David Tinker
Lewisville, TX *****
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April 23, 2013
Selection Committee:
I am an experienced technician with over 18 years experience in all aspects planning, installation and maintanence of a data center. I’ve designed, planned and supervised the new contruction of 2 data centers as well as coordinated 4 different data center relocations. As well as being deeply involved in the design of the facility, I also have a wealth of experience in it’s maintenace as well as vendor management, budgeting, contracts and people management.
I’m currently an assistance vice president with Citi Group operating as an IBM mainframe engineer, adding a major platform to my curriculum vitae.
It is my intent to advance to the next stage of my career as a data center and people manager.
I’m submitting my resume for your consideration. I thank you in advance for taking the time to consider it and look forward to hearing from you at your convenience.
Sincerely,
David Tinker
Assistant Vice President
z/OS Support
David Tinker
2052 Kenny CT, Lewisville, TX 75067 214-***-****
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SKILLS
• Facilities management
• Cisco Routers (CCNA)
• UPS/Generator testing
• IT Budget Analysis
• White floor space planning
• HVAC/CRAC maintanence and testing
• Disaster recovery coordination
• Power monitoring and load balancing
• Telecom capacity planning
• Circuit delivery and maintenance
• Project Management
• Cable & campus infrastructure planning
• z/OS mainframe engineering
• Linux (light exposure)
• Server Management
• Vendor Management
• Server installation and cabling
• Technician training manual creation
• Network and hardware troubleshooting
• People management
EXPERIENCE
Citigroup, Las Colinas, TX March 2006 - Present
Citi Infrastructure Technology, ESI MVS Support
• MVS systems Engineer
• 1102 z/OS operating system rollout and maintenance
Citigroup, Silver Spring Data Center, MD March 2006 - September 2009
Service Delivery Team, Supported the Silver Spring data center as an SDT shift leader for 100,000 sqf. Facility
Duties included:
• High bandwidth telecom circuit planning, installation and troubleshooting
• White floor space planning and management
• Cat 6 infrastructure planning, management and troubleshooting
• Equipment installation including servers, switches, routers and high end backbone Cisco devices.
• Equipment, cable and inventory control and management
• Circuit and patch documentation
• Precedure documentation
• Vendor management
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., Baltimore, MD October 2000 – March 2006
Data Center Managent
• Data Center design and planning
• Data Center relocation coordination
• Fire prevention maintenance for FM200, pre-action sprinkler systesm, and leak detection
• Power management for UPS, switch gear, generator, load balancing and load bank testing
• Cat6, fiber and voice infrastructure planning, maintenance, installation and troubleshooting
• Cat6, fiber and voice infrastructure maintenance for the 2 business campuses
• Budgeting and vendor maintenance
• Disaster Recovery planning and documentation
• Policy, procedure and training documention creation and management
All-Systems, Inc., Baltimore, MD April 1999 – October 2000
Consutlant
• Upgraded Legacy systems, coordinated the install and integration of new technology, install mail servers, web server, PDC/BDC and Exchange servers for numerous clients.
Revisions, Inc., Catonsville, MD February 1998 - April 1999
Manager of Information Technology
• Designed, purchased and installed all technology for a large nonprofit organization including ten independent networks, a Linux mail server, a web server and 200 workstations
• Conducted training and education as formulating the company IT plan
The Apex Group, Columbia, MD October 1997 – February 1998
Lead Network Installation Technician
• Managed a 20 man crew installing premis Cat 5 and fiber optic cabling
• Chosen to travel nationwide installing networks for AT&T (one of 5 in the company)
Lucent Technologies, Columbia, MD March 1997 – October 1997
Lead Network Installation Technician
• Managed a crew of 40 installing premis Cat 5 and fiber optic cabling (Clients included the EPA, Treasury Department and the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C.)
• Supervised data and voice cabling for the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C. (included all the infrastructure for the State Department, the EPA and the Treasury Department)
Datatel, Inc., Cockeysville, MD February 1996 – March 1997
Lead Network Installation Technician
• Installed premis Cat 5 and fiber optic cabling as well as active networking devices.
• Supervised installations for the Carrol County and Baltimore County school systems as well as numerous law firms in Baltimore.
• Supervised the data and voice cabling for the Cienna Corp headquarters including the fiber optic engineering network as well as the 2500 node user network.
EDUCATION
University of Baltimore
Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in Computer Science.
Certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), A+ Networking, Fiber Optic installations by Methode, IEEE 802.2, 802.3 and 802.5 by Bay Networks, Certified Computer Trainer for Catapult, FM200 testing and certification
Mainframe Experience: Successfully completed the ESI mainframe training boot camp and completed rotations through all ESI mainframe disciplines.