Manager Engineer

DAVID REED

Senior Storage Engineer

*** ***** **** ***, *** Vegas NV 89138

Email: *********@*****.*** PH: 702-***-****

Work History Summary: Over 25 years of IT management, system engineering

and analysis with a high level of storage architecture and design

experience. Have a solid work history with leading fortune 500 companies

acquiring a broad range of professional skill sets in the IT industry.

Primary focus the last 4 years has been enhancing my professional skills in

management, design and implementation of SAN Storage environments, and

Enterprise Storage Consolidation

As a Senior Storage Engineer my skills sets has evolved to encompass a high

level of knowledge in Enterprise Storage infrastructure that includes

analysis, design and planning both from the backend and frontend

perspective. Currently my main area of focus is managing HP 3PAR and

NetApp Storage Arrays at a very high level, with secondary skill sets

managing Venetian Dell Equalogic and EMC Clarion arrays. I have designed

and managed disaster recovery solutions for large IT environments with at

least 1 Petabyte of storage over the past several years and understand the

processes required to succeed.

Acquired leadership skills from the United States Marine Corps and

developed a true dedication and strong work ethic throughout my career.

Venetian - Las Vegas, NV

Senior Storage Engineer - Sept 2012- Present

Manage a large storage environment with a mixture of arrays which include

the following:

3PAR V400 and F400, NETAPP FAS3240, EMC CX300, DELL Equalogic and HP

LeftHand P4000 and P2000 series arrays. Primary tasks include migrating

the direct attached storage file shares to the NETAPP array and

consolidating the entire SAN Fabric into a core architecture design in

preparation for a DR/Colo site build out.

The Disaster Recovery center build out that will utilize the NetApp Snap

Mirror and the HP 3PAR Replication tools to mirror the primary Data Center.

Provide ongoing performance tuning of the 3PAR enterprise environment and

setup and design of the NetApp array for the SNAPSHOT backup and recovery

solution. Work closely with HP and design and architecture of new hardware

and vetting the solution before purchase.

Able to effectively communicate with vendors and internal customers on

planning engagements, change control functions and other informational

meetings as needed.

3PAR Skill Sets:

> Multi-node best practices and Adaptive Optimization Usage

> CLI-Based provisioning, maintenance and Snap Scheduling

> Remote Copy usage and management

> Peer Motion

> AO, Dynamic tuning and performance analysis

> Hardware Refreshes and Inform Firmware Updates

> 3Par Best Practices

> 3Par Hardware troubleshooting and repair methodologies

NetApp Skill Sets:

> Snap copy and Mirroring recovery solutions

> NDMP setup and management for Enterprise Backups

> CIFS/NFS and Volume provisioning

> Data migration from Windows share to NAS Environment

>

SAN Fabric Hardware and Skills:

> Brocade DCX Core and edge switches

> Cisco MDS9500 Switches

> Brocade Fabric Merge expertise

> High level of SAN Fabric trouble-shooting skills

> BNA "Brocade Network Analyzer"

Catamaran - (Formerly CatalystRX)

Senior Storage Consultant (Contract) DEC 2011 - DEC 2012

Managed approximately 1 petabyte of storage between HP 3PAR T800's, NETAPP

6040 and FAS3240 storage arrays. The IT Host environment consists of

Windows, Redhat Linux, AIX and VM ESXi. The HP 3PAR consists of multiple

sites using 3PAR replication over 1G Ethernet links which is utilized for

migration and DR purposes. Have a high level of experience using 3PAR

recovery manager for Oracle, SQL and VM, can also provide snaps via CLI and

utilize the manual scripting and scheduling capabilities. The NetApp

storage arrays is utilized for both direct attachments to the CommVault

Enterprise Tape Library and the company's production environment. The

production environment utilizes NAS and CIFS shares along with Windows Snap

Drive and Snap Mirroring options. The SAN Fabric consist of both Cisco

MDS 9500 and Brocade SAN Switches, very experienced in utilizing best

practices for optimal redundancy.

Acquired a high level of experience using the HP MPX200 Routers for Data

Migration purposes over a WAN, utilizing both Native IP / iSCSI protocols.

Active DOJ Confidential Security Clearance

PROFESSIONAL JOB EXPERIENCE

SRA - Administrative Office of U.S Courts

Senior SAN Engineer / Systems Engineer, September 2010 - DEC 2011

As a Senior SAN Engineer for AO of US courts the primary responsibility is

providing 3rd level support in Platform Engineering Group. The 3rd level

support encompasses support for a variety of hardware and software

platforms with the primary architecture as follows:

Redhat Linux 5.x / 6

HP C-Class Blade Enclosures

HP MSA and HP EVA8400 Storage Arrays (Design, Implementation and

Management)

HP 3PAR E-200, S-400 and T-400 Arrays

Hitachi USP-V (Storage Navigator)

Symantec Netbackup Enterprise Backup Software 6.5-7.1

HP EVA Continuous Access and Business Copy Application tools

IBM BigFix and Zenworks 11 (Patch Management)

Accomplishments:

Provided a complete SAN Assessment of entire AO Courts Tier 2 Storage

Arrays

Created automated SAN Health reporting and notification alerting so storage

administrators could become more pro-active as events occur

Completed a multi-vendor patch management assessment to help select an

Enterprise Patch Management application

Additional Training: Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 (System Admin)

Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review

Senior SAN Engineer, October 2009-October 2010

Provided an SOP outlining best practices and principles to effectively

manage the existing SAN environment at multiple locations after providing a

complete SAN Infrastructure review and analysis report.

Implemented automated SAN backup policies and procedures

Load balanced the HP EVA8100 Storage arrays for optimal performance

Provided recommendations and modifications to the Brocade zoning database

and best practices

Migrated Microsoft Cluster nodes from older Direct Storage to SAN Based

Storage arrays

Analyzed existing TAPE backup operations to reduce nightly backup windows

and provide disaster recovery availability at remote locations and make

recommendations to DOJ.

SAN Hardware and Application experience at DOJ:

HP EVA8100 Storage Arrays

HP C-Class Blade Architecture

Brocade Switch Environment

HP Data Protector Backup Software

Exagrid Disk Backup Replication and DR Solution

Signature Consulting / Kaiser Permanente Resident Consultant, August 2007-

October 2009

Performed daily SAN mgt and day to day operational duties across 5 data

centers covering 10,000 plus ports

Implemented new Brocade DCX hardware to replace i10k directors across

entire infrastructure

Installed and managed the MP7500 Routers to implement replication between

remote sites for disaster recovery Utilized the Brocade DCFM and EFCM

application to manage the B Series and M Series Fabric environment

Analyzed SAN Health checks for Kaiser and reported findings as required for

port usage, performance reporting and cost justification analysis for

hardware refresh.

SAN Fabric Hardware:

Brocade DCX, Brocade and McData director and edge class switches, MPR203

FCIP, ISCSI Gateway's, 7500 Fabric Routers.

BCFP - Brocade Certified Fabric Professional

Hewlett Packard, Atlanta Georgia, Senior Storage Manager December 2006-

August 2007

Lead a team of 6 consultants that managed a 24 * 7 enterprise SAN

environment. Managed 250 EVA Tier 2 & Tier 3 Storage arrays for AT&T/

Cingular Wireless spread out across 4 locales within the Unites States.

Managed the Brocade fabric consisting of 2000 plus ports that supported the

250 EVA's, EVA's were a mix of

EVA3000, 5000 and 8000 series, the front end SAN fabric consisted of

Brocade, Cisco and McData Director and Edge class fabric switches.

Logic Trends - Norfolk Southern Railway, SAN Engineer (Contractor),

February 2006-November 2006

Managed Tier 1 storage using the Hitachi 9980 and the Tier two EMC Clarion

CX700/CX500 series

Managed 1800 + McData switch port environment existing in multi-Fabric

Backbone and edge switches

Assisted in the new built out of a disaster recovery data center using the

McData i10K as the core switch along with the 6140 directors and 4700 edge

switches

Utilized the EFCM application to manage the McData Fabric Environment

Hardware:

Storage - Hitachi 9980, EMC Clairon CX700 and CX500

Fabric Switches: McData Series i10k, 6140, 4500 and 4700 class switches

Storage Software: HDS True Copy, EMC Mirror View, Navisphere, Storage

Navigator, Tuning Manager, HDLM and PowerPath

HP Consultant Services, TAC Worldwide Companies (TWC) Senior Storage

Manager, August 2004-January 2006

Provided management, technical expertise and guidance in the design,

installation and management of multiple SAN sites as a Senior Storage

Manager Engineer and lead a group of 12 storage professionals. The team's

main focus was providing HP professional storage services across the

Eastern United States with the emphasis on architecting, implementation and

design.

Hardware and Software SAN experience include the following:

Brocade: 48000 and 24000 directors and Silkworm 3000 and 4000 edge

switches, Multiprotocol Router

McData: 6140 Directors and edge switches

Cisco: 9000 series director class and edge switches

HP HSG80, MSA, EVA3000/5000 and EVA 4000,6000, 8000 series hardware

HP Command View installation and setup

Continuous Access Replication design and installation

Business Copy setup and scripting principles

Secure-Path and MPIO Multi-pathing install and configuration

Data Migration and planning services

Georgia Department of Transportation, SENIOR OPENVMS ARICHTECT - SAN

Engineer,

June 2001-August 2004

Completed project to migrate VAX 7000 Cluster to new Alpha ES40 with

associated SAN Storage equipment.

Provided a complete hardware and software assessment of the existing VAX

environment and correct migration path needed to new Alpha platform

Provided detailed performance reporting and hardware throughput comparisons

of VAX and Alpha platforms.

Converted all internal VAX program code to Alpha Code (Cobol, Fortran,

Datatrieve, SNA Gateway, EasyEntry)

Designed and configure new SAN Storage equipment which included Brocade and

EMC 2GB Fiber Switches

Provided Process Documentation which included technical documentation

outlining day to day operations, backup procedures and System Management

functions.

Verizon Customer Networks Alpharetta, GA VMS Systems Manager - Progress

DBA,

June 2000-July 2001

Managed Alpha 8200 SCSI based cluster running OpenVms 7.1-2.

Primary responsibilities include supporting 1000 + users running a

proprietary application using a Progress database

Provided daily VMS support, capacity planning, multinet print queue

management, supporting 3rd party software and performance management

Pacificare Health Systems - Consultant Cypress, Ca. VMS Systems Consultant,

July 2000-November 2000

Technical lead during data center consolidation of Vax Cluster environment

from Colorado to California

Successful transition included running dual systems in both locations and

reconfiguration of all storage works hardware and components in California.

Implemented new GS320 Compaq wildfire technology into client's production

environment to increase performance and increase overall user base into

Year 2001.

Replaced two Alpha 8400 nodes that were in production

Provided current hardware and software process analysis to ensure a

successful data center transition and provided daily system management

support during consolidation

EDS/GTE Alpharetta, GA. VMS Systems Manager - Unix Support, August 1998-

July 2000

Managed large VAX and Alpha Cluster environment consisting of over 40 nodes

Primary responsibilities include building new OpenVms Clusters in a mixed

VAX and Alpha environment, upgrading OpenVms and layered products, project

planning and daily 24 * 7 support for over 3000

Application products include the following: DECPS, SLS (Storage Library

System), Multinet, Polycenter Console Manager, DEC Scheduler and Diskeeper

software

Monitored various HP and Sun Solaris Systems daily providing disk storage

and system management tasks as needed

Union Carbide Chemical Co. Houston, TX. VMS Systems Manager (Contractor)

January 1998-August 1998

Managed over 35 VAX & ALPHA nodes across Central and southern United States

Implemented OpenVms and layered products to Y2K compliance standards

Provide 24 * 7 systems support on a daily basis to over 1000 interactive

users

Managed various VAX'S from standalone Micro-Vax 4000's to a four-node

cluster utilizing VAX 6000 & 7800 systems

Transettlements Network Services Riverdale, GA. VAX/VMS Consultant

(Contractor),

January 1997-January 1998

Primary tasks included upgrading all third party & layerd products to

lastest revision levels to allow operating system upgrades to OpenVms 7.1

Created a duplicate systems environment for complete testing of all

software to ensure Y2K compliance

Redesigned the Polycenter Console Manager utility to allow more efficient

responses to system wide

alerts and monitoring functions

Evaluated and modified remote disaster recovery procedures to ensure proper

restoration plans were in place.

IBM Global Services Alpharetta, GA. Systems Manager -VMS Solutions Team

March 1994-January 1997

Managed and provided support of over 40 VAX nodes consisting of VAX

Clusters, LAVC and standalone environments.

Provided technical support for Georgia Pacific, Ryder Truck Company and

Riggs National Bank

Provided the primary support and management for Riggs Bank after a

successful implementation of the Wire transfer Application

Riggs Bank experience included the following areas:

Project Lead for the initial planning and implementation of the VAX

platform

Integration of the daily Intranet tasks in daily operations

Remote Hot Site failover functionality and configuration

File transfer configuration and management from VAX to IBM mainframe

IBM Management tasks included the following:

System Wide Tuning

Polycenter Console Manager design and management

Hardware & Software Upgrades

Tape management and backup utilities

Performance monitoring tools

TCP/IP configuration and management

Hawaii MLS - Systems Manager, March 1986 - March 1994

Managed a Micro VAX II / VMS OS environment that consisted of a large MLS

database with 5 remote offices

Successfully lead a data and hardware migration from an existing PDP/1170

to the Digital Micro -Vax II

Begin employment with Hawaii MLS as a computer operator and promoted to

Systems Manager after 2 years of operations

United States Marine Corps - Computer Operator, November 1980-November 1984

Ran day to day computers operations for the USMC aviation wing located in

Kaneohe Hawaii. The computer operations department supported the aviation

supply and logistics command center.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

Lakeview High School Diploma - Rossville, GA 1981

United States Marine Corps: NCO Leadership Skills Certificate, November

1981

Hawaii Pacific College / Data Processing Management, January-March 1982

Honolulu Community College June-August 1982

VMS Cluster & Network Management Certificate- Digital Eqp Corporation

December 1995

VMS Performance Management - Technical Solutions Inc. March 1996

UNIX Administration & NT Windows Support Certificate, Hewlett Packard

February 2000

Sun - Solaris Unix Administration and Management (Certification) April

2000

BCFP - SAN Brocade Certified Fabric Professional (Certification) July 2007

RedHat Linux 6 Administration Certificate November 2010

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