Red Hat Linux Systems

HUGH (STEWART) MCKENNA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Skilled and experienced Unix/Linux Administrator with demonstrated ability and expertise in managing midrange UNIX/Linux systems, including HP-UX,SuSE, Oracle, and Red Hat Enterprise servers and VMware guests. Responsible for batch scheduling product for ABAQUS, NASTRAN, MAGMA, ADAMS, STARCCM+ etc, for Engineering.

Creating dashboards for Engineering. Migrated Windows file shares and Storage to Nasuni/AWS.

SKILLS/TOOLS:

Operating Systems HP-UX, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, Oracle Linux

Software/Tools IBM Spectrum LSF, Nasuni/AWS, HP Service Guard, VMWare

Servers Proliant, Bladesystem, Dell Poweredge

Languages Bash, PowerShell, Python

Databases Oracle RDBMS, RAC. InfluxDB

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Experis 02/2016 to current

Senior IT Specialist assigned to American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM)

Responsible for supporting the Abaqus/Nastran/Magma/CAD/CAM engineering team and the batch scheduling submission via IBM Platform LSF on multiple High Performance Computing clusters

Responsible for migrating multiple Windows Filer shares and onprem Isilon storage to Nasuni/AWS.

Created scripts to collect data for time series InfluxDB and Grafana dashboards for Engineers, Storage teams, and Performance dashboards for Nasuni/AWS

Implemented standard system documentation across HP-UX and Linux systems with industry standard tool cfg2html

Managed the deployment and configuration of remote consoles and tools to enable lights out management of the Data Centers.

Developed scripts to manage engineering batch jobs and scratch space cleanup across multiple nodes.

Managed Engineering product license deployment for the Engineering applications team, including Abaqus, Nastran, Magma, Adams, Isight, ProE.

EDS/Hewlett Packard 02/1989 to 01/2016

Unix Administrator on the Express Scripts account (2006 – 2016), other accounts (2014-2016)

Responsible for preparing OS patching and upgrade bundles for HP-UX, Firmware patching for HP-UX and Red Hat/Proliant/HP Bladesystem servers and enclosures.

Supported SAN expansion/migration of HP-UX SAP Service Guard Clusters to new HP Superdome Blades and 3PAR storage.

Mentored other System Administrators on HP-UX Service Guard.

Collected data for and worked with HP performance consultants on tuning performance on HP-UX SAP clusters.

Installing and configuring new HP-UX and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, managing Red Hat VMware guests, implementing Oracle RAC storage on the HP-UX and Red Hat servers.

General change and problem support for HP-UX, RHEL, and AIX.

Implemented, configured, supported, was SME for HP Systems Insight Manager tool for monitoring HP-UX, Linux, VMS and Windows servers.

Leverage System Administration for HP-UX (1996 -2005)

Kellwood Corporation - Supported HP-UX Service Guard EBA Cluster (2003 – 2005)

Systems Administrator for GMAC TMS ATOM systems running HP-UX (1996 – 2005)

System Administrator for GMAC Principia and Prescient SUN servers. (2001 – 2004)

Team Leader for Auburn Hills HP/SGI System Administration (1996 – 2004)

Systems Administrator for various GM/GM-MIC HP-UX systems, including Corporate Planning systems, GM Peoplesoft (1996 – 2005)

Provided technical mentoring to other HP Systems Administrators. Consulted on HP systems for MonSanto / Solutia customer (2000)

TDY to migrate HP-UX ServiceGuard and Oracle financials in Mesa AZ for Intesys/Textron migration (2001)

Systems Engineer on the Technical Memory project (02/1994 – 04/1996)

Coded a 'Lessons Learned' application using MS Visual C, XVT GUI and Oracle RDBMS, including compound documents in HTML with various graphical formats (GIF, JPEG, etc.) integrated with Netscape 1.0, and HTTPD servers to store, search and render the technical documents. (This was a cutting edge project in the early days of ‘the Internet’.)

Installed Linux/DNS/HTTPD on a PC for a WWW page for the organization.

Participated in the GM/IP self-assessment for UNIX.

Completed the EDS Leaders Internship.

Systems Engineer on Components to Product Description System (PDS) group (04/1993 – 02/1994)

Worked on Inland Fisher Guide Allocation requirements and Automatic Assignment process. Led a team evaluating Beta software for PL/1 for ADMVS, IMS, and DB2/2 for PC platform.

Grouptalk moderator for PDS topics.

PDS library representative for 750 Tower Drive EDS library.

Systems Engineer on Component Library Project (Product Description System) (06/1992 – 04/1993)

Responsible for Technical Design and Specification on system. Assisted the ACG account with Phase 0 prototype (in Turbo Pascal), and Phase 1 deliverables for the project

Created Timeline for Phase 2 and Physical, and Logical database designs.

Assisted the customer and account with the secondary requirements for Component Library and produced the technical evaluations for same.

Systems Engineer on Product Description System (01/1991 – 06/1992)

Responsible for Conversion of T&B Assembly Component Tracking system to PDS and loading PDIS files and on-line History databases.

Created Timeline and SLC estimates for T&B Interfaces to PDS

Designed the T&B Fastener interface.

Assisted with Engineering Work Order and Model Code Conversions.

Member of EDS COBOL ANSI XJS Committee.

Systems Engineer with EDS on Product Description System (02/1989 – 01/1991)

Responsible for Conversion of BOC and CPC Engineering systems Engineering Work Order and Usage subsystems.

Regional Coordinator for Plano1B 3390 Migration.

Member of EDS COBOL CODASYL Committee.

IBM - MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, PL/I, IMS/DB/DC, DB2, CHAMP, EZYTRIEVE PLUS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics

Glasgow University, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Certifications

Certified SuSE Administrator

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