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Austin, TX *****

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NIKOLAS BRITTON

OBJECTIVE I am looking for a role that involves working extensively with Linux.

SKILLS & • Certifications:

• Red Hat Certified Engineer

ABILITIES

• Linux Professional Institute LPIC-I

• CompTIA Linux+

• SUSE Certified Linux Administrator

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

• Certified Novell Engineer

• Subject matter expert in Unix based operating systems: Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, BSD,

and Mac OS X.

• Subject matter expert in scripting on Unix platforms using tools such as: awk, bash, csh,

expect, grep, ksh, perl, python, sed, and sh. Advanced knowledge of regular expression pattern

matching and extensive use of perl for complex automation and data processing.

• Subject matter expert in cloud virtualization: LXC, Docker, Xen, KVM, VMware.

Advanced training in Solaris Containers/ Zones and SPARC Logical Domains (LDOM). IBM

DLPAR, LPAR, PowerHA, PowerVM, WPAR, and VIO technologies in IBM POWER

systems. Experience with Linux supercomputing clustering.

• Advanced knowledge of Intel x86, IBM Power, SPARC, HP PA-RISC and HP Superdome

platform architectures.

• Advanced knowledge of IBM TotalStorage and EMC SAN & NAS solutions, Fibre

Channel architecture, multipath I/O, and iSCSI. Experience with Oracle Cluster File System

(OCFS2), Veritas, LVMs, ZFS, etc.

• Advanced knowledge of web programming using Apache, HTML, XHTML, Javascript,

PHP, Perl, CGI, Python, and SQL. Experience with Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, and MySQL

database servers.

• Knowledge of C programming; Linux kernel, device driver, and application development.

EXPERIENCE SENIOR UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, IBM

2009 to Present

Worked within a very large team of Unix professionals to provide pooled IT services to IBM's

strategic outsourcing customers. Our team was directly responsible for around 4000 AIX, Solaris,

HP-UX, and Linux servers. Duties involved working as an account focal, Linux technical lead

and SME, and as a transition and transformation specialist for new clients. Additional duties

involved providing work direction, supervision, and mentoring to junior staff for day to day

operations, such as system patching, platform maintenance, and troubleshooting. Platform

infrastructure ranged from Intel x86 (typically HP, IBM, and Dell servers), IBM Power, Sun &

Fujitsu SPARC, and HP PA-RISC, to HP Superdome and IBM System z mainframes running

Linux. Also responsible for hardware administration of the aforementioned system platforms.

IT MANAGER, HILLSIDE STUDIO

2001 to 2009

Managed all IT aspects for this small business. Advised and made IT decisions for the business

owner. Purchased equipment, software, and supplies as needed. Designed, implemented, and

maintained network, servers, storage, workstations, peripherals, A/V equipment, and telephone

system. Designed, implemented, and maintained custom applications and databases. Provided

end-user support, training, and documentation. Worked extensively with Linux, BSD, and Mac

systems.

SERVER/NETWORK FIELD TECHNICIAN, ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE

2000 to 2001

Performed outsourced IT work for small and medium-sized businesses

SERVER/NETWORK FIELD TECHNICIAN, BRITTON COMPUTER CONSULTING

1998 to 2000

Performed various outsourced IT tasks for small and medium-sized businesses

PC FIELD TECHNICIAN, THE MASTER'S COMPUTER CONSULTING

1997 to 1998

Worked part-time as a computer field technician for small and medium-sized businesses.

PC BENCH TECHNICIAN, NORTHERN ILLINOIS COMPUTER EXCHANGE

1997 to 1998

Worked part-time as a computer technician. Typical duties included reconditioning old computers

for resale, designing and assembling new computers from individual components, and repairing

defective computer equipment.

EDUCATION 2014 - AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE – LINUX

15 continuing education credits in Linux system administration.

2006 - HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MATHEMATICS

30 credit hours in college mathematics and electronics courses, 4.0 GPA.

1998 - COMPUTER LEARNING CENTERS – NETWORK ENGINEERING

Associates of applied science in network engineering and system administration.

TRAINING Additional Continuing Education Classes (provided by IBM):

• Oracle Linux System Administration level I, II, & III

• IBM Linux System Administration on Power Systems level I & II

• IBM System x Administration level I, II, & III

• IBM Performance Tuning for Linux

• HP BladeSystem Administration

• HP ProLiant Administration

• Oracle VM Server 2 for x86

• IBM AIX System Administration Level I, II, & III

• IBM Power Systems for AIX level I, II, & III

• IBM PowerHA and HMC Administration

• IBM PowerVM Adminstration

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Administration

• Sun Solaris 9 System Administration level I, II, & III

• Sun Solaris 10 System Administration level I, II, & III

• Sun Solaris DTrace, ZFS, and Zone Administration

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