Ted Allan

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Milton, WI *****

336-***-****

SUMMARY:

Experienced Information Technology professional and solution provider with over twenty five years in the industry. Acquired a skill set in Unix/Linux administration as well as Microsoft windows, software analysis, software development, system architecture and implementation as well as system troubleshooting, optimization, scripting and monitoring.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Scripting Languages: UNIX shell (bash, csh, ksh) SQL, Java, JavaScript, Perl. C, python, chef, puppet.

Operating Systems: AIX, Solaris, Irix, HPUX, SCO, AIX, Tru64, Red Hat Linux to current, Ubuntu, Windows 3.11 to Current.

Databases: Informix, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, Postgres. Mongo, Hadoop, Oracle Exadata and Oracle X5-2 Appliance.

Software: Oracle Application and database server, Oracle Collaboration Suite, Veritas Volume manager/ file system / Net backup, Solstice disk suite, Sendmail 8.8.8 – present, BIND/DNS, Apache, Apache Tomcat, Apache Jakarta, IPSEC, SSH, Active Directory, Web Sphere, Web Logic, Remedy, Hadoop, MongoDB, EMC, Drupal CMS, RabbitMQ, Solar, Git, Jenkins, Elastic search, docker,IAM, aws and Nagios.

Hardware: IBM Power5,6,7, SGI, HP 9000 H, J, K Servers, Sun Ultra 1, 5, 10, 20, Sun v110, 220, Sun Fire 280R, V440, V880, 1280, Sun Ultra Enterprise 250, 450, 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500, Sun Enterprise 4000, Sun Sparc 10, 20, Compaq, Dell, HP VMware, AWS and Cisco Linux servers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Allient Energy, Madison, WI Apr 13 2022 - July 29 2022

Senior System Administrator – Contractor

Performed system administration of Oracle linux servers performing OS updates.

While upgrading the servers I also used an ansable playbooks that also moved the systems from an older spacewalk system to a newer SUSE server.

Monitored and address any issues via service now and nagious.

Lemans, Janesville, WI Aug 14 2017 - Feb 11 2022

Senior System Administrator – Contractor

Performed dev-ops administration of creating servers and automating deployment jobs utilizing Jenkins and git.

Maintained and upgraded all Ubuntu servers as needed including the docker containers for dev and stage.

Maintained a centralized logging system utilizing elasticsearch and monitoring systems using monit, zabbix and nagios.+

Deployed webapps to tomcat as needed and added or created items for solar and rabbitmq when needed.

Created AWS systems when needed via teraform and setup system permissions utilizing IAM.

Green Bay Packaging, Green Bay WI Feb 2017 – Apr 28, 2017

Senior System Administrator – Contractor

Was brought in to assist with server migration and upgrades that included updating operating systems from Red Hat - CentOS 5 to Red Hat - CentOS 7

Redirected all current websites to a Web Application Firewall ( WAF )

Made kernel and program corrections from older Linux systems to allow for full functionality of the newer OS which included modifying configuration files for Bind/DNS, Kdump, Squid proxy, snort, Iptables, firewallcmd and DHCP among others.

Performed Physical to Virtual migration of older systems to VMware VSphere.

Lands’ End, Dodgeville, WI March 7 2016 -- Jan 2017

Senior System Administrator – Contractor

●Setup of three Oracle X5-2 Database appliances for an in house ERP solution which included the creation of 85 Virtual servers running Oracle Linux 6.7. A spacewalk server was also setup to allow the virtual servers access to oracle repositories for updates and also allow us to manage configuration files amongst the several servers.

Created and implemented SSL certificates for the ILOM's and setup Active Directory authentication which was also applied to all the virtual servers as well via Centrify.

Common activities included 24x7 on call support, Linux system upgrades, Disk space management, User management, System troubleshooting, and other administration task.

LabCorp, N.C. Mar 06 2006 – Oct 31 2015

Senior Linux Administrator

Common activities included 24x7 on call support, Linux system upgrades, Disk space management, User management, System troubleshooting, and other administration task.

Most servers were virtual on VMware which has allowed me to become very efficient with EXSi / ESX setups including VLAN tagging, NIC Teaming, vSwitches, portgroups and networking as well.

Setup of Hadoop cluster for development and future production release where virtual servers are activated when needed and automatically registered via LDAP to an Active Directory server where they register themselves and receive their own IP address.

Migration of a Tru64 Uni-Data database to Red Hat 6 server utilizing my scripting skills to make the process almost seamless.

Installed and maintain multiple Grid computing clusters including Red Hat, IBM and oracle. These Large High performance servers are used for DNA sequencing.

Assist programmers and DBA's with the setup of Oracle, Oracle RAC, Web Sphere, Web Logic and Java including kernel tuning and multiple scripts for startup/shutdown and custom alerting.

Built, maintained and monitor a PCI compliant environment for the company adhering to strict security policies. While monitoring I detected a slow scan threat that made it past the firewall and was able to close the hole promptly.

NC A&T University, N.C. 2005 – 2006

Senior UNIX Administrator – Contractor

Started as a Senior UNIX Administrator to maintain a Banner / Web focus ERP system I assisted developers and DBA’s with meeting deadlines while securing and streamlining the systems. I detected some security breaches and corrected them promptly. Installed an intrusion detection system to allow for quicker response to threats on the network due to the large attempts on the network. Corrected several issues with Tomcat, Web focus and Banner allowing the team to make deadlines on time. Other duties included setup of monitoring systems and Intrusion Detection, Oracle Collaboration Suite and custom systems that made redundant processes automated

Lead installation of EMC Clarion CX500 including installation of HBA’s and power path software that becomes the backbone of the banner ERP for storage.

Banner and Web Focus Administrator which involved Jakarta Tomcat, Java and Oracle 9i database and Oracle 10g application server as well as Oracle Collaboration Suite

Rebuilt compromised systems to very strict security requirements and created the security standards for new systems.

Glaxo Smith Cline. RTP, N.C. 2003 – 2004

Senior UNIX Administrator

Engineered and implemented new UNIX systems on a project basis. Determined the client’s needs and put together the solution while meeting their requirements. Upon arrival I would install the system in the datacenter and jumpstart/kickstart it loading the software needed. Once the operating system was installed I would configure the system and attach any SAN or NAS drives to it. This often entailed configuration of veritas volume manager and file system, Oracle databases and Apache or Apache tomcat web servers.

Server installation included a global sendmail gateway solution utilizing 2 Sun R250 in the US and 2 in the UK that relayed to 5 Compaq Zeon’s running Red Hat AS 2.1. Apache Tomcat and Jakarta portal system. Apache Tomcat and Jakarta development platform. Several Oracle development systems and A Ticket management system using Remedy.

Most systems attached to EMC SAN or Net app NAS when applicable

Setup and configured internal portal system using BigIP load balancers and 4 Red Hat 3.0 Servers

CSC, Raleigh, N.C. 1999 – 2003

Consultant

Clients: Nortel. RTP, General Dynamics USMC, General Dynamic ATS

System Architect / Engineer

Assisted in architecting and implementing a global backup solution. Working in a team environment we investigated, redesigned and implemented a stable and more organized solution. This included analyzing all master backup servers and redefining the backup classes to a standard that was easy to understand resulting in better fault tolerance and instant notification to be sent on failure which could be addressed immediately.

Network Security Administrator

Designed and implemented a secure Internet environment at new site location. The project was accomplished using a Check point NG firewall with secure remote accessibility. With my knowledge of Windows NT 2000 and Red Hat Linux I utilized a Red Hat 8 server running a squid proxy and using SAMBA which gave me the ability to allow the Windows NT user database to do the authentication without prompting the users to access the web. Implemented two intrusion detection systems, one was an open source solution called SNORT running on Red Hat Linux, the other was ISS real secure running on Solaris 8. This provided redundancy and allowed for false positives to be better detected.

Utilized a Red Hat Linux solution using Squid and SAMBA tied into an existing Windows NT 2000 network saving the company from buying a proxy server while also providing a single sign on solution.

Because of my knowledge with Red Hat Linux I was able to save the company thousands of dollars utilizing open source solutions and providing better security.

Senior UNIX Administrator

Primary responsibilities were administrating the enterprise email, Firewall, Web, LDAP and DNS servers. Upgraded over a thousand users to sendmail 8.11.2 and assisted all mail users with problems as they occurred. Setup a free monitoring system that provided 24-hour coverage on all systems and will page the primary administrators if their systems have any problems. Redesigned and implemented the DNS server providing better response and zone information.

Secondary duties include backing up other administrators on mission critical systems one being an HP 9000 accounting box that is running people soft on an Informix database this box is the heart of the company's financial transactions. Designed and implemented an LDAP database using I-Planet LDAP version 4.1.

Technical content expert for send mail 8.11.2 e-mail project that I designed and implemented using send mail for external gateways and internal relays which also tied into a several lotus notes 5.0.9 servers.

Managed the external Apache web server and the I-Planet LDAP and Calendar servers which were tied into the Send mail and Windows 2000 systems via Perl scripts and active directory.

Employment Security Commission. Raleigh, N.C. 1998 – 1999

UNIX Administrator

Responsibilities included administrating servers of various versions of UNIX. Managed a virtual networked web server with oracle database communicating via NFS and CGI scripts. Designed and implemented a DNS/DHCP server that facilitates over 1000 users. Enhanced security by implementing a single Checkpoint Firewall One server between departments.

Patched and certified all servers in the environment to Y2K readiness, Sun Solaris, IBM Aix, HPUX and SCO.

Supported HP 9000 K series system and Sun E 4500 with Oracle 8.

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