Project Management It

Location:

Seattle, WA

Salary:

150,000.00

Posted:

June 22, 2025

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Rick Ward

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SUMMARY

Seasoned Sr. Storage Architect with over 35 years of global experience designing, planning, and executing enterprise SAN and NAS storage solutions. Proven expertise in leading engineering initiatives to deliver scalable, high-performance, and reliable storage services across complex IT environments.

Core Competencies and Technologies:

NetApp Technologies: ONTAP, System Manager, BlueXP (GCBDR, GCS), StorageGRID

Data Protection & Backup: Veeam (v9–12.x), NetBackup Enterprise (v5.1–10.5x), ExaGrid (all models)

Cloud & Virtualization: Storage Cloud Management (AWS, CVO, GCP, Azure)

Automation & Orchestration: Ansible, Kubernetes, scripting with PowerShell, Bash, Python

Authentication & Directory Services: AD migration and management, transition from legacy solutions (Centrify, SSSD) to modern tools (AD Bridge)

Server & System Administration: Unix/Linux (Red Hat, all versions), Windows Server, Dell/HP/Compaq hardware

Enterprise Services: Microsoft Clustering Services, SQL Server (2000–2012), SharePoint Portal Server, NetIQ

SAN & NAS Infrastructure: EMC CLARiiON and VMAX (Navisphere), NAS filers, Nimble Storage

Tape & Archival Systems: ACSLS (7.x.x)

Security & Compliance: Adherence to ISO 27001, NIST 800-53/171, CMMC standards

Project Leadership: ISO9000 IT Project Management, systems operations engineering, enterprise messaging

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAP/Concur – Bellevue, WA

Senior Storage & Recovery Architect

December 2015 – December 2024

Designed, planned, and executed enterprise SAN/NAS storage architectures, supporting critical infrastructure across global data centers and cloud platforms.

Engineered and led the migration of storage and disaster recovery (DR) environments from co-located facilities to major cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.

Administered and optimized operational backup and disaster recovery solutions using NetBackup and Veeam, ensuring availability and data integrity across the U.S., Europe, and Pacific Rim.

Delivered day-to-day operational support for NetApp storage systems, including performance tuning, capacity expansion, and issue resolution.

Created automation scripts to streamline backup and storage provisioning tasks, and standardized deployment procedures across enterprise platforms using PowerShell and Bash.

Collaborated with project teams to assess dependencies and impact of storage transitions on application and server environments.

Played a key role in cloud platform development, contributing to scalable and secure storage solutions for AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Led large-scale data migrations and DR implementations, including long-term retention planning (7+ years) and capacity forecasting.

Supported multi-tier disk and tape backup solutions including ExaGrid, NetApp, and NAS infrastructure.

Participated in change and project management processes, ensuring compliance with enterprise IT policies and regulatory standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST 800-53/171).

Provided leadership in the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of backup, DR, and storage services in highly regulated environments.

Univar / TEKSystems – Redmond, WA

Senior Storage & Recovery Engineer

July 2015 – December 2015

Designed, built, and supported enterprise SAN and NAS storage environments, ensuring reliable and scalable storage infrastructure.

Managed day-to-day backup operations using Veritas NetBackup, with a focus on data integrity, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.

Provided advanced troubleshooting and operational support for DataDomain and EMC disk-based backup systems.

Supported mainframe backup environments through Disk Library for Mainframe (DLm), ensuring seamless backup and recovery for z/OS systems.

Contributed to enterprise storage automation by standardizing deployment and support processes for client and media servers.

Developed documentation and procedures for consistent implementation and recovery practices across storage environments.

Performed backup and storage capacity planning, usage reporting, and optimization aligned with business continuity goals.

Engaged in project management activities using established change management protocols to support business-driven initiatives.

Actively participated in DR planning and implementation to meet organizational data retention and compliance requirements.

Collaborated cross-functionally with teams to align storage solutions with broader enterprise infrastructure and compliance standards, including ISO 27001 and NIST frameworks.

HP / TEKSystems – Seattle, WA

Senior Storage & Recovery Engineer

July 2009 – February 2015

Designed and implemented enterprise backup and recovery solutions, focusing on scalable architecture and high availability using Veritas NetBackup.

Administered daily backup operations, including capacity management, incident response, and recovery testing across disk- and tape-based infrastructures.

Provided advanced troubleshooting and support for EMC DataDomain and disk-based storage systems integrated with NetBackup.

Maintained and supported large-scale DISK backup environments using a variety of Blade components and tape libraries.

Engineered and integrated enterprise SAN infrastructure using EMC Symmetrix, CLARiiON systems, and Brocade fibre channel switches.

Configured and deployed Emulex 9000 series SCSI and fibre channel HBAs to support direct fibre connectivity for large-scale StorageTek tape libraries (SCALAR 100–8500 series).

Developed and maintained standardized implementation procedures for enterprise media and client server environments to ensure consistency and compliance.

Utilized Maximo ticketing system for issue tracking, resolution, and documentation of storage and backup incidents.

Conducted backup capacity planning and performance reporting to support long-term infrastructure scalability and optimization.

Collaborated with infrastructure teams to align storage operations with enterprise architecture goals and security compliance frameworks, including ISO 27001 and NIST 800-53/171.

Siemens Business Services – Seattle, WA

Senior Systems Administrator – JPMorgan Chase Account

October 2007 – June 2009

Provided daily operational support for production, development, and test backup environments, ensuring high availability and data protection using Veritas NetBackup 6.x.

Supported enterprise Microsoft Exchange environments (2000, 2003, 2007), including backup and recovery operations aligned with business continuity objectives.

Maintained and automated UNIX Business Continuance Volume (BCV) processes through SWIBB scripting to streamline data replication workflows.

Applied in-depth knowledge of SYMMIR commands for managing EMC Symmetrix and CLARiiON SAN hardware, including LUN masking and volume replication tasks.

Administered near-line and offsite backup solutions across disk and tape media, including automated media rotation strategies for compliance and retention.

Engineered and supported SAN infrastructure involving EMC Symmetrix/CLARiiON systems and Brocade fibre channel switches.

Deployed and configured Emulex 9000 SCSI and fibre channel HBAs for direct fibre connectivity to large-scale StorageTek libraries (SCALAR 100–8500 series).

Developed and maintained automation scripts on Windows Server 2003 using PERL and WHCL to enhance backup system efficiency and accuracy.

Utilized enterprise ticketing platforms (Remedy, Clarify, Peregrine) to document and resolve incidents in accordance with service-level agreements.

Conducted backup capacity forecasting and performance reporting to support infrastructure growth and resource optimization.

Acted as team lead for change management initiatives, ensuring adherence to enterprise ITIL-based processes and compliance frameworks.

EMC2, Bellevue, WA 05/2006 – 09/2007

Lab Manager

Engineered and implemented a boxed software solution for centralization of all assets using SQL2005 and IIS 6.0

Managed day to day support of large Develop and Engineering Lab with emphasis on integration of MS Product Development to existing/future EMC products.

Track asset via software solution that allows CHECK-IN/OUT of all lab resources via client or web interface.

Track associated costs of power utilization for lab

Monitor and maintain lab equipment for support and replacement.

Long range planning on lab use and expansion for additional equipment.

Muckleshoot Tribe, Auburn, WA 11/2005 – 11/2006

Systems Administrator

Project managing up to 4 concurrent projects at any one time

Re-Engineered ISP connectivity and network design for servers and workstations support.

Re-Engineered WIN2K Enterprise, AD, DDNS, DHCP, WINS, and IIS 6.0 for WIN2K3 upgrade.

Developed a full backup solution for both hardware and software using VERITAS products

Engineered and deployed an enterprise based Virus Solution (McAfee Enterprise Suite)

Configured GPO’s for automation of clients for updates and profile based security access based on newly developed standards for AD GROUP’s and associated access levels.

Daily systems support of production, test and dev backup environments

Daily operational support for Exchange Enterprise Servers 2000, 2003, 2007

Maintain 3 independent Class II gaming systems. This included 1000+ PC’s combined running 3 independent and proprietary applications

Systems Administrator for HR and Financial Systems – MAS90

Media rotation for daily and offsite backups

Scripting on Win2K3 using PERL.

IBM/Siemens Business Services, Seattle, WA 06/2003 – 10/2005

Senior Systems Administrator on JPM Chase account

Daily systems support of production, test and dev backup environments

Daily operational backup workload using NetBackup 6.x

Daily operational support for Exchange Enterprise Servers 2000, 2003, 2007

Support of UNIX BCV operations via SWIBB process (automated scripting of BCV’s)

Understanding and knowledge of SYMMIR commands and SYMMETRIX CLARiiON hardware

Media rotation for offsite and nearline backups

Scripting on Win2K3 using PERL language and WHCL.

Resolving tickets using caller tracking system (Remedy, Clarify and Peregrine)

Supporting a near-line backup solution via several Disk/Tape Blade components.

Casey Family Programs, Seattle, WA 08/1999 – 11/2002

IT Director/Senior Systems Engineer

Project managing up to 8 concurrent projects at any one time