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Resume:
Russell “Pete” Waltz
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Infrastructure Team Lead / Lead Systems Operation Engineer
Architecture w Infrastructure Design & Operations w Cloud
IT Infrastructure and Operations team leader with extensive experience in architecture, infrastructure optimization, and application performance. Specializes in hardware/software implementation and creating efficient and scalable infrastructure designs. Recognized for the ability to clearly understand end-to-end systems integration design and mapping, which leads to successful implementations with no unplanned downtime. Areas of excellence include:
· Technology Architecture · Cloud Migration / Cloud Architecture · Process Computing
· System Engineering · Risk Mitigation Multiple Platforms · Audit Compliance
· Capacity Planning · Process Automation / Improvement · Disaster Recovery
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wells Fargo – Denver, CO / Remote Jan 2020 —July 2024
VP - Lead Systems Operations Engineer – Technology Architecture and Engineering Retired
Large-scale planning of computer systems and network infrastructure for IT operations supporting approximately 400 servers, 60+ databases, and 16 applications in 6 data centers nationally. Team Lead of 5 infrastructure and senior system operation engineers. Goals focused on:
Ensure infrastructure and application software meet or exceed policies, audits, and security requirements. Update and enforce enterprise standards to ensure compliance with federal banking regulations.
SME and consultant for technology teams involved in complex broad scale impact initiatives to ensure infrastructure design is efficient, scalable and meets all controls and standards.
Automating playbooks for various processes, scripts, Venafi certificates, and BCP / DR, utilizing Ansible, AutoSys, AutoSys EPL, Python, Scripting, and Playbooks.
Plan and execute a database migration of 62 databases to two new data centers. Outlined the project plan and milestones including a phased approach for migration.
Planned and executed the migration of 187 services from one domain to another with no failures.
Planned and managed the technical refresh of 366 servers due to end of life of the OS and application software. Addressed issues of resource shortages and testing shortfalls to ensure the quality of product.
Plan and manage software upgrades for 13 critical applications supporting 9 lines of business.
Mentored technology teams and team members in deep dive analysis for application performance, capacity planning, design for load balancing (F5, NSX), and new server builds.
Complete risk analysis for application upgrades and technical refresh for daily operations. Ensure audit findings and risk items are mitigated and controls are put in place to ensure quality.
Wells Fargo – Denver, CO / Remote Jan 2016—Jan 2020
Assoc. VP - Lead Systems Support Consultant / Infrastructure Engineer – Consumer Technical Operations
Led the infrastructure and operation software implementation and maintenance, related to Consumer Technical Operations, through all phases of SDLC and the production life cycle. Oversite of 350 servers, 12 applications and 5 engineers. Core responsibilities:
Ensure the capacity, structure and soundness of computer infrastructure to drive continuous improvement of the customer experience.
Conduct internal functional testing, support full user integration testing, performance testing and regression testing to ensure the infrastructure performs above requirements.
Deep dive into performance and tuning issues. Utilize Tomcat, Pega Rule Process Commander (PRPC) to debug systems.
Document, implement and adhere to strong controls for audits, risk and compliance ensuring a better customer experience including security.
Led capacity planning efforts to balance current and future needs while optimizing productivity and preparing for unexpected loads.
Continuously identify and implement automation elements to eliminate manual processes, improve quality and productivity.
Wells Fargo – Denver, CO / Remote Feb 2008—Jan 2016
Lead Systems Support Analyst – 6 years.
System Business Analyst – 2 year
Plan and execute system and application upgrades and technical refresh activities for 7 systems on various OS. Ensure all security, policy, audit requirements are met including Sarbanes-Oxley.
Ensured new security policies and audit findings are understood. Design and implement solutions.
Led preventative maintenance, upgrades and enhancements for 7 critical applications.
Create and maintain SLAs. Update security, business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
Manage risk, BCP, and SOX audits and reviews.
Modis (client Wells Fargo) – Minneapolis, MN Aug 2006—Feb 2008
Technical Project Manager – Wells Fargo IT
Modis (client Verizon) - Colorado Springs, CO Jan 2006—Jul 2006
Technical Project Manager – Financial management systems, WebSphere and eCommerce systems.
Metavante – Milwaukee, WI Mar 2003—Dec 2005
IT Technical Manager – Mission Control Technology Operations & Infrastructure
EDUCATION
7 Semesters – History & Chemistry University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Bachelor – Computer Science University of Maryland Overseas Branch, FRG
Masters – Computer Science Kennedy-Western University, Cheyenne, WY*
Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) – Computer Science Kennedy-Western University, Cheyenne, WY*
*Lost accreditation in 2009
CERTIFICATIONS
AWS, Azure, Google – Cloud Architect Certification - (in progress, expected in 2025)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: AIX, zLinux (SuSE), Red Hat Enterprise, Windows
Languages / Systems: Shell, Power Shell, SOA, MQ, WebSphere, Tomcat
Tools / Methods: Waterfall, Agile, Thousand Eyes, AppDynamics, Big Panda, Triage, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Kanban, Jira, SharePoint
Database: Oracle, SQL, Mongoose, MS SQL, DB2, Postgres
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