Jeffrey E. Gaskin

**** ********* *****, **** *******, PA 19382

610-***-****

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Systems Engineer / Backup and Recovery

Information Technology Professional with over 18 years experience in backup and recovery, support and implementation within UNIX/Linux windows, VMware environments. Multitasker who excels in fast paced technological environments and consistently demonstrates a solid track record of achieving results. Detail oriented, with a strategic perspective, exceptional analytical skills and the ability to bridge technology effectively to the user community.

Technical Skills

Operating Systems: Windows 2008/2012, AIX, Solaris, UNIX/Linux, VMware vCenter/vSphere 6.7,

Storage: Data Domain, Celerra, Isilon, Hitachi, NetApp, IBM TS3500 tape libraries, Unity

Monitoring Tools: CA Unicenter TNG, NetView, HP OpenView, Splunk, GFI Languard

Applications: NetBackup, Cohesity, Avamar, Symantec Antivirus, ServiceFirst Incident /Problem/Change Management, Confluence, SecureSync, Jira

Professional Experience

Level One a Doxim Company, Malvern, PA 02/20 – Present

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Single-source provider of document management, e-payments & processing & printing and mailings

Manage VMware 6,7 environment consisting of windows 2012 and linux VMs, data domain DD6300, Unity 450f & 480 XT, Avamar backup & Active Directory administration, patch management

JPMorgan Chase, Newark, DE 09/18 – 02/20

Leading global financial services provider of investment/commercial banking, asset management & financial transaction processing

Backup Engineer (contractor Infinity Consulting Solutions)

Responsible for NetBackup client/catalog merge migrations as part of a global hardware/backup refresh project

NetBackup administration, patching and upgrades, handling of incident, problem and change management and Data Domain builds

Barclaycard, Wilmington, DE 10/13 – 09/18

A multinational credit card payment services provider and division of Barclays PLC with over 10,000 employees

Backup Administrator

Backup, Archive and Disaster Recovery solution design, implementation, configuration, administration and support utilizing EMC Isilon Data Domain and NetApp storage, Veritas NetBackup 7.7.3 clustered non-clustered multisite AIR replicated high availability 24/7 production UNIX/ Linux, Windows 2003/20008/2012, VMware environment with over 1000 physical and virtual servers

Managed and implemented multisite NetBackup 7.5x to version 7.6x and 7.7.3 upgrade projects

Slashed NetApp filer NDMP backup times by 45% by implementing NetBackup Accelerator

Championed project to replace VTL backups to data domains with DD Boost leading to overall increased backup efficiency and reduced backup times

Designed and simplified our Disaster Recovery method by implementing multi-site NetBackup AIR bidirectional replication with our Data Domains

Created streamlined backup failure reporting method used by Helpdesk to generate incident tickets for failed backups

Sox compliance reporting and documentation adhere to all change/incident/problem management response SLAs, as well as all legal and regulatory requirements for data protection and retention. Participate in root cause and trend analysis

System administration of NetBackup Windows, AIX and UNIX/Linux master and media servers

Responsible for all aspects of data backup/recovery including, performance tuning, infrastructure maintenance, technology refresh planning and execution, operational risk management and continued service improvement

Foster and maintain relationships with internal Barclay’s clients and project teams, discuss and understand their infrastructure needs both on a practical & commercial level and provide backup solutions to meet their changing needs

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AEGON, Exton, PA 08/06 - 06/13

Global life insurance, pensions and asset management solutions provider with businesses in over 20 markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia, with 24,000 employees.

Systems Engineer Backup and Recovery

Responsible for Enterprise backup/recovery administration utilizing EMC Celerra, Hitachi and Data Domain storage, Veritas NetBackup 7.5.0.5 in a multisite replicated high availability 24/7 production AIX Solaris/Linux, Windows 2003/2008, VMware environment with over 900+ physical and virtual servers

Significantly reduced backup costs by implementing a multisite NetBackup 5.1 to version 6.5.4 upgrade and consolidation reducing costs by hardware consolidation and NetBackup license reductions

Managed and implemented numerous multisite NetBackup upgrade projects

Reduced backup windows by deploying VMware vStorage API backup solution utilizing NetBackup

Data Domain DD690 administration in a multisite replicated environment

Multisite Disaster Recovery planning and testing - Work with all levels of business users and Executive-level management to ensure security compliancy for backups and DR recovery at off-site location. Research, implement and support new backup solutions to meet the growing needs and goals of the company

Winchester & Hitachi AMS 200 disk storage support

Support & administration of StorageTek L700e and IBM 3584 tape libraries

Responsible for installing, configuring, administering, upgrading and maintaining the enterprise backup infrastructure; configuring backup clients, Bare Metal Restore, maintaining backup windows, schedules, rotations and retention policies, reporting and troubleshooting and resolving backup issues. Overseeing and improving process and procedures for backup/recovery and disaster recovery management

Education

BEAVER COLLEGE, Glenside, PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA

Degree: Post-Baccalaureate, Computer Science Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts

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