Information Technology It Infrastructure
Resume:
Benjamin S. Genner
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-genner-2548997
Storage Area Network and Data Backup Administrator Professional Summary
Service driven professional with a history of innovation and success, offering over 25 years of experience in Information Technology and 19 years specializing in Storage Area Networks (SAN) and 13 years in backup environments. Skilled in managing a wide range of storage technologies and performing complex data migrations. Known for a hands-on approach to problem-solving and a commitment to maintaining high-performance, reliable IT infrastructure.
Technical Proficiencies
NetApp: 8400, AFF-A300, AFF-A400, 7 Mode versions, C-DOT versions up to 9.12.1.P10, OnCommand Unified Manager, OnCommnad System Manager, Active IQ Unified Manager, Cloud Volume Ontap
HPE: EVA, 3 PAR, Primera, Alltera, SSMC 3.8.4.0.37
Pure Storage: M20, M50, X90, XL130, Flash Blade, Purity 4.x, 5.x, 6.1.14, Pure1 Manage
Hitachi : Thunder, AMS, USP, VSP, HUS-VM, SNM2, Hitachi Storage Navigator, Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Tuning Manager
IBM: Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) Shark, 8300, SAN Volume Controllers
Tegile: T-4200, T-4700
Broadcom\Brocade: 6520, X6-8, X7-8, FOS versions, BNA 14.3, SANNAV 2.3.1
Cisco: MDS Catalyst 9500, DCNM
Dell\EMC: Networker, VNX, Clariion, Xtrem IO, Isilon, VMAX, Data Domain
Veeam: Backup & Replication 9.5. 10
Commvault: Version 18
Windows Server: 2012/2016/2019
Operating Systems: Win7/Win8/Win10/Win11
Hyper V: 2012, 2019
VMWare: ESX 3.5/4.0/5.0/6.0/6.5
Nutanix: AOS 4.X, 5.X
Applications: Exchange, SQL, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft AD, DNS, DFS, RDP, Jira Service Desk, Service Now, Venafi, Slack, VDI, PowerShell, Robocopy, CyberArk
Clearance: National Agency Check/Public Trust
Skills: Oral Communication, Documentation, Reliability, Service Delivery, Attention to Detail, On-call Rotations, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Data Migrations, Fiber cable installation, Data Center Management, Remote work settings
Work Experience
Storage Engineer, Department of Veteran Affairs DMM Project under EHRM Project, Contractor via Leidos and Thunderyard Solutions December 2020 – Present
• Maintain and manage all data storage in the Austin Information Technology Center which includes sixteen HPE arrays, fifteen Pure Storage arrays, six Tegile arrays, eighteen NetApp arrays, eight Brocade fiber channel switches
• Primary storage engineer that maintains and upgrades the Brocade SANAV management tool
• Maintains a daily audit of the storage arrays failed disks and coordinates their replacement
• Assisted in the installation of all HPE, Pure Storage and Broadcom new hardware procurements
• Managed and coordinated data migration projects between like storage vendors, using built in tools and cross storage vendors using third party tools
• Research, coordinate and manage all storage array operating system upgrades and minor patches
• Research, coordinate and manage all Brocade fiber switch operating system upgrades and minor patches
Key Achievements:
• Successfully implemented Pure Storage arrays as a new vendor into the existing infrastructure
• Successfully migrated data from seven legacy HPE arrays to a new HPE storage platform
• Successfully retired four legacy Brocade fiber channel edge switches and implemented four new Brocade director switches
Storage Engineer, Advocate Aurora Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI April 2019 – December 2020
Primary engineer who managed six HPE 3 Par storage units
Primary engineer who managed five installations of Veeam Backup & Replication v10 software
Primary engineer who managed a Dell\EMC Networker installation of 1,000 servers
One of two engineers who managed a Dell\EMC Networker installation of 3,000 plus servers
Primary engineer who managed six Dell\EMC Data Domain storage units
On a team of engineers who managed Dell VNX, Xtrem IO and Isilon storage units
Sr. Storage Engineer and Architect, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI November 2011 – March 2019
Primary engineer who managed and maintained Pure Storage, Hitachi Vantara and NetApp storage units
Primary engineer who managed and maintained fourteen Brocade fiber channel switches
Primary engineer who architected all the Storage Area Network infrastructure
Assisted with managing over 40 VMWare hosts, 1400 VM guests and their datastores
Assisted with managing and maintaining Commvault and Avamar back solutions
Key Achievements:
Migration of data from fourteen legacy Hitachi storage units into two Hitachi HUS-VM storage units
Migration of legacy Brocade and McData fiber switches to 6510 and G620 fiber switches
Implementation of Pure Storage M50 and X70r2 storage units
Implementation of Stormagic SvSAN technologies into the remote office sites
Migration of NetApp 7 Mode to C-DOT
Implemented the Carbonite backup solution in the remote offices
Above and Beyond Award Dec. 2011, March 2018 and November 2019
Education/Certifications/Training
Associate Degree Microcomputer Specialist-Network Specialist 3.375 GPA
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI (1999)
HJ0W6S: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900T00) training
HJ0V9S: Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104T00) training
Pure Certified FlashArray Storage Professional training
HM9Q4S Managing HPE Primera training
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