Robert Bennett
**** ********** ****, ********, ** 30338
******@*******.****
Dynamic and results-driven Business Professional with over 12 years of
Enterprise Systems experience. Senior level Management in Data Center
Infrastructure and Information Systems Engineering. Educated with a
Bachelor's in Engineering and a Master's in Business, and uniquely
qualified to deliver technical expertise while achieving business
objectives. Energetic and goal-oriented with a genuine passion for
operational strategy. A well-rounded background supporting technical
initiatives while optimizing performance and growth.
KEY STRENGTHS
Operations Management
Strategic Planning
Project Management
Storage Engineering
Infrastructure Engineering
SAN Design & Administration
Disaster Recovery Management
UNIX Systems Engineering
Business Development
Customer Relationship Management
Implementation Management
Systems Management
ITIL
Change Management
Computer Engineering
Network Administration
Security Administration
Web Development
Systems Architect
Backup Administration
Programming/Scripting
Clustering
Kernel Performance Tuning
Oracle/SAP Administration
Brocade/McData Directors
Superdome - nPar/vPar
MC/ServiceGuard
Hardware/Software Troubleshooting
Technical Documentation
Auto CAD/Visio
Information Life Cycle Management
EDUCATION
M.B.A. University of Colorado
B.S.C.E. University of Colorado
Graduated with Honours
Colorado Leadership Scholarship
AWARDS/CERTIFICATIONS
Certified HP Professional
Top Secret/SSBI Security Clearance
Security+
Engineer - State of Colorado
Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT - SENIOR STORAGE UNIX ENGINEER
Defense Information Systems Agency, March 2009-Present
Senior Storage/UNIX Engineer for DISA, working on an international
environment where storage is measured in PetaBytes.
Software: HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, Veritas, VMware ESX, MicroSoft, HDvM,
HPvM, HRpM, HTSM, DCFM, SYMCLI, NetBackup, VxFS, VxVM, BMR, VEA, DRD,
RecoverPoint.
Hardware: HP rx, rp, blades; Hitachi USP-V, USP, AMS 1000; Brocade DCX,
48000, 5100, 7500; McData ED-64M; EMC DMX-3, DMX-4, DMX-800, Celerra,
Clariion CX3; SUN SL3000.
CONSULTANT - SENIOR UNIX ENGINEER PROJECT MANAGER
HP, May 2008-Sep. 2008
Moved/built 30 UNIX servers from a corporate datacenter in Seattle to the
Qwest CyberCenter in Denver for the $6B divestiture of the corrugated paper
division of Weyerhaeuser to International Paper.
7 - HP rx6600 itanium HP-UX 11.23 SAP SAN-attached MC/SG
2 - HP rx7620 itanium HP-UX 11.31 SAP Oracle nPar/vPar
8 - HP rx3600 itanium HP-UX 11.31 SAP Oracle Tivoli SAN
2 - SUN Fire X4150 Solaris 10 Tivoli SAN
7 - HP 9000 PA-RISC HP-UX 11.11
2 - IBM p5 560Q AIX 6.1 Tivoli SAN
1 - EMC Symmetrix DMX-3
UNIX/STORAGE ENGINEER PROJECT MANAGER
Gates Corporation, Jan. 1999-April 2008
Served as UNIX Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, SAN Engineer, and IT
Project Manager. Managed a network of 60 UNIX servers, 400TB SAN (5 EVA's,
1 HP 12000, and 2 Brocade/McData 6140 FC Directors), and SUN/Veritas Backup
network. These servers were located in a corporate data center and remote
international locations.
Responsible for the architecture, design and development of global data
management and networking infrastructure.
Managed core business infrastructure projects, architecting, and promoting
technologies to improve processes and significantly reduce costs to impact
bottom-line goals.
2 - HP 9000 Superdomes HP-UX 11.11 Oracle SAN Veritas
1 - HP rx8640 itanium HP-UX 11.31 Oracle SAN Veritas
6 - HP rx7620 itanium HP-UX 11.31 Oracle SAN Veritas Apache
14 - HP rx2620 itanium HP-UX 11.23 WMS Apache Tomcat
Various - HP 9000 - PA-RISC servers running HP-UX 11.11 and 10.20 with
numerous enterprise applications: Oracle Gentran EDI Webmethods Windchill
PDMLink XML Teamcenter PLM WMS Tomcat Samba TIBCO PTC Apache Java EMC Posix
C C++ Perl
Robert Bennett
2499 Stonington Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
******@*******.****
Post-Graduate Education
Topics in Executive Management - IT and Business Strategy
. How to align IT with organizations' business goals; how to
communicate those goals; how to set business and technology
priorities based on those goals.
HP MC/ServiceGuard
. High availability planning, LVM for Serviceguard, Cluster concepts and
configuration, Packages and services, Application monitoring scripts,
Packages policies, Cluster and package online reconfiguration, LVM
maintenance for packages, Serviceguard Manager, Highly available NFS,
High availability networking, EMS resources and Serviceguard packages,
The Highly available Oracle 10g database, Rolling upgrade issues
HP-UX Partition Management with vPars and nPars
. Exploring HP's Partitioning Continuum, Addressing Hardware, Adding and
Replacing PCI/PCI-X Cards Online (OLA/R), Using the Management
Processor, Administering Node Partitions (nPars), Administering
Virtual Partitions (vPars), Partitioning CPUs with Processor Sets
(Psets), Managing Resources with PRM, Enhancing Resource Management
with WLM
Hands-on with Logical Volume Manager and MirrorDisk/UX
. Configure and manage LVM physical volumes, volume groups, and logical
volumes. Configure striped, mirrored, and distributed logical volumes.
Configure LVM for optimal performance. Recover failed LVM disks and
volumes
HP-UX Resource Management with PRM & WLM
. HP Process Resource Manager (PRM), Using PRM, xprm, HP-UX and SNMP
support, Troubleshooting PRM, WLM, Manually Editing your WLM
configuration, Monitoring SLO compliance with EMS, Supplying data to
WLM, WLM configuration file syntax, WLM auditing & billing, WLMTK &
integration with other products, WLM and vPars, Troubleshooting WLM
Ignite-UX
. Installing and configuring an Ignite-UX Server, Creating a Golden
Image, Loading patches with Ignite-UX, System recovery with Ignite-UX,
Creating Custom Install Media
HP-UX System and Network Troubleshooting
. Booting, Recovering Non-Bootable Systems, Logins, LVM, File Systems /
Disks, Processes, SD-UX, Networking, Diagnostics, Print (LP) Spooler,
Serial Logins, Modem Connections
HP-UX Performance and Tuning
. Performance tools, GlancePlus, Process management, CPU management,
Memory management, Swap space performance, Disk performance, HFS file
system performance, VxFS performance issues, NFS performance, Tuneable
kernel parameters
Practical UNIX System and Network Security
. Improving user and password security with trusted systems, Securing
UNIX file systems, Monitoring suspicious activity with IDS/9000,
Scanning for vulnerabilities with Nessus, Hardening HP-UX hosts with
bastille, Configuring IPFilter firewalls, use of Sudo to limit root
access, use of crack to identify weak passwords, methods hackers use
to cover their tracks, use of swatch to monitor log files, use of COPS
to identify system "back doors", SUID, SGID, sticky bit, and JFS
access control list (ACL) permissions, use of Tripwire to monitor
critical files and directories, methods hackers use to exploit TCP/IP
vulnerabilities, use of SSH to encrypt network packets and improve
TCP/IP security, use of Tcpwrapper to control inetd service access,
methods hackers use to exploit network file system (NFS) and network
information service (NIS) security, methods hackers use to exploit web
server security, use of SATAN/SAINT to search for network service
vulnerabilities, configuration of a SOCKS firewall to improve network
security
Managing HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array
. EVA solution overview, HSV controllers, Disk drive enclosures, Command
View EVA introduction (v3.3), EVA concepts and terminology, Storage
system configuration, Host configuration, Secure path management,
Snapshot concepts, Business copy EVA (V2.3), Business copy planning
and installation, SSSU (v.3.2), SMA administration and management,
Introduction to OV SOM, Storage system management, Best practices,
Troubleshooting, Introduction to Continuous Access EVA
POSIX Shell Programming
. Shell scripting, Variables, User input, Designing program output,
Shell arithmetic, Branching and logic testing, Shell patterns, Program
loops, Array variables, Functions and function libraries, Managing
input and output, Traps and signals, Regular expressions, 'awk' flow
control, Stream editing with 'sed'
Perl Programming
. Perl statements, Managing data, Looping and branching, Lists, arrays
and hashes, Looping and branching controls, Module subroutines,
Special variables, Advanced data structures, The Common Gateway
Interface (CGI) Protocol, Perl modules
Robert Bennett
2499 Stonington Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
******@*******.****
Post-Graduate Education
HP-UX System and Network Administration I
. PA-RISC Hardware, Administration, SAM, Devices & Peripherals, HFS /
JFS File Systems, Backups, Console, Boot Sequence, Kernel
Configuration & Applying Patches, SD-UX, Ignite
HP-UX System and Network Administration II
. Configure HP-UX TCP/IP connectivity, static and default routes,
startup and shutdown scripts, DNS servers and resolver clients, NFS
and AutoFS servers and clients, NIS servers and clients, telnet, ftp,
remsh, rlogin, bootp, tftp, ssh and other inetd services, SD-UX depot
server
HP-UX System and Network Advanced Administration III
. Recover a crashed boot disk. Maximize application performance using
HP's Glance and OpenView Performance Manager/Agent products. Configure
a high availability cluster with MC/ServiceGuard. Lock down your
network infrastructure by implementing HP's IDS/9000 intrusion
detection software.
Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System
. Manage local disk devices, managing UFS file systems, installing and
removing Solaris packages and patches, performing system boot
procedures, user and security administration, managing network
printers and system processes, and performing system backups and
restores.
Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System
. Maintain Sun systems, configure and troubleshoot the Network File
System (NFS), configure naming services, and perform advanced
installation procedures.
Network Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System
. Plan, create, administer, and troubleshoot a local area network (LAN).
Networking, configuration, and troubleshooting, Internet Protocol
(IP) routing, Domain Name Service (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration
(DHCP), and the Solaris IP Filter firewall.
HP OpenView Network Node Manager I on UNIX
. NNM processes and databases, Viewing your environment with Dynamic
Views, Viewing your environment with ovw, Creating and customizing
maps, Viewing your environment with the Network Presenter, Using NNM
Monitoring Tools, Using problem diagnosis, Viewing alarms, Viewing
automatic web reports, Configuring the NNM web reporting interface,
Exploring and using MIB data, Working with SNMP, Discovering your
network, Configuring NNM polling, Using and building basic filters,
Configuring Process Behavior and Startup, Controlling netmon
discovery, Discovering connectivity with extended topology, Enabling
extended topology, Configuring events and alarms, Using Data
Collection and Thresholds, Using data collection and thresholds,
Working with the NNM data warehouse, Backing up NNM data, Securing the
NNM web user interface
HP OpenView Network Node Manager II on UNIX
. Constructing advanced filters, Partitioning the ovw internet submap,
Advanced map customization, Distributed internet monitoring concepts,
Configuring management and collection stations, Managing overlapping
collection domains, Configuring DIM automatic failover, Configuring
event forwarding, Configuring Problem Diagnosis, Securing and
Configuring Dynamic Views, Adding applications to ovw, Adding
applications to the launcher, Adding Applications to the Network
Presenter, Managing resources
HP OpenView Operations for UNIX I
. Enterprise Management Solutions, The OVO Operator, The Java-Based GUI,
Using Service Navigator, OVO administrator, Creating operator
workspaces, Creating new desktop applications, Monitoring log files,
Discriminating between log messages, Pattern matching, Configuring
message action, Message interceptor opcmsg, SNMP trap interceptor,
Threshold monitoring, Embedded performance component, Scheduled
actions template, Node configuration, OVO backup, OVO troubleshooting
HP OpenView PerfView and MeasureWare
. Resource and performance management, HP-UX performance, OpenView
performance manager, Integration with network node manager, DSI
dataflow, Performance agent - transaction tracking, the user interface
and reporter GUI
Customizing Your Apache Web Server on HP-UX
. The Internet Domain Name Service and Registering Domains, Installing
Apache on HP-UX, Overview of httpd.conf Sections, Virtual Host
Selection, Access Control and Authentication, Handlers and Actions,
Logs and Tailoring Error Documents, Apache as a Proxy and Caching
Server, Tuning Apache for Better Performance, Installing SSL X509 v3
Certificates on ApacheSSL under HP-UX 11.00, Electronic Mail -
sendmail, POP and IMAP
Linux Administration for Experienced HP-UX Administrators
. Linux installation, Post-install system configuration, Boot process
and system V init, User/Group administration and NFS, File system
administration, LVM and RAID, Task automation and process accounting,
Client networking, The X Window System, Security concepts, Linux
kernel compilation, DNS concepts, Configuring BIND, OpenLDAP servers,
Virtual hosting with Apache, Apache security, Implementing an FTP
server, The SQUID proxy server, Using Samba, Sendmail, Postfix' MAP,
POP, spam filtering and web mail, Troubleshooting, Using NIS