Manager Administrator
Resume:
J. STEPHEN FERRUZZA
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
*************@*****.***
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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