IT Infrastructure Manager Unix/Linux

ANTHONY CRUDELE

Plainview, NY *****

*******.*******@*****.*** 917-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-crudele

ENTERPRISE IT MANAGEMENT

Innovative IT Senior Manager with extensive experience implementing enterprise-wide technology solutions for the operation and support of on-premises systems in a cloud (private) environment. Hands-on leader of large technical teams consisting of employees, contractors and outsourced managed services through the entire project lifecycle, and adhering to project schedules and budgets. Specific areas of expertise include:

Capacity Planning

Continuous Improvement

Data Center Operations

UNIX/Linux

Disaster Recovery

Documentation & Training

Enterprise Systems

Mentoring & Coaching

Systems Configuration

Systems Security

Virtualization

Domestic/Global Team Management

EXPERIENCE

SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Park Ridge, NJ 2003 - 2017

Senior Manager IT Infrastructure UNIX/Linux Managed a large technical UNIX/Linux team of more than 40 outsourced technical professionals from IBM and TCS Service Organizations supporting AIX, HPUX, Solaris and Linux. Directed support for US and European datacenters in a private cloud and direct server setup.

Built and consolidated datacenters to support disaster recovery, cost reduction initiatives, and migration to Outsource organization.

Created and managed a $9M budget for the UNIX group for hardware/software leasing and hardware/software maintenance.

Architected and planed the server environment by evaluating and recommending new technology such as virtual computing (hypervisor) and storage technologies (XIV, NetApp) which contributed to improving functionality and reducing costs.

Promoted continuous improvement through reducing costs, improving productivity and transitioning from a highly physical environment to a highly virtualized environment. Also, drove SIP (Service Improvement Plan) by driving OS patching, firmware upgrades, security updates, monitoring and data backup.

Ensured that adequate security measures were in place and in compliance with internal security policies as well as industry best practices (SOX, PCI).

Setup integration on UNIX systems with Active Directory for a single userid and password using the Dell/Quest VAS product. Also, setup root and privileged access using the Leiberman tool integrating with the Dell/Quest VAS product and Active Directory.

Used the Active Directory and UNIX integration to push standards and security parameters to the UNIX servers.

Created, updated and validated documentation and SOP’s for the group.

Mentored the Outsourced staff in not only methods of doing things, but also the industry standards that needed to be followed.

Maintained the 24 x 7 support organization.

Managed and partnered with outside companies and vendors to ensure that SLAs were met and engaged vendors to resolve complex issues.

Developed business continuity plans with related documentation and participated in disaster recovery test exercises.

Followed ITIL framework to manage formal processes.

Directed technical environment changes through formal change management process while communicating the impact to application stakeholders.

Selected for a 5-month assignment in London to manage the transition of four European data centers to IBM Managed Services (two in the UK and two in Belgium).

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, New York, NY 1992 - 2002

Associate Director Performed progressively responsible functions including MVS Systems Programmer, Solaris Administrator and Manager of the UNIX group. Co-led implementation of an UNIX environment. Managed the process from inception to completion.

Represented technical function during evaluation period which included selecting the operating system, vendor and type of hardware based on a price/performance metrics. Involved in selecting Backup, Job scheduling, Monitoring and Storage products.

Leveraged my extensive Operations and Systems experience to successfully build a UNIX environment.

Mentored and trained the Operations and Batch Scheduling group in the new UNIX environment. Interfaced with the Application groups to help in the transition from a MVS to UNIX environment.

Performed all Solaris system administration duties.

Handled the architecture and design during migration of new hardware and throughout the growth and upgrade process.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Grumman Data Systems Institute, Woodbury, NY

Computer Operations Certificate

ITIL V3 Foundation Certificate

ITIL V3 Operational Support and Analysis

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