Brian Robison
ad23zj@r.postjobfree.com
Security Clearance
Top Secret w/SSBI
Professional Certification
A+
IBM TSM 5.3 Implementation
Security +
STI Knowledge Certified Helpdesk Professional
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
Professional Training
A+
IBM TSM 5.3 Implementation
AIX Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified Professional
CommVault Simpana 9
Security+
HPE OneView
HPE Synergy
Operating Systems Used
Windows 2003
Windows 2008
Windows 2010
Unix HP-UX
IBM AIX
Solaris 8
Solaris 10
Software Managed
Brocade FOS
Brocade Network Advisor
Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP)
Hitachi Storage Navigator
Hitachi Device Manager
Hitachi Tuning Manager
Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager
Hitachi Command Suite
EMC Control Center
EMC Navisphere
HP StoreServ Management Console (SSMC)
HP Operations Manager i
HP Storage Operations Manager (SOM)
HP San Network Advisor
Netbackup
CommVault CommServe
CommVault CommNet
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Hardware Managed
Brocade DCX
Brocade DCX4
Brocade 7840
Brocade 5480
HP SN6000B
HP SN8000B
HP 8200
HP 8400
HP 8440
HP 7200
HP 7400
HP 10800
HP XP7
Hitachi VSP
Hitachi HUS150
Hitachi AMS2500
EMC Centera
EMC Clariion
EMC CX700
NAS FAS2040,
NAS FAS2050
NAS FAS2552
Work Experience
DISA GS-2210/13 08/19 – Present
Defense Information Systems Agency Storage\Backup SME (Subject Matter Expert)
Occupational Series/Grade: GS13 Tech
In August of 2019 I was asked if I would move from my Tech lead position to help out the Netbackup team in getting control of 1400 failing backups and I accepted. Since this time we have brought that number down to 186 failed backups and have worked on getting automation built to assist in resolving simple failures. The backup success rate has gone from 76.3% to 98.7%.
I have recently begun training in cloud computing and automation in order to move over to the cloud computing automation team to help out with the increasing workload.
DISA GS-2210/13 09/14 – 08/19
Defense Information Systems Agency Storage Technical Lead
Occupational Series/Grade: GS13 Tech lead
Served as a Tech lead over the storage provisioning section and oversaw all storage allocations and storage array/fiber switch hardware issues.
Our team manages over 64pb of storage across 101 storage arrays and 265 fiber switches on both classified and non-classified networks.
Before being the Tech lead over storage provisioning, I was the Tech lead over the storage performance team. We handled all performance related issues and storage array/fiber switch upgrades across 101 storage arrays and 265 fiber switches on both classified and non-classified networks.
My first Tech lead position was over the Defense Enterprise email storage team that managed 36pb of storage across 75 storage arrays and 32 fiber switches on both classified and non-classified networks.
Unisys - Contractor converted to GS-2210/12
Defense Information Systems Agency Storage Administrator 05/09 - 09/14
Occupational Series/Grade: GS12 Tech
Member of the DoD Enterprise Email project with 1.4 Million users.
I was a member of the team who was responsible for providing technical guidance for storage and backup assessments, systems/storage design, performance analysis, capacity planning, and disaster recovery planning for the Enterprise Email project.
I was part of a team that used Hitachi Command Suite to allocate and manage the 24 PB of data on 36 Hitachi VSP’s, 29 Hitachi AMS2500’s and 6 Hitachi HUS150’s in 18 different local and remote locations across the world. The storage is projected to reach 34PB upon completion of the project.
In addition to managing the storage using Hitachi Command Suite, I created the aliases and zones for all 1100 Enterprise Email servers I have allocated storage to and currently manage 212 Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX4S Fiber switches.
I was responsible for the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) policy on all storage devices to include Hitachi Storage Arrays, Hitachi Management servers and Brocade Fiber Switches.
Assist the VION Field Engineer in resolving multiple failed drives through the SVP.
I have used Hitachi Tuning Manager to troubleshoot and resolve storage I/O issues.
Using Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, I have migrated 56 PB of data.
Assisted in the design and planning for the additional Production and Disaster Recovery sites to support DoD Enterprise Email. This utilizes CommVault storage management tools to include CommServ Administration, CommNet, CommVault Storage Manager and various iDataAgents, Data De-Duplication, Exchange Archiving, Content Indexing and Searching or the Enterprise VERITAS management suit to include multiple host vault policies, setting up multiple NetBackup agency and bare metal restores.
Before being selected to the DoD Enterprise Email project I managed storage on Hitachi AMS1000, USP, and USP-V platforms and managed Brocade 12000, 24000, and 48000 fiber switches. With all backups being performed using Veritas Netbackup in a Windows, UNIX and VMware environment using the Enterprise Veritas management suite to troubleshoot issues.
I also assisted with storage issues on NetApp Filers (FAS2040, FAS2050) and EMC ClaRiion & CX-700
I have worked in the backup environment using TSM, Veritas NetBackup and CommVault backup software’s.
CDI Corporation - Contractor
IBM – Tivoli Storage Manger Administration 09/07 - 05/09
Occupational Series/Grade: GS12 Tech equivalent
Maintained integrity and availability of 107 TSM backup servers backing up 13000+ clients
Verified that the daily offsite ejects complete and database snapshot completed.
Resolve issues with scripts used to generate reports.
Manually send out Missed and Failed back up reports to contacts associated with nodes backed up to TSM servers.
Monitor the scratch level for more than 100 TSM servers.
Receive real-time customer requests through phone or chat and worked with customers one on one to resolve any back up issues.
Monitor problem ticket queue for any back up issues reported
Education
A+ Certification Demarge College 11/98-10/99
Computer Science Oklahoma City Community College 01/95-05/95 and 01/97-05/97