Storage Engineer

Olalekan G. Ogundare

**********@*****.***

***** ******* ****

Apt 421

Dallas, TX 75243

USA.

Mobile: +1-214-***-****

Skype: 209-***-****

OBJECTIVE To focus and provide solid services and excellent quality job as Technical Lead; coordinating and driving the technical aspects of customer delivery projects. This includes: -

Capture and analysis of customers’ technical and business requirements from the initial hand-over of delivery projects to the Service & Delivery Function through to customer acceptance.

Provide technical leadership, support and direction to both internal and customer project delivery teams throughout the deployment lifecycle

Report on all the technical aspects of delivery projects to both project and line management.

Collaborating with the Program Manager in a complementary fashion to assist him in driving the program to the most efficient configuration

Defining standard work throughout the deployment process EXPERIENCE

Computer Warehouse Ltd. Lagos, Nigeria

Enterprise Server and Storage Specialist April 2011 – Feb 2019

(Managed Service) - MTN Nigeria

Provide Storage and SAN product support to customers

SAN Installation, Configuration and Administration

Disk Volume Management with Solaris Volume Manager, Raid Manager and VERITAS Volume Manager

Provided technical assistance for management and implementation of advanced SAN storage system and related tuning.

Supported customer technical team members in allocation of storage services to Windows and UNIX server utilizing storage tools.

Storage allocation/ de-allocation, create clones, manage replication on Hitachi High End Storage (USP/USPV/USPVM/VSP, VSP- G1000) using the Hitachi Storage Navigator and the Hitachi Command Suite

Hitachi RAID Manager (CCI) installation and configuration for storage replication on USP/USPV/USPVM/VSP.

Hitachi RAID (CCI) Manager troubleshooting

Using Shadow-image on USP/USPV/USPVM/VSP to clone client/application data for data backup, testing, duplication and recovery purpose as required for Application/Business continuity

Using TrueCopy/Universal Replicator on USP/USPV/USPVM/VSP to perform client/application replication for data backup and disaster recovery purpose as required for Application/Business continuity

HNAS Administration and Operation for file system volume and export creation.

Storage allocation/ de-allocation, create clones, manage BCV on EMC Symmetrix VMAX/VMAX3 using SymmCLI/Unisphere

EMC SRDF/A, TimeFinder configuration and management using VMAX SymmCLI/SMC/Unisphere for cold non-disruptive application backup, clone copy of data for testing, development, and data mining and warehousing; data replication for disaster recovery and Application/Business continuity

EMC Open Replication for migration from third party array to VMAX/VMAX3 platform

Storage allocation/ de-allocation on VNX using Unisphere for VNX

VNX Series block/file OE upgrade.

Storage allocation/ de-allocation, create clones, manage replication on NetApp FAS Series storage using command line and Oncommand System Manager

Snapdrive, Snapmirror, FC, iSCSI, CIFS, and NFS share management with command line and Oncommand System Manager

NetBackup Configuration and administration

Configuring NetBackup policy for UNIX, Linux and Windows Environment

Robot and drive configuration and administration for NetBackup environment

Robot and drive troubleshooting for NetBackup environment

EMC Data Domain VTL Configuration and management for disk- disk backup

EMC Elastic Cloud (ECS) storage administration and support

Ensure Quality of work

Diagnose and resolve problems, close calls and updates calls with all details in Remedy

Conduct in-house training

Managing various customer sites to develop and maintain information storage systems with respect to Designing, Planning and Implementing Servers, SAN, and Storage solution.

Managed, scheduled and facilitated technical design for department leading to successful completions of all projects.

Developed key documentations and templates in excel, word and visio format that were used by various organizations to maintain and troubleshoot their environment.

Assisted in implementation, maintenance and engineering of storage systems and software applications.

Developed data integration solutions for resolution of business technical problems.

Implemented procedures for designing, modeling and all phases of storage engineering lifecycle.

Conducted analysis of complex computer system needs to support system integration and implementation.

Coordinated with customer technical teams for execution of upgrading and optimization relating to storage systems, detailed process documentation for server connectivity.

Consulted with clients to gain an understanding of their IT needs, budget, and their current operating environment and design storage solutions to meet those criteria.

Maintain excellent customer relationships through effective customer service, timely and efficient installations, service and maintenance

Develop / Enhance job related knowledge by extensive self-study, acquiring certification.

Provide reports as requested by customer

Computer Network Systems. Dubai, UAE

Senior Customer Service Engineer

Infrastructure and Administrative

Support Engineer (Managed Service) -

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd

November 2008 – March 2011

Providing first level support for the Sun Entry Level, Midrange and High End Servers.

Installation, administration and maintenance of Sun Servers and Storage.

Installation and maintenance of Sun Operating System.

Onsite support (Administration) of Solaris Operating System

SAN Installation, Configuration and Administration

Perform hardware and Software Upgrade

Providing Storage and SAN support to customers

Storage allocation/ de-allocation, create clones, manage replication on NetApp FAS Series storage using command line

Snapdrive, Snapmirror, FC, iSCSI, CIFS, and NFS share management with command line

Storage allocation/ de-allocation, create clones, manage replication on Sun StorageTek 6540 storage using the CAM

Providing Administrative support for Sun cluster environment

Shell Script for Backup and Recovery

Enterprise Management and Reporting

Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration

Ensure Preventive maintenance, calls, projects and other such activities are planned, documented and perform

Configuring IBM TSM Client on Solaris/Window Machine

IBM TSM Administrator

Oracle VM Server for SPARC (LDom)

MTN Cameroon. Douala, Cameroon.

Infrastructure Support and Administrative

Engineer (Managed Service)

June 2006 –April 2007

April 2008 – October 2008

Providing first level support for the Sun Entry Level, Midrange and High End Servers.

Installation, administration and maintenance of Sun Servers and Storage.

Installation and maintenance of Sun Operating System.

On-site support (Administration) of Solaris Operating System

Disk Volume Management with Solaris Volume Manager, Raid Manager and VERITAS Volume Manager

SAN Installation, Configuration and Administration

Providing Storage and SAN support to customers

Storage allocation/ de-allocation, create clones, manage replication for the Sun StorageTek SE3000 family,SE5x30 family, SE6x20 family, ST6x40, ST25xx family, T3, D1000, A1000,S1 Tray,D240, 5200 family storage using the CAM and command line tools

Providing Administrative support for Sun cluster environment

Shell Script for Backup and Recovery

Enterprise Management and Reporting

Sun Management Center Installation and Configuration

Ensure Preventive maintenance, calls, projects and other such activities are planned, documented and perform

Configuring IBM TSM Client on Solaris/Window Machine

IBM TSM Administrator

Oracle VM Server for SPARC (LDom)

City Business Computers. Lagos

Senior System Engineer

August 2005 – October 2008

Providing first level support for the Sun Entry Level, Midrange and High End Servers

Installation, administration and maintenance of Sun Servers and Storage

Perform hardware and Software Upgrade

Installation and maintenance of Sun Operating System

On-site support (Administration) of Solaris Operating System for Customer

Disk Volume Management with Solaris Volume Manager, Raid Manager and VERITAS Volume Manager

SAN Installation, Configuration and Administration

Involve in pre-sales activity and provide support for sales team on technical/product presentation

Lufem System Limited. Lagos, Nigeria

System Engineer December 2004 – March 2005

PC Upgrade and maintenance

Custom Built/Assembling of Desktop PC

Installing and Configuring Wireless Network Interface Card for Access Point on LAN

Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting Networking Protocols for Wired and Wireless Network on LAN

Configuring/Maintaining Shared and attached Network Printers for Wired and Wireless Network on LAN

Client-Workgroup Support on LAN for Win9X/Win2K/WinXP EDUCATION

University of Liverpool

MSC. (PGD) Information System

management

2015

The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State

Higher National Diploma (HND) in

Electrical/Electronics Engineering

2000-2002

Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State

National Diploma (ND) in

Electrical/Electronics Engineering

1996-1998

TRAINING Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3

Administration (LA, USA)

Jan 2016

Clustered data ONTAP 8.3 Data

Protection Administration (LA, USA)

Jan 2016

Managing Storage Performance with

Hitachi Tuning Manager v8.x (UT,

USA)

Jan 2016

Performing Advanced Operations with

Hitachi Tuning Manager v8.x (UT,

USA)

Jan 2016

VSP G1000 Installation, Configuration

and Administration (CA, USA)

Jan 2015

Hitachi HNAS Administration and Operation

Operation (CA, USA)

Jan 2015

ISILON Administration and

Management

(Lagos, Nigeria)

Nov 2013

EMC Symmetrix Configuration and

Management (Lagos, Nigeria)

Oct 2013

Atmos Administration and

Management

(Lagos, Nigeria)

Oct 2013

Hitachi Enterprise Storage Foundation

Lagos, Nigeria.

June 2013

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms

Administration and Management

(Lagos,Nigeria)

May 2013

Managing Hitachi Storage Systems

With Device Manager Software

(Lagos,Nigeria)

August 2012

Implementing Cisco Storage

Networking Solution (ICSNS).

First Lane Dubai, UAE.

June 2010

Sun Cluster 3.2 Administration (Abu

Dhabi, UAE)

Dec 2008

HDS-420 SUN StorEdge 9990 and 9985

installation and administration

(Midrand, South Africa)

Oct 2007

ST-350 SUN System Fault Analysis

Workshop (Midrand, South Africa)

Oct 2007

TDC 001 Field Engineering Basic

Principle and Required Exam

(Midrand, South Africa)

June 2007

TDC 002 Storage Disk Management &

Required Exam (Midrand, South Africa)

June 2007

TDC 003 Mid Range Server Support

(Midrand, South Africa)

June 2007

TDC 004 Supporting &

Troubleshooting SPARCIII Product &

Required Exam (Midrand, South Africa)

June 2007

Introduction to WAN Acceleration

(WX). (Lagos, Nigeria)

October 2006

Juniper Firewall Internet Security

Gateways Training (INSG). (Lagos,

Nigeria)

February 2006

Intelligent Network Training (IN).

HUAWEI. (Abuja, Nigeria)

August 2005

CERTIFICATE

Hitachi Data Systems Storage

Foundation

Aug 2013

Sun Certified Partner Field Engineer Feb 2010

EMC Information Storage and

Management (Storage Technologist

Foundation)

Aril 2009

SNIA Certified Storage professional

(SCSP)

Feb 2009

Sun Certified System Administrator for

Sun Cluster 3.2

Feb 2009

Sun Certified Data Management

Engineer

Jan 2009

Sun Certified Network Administrator Dec 2008

Veritas Storage foundation 4.0

Specialist

May 2007

Solaris 10 Sun Certified System

Administrator Upgrade

May 2007

NetApp Certified Storage Associate,

(NCSA).

March 2007

Juniper Networks Certified Internet

Associate, (JNCIA-M).

February 2007

Juniper Network Sales Associate,

(JNSS-S).

November 2006

Solaris 9 Sun Certified System

Administrator, (SCSA I & II).

December 2005

Cisco Certified Network Associate,

(CCNA).

April 2005

ACHIEVEMENT Mobile Telecommunication Network

Ltd (MTN). Lagos, Nigeria.

EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)

Implementation and integration with Veritas

Enterprise Vault, NetBackup CloudBoost

Jan 2018

LeadWay Pensure Ltd (Lagos) Nov 2013

FC SAN Solution and Implementation of VNX5400 with EXS Hosts Mobile Telecommunication Network Ltd (MTN). SAN MAY 2012 Consolidation and Technology Refresh Project.

SAN Consolidation and Virtualization with Brocade Class Director Switch, EMC Symmetrix VMAX 20K and 40K, Hitachi High-End Enterprise Storage (VSP,USPV,USP) and Mid-range (AMS2500), Sun StorageTek 6540, Sun StorageTek 6140

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO). SAN May 2010 Consolidation Project.

SAN Consolidation and Virtualization with Cisco MDS 9506 and 9222i, EMC Symmetrix, Sun StorageTek 6540, HP EVA, and NetApp V-series Storage

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO). Nov 2008

ERP PROJECT

FC SAN Solution and implementation of Disaster Recovery with Sun SPARC Enterprise Server M5000, Sun StorageTek 6540 SAN, Solaris 10 with Sun Cluster 3.2 and Oracle Database SHELL Nigeria May 2008

GI-S Project

FC SAN,NFS,CIFS and iSCSI solution, design, implementation and integration of NetApp V3050 Cluster with Hitachi AMS1000

Celtel Nigeria Nov 2007

ODS Project

Implementation of SunFire E4900 and NetApp 3050 NFS Solution

Oceanic Bank, Nigeria Nov 2007

SAP Solution

Implementation of NetApp 3040 and SunFire 6800 NFS Solution for SAP and Solaris 10

Oceanic Bank, Nigeria Nov 2007

Finacle Banking Solution for West African Countries Design and implementation of Direct attach solution for Sun StorEdge 3320, SunFire V440 and Solaris 10.

Oceanic Bank, Nigeria May 2006

Finacle Banking Solution for Corporate HQ and DR

Implementation of NetApp 3040 and SunFire 25K NFS Solution for Production, Backup, local and remote replication with Solaris 10 and Oracle Database.

SKILLS

Hardware:

Entry Level server: Sun FireV1280, V890, V490,V440, V240, 280R,T5x00,T1000,T2000

Sun Blade: Blade 6000

Midrange Server: Sun Fire E6900, 6800, SPARC Enterprise Mx000

High End Server: Sun Fire15K,25K, Mx000

Storages: SE3000 family,SE5x30 family, SE6x20 family, ST6x40, ST25xx family, T3, D1000, A1000,S1 Tray,D240, 5200 family, NetApp, Hitachi Data System (AMS/USP/USPV/VSP,VSP-G1000), EMC Symmetrix (VMAX), EMC VNX and Clariion

SAN Switches: Brocade Switches, Cisco MDS 9000 Series Operating system :

Sun Solaris

DataOntap

Cisco NX-OS

Cisco SAN OS

Volume Management:

Solstice DiskSuite / Volume Manager

Veritas Volume Manager

Sun StorEdge RAID Manager

Other

Citrix XenServer Virtualization/Storage Link

EXS Server (VMWare)

Software:

Sun Cluster 3.2

Sun Management Center (SunMC)

Veritas Storage Foundation

Symantec NetBackup

SunRay 4.0

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

REFERENCES References are available on request.

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