Data Center Specialist

AMIR SATARIAN *** Lynshire Court sw

Marietta ga *0064

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

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678-***-****

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVE

Many years of accumulated technical knowledge and practical experience

has helped me developed a strong foothold in the IT field. I'm hoping

a shift in work environment will help keep my edge and broaden the

perspective necessary to find better approaches to common maintenance

and scaling problems faced by all steadily growing businesses.

EXPERIENCE

Hewlett Packard: 03/2013 - Present

5555 Windward Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30004

Datacenter Engineer:

Setting up hundreds of distributed VMWare VSphere 5.1 and 5.5 virtual

machines hosting multiple operating systems. Troubleshooting and

resolving any related issues.

Ensure the system is properly load balanced and scaled across the

network according to hourly demands

Ensure network security using pix firewall and creating VPN access.

Set up and support equipment for Customer Training; Support equipment

for servers

Ensure proper configuration of all operating systems, appropriate

software, networks and firmware updates, using documented standards and

procedures

Maintain up-to-date support tools (databases) for all activities daily

Maintain expertise in all major operating systems: Windows (W2012, W2K8

& 2K3), HP-UX, Linux Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu and Mac OSX.

Configuration, setup, troubleshooting EVA Storage, c-Class blades,

ProLiant, HP Network switches, SAN (Storage Area Network), 3PAR Array

storage, Altiris, Altair, and DHCP Servers.

Nuesoft Technologies: 05/2006 - 03/2013

1685 Terrell Mill Rd Marietta, GA 30067

IT Specialist:

Maintenance, security, and scheduled software releases on 120

application servers spread across three physical locations (Data

Center). Projects and responsibilities include:

Run daily datacenter backup and replication audits with penetration

testing every quarter.

Exchange server migration from 2000 to 2003.

Maintaining internal staging and hotfix environments that mimic our

datacenter and are used to check scripts integrity and run final QA

before releasing the build.

Design and purchase high fault tolerant systems that include multiple

RAID Arrays with automatic backup/restoration points and server

failover. These configurations set up on Dell vault storages, PowerEdge

2950, 2850, 2650, and 850.

Configured Cisco Firewall 525, 520 and ASA 5500 in the Data Centers and

Configuration VPN.

Setup and installation VOIP system.

Designed and implanted RAS Remote Access Services and VPN Virtual

Private Networking based on PPTP, giving staff high speed encrypted

access to our office Intranet services and support tools.

High level client support with coordination of software development

team.

Testing and implementation of Windows NT Master Domain Model.

Upgraded Databases from SQL Server 2000 to 2005.

Sensitive patient demographic, insurance, immunization and appointment

upload for transferring clients. (HIPAA certified)

Installed and managing around 20 VMware (20 physical server), 2Hyper-V

with 4 virtual servers "Application servers" and more than 30 Oracle

Virtual Boxes. Configured many standard windows instances to be used as

remote work stations in internal office and mac/Linux/windows server

2003/2008 instances for QA.

Yacht Technologies: 04/2000-11/2005

Demmersweg 21, 7556 BN, Hengelo, the Netherlands

IT Department Staff

Installed & configured database software, associated database tools and

performance monitoring software.

Managed database clustering, failover and load balance technologies.

Configure, patch and backup Windows 2K/2003 File servers, SQL server,

IIS/Apache servers and maintain Active Directory

Troubleshoot, repair, install and perform testing on various computer

/peripheral equipment.

Maintain software and hardware inventory and tracking systems; monitor

inventory, order, stock and store electronic components.

Participate in key product evaluation and improvements as they relate

to the server environment.

Coordinate with the IT Manager to ensure availability and reliability

of servers during key operating hours.

Siemens Demag Delaval Turbo machinery Inc. 03/1997-04/2000

Industrieplein 3, 7553 LL, Hengelo, the Netherlands

ITC Staff

Assisted in the operation of computing environment.

Assisted in hardware installation and maintenance of workstations,

servers, networking equipment, and other supporting hardware.

Performed user account creation, deletion, and configuration.

Supported cross-platform software on non-UNIX client platforms,

including some Windows under the direction of other systems

administration staff.

Backup and disaster recovery operations.

Viro Engineering: 08/1993-03/1997

Hazenweg 41, 7556 BM, Hengelo, the Netherlands

Computer Technician ITC Staff

Handling Branded computers such as IBM and Compaq with senior IT staff.

Monitor and printer repairs

Office hardware maintenance.

Software installation

Created Backup/Restore system for AutoCAD 14.

EDUCATION

Bachelor Of Computer Science

Evaluated by Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Skills

HTML/XHTML, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, SQL2000/2005, XML/XSL, Visual

Basic, IBM MySQL, Oracle, Linux/UNIX, Apache/Tomcat, Web Sphere Suite,

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash

Certifications

VMware vSphere : Install, Configure, Manage[V5.5]

Information Technology from LOI College in the Netherlands

HIPAA certified.

Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)

References available upon request.

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