Ismael Sanchez

469-***-**** Savannah, Texas ad0kox@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Experienced Senior Systems Design Engineer with a proven track record in enhancing cybersecurity, optimizing storage infrastructure, and maintaining high system uptime. Over 25 years of experience in expertise in implementing complex security standards, managing storage arrays, and mentoring team members. Adept in utilizing technologies such as EMC, INFINIDAT, IBM, and PURE storage arrays as well as CISCO MDS equipment. Versatile skill set that also includes SAP Basis Administration, with specialized experience in SQL, AIX/Oracle platforms, and system security configurations.

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Irving Bachelor of Business Management 2008

El Centro College Associate Degree, Information Technology 2003

EXPERIENCE

Senior Systems Design Engineer Sprint & T-Mobile May 2006 - present

●Developed and implemented comprehensive security standards across IBM, Infinidat, EMC Infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity by replacing local accounts with LDAP SSL following rigorous testing and deployment processes

●Executed a strategic migration of data from legacy systems to advanced storage arrays, achieving over $500,000 in cost savings through reduced license fees and hardware/software support

●Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve storage issues, achieving a 99.5% uptime

●Administration and implementation of Infinidat Storage (Infinibox), PURE X50, X70, X90, EMC VMAX, EMC Isilon, Infinidat replication methodology and EMC SRDF

●Configured monitoring tools with Virtana, IBM Storage Insights, and InfiniMetrics

●Experience in Performance Monitoring from Infinidat Storage (Infinibox) arrays ECX EX 500

●Train and mentor junior team members, contributing to a 15% increase in team productivity

●Wrote scripting programs in Perl, Bash, and Shell (Sh/Ksh) for software support

●Demonstrated 7 years of experience with AIX Administration (AIX V.4.3.3-7.3) across multi-platform and operating systems (AIX, and Linux)

●Extensive knowledge of partitioning (IBM p570, p520, p690s, and p650s into LPARS and also using 5.2 dynamic LPAR Mode)

●Proficient in SAP R/3 installation, administration troubleshooting, and monitoring in SQL Server and Oracle environments

●Proficient in Compaq True 64, AIX, and LINUX administration and management of multiple technology platforms (IBM p690, p650, p520, p570, Tru64 servers, and Linux Servers)

●Experience with TSM Installations and Administrations

●Operating system installation and configuration using IBM NIM

●IBM High Availability Cluster Management Software (HACMP) installation and basic configuration

●Converted BCV to flash copy and configure backup scripts

●Authored flash copy best practice guidelines for the team

●Conducted regular system audits to ensure security compliance

●Successfully completed Cisco MDS (9500/9148S/9100) post migrations to replace end-of-life switches

●Successfully evacuated our Dallas Data Center by using Metro Global mirroring which saved millions in software, hardware and oracle licenses

SAP Basis Administrator Justin Boots May 2006

●Installed and configured SAP R/3 on SQL platforms

●Applied SAP support packages and kernel upgrades

●Developed SAP Security role configurations to enhance system security

●Provided system monitoring and support via CCMS

●Experienced with HP StorageWorks

SAP Basis/AIX Administrator Cadbury Schweppes April 1998 - April 2006

●Installed SAP R/3 on AIX/Oracle platforms and managed configurations

●Applied SAP support packages and AIX kernel upgrades

●Performed SAP/AIX system troubleshooting

●Implemented high-availability infrastructure

●Managed two Enterprise Storage Systems which were Shark/Storage systems, handling over 7+ TB of data across multiple platforms

●Led software and firmware updates across an extensive range of systems, including Power 4/5/6 systems (IBM H80, M80, H70, p630, p650, p690, p520, p570)

●Operating Systems: AIX 7.3 and Red Hat Linux 7

●Database Management: Oracle Tablespace extension, Datafile additions (SAPDBA)

●Software & Tools: REV TRAC, SAP Notes, Websphere 5.1.0

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