Systems Technical Support

Systems Architect and Administrator

Qualifications Profile

Experienced, results-oriented, and astute professional with extensive background in information technology, project management and implementation, and technical support. Known for results-driven performance in environments where functional responsibilities are aligned to business strategies. Equipped with proven ability to configure and maintain state-of-the-art technology systems and reliable management information tools specific to company’s business and operations. Armed with unparalleled capability to execute and oversee diverse programs concurrently.

Areas of Expertise

Operations Management

Infrastructure Design

Operational Streamlining

Data Center Operations

Technical Architecture

Strategic Planning

Problem Analysis and Resolution

Cross-functional Team Building

Professional Experience

Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA

Systems Architect 2006–2016

Held full accountability in compiling, retrieving, and managing data for system capabilities and requirements evaluation

Closely monitored the EMC VNX 5700 storage array and configured LUNs and Storage Pools

Handled the configuration of Cisco Nexus 2K fabric extenders from the 5K switches

Capitalized on industry expertise in maintaining various systems infrastructure of the facility, including the following:

-Hospital-wide Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) system

-Meditech Healthcare Information System by managing Microsoft patching on a monthly basis, adding physical memory and nodes to the cluster, and administering server performance tuning

-EMC Data Domain systems (one in the Riverdale Data Center, one in the disaster recovery unit at Spivey Station, and the primary system which keeps the DR system in sync)

-Backup tapes going to and returning from Iron Mountain

-Solaris eGate hardware by upgrading the operating system and repairing board-level problems

-McKesson Trendstar system running OpenVMS

-IBM BladeCenter chassis and blades

Took charge of configuring and cabling Brocade fibre switches for the organization’s EMC CX600 and VNX 5700

Provided keen oversight to two backup systems, such as the Tivoli system that backs up legacy systems and the BridgeHead system to backup Meditech

Developed a reference Wiki for maintaining server and application data

Administered multiple AIX systems for McKesson Health Information System, and maintained the Meditech Windows 2008R2 and ESXi systems simultaneously as the McKesson Unix systems

Career Highlights:

Received appointment as data center manager in charge of all power, racking, and networking oversight

Designed and maintained VMware clusters as well as intranet DNS and Internet DNS servers

30+ years of experience in Unix (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, SCO, DG-UX) and 15+ years of experience with Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SuSe). With each, I performed a great deal of shell scripting (automated sftp, etc)

Earlier Career

Solutions Architect Hewlett Packard Atlanta, GA

Systems Analyst Delta Airlines Atlanta, GA

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology

Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA

Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA

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