Engineer Manager
Resume:
Roger PatrickCCIE #*****
Profile
To utilize my management and consulting expertise in the areas of storage area networks, data migrations, replication solutions, virtualization, high availability & disaster recovery.
Certifications
Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) Storage NetworkingCisco Unified Computing Technology Design Specialist Cisco UCSCisco Unified Computing Technology Support Specialist Cisco UCSNetApp Certified SAN Implementation Engineer (NCIE)NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA)VMware Certified Professional (VCP5)Certified PlateSpin Analyst (CPSA)Brocade Certified Fabric Professional (BCFP)Brocade Certified SAN Designer (BCSD)Brocade Certified SAN Manager (BCSM)VERITAS High Availability Specialist for UNIXVERITAS Data Protection Professional for UNIXOracle Certified Associate (OCA)
Technical Expertise
OS & Applications
Redhat Linux SUSE Linux Solaris IBM AIX HP-UX Microsoft Windows BSD Linux Clusters MSCS MSSQL
MySQL Oracle RAC
Open Source Software
Vendor Hardware
Brocade Cisco Nexus McData Qlogic
HDS EMC VNX, CLARiiON NetApp HP EVA, MSA 3PAR IBM xSeries HP Proliant Blade Servers: Cisco UCS, IBM BladeCenter, Dell & HP
Languages
Shell Scripting Perl PHP
Codeigniter JavaScript
HTML CSS
Professional Experience
Advanced Services Engineer
FlexITy Solutions - Professional ServicesFlexITy Solutions Data CentreJuly 2010 - Present
Consulting architect to a large financial institution providing SAN design, build and implementation servicesManagement of a large heterogeneous SAN infrastructure 40 switches, 28 enterprise storage arrays, approx. 3 petabytes of dataTechnology products include: Cisco, Brocade, McData directors, HDS enterprise storage and applicationsInfrastructure design and build to facilitate data centre migrations between sitesLiaison between various open systems and storage engineering technology groupsSAN performance tuning, troubleshooting and Fibre Channel distance testingTechnical lead for various professional service engagements and pre-sales activities as assigned
Senior Solution Integrator
FlexITy Solutions - Professional ServicesFlexITy Solutions Data CentreAugust 2006 - July 2010
Designed, planned and implemented enterprise virtualization and consolidation solutions using VMware virtualization productsSolution design and implementation of enterprise storage solutions from various hardware vendors such as NetApp, HDS, EMC and CiscoImplemented data replication solutions including, but not limited to: EMC Recover Point, Celerra Replicator, HDS TrueCopy and NetApp SNAP MirrorAdministration, implementation & configuration of various Linux and Windows based operating systemsPerformed several storage and data centre migrations using volume management (LVM) tools, and intelligent fabric applications such as Cisco Data Mobility Manager (DMM)Technical lead for various professional service engagements and pre-sales activities as assigned
Operations Manager
FlexITy Solutions - Managed Service PracticeFlexITy Solutions Managed ServicesAugust 2005 - August 2006
Responsible for the daily operational state of the Technical Assistance Centre (TAC)Interfaced directly with vendors regarding operational and support programs Responsible for the recruitment, development, motivation and retention of all team membersProvided technical leadership to team members and integrated functional expertise as requiredExercised broad independent judgment to determine best method for issue resolutionBuilt and maintained vendor certification programs for the Managed Services PracticeMet with key clients, assisted sales managers with maintaining customer relationshipsDelivered product presentations and demonstrations; assisted with RFP responses
Systems & Storage Engineer - Team Leader
Infostream Technologies - a Bell Enterprise Group companyInfostream Technologies Managed ServicesAugust 2002 - August 2005
Subject matter expert (3rd level support) for VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS Cluster Server, VERITAS Storage Foundation and VERITAS Storage Foundation for OracleSubject matter expert (3rd level support) for Brocade director class switches and Fabric OSSun Microsystems hardware and software supportInstalled and maintained Oracle cluster environment using VERITAS Cluster ServerImplemented Oracle database backup strategies using VERITAS NetBackupImplemented Storage Area Network (SAN) based backups using VERITAS NetBackupInstalled and maintained Storage Area Network (SAN) environmentCreated technical documents used by IT department to upgrade internal production systemsCoordinated monthly customer meetings to address outstanding support issuesConducted performance reviews for team members; assigned and managed projects
UNIX/Linux System Administrator
Cryptologic Inc. - Internet Gaming SystemsCryptologic Inc. E-commerceOctober 2001 - May 2002
Designed production networks located in different countries for Cryptologic s Internet Gaming Systems; responsible for deployment of all Solaris, Linux and FreeBSD serversConfigured and deployed Cisco PIX Firewalls, Switches and Routers for various networksDesigned and implemented a (LAN-free) backup solution using Veritas NetBackupResponsible for VPN implementation between corporate and co-located production networksConfigured open source software such as Samba, Apache, Sendmail, Qmail and Squid Performed server hardening for all Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD and NT/2000 production serversInstalled and maintained hardware and software on Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux and Windows
UNIX System Administrator/Backup Analyst
PSINet Canada - acquired by TELUSPSINet Canada Managed ServicesSept 1999 - October 2001
Administered Veritas NetBackup Master and Media servers in a clustered SAN environmentConfigured Various NetBackup clients including Solaris 8, Linux and NT/2000 serversPerformed DNS (BIND) administration for NetBackup client resolutionVerified backup integrity by performing periodic recovery tests on customer serversCommunicated with vendors to ensure latest drivers and patches for SAN environmentAnalyzed backup logs and provided solutions to address error codesProvided Veritas NetBackup training for 1st and 2nd level engineersConfigured open source software packages including, but not limited to: Apache and Sendmail
System Administrator
Supply Chain Management - Walmart Canada Distribution CenterSupply Chain Management Data ProcessingAugust 1996 - September 1999
Windows NT, Novell & IBM OS/390 system administrator duties
Education
Humber CollegeComputer Engineering1995 - 1998
Roger Patrick 21 Prudhomme Dr Brampton Ontario L6R 0H2 Resume last updated 070212
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