Ping Li
Fort Lee NJ ***** 201-***-**** *********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/png-li-sa
IT SYSTEM ENGINEER
Over 15 years of experience as an IT System Engineer for various telecommunication Business Units supporting infrastructures and data-center operations across Red hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Enterprise Linus, Solaris UNIX and local network service. Effectively plan, install, configure and optimize IT system and infrastructure to achieve high availability and performance. Responsible for system enhancement, automation and security mandates. Proven ability to create and deliver solutions tied to business growth, enhancement and implementation of systems based on IT standards and requirement.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Linux RHEL / OEL system Administration Project Management Workflow Planning
Productivity Improvement OVM&VMware support Security Mandates
Systems Installation, Configuration & Upgrade OS Patches & Updates SAN / NAS storage
Documenting & Mentoring
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software: RHEL5.x/6.x/7.x; OVM 3.2, OEL5,6,7, RHEL5,6,7; Vcenter/VMware; LVM/Multipath; HPSA Server Automation; HPOV; HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator; HPacucli; Dell Open Management; Red Hat Cluster; Solaris 10, 9 and 8, LDOMS/Containers/zones; ILO/ALOM; Perl Programming language, Korn shell programming, Apache, SAMBA, TCP/IP, NIS, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, NFS, Veritas VM 3.x/4.x/5.x ;Router/Switch/VLANS configuration, CheckPoint NG6.x, Windows XP, Microsoft Office, Google Drive.
Hardware, HP PROLIANT BL680/BL460; Dell PowerEdge; SUN Sun4u & Sun4v SPARC system (Sunfire4800, 280R, E4500, E420R,E220R, E450, E490, V445, T5220 ), T3 Disk Array, Cisco Routers/Switches,
EXPERIENCE
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. – Orangeburg, NY Oct 2013 – June 2019
SMTS-SYS Engineer ( IT Senior Member of Technical Staff )
Individual Contributor for project planning; workload breakdowns; task plans & scheduling; interface with application teams, engineer groups, internal technical support teams to plan and track the work progress and commit deadline. Participated in on-call rotation. Troubleshot Production issues and performed root-cause analysis.
Six times Spotlight Awards for Recognition of commitment to Verizon’s core values. (2018-2019)
Primary Assigned SE for 1000+ LINUX RHEL5.x/6.x/7.x VMs & Physicals (Dell/HP).
oSupported Application Lifecycle environment PROD/DR/DEV.
oImplemented corporate standards and security mandates.
oConfigured systems with application requirements.
oHardware / software trouble shooting and turning.
Primary Support for Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) pools which held 250 Hypervisors serving near 2000 Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) VM(s) plus 300 HP blade standalone servers.
oUtilized HPSA server Automation tool to automate jobs for updating system configuration
oConducted fixes, security updates and work progress tracking.
Aligned with IT initiatives and standards, in last three years, led the team to complete projects migrating 1500+ OEL servers from Etrust to LDAP/PB, mapping 1000+ clients to new NAS filer, OS upgrade on 700+ OEL servers, storage odd / even path upgrade on 300 physical servers, HPSA client migration on 1600+ servers; LDAP / PB pre-qualification scan and migration on 1300+ servers.
Prepared technical documents to share with team members
oProvided workflow for automating the tasks in major projects
oCommunicated work progress via emails; shared google drive and team meetings.
Remediated security vulnerabilities by utilizing BigFix tool to automatically apply Kernel patch updates & security mandates with PROD server in even month and non-PROD in odd month. Daily meeting to trouble shoot and apply fixes for auto-patch fallouts.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. – Orangeburg, NY Oct 1996 - Sept 20013
UNIX Solaris System Adminstration
Certified Oracle / Solaris 10 Administrator.
Network Administration
Responsible for a Verizon subsidiary network Domain providing network services: DNS/DHCP/NIS/SMTP MailRelay/PROXY/Firewall/DMZ.
Network Security
Certified FireWall / CheckPoint CP2000 Security Administrator
EDUCATION
MA – Computing and Technology in Education.(Software Development)
Columbia University (New York)
BA – English Language
Shanghai Maritime University. P.R.China
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Oracle SUN Solaris 10 System Administrator
Certified SUN Solaris 2.6 System Administrator
Certified Check Point CP2000 Security Administrator
Completed two semesters instructor led classes on RHEL6.x with PACE University