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Bryan E. Welsh 704-***-****

**** ******** **. ********* ** 28269 act8dm@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a position where I can maximize my experience as a Data Center Professional and continue to grow along with the technology in this field.

Professional Profile

Twenty years as an experienced Data Center Professional currently focused on capacity and facilities management. Highly motivated to grow and keep up with Data center philosophies and demands.

Capacity planning

Hardware Installation, Multiple Platforms (HP, Dell, Oracle, EMC etc.)

Hardware break/fix, Multiple platforms

Hardware upgrades

Hardware Planning, footprint and placement

Project Management

Situation Management

SAN fabric cabling

Maintain raised floor, above and below

Vendor engagement and management

Operations/monitoring

Data Center Facilities Management

Client focus

Asset management

Change Management

ITIL Principles

Professional Experience

Hewlett Packard, Charlotte, NC

August 2005 to present

Hardware Services/Planner

Data Center Facilities Management

Responsibilities:

Responsible 75k square foot data floor footprint. Determine proper placement of equipment on the data floor based on best practices and capacity considerations (power and cooling).

Layout Data Center infrastructure. Purchase and install fiber tray, trunk, and patch panels. Determine positions for new RDC’s and CRAC’s.

Perform equipment installations. From single servers, large numbers of servers to large storage systems (multiple vendors).

Run fiber cable, Molex, twinax and older technologies as requested. Order and maintain fiber cable inventory.

Order power based on vendor specifications and plug types.

Maintain Visio drawings and rack elevations.

Maintain environment and capacity for servers. Ensure there is available white space, breaker space, KVA, and cooling.

Identify and remediate issues such as air flow and power redundancy.

Engage vendors, escort/oversee that Data Center standards are adhered to.

On call rotation for break/fix issues that might arise after hours.

Perform hardware upgrades (memory, CPU’s, PCI cards) during client approved windows.

Ensure that server racks are up to Data Center standards. Utilize cable management arms where possible. All cabling is neat to allow for easy access to rear of servers and facilitate airflow. Make use of blanking panels to also improve cool air flow.

Responsible for hardware receiving and unpacking and ensuring proper removal of recyclables such as cardboard and disposal of trash.

Decommission hardware and disposal adhering to green initiatives.

Remove cable and cleanup from underneath raised floor. Preventing air dams and damage to cables under the floor.

Established standards for rack grounding.

Maintain accurate asset detail.

Interview and mentor interns and contractors.

Projects

Principle in a Cisco to Brocade transformation. Installed two new fabrics of four Brocade Backbone Directors and ISL’d them between data floors. Re-cabled approximately 500 servers and storage frames in preparation to cutover from existing Cisco 9513 fiber switches to the new Brocade backbone directors. Worked closely with the storage admin to cutover at the appropriate time and verify connectivity.

Led the effort to develop grounding standards and ground 700+ racks in the Data Center. Saved HP $70k by sourcing materials and fabricating connectors onsite over buying pre made kits or employing third parties.

Identified which old PDU’s with snap in breakers were the best candidates for replacement. Verified KW loads and equipment powered from target PDU’s to minimize downtime and impact.

Represented the Hardware team on the refresh of a large Unisys Dorado complex. Planned floor placement and ensured connectivity to tape and two EMC DMX4 frames through fiber trunk and patch panels.

Electronic Data Systems, Charlotte, NC

April 1995-August 2008

Computer Operator Sr.

Responsibilities:

Tape Operator. Satisfied tape mounts, resolved interventions and prepared DRA for offsite storage.

Batch Operator. Monitored the batch cycles for multiple MVS systems. Corrected and restarted abnormal ends where possible. Contacted programming teams when necessary.

Resource Operator. Monitored the health of multiple MVS systems on multiple mainframes and peripherals. Performed health checks and IPL’s as scheduled.

Situation Management. Served as the focal point for resolving critical problems. Assembled team members and facilitated conference calls to reach a restoration. Notified leadership as needed.

Education

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Graduate Bachelor of Arts

June 1991

Operations Development Program – Electronic Data Systems

Graduate

1998

Continuing Education

CloudU Certificate Curriculum – CloudU/Rackspace.

Airflow Management – Mission Critical.

A Revolutionary New Concept: Ultimate Flexibility in Data Center Design – Mission Critical

Windows Server 2008 Administrator – Grow@hp

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