MARK BIRKELIEN

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Baltimore, Maryland 21222 e-mail: aceqpy@r.postjobfree.com

Technical Experience

UNIX Systems Administrator with 19 years HP-UX systems administration, AIX, Red Hat, SUSE,

SAN administration, HP Data Protector, Veritas NetBackup, Veritas Cluster Server, HP XP12000,

EMC Clariion, NetApp, Data Center Ops

Experience

Hewlett-Packard (telecommute) 01/13 to 02/14

HP-UX Systems Administrator

• Migrate HP-UX 11i physical servers to HPVM virtual machines using Ignite-UX

• Provide UNIX support for HP-UX 11i Integrity servers

• Build and customize SUSE and Red Hat Linux servers using VMware

Hewlett-Packard (telecommute) 02/12 to 11/12

IT Security Administrator

• Monitored PCM scans and created trouble tickets using Service Manager to remediate

security issues

• Perform network scanning and vulnerability assessments

• Recertify application, platform, and server security periodically

• Provide technical advice on access control, security models, disaster recovery, business

continuity planning, and security awareness training

Lockheed-Martin/US Army, Fort Sam Houston, TX 04/11 to 10/11

HP-UX Systems Administrator

• Provided UNIX support for Itanium-based Integrity HP-UX servers (rx4640)

• Upgraded servers from HP-UX 11.23 to HP-UX 11.31

• Maintained high level of security for server and data access as required by US Army

• Installed and configured NetApp FAS2020 disk array with ONTAP 7.x

WR Grace, Columbia MD 05/08 to 08/10

Senior Analyst, HP-UNIX/SAN Administrator

• Provided HP-UX 11i support for HP-UX Integrity rx6600 and rx4640 servers

• Site-to-site replication using HP XP12000 Disk Array with CA (Continuous Access)

• Set up HORCM files for use with CA on XP12000

• Backup and recovery using HP Data Protector

• Build new HP-UX Integrity servers and Windows 2003 servers

• Patch HP-UX and Windows systems using PatchLink

• Participate in Disaster Recovery exercises on location at the hot site

DRS Technologies, Gaithersburg, MD 02/04 to 05/08

Corporate UNIX Administrator/SAN Administrator

• Provided UNIX support for HP-UX 9000 servers

• Acted as main point of contact for HP-UX system issues for all company locations

• Implemented a fabric HP-UX SAN using Cisco 9216 MDS routers, HP ProCurve switches

and EMC CX700 Clariion and Hitachi Thunder disk array

• Site-to-site data replication using EMC Clariion with MirrorView

• Created a tapeless backup system using Diligent VTF Open software with the EMC

Clariion acting as a virtual robotic tape library within Veritas NetBackup

• Maintain high system availability using Veritas Cluster Server

• Backup system using Veritas NetBackup and Ignite/UX

• Participated in quarterly Disaster Recovery exercises using mirrored images at remote hot

sites

Crisplant, Frederick, MD 01/03 to 03/03

HP-UX Systems Administrator

Temporary 2-month contract

• Helped resolve some problems with HP OmniBack II in relationship to Oracle

• Instituted OmniBack Database daily backup to DAT tape

• Configured network gigabit card on HP L-class server

• Installed HP Ignite/UX in order to create bootable system tapes for HP 9000 L and N-class

servers

• Updated systems with latest patch releases

• Reconfigured filesystems to recover unutilized disk space and create new filesystems

• Wrote a small "How To" systems admin manual for the Oracle DBA before the contract

ended since there would be no other systems administrator on-site upon my departure

CareFirst BlueCross & BlueShield, Columbia, MD 02/01 to 11/02

Senior UNIX Engineer

• Part of a group of seven people that provided daily and on-call system administrator for

approximately 85 HP-UX and AIX systems

• Installed and configured new AIX 4.3.3 systems

• Upgraded HP-UX systems from 10.20 to 11.0

• Planned and participated in disaster recovery exercises to recover HP-UX and AIX systems

at SunGard in Philadelphia

iSKY, Laurel, MD 12/99 to 02/01

Senior UNIX System Administrator

• UNIX Team Work Leader

• Performed HP-UX system installations, operating system maintenance, and network

configuration of servers

• Negotiated system maintenance contracts. Saved company several hundred thousands of

dollars by renegotiating outdated and overly-inflated HP service agreements

• Selected, ordered and installed new HP 9000 servers and related hardware and software

• Built and configured HP-UX servers on-site and had them shipped to remote locations in

turnkey condition

• Wrote detailed installation instructions for each system shipped to remote sites to be used

as a simplified reference for all non-technical people at the site

• Installed and configured new backup and recovery procedures where previously none had

existed using DLT robotic devices and HP OmniBack II

National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD 10/98 to 12/99

UNIX System Administrator/Help Desk Analyst

• Provided technical support to more than 150 remote sites throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico

and Guam, totaling more than 2500 nodes

• Responsible for maintaining peak performance of the production AWIPS environment, so

that National Weather Service meteorologists could accurately provide forecasts and

warnings to the public

• Proactive network and event monitoring using HP OpenView IT Operations

• Maintained high-availability environment using HP MC/Service Guard

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Baltimore, MD 1995 to 1998

UNIX System Administrator

• Responsible for all phases of HP-UX-based system administration including system

upgrades, new system installations, operating system maintenance and network

configuration

• System security and monitoring using HP GlancePlus and HP OpenView IT Operations

• Upgraded HP-UX systems from O/S level 9.4 to 10.20

• Planned and conducted HP-UX system installations and configurations

• Performed routine and on-going hardware installations and upgrades of memory, CPU and

disk enclosures

• Configured DLT robotic devices for tape backup and recovery

• Used Veritas NetBackup for backup and recovery operations

Lead Computer Operator

• Operated IBM and Amdahl mainframes to process online, batch production and test jobs

• Promoted to UNIX Systems Administrator in 1995

Military

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Edwards Air Force Base, CA

Computer Operator

• Responsible for the operation of Control Data Corporation mainframe computers in support

of Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC)

Certifications

CompTIA Security+ (March 2011 – March 2014)

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