It Architect Data Administrator

Scott B. Chellis

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Summary

Experienced Senior IT/SAN/Network Engineer and Architect with a solid background in Storage Area Network (SAN) Design, LAN/WAN Design, Implementation, Problem Determination, Data Center Design, and Disaster Recovery Planning including delivery of cradle to grave solutions in networking, software, hardware, and security. An acknowledged problem solver in all areas of systems consulting and procedures for IBM Northeast Region Helpdesk. A highly regarded Systems Engineer, Security Expert, and IT Architect.

LAN / WAN

Token Ring, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless

, FDDI, Cisco, IBM, Cabletron, Synoptics routers, bridges, hubs, switches; Cisco Distributed Director, Cisco Local Director, Cisco Aironet (Wireless) Access Points and Adapters, ATM, TCP/IP, SNMP, ISDN, Point-to-Point Leased Lines, Frame Relay, X.25, Voice over IP, Quality of Service (QOS), BGP, OSPF, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, HDLC, SDLC, DLSW, Internet Connectivity, TCPIP, LDAP, Content Delivery, VLANs, HSRP, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, IPV4, IPV6, etc.

Software / Operating Systems

Windows XP thru Windows 10, AIX, Sniffers, etc

Security

IBM Firewall for AIX, Cisco PIX, Security Policies, VPNs, PCI, Nokia, Checkpoint, LEAP, PEAP, WEP, WPA2, VLANs, RADIUS, TACACS +, etc.

Storage

Network Appliance Rxxx, FAS8xx/9xx/3xxx/6xxx/2xxx/8xxx Filers, CIFS, NFS, Data ONTAP V6.5.x – V9.1.x (7-mode and CDot), iSCSI for Windows, iSCSI for AIX, SnapDrive, IBM Enterprise Storage Server, Fiber Channel Protocol (FCP), FCoE, iFCP, Brocade Fiber Switches, MacData Fiber Switches, IBM Fiber Switches, HBAs, IBM DS4XXX FC Controllers, IBM EXP xxx Expansion Units, IBM N-Series, IBM/NetApp SnapVault, IBM/NetApp SnapManager Products. NetApp Operations Manager, EMC Clarion, Celerra, Symmetrix VMax, Navisphere, Hitachi USPV, Hitachi Storage Navigator, NetApp OnCommand Suite, Cisco MDS switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco UCS, NetApp FlexPod, etc

Virtualization

VMWare ESX, VCenter, VSphere, VCloud, etc.

Experience

ManTech March 2017 to June 2021

Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Storage

The NetApp Systems Analyst will work as part of team supporting the G2 Army MI Enterprise program (Ground Intelligence Support Activity) which provides IT repair, maintenance, operations, logistics, and engineering services to help ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of Army Military Intelligence Enterprise IT Systems.

Responsibilities include:

Provide systems analysis primarily for current NetApp storage (7-mode and Cluster Mode).

Work with stakeholders to determine storage requirements and provide design recommendations to satisfy those requirements.

Document current environment, prepare technical briefings for changes, and implement approved CMB actions.

Provide system O&M support, as needed, updating ticketing system tasks,

special projects, creation and restoration of various LUNS.

Provide data and storage migration planning and implementation support.

Leidos November 2015 to March 2017

NetApp Systems Analyst

The NetApp Systems Analyst will work as part of team supporting the G2 Army MI Enterprise program (Ground Intelligence Support Activity) which provides IT repair, maintenance, operations, logistics, and engineering services to help ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of Army Military Intelligence Enterprise IT Systems.

Responsibilities include:

Provide systems analysis primarily for current NetApp storage (7-mode and Cluster Mode).

Work with stakeholders to determine storage requirements and provide

design recommendations to satisfy those requirements.

Document current environment, prepare technical briefings for changes,

and implement approved CMB actions.

Provide system O&M support, as needed, updating ticketing system tasks,

special projects, creation and restoration of various LUNS.

Provide data and storage migration planning and implementation support.

Arma-Global Corporation December 2013 to May 2014

Senior Principal SAN Architect/Engineer

Serving as the Team Lead/SAN Architect for a team of (6) Engineers on a Classified Program..

Responsibilities include:

Provides specialized expertise within multiple IT systems such as: Exchange Server 2010, VMWare 5.1 as well as general knowledge of related disciplines. This would include performing installation, administration, troubleshooting and support of server operating systems/services, storage, and Data Center solutions.

Oversees the implementation of system specifications; integration, testing, and documentation are a key part of the role.

Exhibits strong technical skills as they relate to numerous systems and storage technologies including but not limited to: NetApp, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, Exchange Server 2007/2010, Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2012, DC’s/DNS, DFS, Active Directory, DHCP, Wave, IIS, VMware vSphere 5, ESXi 5, Cisco UCS, Hyper-V, Cisco MDS Switches, Cisco Nexus Switches.

Responsible for performing in-depth analysis and technical support of systems, including complex problem resolution, design, development, testing, operational integration, and user support.

Provide operating systems planning and evaluation for performance analysis, capacity planning and hardware upgrades.

Provides technical guidance and leadership to engineers with less experience

Reviews the work of others and be able to detect errors or needed modifications

Briefs customer on problems and solutions

Data Tactics Corporation June 2012 to December 2013

Senior IT Architect/Engineer

Serving as the Senior IT Architect/Engineer for the Distributed Common Ground System – Army, Ground Intelligence Support Activity Program at Fort Bragg, NC.

Responsibilities included:

Manage SAN Performance on Hitachi USPV and NetApp Platforms

Maintain SAN Security on Hitachi USPV and NetApp Platforms

Perform necessary software installations, upgrades, and IAVA Patches as required related to SAN and management servers.

Monitor and tune the Hitachi USPV and NetApp systems to achieve optimum performance levels.

Serve as Lead IT Architect on the VCloud Services Team designing the cloud solution for the Ground Intelligence Support Agency.

Ensure data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware versions and solutions.

Ensure data/media recoverability by implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.

Support the media management through internal methods and procedures or through offsite storage and retrieval services.

Implement and promote Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Conduct routine audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.

Develop and maintain a comprehensive operating system configuration database/library of all supporting documentation.

Prepare, design, and architect the current and future growth plans.

Implement, operate, and maintain the current SAN Infrastructure.

Conduct research and recommend upgrades and enhancements as new storage hardware and software is released.

Track growth and provide accurate growth plans to the GTL.

Aid in design of a Data replication solution for the DR and/or COOP site.

CDI Corporation February 2012 to June 2012

Senior SAN Engineer

Serving as the Senior SAN Engineer for the State Street Bank Account.

Provide systems analysis primarily for current NetApp storage

Work with stakeholders to determine storage requirements and provide design recommendations to satisfy those requirements.

Document current environment, prepare technical briefings for changes, and implement approved CMB actions.

Provide system O&M support, as needed, updating ticketing system tasks, special projects, creation and restoration of various LUNS.

Provide data and storage migration planning and implementation support.

Device management and upgrade support in conjunction with hardware personnel.

Apex Systems, Inc. October 2011 to February 2012

Senior SAN Storage Engineer

Served as the Lead SAN Architect/Engineer for the Department of Homeland Security.

Responsibilities included:

Designed the Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions and support the installation, customization, and integration of the solution.

Prepared technical architectural and implementation design documentation for complex SAN and migration projects including remote replication and backup/recovery SANs

Responsible for reviewing and approving SAN architectures prepared by other engineers

Evaluated customer environments and determine best hardware/software to satisfy Storage needs in accordance with industry best practices

Customized environments to accommodate newly implemented SAN associated technology

Designed various SAN based solutions (EMC Clarion, DMX, and VMAX, NetApp, and Hitachi)

Implemented new SAN Arrays in accordance to customer requirements

Setup and support of the Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations solutions

Performed Storage Engineering/Administrative task via command line item (CLI) and graphical unit interface (GUI) interface

Trained customers on newly deploy solutions

Provided consultation and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) support for outstanding discrepancies

Reviewed Design documentation and provide insight/critique

Created customer specific documentation

Attended Customer Calls to provide insight

General Dynamics May 2009 to October 2011

Senior Principal Systems Engineer, SAN

Served as the Lead SAN Architect/Engineer for Tier 3 Storage (NetApp) on a large IC Agency Datacenter build out located near Springfield, VA.

Responsibilities included:

Met with customer to determine business requirements for storage projects, converting business requirements to technical requirements, and designing a solution to meet the customer’s needs

Created the Bill of Materials and Basis of Estimate for the storage solution

Presented the solution to the customer to acquire customer approval

Served as Project/Installation Manager to assure solution was implemented correctly.

Provided engineering and architecture support for ~ 4PB of NetApp storage (NetApp Models 3170, 3270, 6080, and 6210 storage).

Migrated ~ 2.2 PB of User Home Directories from varied storage platforms to NetApp 6080 platform using SecureCopy

Installed, configured, and supported NetApp Operations Manager V4.x on (3) classifications.

Assisted in the support of EMC Celerra, Clarion, and VMax Storage.

Assisted in the support of Brocade Switches and the datacenter fabric.

Served as the Subject Matter Expert for the Storage Team on all new Engineering Change Proposals received from the customer. Support included providing the Technical solution; writing the Storage section of the Technical Volume; and providing the Bill of Materials (BOM) and Basis of Estimate (BOE) for the ECP.

IBM Corporation Jan 1996 to May 2009

Senior IT Architect Nov 2008 to May 2009

Served on a team developing a large proposal for a classified customer

Responsibilities included:

Assisted in the preparation of the Tampa Bay Proposal for an IC agency located in McLean, VA.

Worked with management creating the technical solution for the Statement Of Work (SOW) B.

Created the BOEs for the Engineering section of SOW A. Worked the solution for Sparing of all necessary components for SOW A.

Developed IT Architecture, Bill of Materials, and Project Plan for the Treasury Department IT IMS Project

Developed IT Architecture, Bill of Materials, and Project Plan for the Department of Veterans Affairs Storage Consolidation Project

Senior IT Architect (SAN) April 2008 to Nov 2008

Served as the Lead SAN Systems Architect responsible for maintaining a large Storage Area Network for a classified program.

Responsibilities included:

Analyzing requirements

Designing and implementing solutions

Testing and documenting SAN updates and changes

Producing and maintaining system engineering documentation including design documents, test scripts, test reports, and control of configurations.

Senior IT Architect August 2007 to April 2008

Served as the Lead IT Architect on the US Customs (CBP) ENTS System Availability Project Team which performed the assessment of the CBP Network at Los Angeles World Airport (LAX)

Responsibilities included:

Created the upgrade architecture (including the Bill of Materials (BOM)), and presented the solution to CBP. Acted as Technical Team Lead for the implementation of the hardware refresh. This included 22 LAN closets and 32 switches.

Served as Design Team Lead overseeing the Technical Refresh Design for 200+

additional CBP networks at US Airports nationwide. Presented these designs (w/ Bill Of

Materials) to CBP Management Team.

Senior IT Architect June 2007 to August 2007

Served as the Lead IT Architect for the United States Parcel Service (USPS) Disaster Recovery Assessment Project.

Responsibilities included:

Worked with Senior USPS Staff to assess and document the current status of the USPS DR System.

Assisted in developing a USPS System-wide DR Plan to address their recovery needs should a wide spread disaster occur. Assisted Senior USPS Staff test, document, and implement the new plan nationwide.

Senior IT Architect March 2007 to June 2007

Served as the Infrastructure Architect for the Department of Justices Unified Financial Management Systems Program (UFMS).

Responsibilities included:

Providing architectural support for all aspects of the UFMS Program including the Disaster Recovery Planning. Worked with DoJ counterparts performing an assessment of the UFMS Production environment, and the DoJ Components to determine the best RPO/RTO for the program. Developed a DR Solution, created the DR Strategy (Guidance) Document, and presented the solution to Senior DoJ Management. Currently, DoJ is awaiting funding to implement the DR Solution.

Senior IT Architect January 2007 to March 2007

Performed a Network Assessment of the Chanel, Inc. Local Area, Campus Area, and Wide Area Networks.

Developed a solution for Technology Refresh, created the proposal, and presented it to the Senior Management at Chanel. After Chanel approved the project, worked with the ITS Implementation team to assure consistent and quality delivery.

Enterprise Architect June 2002 to January 2007

Served as the Enterprise Architect (EA) for Infrastructure on a Multi Billion dollar project (e-Customs Partnership (eCP)) with US Customs - Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The EA is a recognized expert and technical advisor to the eCP CIO, and serves as spokesperson within the Department for advanced technical matters relating to the development, evaluation, and utilization of system architectures and computing technologies

Responsibilities included:

Advising the CIO and his staff on issues and policies pertaining to the acquisition, utilization, and management of information technology and resources;

Assisted the Department decision makers in selecting the appropriate technical architecture to be used across eCP;

Owned the architecture and engineering aspects of the Back Office (BO) and Proof Of Concept (POC) Lab Environments, the Local and Wide Area Networks, Data Centers, Desktops, Software, Security, and Storage Area Networks program wide.

Creation and maintenance of the Bill Of Materials (BOM);

Serving as the Project/Delivery Manager (managing a staff of 25 people) for the implementation of all projects related to the BO and POC Lab Environments;

Working with all related parties to determine the objectives of each system, as well as constraints (chronological, technical, and financial);

Determining the most suitable technical architecture and defining the solutions at a high level so they may be used in developing the detailed technical architecture;

Reviewing changing technologies and networks with vendor representatives and agency architect personnel..

Some major projects completed include:

oThe migration of the Back Office Data Center SAN from an HBA, Fiber Channel, Brocade, and IBM ESS Architecture to a Network Appliance FAS940/R200 Snap Mirrored Solution using Snapdrive, the MS iSCSI Initiator, redundant Cisco switches, Etherchannel, and the iSCSI Protocol;

oArchitecture, engineering, and implementation of both the Secure and Non-Secure LAN/WAN networks connecting (5) locations spread throughout Northern Virginia to support 1500 eCP employees.

oArchitecture, engineering, and implementation of a medium-size Data Center which included MS Windows, IBM AIX, and Linux servers;

oArchitecture, engineering, and implementation of a medium-size Proof of Concept (POC) Lab to support development of applications in conjunction with the US Customs Automated Commercial Environment Program (ACE);

oRelocation of the BO Data Center from Facility A to Facility B (approximately 80 miles apart).

Consulting I/T Architect January 2000 to June 2002

Served as a Consulting IT Architect designing and implementing large solutions for customers of the IBM South Delivery Center including Wireless Projects. These assignments ranged in size from $40,000 to $30,000,000 dollars. Served as the Primary Architect and Lead Technical Consultant on the Department of Defense, Defense Distribution Centers migration from thick Ethernet to switched FDDI; from Novell Netware to NT V4.0/NT2000; and from cc:Mail to MS Exchange. This migration included 28 locations worldwide, 100+ servers, and 12000+ clients. Responsibilities were to perform the assessment, design, and planning. Once accepted by the DDC, managed the complete deployment. This project was completed in 1 years.

Senior I/T Specialist January 1999 to January 2000

Served as Primary Architect designing and implementing the Complete Web Hosting Infrastructure for AcomLink, Inc. in Augusta, GA. This project included security, connectivity to the World via Smartnet OC3 to Bell South, Cisco PIX firewall, Cisco 7206, 2620, and 3620 routers, Cisco Catalyst Switches, DNS on Linux, VPNs, VLANs, QOS, Cisco Local Directors for load balancing, (30) Netfinity Servers configured as Web, Database, and Application hosts, Network Appliance Network Attached Storage devices, and IBM Tape Librarys for backup and recovery. This project included assessment, design, presentation to the customer, and complete implementation.

Network Specialist III January 1996 to January 1999

Served on IBMs elite Rapid Response Team from 1996 to 1999. Responded to system down critical situations requiring a high level of problem determination skills and LAN/WAN knowledge. Designed and implemented a wide variety of LAN and WAN solutions covering many platforms. Responsibilities included assessment, design, planning, implementing, and analysis of Ethernet and Token Ring LANs and WANs. LAN solutions included most popular network operating systems such as OS/2 LAN Server, Microsoft NT, NT2000 and Netware. WAN experience included Cisco, IBM, Cabletron, Nortel, Synoptics, and Bay Networks routers, bridges, and switches. Performed LAN/WAN problem determination using Dataglance and Network Generals Sniffer products. Served as architect/technical lead on the DOD, DLA, Defense Distribution Centers migration from Novell Netware and Banyan Vines to Microsoft Server V4.0 and from cc:Mail, Banyan Mail, and Just Mail to Microsoft Exchange. This included the design and implementation for all DDC depots worldwide.

Inacom Information Systems May 1994 to January 1996

Systems Engineer/Systems Administrator

Responsible for designing, implementation, and maintenance of all types of LANs, and WANs using a variety of Network Operating Systems. Installed and configured routers, bridges, brouters, hubs, repeaters, concentrators, switches, ISDN and Point-to-point Leased Lines, and CSU/DSUs. Responsible for maintenance and administration of Banyan Vines and Novell LANs

located at Durham branch. Configured and implemented connectivity to Inacom Company WAN via Wellfleet router and leased line using Frame Relay.

IBM Corporation January 1990 to May 1994

Lead Workstation Consultant

Served as the Lead Workstation Consultant providing 1st Level Telephone support for the Northeast IBM Helpdesk. This included support for the OS2 Operating System, Micro-Channel Architecture Hardware, OS2 Communications Manager, Token Ring Hardware, WordPerfect for OS2, Lotus Notes for OS2, Lotus 123 for OS2, and any other issues related to IBM Employee Workstations. Managed (5) consultants on the team..

Education/Training

Advanced Studies

Broome Community College, Binghamton, New York

Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida

Military Training

Aviation Electrician A Mate School

Bell UH-1 Huey Electrical Systems School

North American OV-10A Bronco Electrical Systems School

IBM Education

IBM Secure Network Gateway V2.2

IBM Firewall for AIX V3.1/V4.X

Internet Security

Solution Advisor

Cisco Training

Introduction to Router Configuration

Advanced Router Configuration

Router Troubleshooting

Intelligent Call Manager

Cisco ICM Product Training

Cisco ICM Systems Administration

Cisco ICM Application Engineering

Cisco ICM Project Deployment

Cisco ICM CTI

Advanced Switch Configuration

Cisco Local Director

Advanced Switch Troubleshooting

Network Appliance Training

Introduction to NetApp Products

Data ONTAP CIFS Administration

Data ONTAP Fundamentals

Data Protection Solutions

Data ONTAP V7.0 Update for Customers

Data ONTAP SAN Administration

NetApp Certified Data Administrator Bootcamp

ITIL Version 3 Foundation Training

Certifications/Awards

Master Certified Netware Engineer (MCNE) (Expired)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Expired)

Certified IBM Firewall Installer (CIFI)

ITIL V3 Foundation Certification

Cisco Certified Network Administrator – Datacenter (CCNA)

CompTIA Security +

CompTIA Storage +

NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)

Security Clearances

US Customs Clearance (FFBI) - Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)

Department of Justice – SSBI

Department of Defense - Top Secret/SCI/SAP Full Scope Polygraph

Military Service

United States Marine Corp (4 years)

Honorable Discharge at the Rank of Sergeant (E-5)

MOS 6242 (Aviation Electrician) on Bell UH-1 Huey

MOS 6242 (Aviation Electrician) on North American OV-10A Bronco Aircraft

MOS 6174 (Combat Crew Chief/Mechanic) on Bell UH-1 Huey aircraft

Combat Door Gunner - Bell UH-1 Huey aircraft

Flew over 500 Combat Missions

Activities

Chairman, HML/HMLA-167 USMC Memorial Association Board of Directors (https://www.hml167-hmla167.com)

Board Member, HonorOurMarines, Inc. Board of Directors (http://www.honorourmarines.com)

Board Member, USMC Combat Helicopter/Tiltrotor Association (Popasmoke) Board of Directors

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