Sr. Infrastructure Architect

Aaron Griffin

Email: ************@*****.*********:************@*****.***

Phone: 630-***-****

Summary

Experienced Technical Systems Architect with expertise in overall infrastructure design. Experienced in leading a team and projects. Specializing in underlying infrastructure to include server hardware, network and enterprise storage. Utilizes this experience to gather requirements, design a technical architecture and implement necessary systems to fit the needs of the project as well as the organization as a whole. I enjoy helping people get things done and improving how the work is done.

Professional Experience

TekSystems, contract with T-Mobile, Sr. Infrastructure Architect 2014-present Bothell, WA

Responsible for designing scalable and adaptive hardware solutions that address business needs and satisfy operational needs within the Enterprise standards.

Participated in project, support, and development initiatives designing solutions to optimally address current and future business requirements and infrastructure plans.

Acted as a conduit for questions and information flow of ideas for new technology applications.

Provided coordination across technical teams to encourage application of and adherence to standards based methodologies..

JP Morgan Chase, Infrastructure Solutions Architect 2012-2014 Chicago, IL

Responsible for creating infrastructure solution designs following Enterprise Architecture standards. Examples include:

oA Technology Refresh of an existing platform affecting approximately 300 Wintel servers.

oA new Java based application on a Linux/Oracle platform

oA new zero downtime capable feature on an existing application.

Review project requirements from business to determine the infrastructure impact.

Responsible for annual infrastructure planning estimates for business unit.

Act as liaison between line of business partners and corporate technology team.

JP Morgan Chase, Implementation Engineer 2008-2011 Chicago, IL

Provide leadership to team members by creating policies & procedures to follow, conducting tech interviews for candidates and providing training to new team members.

Responsible for installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of 1000+ client-facing Wintel, Opteron, ESX and Itanium servers.

Created powershell and VBS scripts to automate custom configurations on Wintel server builds, ESX administrative functions and tasks for DR Fail-over scenarios.

Migrated 300+ servers out of a non-corporate data-center to a strategic location for highly critical applications, requiring implementation, design, installation, documentation and automation for server builds to meet highly aggressive time lines.

Robert Half International, contract with JP Morgan Chase, Systems Administrator 2006-2008 Salt Lake City, UT

Responsible for installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of 750+ client-facing Wintel, Opteron, and Itanium servers.

Responsible for data-center support responsibilities, including scheduling vendor maintenance, hardware replacements, installing new devices, and assisting with data-center expansion activities.

Provide 24/7 level 1, 2 and 3 technical support to maintain a sub 30 minute downtime SLA on customer facing applications

Responsible for the configuration and maintenance of SAN (HP EMA, HP MSA, HP EVA and HDS systems) that was not supported by the corporate storage team.

TeamWifi, Technician (Wireless ISP) 2005 Logan, UT

Responsible for installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of wireless networks for clients of Team Wifi.

Provided technical on-site and phone support to customers

Technical Skills Summary

Microsoft Windows; VMware; SQL Server

HP Proliant, Integrity, MSA and EVA devices

Vbscript, powershell, Double-Take, Veritas Storage Foundation, EMC SRDF, NetBackup

Technical Certifications

MCSE 2003: Security, MCSE 2000: Security, MCSE 2003, MCSE 2000, MCSA 2003: Security, MCSA 2000: Security, MCSA 2003, MCSA 2000, MCP

CITA-F

Education

Utah State University 2004 Logan, UT

B.S. in Business Information Systems – management of information systems emphasis

Tech Pros 2005 Irvine, CA

Network Engineer Program

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