QUALIFICATIONS:
EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE:
2/2010-current Kohls, Menomonee Falls, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Genesis 10)
Providing AIX installation and configuration contracting. (AIX on P-Series large frames: p5,p6,p7)
8/2009-current (ongoing part-time limited hours support) Sysmex, Mundelein, IL (Baker Computer and Data LLC)
Providing VCS consulting. (VCS on RedHat)
9/2008-12/2009 West Bend Mutual Ins. Co., West Bend, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Octane LLC)
Under contract to migrated from old hardware to newer p570s. New servers needed security hardening, new tools, and a complex app migration that needed to be integrated (custom) with HACMP. (AIX, HACMP, IBM p570 LPARs, IBM DS4800 Storage, TSM)
4/2008-6/2009 Artisan Partners, Milwaukee, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Howard Consulting)
Providing Solaris x86 consulting for database servers. (Solaris)
6/2008-7/2009 Regal Beloit, Wausau, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Maryville Technologies)
Under contract to manage Solaris systems. (Solaris, Netbackup)
8/2008-8/2008 Various Symantec/Veritas consulting jobs (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Symantec and Incisive Info)
One week onsite consulting jobs for Storage Foundation: upgrades, maintenance, research. Companies included Children's Hospital of Cincinnati and Penske Trucking . (HP/UX, Windows Server, Veritas SF)
9/2007-7/2008 Staples Inc., Framingham, MA (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Symantec)
Under contract to install, configure, and implement a global cluster for their B2B website. The cluster includes: Websphere, Webmethods, DB2, Oracle, SRDF-S, and VCS Storage Foundation HA-DR 5.0 with GCO. Contract extended to do another global cluster for Oracle on HP/UX with Redhat for Web functions (AIX, HP/UX, RedHat, VCS w/ GCO, EMC)
2/2007-9/2007 Manpower International, Milwaukee, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Berbee)
Under contract to provide SAN, AIX, and TSM support for a Datacenter Migration. (IBM SAN 800 storage with SVC, TSM, McData SAN switches, and AIX, Solaris, & Windows systems)
3/2006-3/2007 Snap-On, Kenosha, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Innovative)
Under contract to provide Solaris system install and administration on new 25K systems, install and configure VCS to manage zones within the domains, and Solaris x86 installation and support. (Sun (sparc, x86), VCS)
2/2006-3/2007 Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Milwaukee, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Berbee)
Under contract to provide SAN and TSM support, along with AIX, Solaris, and Windows hosts migrations. (IBM SAN 8300 storage with SVC, TSM, Cisco SAN switches, and AIX, Solaris, & Windows systems)
11/2005-3/2006 Fidelity Information Systems, Chicago, IL (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Capital Data)
Under contract to review the Netbackup configuration and provide relief with daily backup admin work. (STK, Netbackup)
5/2005-10/2005 USBank, Milwaukee, WI (Baker Computer and Data LLC partnering with Ajilon)
Under contract as the unix DR server admin to load the OS (AIX, HP/UX, Solaris), get HBA connectivity, configure VCS, and do DR testing. (EMC, HP, IBM, Sun)
4/2003-5/2005 GE Healthcare (Medical), Milwaukee, WI
As a server and storage architect, architected and installed the new backup systems in the datacentersand remote sites, and also performed SunFire 15K migrations w/ VCS (using RAC and CFS). (EMC, Netapp, StorageTek, Sun)
8/2000-4/2003 - Strong Capital Management, Milwaukee, WI
Architect, senior unix admin, and SAN administrator managing Sun Enterprise computers for financial applications (web, DBMS (Oracle & Sybase), applications). My specialized duties included architect, VCS, EMC, and development tools. (EMC, Sun, Veritas: Netbackup, Veritas Cluster Server, and Volume Manager)
2/1999-8/2000 - Ameritech, Milwaukee, WI
As a senior system administrator for an enterprise data center, I managed the implementation of numerous VCS clusters and lead many large projects. (Sun & Veritas: Veritas Cluster Server, Volume Manager, Filesystem, Database extensions)
5/1998-2/1999 - Catalyst International, Brown Deer, WI
As a system administrator for customer setups, I installed the OS, configured the disk/volumes as required, and installed the application. (AIX, HP/UX, Solaris, DG/UX, appropriate vendor volume managers)
5/1995-5/1998 - Digital Equipment Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO
On a team of systems administrators who provided platinum support for the NASDAQ's & MCI's nationwide computers and routers. (DEC computers and routers)
8/1987-5/1995 - OAO Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO
Defense contractor in Colorado Sprints . Notable position as the team lead for the National Test Facility, managing over 500 desktops and 300 servers. (Cray, DEC, HP, Macs, PCs, SGI, SUN, VAX)
8/1982-5/1987 - United States Air Force: Minot AFB, ND & Hahn AB, West Germany
Avionics (ECM) on the B-52H, and computer maintenance in Germany. (VAX and PDP 11)
EDUCATION:
2003: Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Graduated with honors from American College of Computer & Information Sciences, Birmingham, AL.
1992: Associate of Science degree in Computer Science. Graduated with highest honors from Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO.
1991: Associate of Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology. Graduated with highest honors from Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO.