System Engineer

Terry Gregory Peden

**** ****** *** ** 713-***-****

Katy, TX 77494 *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Highly driven, solution oriented professional with over 18 years experience

in the IT industry. Resourceful and innovative leader with proven record

of success in challenging environments. Demonstrated ability to devise and

implement cost efficient and elegant solutions to complex problems.

Exceptional technical background and ability combined with highly developed

team building and motivational skills. Effective in maximizing resources

and implementing latest technology to stay ahead of the competition.

Strongly committed to quality processes and customer satisfaction.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Project Management Solutions Architect Disaster Recovery

Technical Consultant Backup and Recovery Site Design

Test Management Systems Administration Customer Relations

Test Engineering Server Consolidation Training and

Development

System Integration Testing Process and Procedure Resource Management

Software Evaluation & Best Practices Quality Assurance

Integration Implementation

Technical expertise includes:

Hardware- HP/Compaq, Dell, IBM, Xirotec, CommVault Systems

Operating Systems- Windows 2008, Windows 2003, 2000, NT

Databases- SQL 2000/2008, Exchange 5.5\2000

Certifications: Windows 2000\NT4 MCSE, SQL 2000 MCDBA, PMP

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Entrepreneurial ship

2010-Presen

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CEO of Peden Industries LTD, INC Houston,

Texas

Founded Peden Industries LTD, INC in May 2010. Manage all business needs

which include: Financials, Logistics, Marketing, and Human Resources.

Developed and implemented strategies to grow the business. I was able to

increase foot traffic by 50% within the 1st year of operation that lead to

business growth and in turn more profit.

Noble Drilling Services 2007- 2010

Senior Systems Engineer Sugar Land,

Texas

Responsible for Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Xirotec SAN and

CommVault Systems backup Software solutions. Worked with all company

departments to ensure coverage as well as performance goals were meet.

Provided Leadership and Focus on new technologies with respect to Storage

and Data Protection. Other responsibilities: Implementing and

Maintaining VMware, AD, WINS, DNS, DHCP, and Clustering, White Boarding

solution designs to upper management and organizing key personnel to

achieve the task, Demonstrated solution functionality and trained staff

in use of the products, Provided technical support for remote offices,

Wrote and critiqued documentation of the company's IT user manuals.

Stonefly Networks 2005 - 2007

Senior Systems Engineer / Consultant Engineer San Diego,

CA

Responsible for Design and Implementation of Stonefly Networks IP SAN

solutions in pre-sales and post-sales technical roles. Work with Account

Managers and potential customers to identify customers' Data Backup and

Disaster Recovery problem areas, then design cutting edge solutions using

Stonefly products and CommVault Systems Data Protection Products . Pre-

sales responsibilities: Work as part of the Stonefly sales team to

formulate winning strategies and solutions for potential customers.

Develop pre-sales documentation, solutions, proposals, and statements of

work. Deliver presentations to prospect technical/management teams to

articulate Stonefly's Data Backup/Disaster Recovery Products and Services

value proposition. Deliver product demonstrations. Function as sales team

liaison to internal Stonefly organizations, professional services,

engineering and operations. Post-sales responsibilities: White boarding

solution designs to customers then organizing customer personnel to achieve

the task. Implement and configure hardware and software portions of the

solution. Demonstrate solution functionality and train the customer's

staff in use of the products. Provide technical support for solutions in

the field. Write and critique documentation for company products.

CommVault Systems 2000 - 2004

Systems Engineer / Consultant Engineer Oceanport,

NJ

Implemented and configured CommVault Systems' Qinetix products designed to

do Enterprise level Data Protection, Data Recovery, Data Migration, and

Disaster Recovery. Provided pre-sales presentations of the product suites

to upper management and IT systems engineers and administrators. Analyzed

customers' homogeneous environments (HP/Compaq, DELL, IBM, EMC, etc.) then

designed, implemented and configured software solutions for their

respective environments. Ensured optimal level of operational performance

for file systems, applications, and databases. Troubleshooting areas

included networking, hardware (servers, SAN switches and components, tape

libraries, and disk arrays), operating systems (Windows 20003, Windows

2000, WINNT 4.0, UNIX platforms, and Netware platforms), software

applications, and database issues. Conducted product training for customer

groups as well as conference calls and Webex sessions to resolve issues.

Periodically drafted procedural documentation for field engineers. Lead

engineer for Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) project during the software

implementation/integration into a high security environment.

Compaq Computer Corporation 1994 - 2000

Systems Engineer/ Test Engineer Houston, TX

Lead Test Engineer for the Windows 2000/NT/ARCserve and Windows

2000/NT/Backup Exec development portion of the Compaq Fibre Channel Storage

Area Network (SAN) solution. Duties included: Integration testing of

Computer Associates', ARCserve, and Seagate's, Backup Exec, backup software

packages, for functionality, compatibility, performance, and over all

reliability. The environment requires the use of low to high-end Compaq

Proliant servers (Proliant 850R through Proliant 8500), fibre channel

switches, hubs, and ethernet hubs. It also requires the use of a new fibre

to SCSI bridges and DLT tape libraries. Responsible for determining the

root cause of failures and provided feedback to respective groups.

Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication of problems, which

were to be fixed by internal development groups as well as the developing

companies, Computer Associates and Seagate software. Worked on this

Research and Development Project for the 36 months.

Test Engineer

Designed and implemented test tools for audit of Compaq Fibre Channel and

SCSI intelligent and non-intelligent controllers. (Host Bus adapters, Smart-

2LS, Smart-2DH, Smart-2/P, and Smart-2/E) Worked on Compaq's First Channel

solution Project called, The Siamese Project. The project required an in-

depth understanding of how Fibre channel and SCSI works, especially

together. This project allowed the industry to use one server and manage a

Terabyte of data using Compaq's storage arrays. In addition, I Performed

compatibility tests for various Compaq Servers and SCSI peripheral devices

using Compaq Intelligent and Non-Intelligent controllers. Determined root

causes of failures and provided feedback to respective groups. Wrote test

plans and procedures to ensure a thorough coverage for different test

scenarios. Developed and maintained script files for script driven test

programs. Used SCSI and Fibre channel analyzers, oscilloscope and in house

test tools.

Circuit Board Analyzer

Analyzed SMT circuit boards for various types of manufacturing failures

using schematics and mylars. Used test tools such as oscilloscope, function

generator, and multimeter to assist in the troubleshooting process. Other

duties included peer safety coordinator and on the job trainer for newly

hired employees in test area.

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Army 1984 - 1987

Supply Specialist Various Locations

USA

Managed internal control of unit funds related to high valued military

inventories. Supervised periodic audits and maintained accurate receipts.

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1994

Bachelor of Science, Electrical / Electronic Technology

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