Phone:
206-323-1862
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Proven hands-on
System and Network Administrator. Over 14 years experience in heterogeneous
Windows, UNIX and Linux based systems and networks. Fully versed in both
Engineering and Operations Support. Has successfully managed and mentored other
senior level engineers in both lead and management roles. Proven leadership and
business support skill set.
Provides administration support to application development staffs and production environments, invaluable assistance in knitting the
hardware, software and application to an optimally tuned system, regardless of
the underlying flavor of the operating system. Excels in project turn around
and operations driven environments experiencing a high degree of change (both
organizational and technological).
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Software:
Windows
2003 Enterprise, Windows 2000 (Advanced Server, Server, Professional), Windows
XP, Windows NT v4.0 (Server & Workstation), IIS v1.0 through v6.0, Legato
Cluster Server, Veritas Backup Exec, Veritas Netbackup, Disk Keeper,
Perforce Source Control, Remedy Incident Management, McAfee Netshield,
Visio, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Web Trends log Analyzer, Recon+/Frontier,
Image Pro, Ghost and Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005,
Linux.
Hardware:
Dell Power
Edge, Hewlett Packard LPr and HP (Compaq) ProLiant Servers, Alteon Load
Balance Appliance, WatchGuard and Gnatbox
Firewall Appliances, ADIC FastStor DLT’s, IBM FasT Storage.
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March 2002
– Present
Achievements:
(2002-Present)
Finance Technology and Corporate Services Systems Operations, Washington Mutual
Bank Inc., Senior Technical Specialist, Seattle, WA
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Currently
providing application support and maintaining Perforce Source Control
Management software for Enterprise WaMu.
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Currently
providing support through system engineering, application support and system
administration to several of the banks most critical financial reporting and
legal department support systems as well as WaMu.net, the internal corporate
intranet site.
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Design,
implement and support critical distributed computing platform using
multi-processor Intel based Compaq, HP and IBM servers running Microsoft
Windows 2000 and 2003 Operating systems and high availability technologies
including Microsoft Cluster Server and EMC Storage Area Networks coupled with
extensive Disaster recovery solutions utilizing VERITAS NetBackup
for backup and restore functionality and drive imaging technology from PowerQuest.
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Provide
desktop support to the approximately 5,000 geographically disburse users of the
financial and legal systems on a variety of Microsoft Windows 95, NT, 2000,
2003 Server and XP desktop systems with Microsoft Office suite of applications
as well as Finance applications such as Recon suite of applications and SOX
applications like Risk Control Tracking System and the Wamu.net intranet.
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Provide
general Windows platform support to all Enterprise level groups throughout the
bank including Windows Security patching of 425 servers.
·
Provide
Engineering/System administration support to one of the banks two core lab environments for research, analysis and testing
of systems and applications.
·
Provide
System support on multi-processor Intel based HP, Compaq and IBM servers
running Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003.
Design,
implement and maintain storage solutions for use with Intel based servers.
Responsibilities: Tier 3 and 4 production application and server support of
many of the applications listed above. Managed Windows Server Security
Patching, including the beta deployment and the current processes of scheduling
and coordinating with the internal businesses. Managed Perforce SCM, with over
1000 users running 10 Perforce instances including upgrades, user and group
management, depot and instance moves.
April 2001 -
November 2001
Achievements:
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Designed
and installed client web site networks and Windows 2000 Sever systems such as
Cranium.com.
·
Redesigned
corporate network including firewall.
·
Designed
and configured developer servers.
·
Setup
weekly and daily backups.
·
Migrated
from Windows NT Server v4.0 to Windows 2000 Server.
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Established
remote access for mobile employees.
Responsibilities: Supported the corporate network.
Fulfilled the role as a Windows 2000 systems engineer and network
consultant. Maintained client web
site content and networks.
January 2000
- November 2000
Achievements:
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Designed
and disbursed Website budget of over $250,000 annually, for both development
and Internet networks.
·
Negotiated
and established vendor contracts.
·
Purchased
all hardware/software for website - including development.
·
Designed
and configured all new network equipment and back-end servers for
CentralHQ.Com.
·
Created
controlled Development, QA, and file replication environments. Established SCM
for test, UAT and production environments.
Responsibilities: Maintained Load Balancing
and Firewall configuration. Maintained the Windows NT v4.0 IIS and MS SQL
servers including backups and source control management to production. Was
Responsible for MS Security patch management.
January 1999
- December 1999
Achievements:
·
Designed
and disbursed IS budget of over $325,000 annually, for both corporate and
Internet networks.
·
Managed
4 employees including corporate technical support team.
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Purchased
computer hardware and software for both corporate and Internet use.
·
Negotiated
and established vendor contracts for hardware, software and Internet
co-locations.
·
Designed
and installed 2 co-locations for the Internet Site.
·
Redesigned
corporate network to accommodate for the rapid growth of the company from 35 to
130 people within 10 months.
·
Worked
directly with developers in launching new ASP driven website replacing MS Site
Server.
·
Migrated
Unix Internet services to Windows NT platform.
·
Installed
and configured multiple firewalls for corporate and Internet networks.
·
Installed
VPN for both remote users and for Web Site administration.
Responsibilities: Managed 30 WinNT v4.0
servers for development and “live” Web Services. Oversaw IS team maintenance and backup of all servers: file,
e-mail, web and database, as well as development workstations. Ensured the
“live” website, and corporate e-mail services ran 24x7x365.
Technical Operations
Lead, Microsoft contract position
DTV (Digital TV Team)
Seattle, WA
August 1997
- June 1998
Achievements:
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Managed
both the deliveries and onsite installation schedules for 21 national TV
stations.
·
Purchased
over $200,000 of TV station computer and broadcast equipment.
·
Deployed
beta Broadcast Server in broadcast environment.
·
Technical
evangelist for both EnhancedTV and Broadcast Server.
·
Trained
the TV station engineers on how to deliver an EnhancedTV
show using DTV.
Responsibilities: Worked closely with the
Web TV for Windows team on installing beta software on both server and client
systems. Provided day-to-day
technical support for TV stations.
June 1995 -
February 1997
Achievements:
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Migrated
company from Macintosh to PC.
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Maintained
an IS budget averaging $150,000 for each game project.
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Designed
a Windows NT v3.51 network with file server, E-mail and DNS.
·
Maintained
all development workstations.
·
Upgraded
Windows NT servers from v3.51 to v4.0.
·
Supported
60 employees for 12 months.
Responsibilities: Provided all technical
support for the company.
Maintained server backups, e-mail and web services.
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Administering a SQL Server 2000
Database course #2072, Administering Windows SharePoint Services, Course #2552
Washington Mutual training:
,WaMu courses include; Situational Leadership, Operations Excellence.
1990 - 1992
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1978 – 1982 - Honorably
Discharged at the rank of E-4.