J. STEPHEN FERRUZZA

*** ***** **** *****

Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734

609-***-****

g0uitd@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

• Senior Level UNIX Systems Administration with over 20 years of experience in the large heterogeneous multi-platform, Multi-server and multi-application environment where stability, high reliability, performance and scalability are vital.

• Solid working knowledge in enterprise level administration for Solaris 2.0 - 10, HP-UX 8.06 - 11.x, AIX 5.x, Windows 2K3/XP (active directory), SCO Unixware, IRIX, NetApp Ontap 6.1.1R2, Redhat Linux 3.x – 5.x, SuSe, Free BSD, and DEC OSF.

• Solution oriented approach with strong interpersonal communication skills.

Technical Skills:

Operating Systems: Solaris 2.0 through 10, HP-UX 8.06 through 11.x, AIX 5.X, Windows NT/2k3, SQL, DataKit, Linux, SuSe, SCO, NetApp Ontap 6.1.1

Software: Oracle, Excel, Exceed, Remedy, OmniBack II, Apache, Sablime, Veritas Netbackup, Volume manager, cluster, Netscape (iPlanet), Informix, Solstice Disk Suite

Languages: UNIX-Shell (ksh, bourne, csh, awk), Perl, SQL, Basic, and C

Networking: TCP/IP, HP-Openview, LAN, NFS, NIS, DNS, Routing Protocols, Lucent Technologies Cajun Routers, And Fast Ethernet

Certifications: Solaris 10, Unix, MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+

Professional Experience:

July 08 – Present The Hibbert Group, Trenton, NJ

Title Senior Systems Administrator

Administrator responsible for:

• Administration of Solaris 9/10 machines

• Administration of various Linux types

• Administration of LDOMs, Zones and ZFS

• Administration of Hitachi, EMC and Sun 6120 SAN storage

• Administration of web servers running apache and Weblogic

• Administration and setup of clustered ftp/sftp servers

• Creation and modification of ftp scripts to perform file movement and manipulation

• Administration of Veritas Netbackup 6.5.5/7.1, VM, VCS

• Sun Cluster server setup and administration

• Sun Management Center setup and administration

Oct 07 – July 08 Sungard Computer Services (Financial Division), Voorhees, NJ

Title Senior Systems Administrator

Administrator responsible for:

• Administration of Solaris 8 – 10, AIX 5.x, HP-UX 11.x, Redhat AS 3, 4 & 5, SuSe 9 & 10

• Disaster recovery drills

• Setup of TSM backup client software

• Initial machine loads and setup

• Veritas volume manager and VCS administration

• Building, configuration and management of vcs 5.0 cluster on 2 e6900 machines

• Administration and setup of Solaris 10 Clustering and zoning

• VMware trained

• ZFS file system creation and management

• Systems Migration from E-class Solaris 8 to Sunfire Solaris 10

• BMC patrol setup and configuration

• Securing Solaris machines using Sun Jass software

Feb 07 – Oct 07 ISO (Insurance Services Office), Jersey City, NJ

Title Senior Systems/Applications Administrator

Administrator responsible for:

• Administration of Solaris 8 – 10, Suse, and Redhat AS3 & 4 machines

• Configuration and setup of Apache 1.3 & 2.0 web servers

• Disaster recovery drills

• Complete migration project from old machines to SunFire machines

• Management of Tumbleweed/Valicert servers

• Legato networker setup and configuration

• Setup and configuration of SFTPPlus server

• Administration of Peoplesoft servers

• Systems migration from E-class Solaris 8 to Sunfire Solaris 10

• Setup and loading of new machines with Solaris and Redhat Linux

• Change control management with Unicenter service desk

• z/vm z/linux trained

• Solaris zone administration and ZFS administration

• Check point firewall

• CA unicenter administration and setup. CA Service desk ticketing.

Jan 05 – Jan 07 Matlen Silver Contract: Verizon, Freehold, NJ

Title: Senior Systems/Applications Administrator

Administrator responsible for:

• Systems Administration of production, test and development Solaris 8 -10, HP-UX 11.X, Linux & Windows machines

• Work directly with onsite Sun support staff to support both hardware and software

• Manage migration of machines to new Sun Fire hardware

• Work with Sun onsite support to recommend upgrades for machines to remain current

• Oracle 9i Database queries and updates

• Cisco router and switch management

• PeopleSoft administration

• Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance

• User account creation and maintenance

• Sun SAN attached A5xxx & T3 disk arrays

• Administration of EMC Symmetrix & Clarion

• Administration of Veritas Volume Manager, VCS, Veritas and solstice filesystems

• Administration of Veritas Netbackup

Jan 05 – Jan 05 Comsys contract: JP Morgan Chase, Bear, DE

Title: Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer responsible for:

• Systems loading and setup of Solaris, Linux and AIX machines

• Racking and wiring machines

• Network setup of machines in switches

• Machine validation post setup

May 03 – Dec 04 RCG Contract: Client: IBM Managed Operations, Dayton, NJ

Title: Systems/Applications Administrator

Administrator responsible for:

• Systems Administration of clustered database machines running HP-UX 11.x, Redhat Linux, Windows 2k, and Solaris 8, HP LVM

• System application support and upgrades

• Monitoring and setup of BMC patrol alarming for systems

• Security monitoring and fixes using Axent security tool

• Documentation of system procedures

• Perform Oracle database upgrades and security patches

• Coordination and execution of Disaster Recovery exercises

• Work with development to increase performance of machines

• InConcert database administration

• Tivoli event manager configuration and setup for system monitoring and alarming

• Track and create tickets through Remedy ticketing system

• Administration of MC-Serviceguard clustered machines

Jan 02 – May 03 Satellite Computer Service, Bloomfield, NJ

Title: Systems Analyst/Administrator

Administrator responsible for:

• System engineering, planning, setup and configuration of Dell PowerEdge machines running SCO Unixware 7.0 and Windows 98/XP pro machines

• Designed and implemented disaster recovery setup

• Design and setup networking and room layout

• Writing of scripts to perform system backups

• Diagnose and fix problems with hardware and software

• Setup and configuration of printers

• Troubleshooting system issues in Unix and Windows

Mar 99 – Jan 02 Lucent Services/Volt:

Client: Lucent Technologies Bell-Labs Research, Holmdel, NJ

Title: Senior System Administrator

Unix team lead responsible for:

• Operating system and applications on Sun, OSF, HP, SGI, and Windows NT/2k machines

• Administration of Solaris 2.3 through 8, HP-UX 11.0, IRIX 6.5, Linux, NetApp Ontap 6.1.1

• Consolidation of Sparc series servers to UltraSparc series servers

• Configuration, setup and administration of NetApp filers (same syntax as EMC filers)

• NT/2k support and OS loads, Active directory administration, Exceed support

• Inventoried all Unix machines and removed all non-essential machines from service contracts cutting service contract cost by in excess of $50k

• Machine loads and support of Redhat Linux

• Administration/management of software repository including COTS software and freeware

• Provide mentoring and training of team members

• Use TOP, Glance and Sar to troubleshoot performance problems with systems

• Write user and system documentation using Word and Excel

• System engineering, capacity planning, building, configuring and administering Unix boxes

• Administration of mail server running sendmail, mailman, IMAP, and POP3

• Troubleshooting/installation of vendor software (gnu, C, C++, Matlab, Clearcase, etc.)

• Unix Kernel and performance tuning

• NIS, DNS, NFS, Samba administration and maintenance

• Build load and configure backup server running Veritas Netbackup

• Veritas volume manager and Solstice Disk Suite administration and setup

• Network troubleshooting and administration on Lucent Cajun switches

• Administration of jumpstart server, license servers, HP-Openview server

• Administration of LDAP server

• Setup and Administration of ClearCase and CVS lab

• Sun Ultra-Enterprise 6800 – Ultra 1 machines running as servers, Sun Fire Server

• Administration of Apache web server

• Shell script writing and modification for administrative tasks

• Serve as an interface between research and other computing support groups

August 97 – March 99 Applied Concepts: Client: AT&T Labs, Middletown, NJ

Title: Senior Unix System Administrator

Member of tier II administrative support staff responsible for:

• Clustered hp setup, kernel tuning, testing and administration

• Administration of HP-UX 8.06 through 10.20 and Solaris 2.3 through 2.6

• Installation of OS and security patches, NIS and NFS administration

• Setup and administration of BMC Patrol/ITO monitoring software

• Use TOP, Glance, Perfview and Sar to troubleshoot performance problems with systems

• Sablime queries, knowledge of functionality and basic administration

• Security audits on field and lab machines using AT&T security software

• Setup and configure HP Logical Volume Manager to perform disk mirroring

• Database administration of SQL Informix and Oracle databases

• Write shell scripts to perform administrative tasks and database management

August 96 – July 97, Interim Services:

Client: Lockheed Martin Astro Space, East Windsor, NJ

Title: Senior Unix Administrator

Member of a small administrative team responsible for:

• Administration of 1200+ Sun, HP and DEC Alpha workstations including kernel tuning

• Solaris 2.1 through 2.5.1, Sun OS 4.1.4, OSF1, HP-UX 10.20, Netscape Iplanet web server

• Load and configure Oracle on HP K class machines for web satellite information

• NIS, NFS & DNS, TCP/IP maintenance and configuration, software administration

• Administration of mail server running POP and sendmail

• Capacity planning and Remedy ticketing system setup and management

March 96 – August 96, SSI: Client: Lakehurst Naval Engineering Center, Lakehurst, NJ

Title: Systems Administrator

Responsible for:

• Administering HP 9000s, Sparc 10s and Windows NT workstations, HP OmniBack

• Administration & Upgrades of Solaris 2.3 - 2.5.1, HP-UX 10.0 & Windows NT

• Troubleshooting network (TCP/IP), shell, Unix, and Pro-E Engineering software issues

May 95 – March 96, CMI: Client: AT&T PrePaid Card Operations, Cheyenne, WY

Title: Systems Administrator

Responsible for:

• AT&T UNIX, Windows, and Solaris 2.3 administration/network troubleshooting

• Summa 4 switch management, document writing, Informix and oracle administration

Education:

Bachelor of Science, May 1990. Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA

Computer Science major with an additional emphasis in mathematics and minor in psychology.

Additional training:

Veritas Netbackup 6.5 administration – Sun/Exceed training center Edison, NJ

Sun Cluster Administration – Sun/Exceed training center Valley Forge, PA

Sun Solaris 10 Administration 1 & 2 – Sun/Exceed training center Edison, NJ

HP-UX administration – HP training Center, Parsippany, NJ

BMC Patrol administration and setup– HP training Center, Piscataway, NJ

Alexandria Backup software administration and configuration – Onsite AT&T, Middletown, NJ

A+, Network+, CCNA & MCSA 2k & 2k3– Servfast Computer Training – Toms River, NJ

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