Engineer Technician
Resume:
Austin, TX *****
*******.*******@*****.***
NIKOLAS BRITTON
OBJECTIVE I am looking for a role that involves working extensively with Linux.
SKILLS & • Certifications:
• Red Hat Certified Engineer
ABILITIES
• Linux Professional Institute LPIC-I
• CompTIA Linux+
• SUSE Certified Linux Administrator
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
• Certified Novell Engineer
• Subject matter expert in Unix based operating systems: Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, BSD,
and Mac OS X.
• Subject matter expert in scripting on Unix platforms using tools such as: awk, bash, csh,
expect, grep, ksh, perl, python, sed, and sh. Advanced knowledge of regular expression pattern
matching and extensive use of perl for complex automation and data processing.
• Subject matter expert in cloud virtualization: LXC, Docker, Xen, KVM, VMware.
Advanced training in Solaris Containers/ Zones and SPARC Logical Domains (LDOM). IBM
DLPAR, LPAR, PowerHA, PowerVM, WPAR, and VIO technologies in IBM POWER
systems. Experience with Linux supercomputing clustering.
• Advanced knowledge of Intel x86, IBM Power, SPARC, HP PA-RISC and HP Superdome
platform architectures.
• Advanced knowledge of IBM TotalStorage and EMC SAN & NAS solutions, Fibre
Channel architecture, multipath I/O, and iSCSI. Experience with Oracle Cluster File System
(OCFS2), Veritas, LVMs, ZFS, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of web programming using Apache, HTML, XHTML, Javascript,
PHP, Perl, CGI, Python, and SQL. Experience with Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, and MySQL
database servers.
• Knowledge of C programming; Linux kernel, device driver, and application development.
EXPERIENCE SENIOR UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, IBM
2009 to Present
Worked within a very large team of Unix professionals to provide pooled IT services to IBM's
strategic outsourcing customers. Our team was directly responsible for around 4000 AIX, Solaris,
HP-UX, and Linux servers. Duties involved working as an account focal, Linux technical lead
and SME, and as a transition and transformation specialist for new clients. Additional duties
involved providing work direction, supervision, and mentoring to junior staff for day to day
operations, such as system patching, platform maintenance, and troubleshooting. Platform
infrastructure ranged from Intel x86 (typically HP, IBM, and Dell servers), IBM Power, Sun &
Fujitsu SPARC, and HP PA-RISC, to HP Superdome and IBM System z mainframes running
Linux. Also responsible for hardware administration of the aforementioned system platforms.
IT MANAGER, HILLSIDE STUDIO
2001 to 2009
Managed all IT aspects for this small business. Advised and made IT decisions for the business
owner. Purchased equipment, software, and supplies as needed. Designed, implemented, and
maintained network, servers, storage, workstations, peripherals, A/V equipment, and telephone
system. Designed, implemented, and maintained custom applications and databases. Provided
end-user support, training, and documentation. Worked extensively with Linux, BSD, and Mac
systems.
SERVER/NETWORK FIELD TECHNICIAN, ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE
2000 to 2001
Performed outsourced IT work for small and medium-sized businesses
SERVER/NETWORK FIELD TECHNICIAN, BRITTON COMPUTER CONSULTING
1998 to 2000
Performed various outsourced IT tasks for small and medium-sized businesses
PC FIELD TECHNICIAN, THE MASTER'S COMPUTER CONSULTING
1997 to 1998
Worked part-time as a computer field technician for small and medium-sized businesses.
PC BENCH TECHNICIAN, NORTHERN ILLINOIS COMPUTER EXCHANGE
1997 to 1998
Worked part-time as a computer technician. Typical duties included reconditioning old computers
for resale, designing and assembling new computers from individual components, and repairing
defective computer equipment.
EDUCATION 2014 - AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE – LINUX
15 continuing education credits in Linux system administration.
2006 - HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MATHEMATICS
30 credit hours in college mathematics and electronics courses, 4.0 GPA.
1998 - COMPUTER LEARNING CENTERS – NETWORK ENGINEERING
Associates of applied science in network engineering and system administration.
TRAINING Additional Continuing Education Classes (provided by IBM):
• Oracle Linux System Administration level I, II, & III
• IBM Linux System Administration on Power Systems level I & II
• IBM System x Administration level I, II, & III
• IBM Performance Tuning for Linux
• HP BladeSystem Administration
• HP ProLiant Administration
• Oracle VM Server 2 for x86
• IBM AIX System Administration Level I, II, & III
• IBM Power Systems for AIX level I, II, & III
• IBM PowerHA and HMC Administration
• IBM PowerVM Adminstration
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Administration
• Sun Solaris 9 System Administration level I, II, & III
• Sun Solaris 10 System Administration level I, II, & III
• Sun Solaris DTrace, ZFS, and Zone Administration
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