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J. Paul Gore
Objective To apply my affinity for problem solving and extensive experience in IT project
management, systems administration, and internetworking in a challenging growth
environment.
Experience 02/2008 - Present Emergent Technologies, Inc. (www.etibio.com) Austin, TX
Sr. Systems and Network Manager
Provide IT direction and management to Emergent and its related biotech companies.
Venture capital company providing executive management services to 17 biotech
companies. Successfully provided synergistic IT management to each company and
managed an infrastructure capable of supporting those company’s individual
requirements.
Implement and manage VMWare VI3 (v3.5) production and development
environments. ESX on Dell Poweredge 6950’s. Production implementation of
VMWare VMotion, DRS, and HA.
V2V and P2V using VMWare vCenter Converter.
HP/Lefthand P4000 virtual SAN.
Virtual and physical machines including Windows 2008 Servers, Windows 2003
Servers, Windows 2008 Terminal Server, Exchange 2003 Server, SQL 2005
Server, Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac OS X.
Mobile devices supported on Exchange using ActiveSync and Blackberry
Professional Server – iPhone 3G, Blackerry, Windows Mobile.
Sonicwall Pro 1260 Enhanced firewall, Sonicwall SSL-VPN 200 appliance.
Cisco 28xx series routers, Dell PowerConnect switches.
CRM implementation utilizing PipelineDeals.com.
Avaya IP Office 406 VoIP phone system.
Symantec Endpoint Protection, GFI MailDefense Suite, MS Security Essentials.
07/2003 – 11/2007 Callidus Software Inc. (www.callidussoftware.com) Austin, TX
Sr. Systems and Network Administrator
Manage IT infrastructure for Callidus Software's OnDemand, Technical Support, Client
Services, Sales, Consulting, and Education departments located in the Austin, TX office.
Implement and manage VMWare Virtual Infrastructure 3 (VI3) production and
development environments. ESX clusters utilizing VMWare vMotion, DRS, HA,
and VCB modules. Backups using Vizioncore vRanger Pro and PHD esXpress.
P2V migration utilizing VMWare Converter and Platespin PowerConvert.
EMC CX3 and AX150 fiber channel SAN.
Implement and manage VMWare Lab Manager test environment.
Design and test enterprise disaster recovery plan. Utilize Vizioncore vReplicator
to provide standby VM clones for remote offices.
Manage Remedy application (Customer Support 5) on Action Request System
(ARS) 5.1.2.
Manage the Austin office's various platforms in both virtual and physical
environments. These include Windows 2003 Server, Exchange 2003 Server,
SQL Server 2005, Oracle, Solaris, and Linux.
Install and maintain Cisco wired and wireless networks.
Install and support remote access via Checkpoint firewall and Juniper SSL VPN.
Perform enterprise-wide backups using Legato Networker.
Support of Nortel phone system.
01/2001 – 07/2003 Inertia Consulting Inc. Boulder, CO
President
Consulting company focused on providing small and medium sized businesses with access to
systems and network administration, project management expertise and high-level IT support
and troubleshooting.
All disciplines involved in internetworking implementation, including router and
switch configuration, IP management, storage area networks, traffic monitoring,
etc.
Wireless LAN installation and configuration.
Windows 2000, .NET Server and farm administration.
NAS implementation and administration (Dell PowerVault and Quantum/ Snap
appliances).
Exchange 2000 Server setup and administration.
SQL Server 2000 setup and administration.
Client OS maintenance up to and including Windows XP and Linux.
Backup operations administration (Veritas and ArcServe).
Firewall install and management (PIX, Sonicwall, Netscreen, Checkpoint).
VPN configuration for multiple offices.
Phone system (PBX) management.
A/V systems configuration including projection systems.
04/2000 – 12/2000 Compaq Computer Corp. Houston, TX
E-Commerce Implementation and Support
Consulting contract requiring top-level implementation and support of Compaq’s global (24x7)
business to business websites for resellers. Project management and coordination with
Compaq’s production support teams in various groups, including Internet Operations and
Worldwide E-commerce Development. Site maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting
involving extensive database (SQL Server and Oracle) troubleshooting and programming.
06/1998 – 04/2000 Visual Numerics Inc. (www.vni.com) Boulder, CO
Systems and Network Manager
Manager of network and information systems for data visualization software development
company. Responsible for all network (LAN/WAN), internet, and computer operations. Project
coordination for all phases of information systems upgrades and implementations.
10/1996 – 06/1998 Travelogix Inc. Houston, TX
Systems and Network Administrator
Manage information systems and network (LAN/WAN) communications for Internet travel
services software development company. Maintained 24x7 mission-critical web services and
internal network. Systems engineer for NT based corporate travel automated booking server
that was installed and maintained at customer premises.
Education VMWare vSphere 4 Install, Configure, Manage (April 2010)
VMWare Virtual Infrastructure 3 Install, Configure, Manage (February 2007)
Microsoft Certified Product Specialization (Various products)
Sun Microsystems Solaris System Administration
Internetworking TCP/IP