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Frank B. Vickers

Professional experience

Linux System Administrator

Wipro

August 2014 - present

Norcross, GA

Responsibilities

Implement and support high availability configuration of Linux systems

Analyze system performance

Plan, implement and manage systems initiatives with IT and customer teams.

Establish & maintain technical standards & server security policies.

Patch Linux servers on scheduled basis.

Communicate technical issues in terms that many audiences can understand (communications to customer).

Provide updates and status to customers.

February 2011-August 2014 – Southern Company, Atlanta, Ga

Linux System Administrator

Install and troubleshoot Linux servers using HP Server Automation Provisioning Tool.

Configure servers for Oracle Linux, Oracle Sparc and Linux Security Patching.

Worked directly with Vendor support for all Linux/Unix OS Support.

Work closely with BMC Remedy to create changes and problem tickets.

Build servers (Linux, Oracle Linux) using VMWare/vSphere tools.

October 2008 – February 2011 CCCI IT/Southern Company Atlanta, GA

Unix/Linux System Administrator

Provide primary UNIX Support for several servers in the Southern Company umbrella of servers (500+ servers)

Install Solaris servers using HPSA Provisioning Tool and performance tuning of Solaris servers.

Configure servers for Solaris Patching, Veritas Installation, DiskSuite (SVM), VxFS and ZFS and mirroring.

Provide support of creation, modification, patching and troubleshooting of LDOMS and ZFS Pools.

Demonstrate moderate knowledge of TCP/IP and storage as a System Administrator

Install VMWare virtual servers (Linux, Solaris)

August 2006 – Oct. 2008 McKesson/Per-Se Lawrenceville, GA

Education

Jan. 1993 – May 1997 Alabama State University Montgomery, Alabama

Bachelor of Science Business Management

August 2004 Prometric Testing Alpharetta

Certification Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

August 2005 – Present Atlanta, Georgia

Certification of Completion

Red Hat Linux Essentials RH-033

Red Hat Systems Administration RH-133

Intermediate Solaris 10 System Administration

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 5.1

CompTIA Security + Virtual Training

Additional Skills:

Linux (4 years)

Oracle (7 years)

Bash (basic to intermediate)

Python (basic)

Security Penetration Skills:

Kali Linux ( 2 years Basic, learning)

W3af ( 2 years Basic, learning)

Skipfish ( 2 years Basic, learning)

Arachni (Basic)

SqlMap (basic)

Vega (basic)

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