed proactive work insuring reliability of the environments, and executed break/fix troubleshooting as required. Documented return to service procedures for the support team to execute when issues occurred.

Orchestrated the deployment of complex projects to increase the stability and availability of the environments.

Additional experience

(2008-2009) UNIX Server Engineer (Contractor) for Travelocity in Southlake, Texas

(2007-2008) Linux Platform Server Engineer for CitiGroup in Irving, Texas

(2006-2007) as Linux System Administrator / Middleware Programmer for UT Arlington

(2005-2006) as Support Technician for Open Source Technology Group in Freemont, California

(2004-2005) as Server Analyst for The Planet in Dallas, Texas

(2000-2004) as System Administrator for Texas American Communications Network, Inc.

(1998-2000) as System Administrator for Focus On Vision in Arlington, Texas.

Education and Training

BA, Interdisciplinary Studies (Information Technology)

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

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