Daniel Howard

Senior DevOps Engineer at Quantifind
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Sunnyvale, California, United States, US
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John W.

I worked with Danny at Cisco for three years. He is a very dedicated and detail oriented systems guy. He has a commitment to quality, and works to bridge the gaps between teams. I would like to work with Danny again.

Michael Barrett

Danny's a smart, motivated systems administrator. He is constantly looking for new 'itches to scratch', and does a good job of seeing the solutions through to the end.

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Credentials

  • MapR Certified Cluster Administrator 5.1 (MCCA)
    MapR Technologies
    Jun, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
    PEOPLECERT
    Nov, 2013
    - Nov, 2024
  • KCS v5 Practices
    KCS Academy
    Oct, 2012
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Quantifind
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior DevOps Engineer
      • Mar 2014 - Present

      Ops, DevOps, IT, InfoSec, and a little A/V: - Manage systems, mainly via Ansible: Ubuntu, hardware, and VMs - Spec, build, automate, and maintain multiple Apache and MapR Hadoop clusters with dozens of servers and 0.5 PB raw data storage capacity - Work with the compliance team to secure SOC2 certification, focusing mainly on security and IT requirements - Deploy and maintain multiple Ganeti clusters for low-cost VM management - Manage datacenter cage (hardware procurement, installation, troubleshooting, network, power, maintenance) - Encryption everywhere: automate LUKS disk encryption in storage clusters, automate deployment of Wireguard VPN mesh within clusters, manage SSL keys, renewal, expiration monitoring - DevOps: mentor developers and ops staff on Ansible, scripting - Scripted management of cloud environments: AWS and a little Azure - Manage all aspects of day-to-day IT (Macs) with JumpCloud and Apple DEP, including full site build-out at new HQ, Zoom Rooms, phone system - Operate the video camera at All Hands because This Guy has a Startup Mentality Show less

  • Cisco
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Systems Administrator
      • Aug 2007 - Mar 2014

      Maintained operation of Cisco IronPort's spam analysis infrastructure, including problem analysis, software and hardware deployment, policy maintenance, and participation in pager rotation. Designed, developed, and promoted a production "Change Management" process based on ITIL standards, built around JIRA workflow and regular CAB meetings. Developed modular system to present team work activity in a "social media" style interface. Extended server inventory application to support management, audit and visualization of server location within racks, automated configuration of DHCP servers, and provision of meta-data from VMWare. Documented existing practices to facilitate training of new members. Collaborated with Engineering teams to improve deployment documentation. Mentored junior staff and served as "go to" guy for folks on other teams. Show less

  • Yelp
    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lead Systems Administrator
      • Jul 2006 - Mar 2007

      Expanded production network infrastructure to accommodate rapidly growing traffic. Improved monitoring procedures and implemented expanded graphing of systems performance data to improve trend analysis. Re-implemented Disaster Recovery services. Collaborated with development team to create and maintain an operations "run book". Promoted cultural best practices via routine status reports, incident reports, and forensic analyses. Enthusiastically engaged user community, relaying suggestions and concerns to appropriate staff. Show less

  • Nextrials, Inc.
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Systems Administrator
      • Nov 2004 - Jul 2006

      Re-designed production network to improve manageability, resiliency, and performance. Purchased, documented, tested and deployed new networks in Reston, VA and San Jose, CA. Maintained systems documentation for internal use, and for third-party audits to ensure IQ/OQ/PQ compliance. Delivered technical "brown bag" presentation to staff. Deployed improved monitoring and trending software. Supervised systems staff to ensure technical execution met management expectations. Tracked systems expenditures for management review. Show less

  • Server Central Networks
    • Manager of Technical Support
      • Dec 2003 - Nov 2004

      Ensured that technical support requests were fulfilled on a consistent basis by staff operating 24x7. Developed documentation, deployed and monitored software knowledgebase systems for customers and staff. Ensured that all escalated issues were resolved. Managed daily operations of Cobalt and Plesk-based web and e-mail hosting services on Linux and FreeBSD. Managed internal systems for issue tracking, knowledgebase, and systems monitoring. Interfaced with service and software vendors to resolve issues. Managed additional systems as required. Show less

  • Transmeta
    • Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Systems Administrator
      • Apr 2002 - Jul 2002

      Advised e-mail infrastructure upgrade to support spam filtering via Postfix and SpamAssassin. Researched LDAP-based mail routing. Developed documentation maintenance system, compiled help desk documentation. Reviewed LDAP infrastructure and conducted account audits. Advised e-mail infrastructure upgrade to support spam filtering via Postfix and SpamAssassin. Researched LDAP-based mail routing. Developed documentation maintenance system, compiled help desk documentation. Reviewed LDAP infrastructure and conducted account audits.

  • Tellme Networks
    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lead Unix Systems Administrator, Corporate Operations
      • Jun 1999 - Jul 2001

      Developed and maintained core Unix-based Information Services as company grew from twelve to 250 employees. Transferred responsibilities and services to new teams and technologies as they became available. Continuously (re)implemented and migrated to improved solutions, emphasizing user-level transparency. Implemented flexible and scalable e-mail architecture that included virus scanning. Developed web-based mailing list software. Maintained original firewall and office network. Implemented first co-located "production" service. Thoroughly researched and deployed LDAP re-implementation. CGI development for other teams. Show less

  • EnterAct, L.L.C.
    • Systems and Network Administrator
      • May 1998 - Jan 1999

      Managed FreeBSD servers, supporting web, e-mail, and shell access for over 15,000 users. Performed DNS and subnet allocations. Authored, documented, maintained and audited support software and systems for employees and customers in Perl, C, csh and sh. Provided routine Unix support for other departments. Managed FreeBSD servers, supporting web, e-mail, and shell access for over 15,000 users. Performed DNS and subnet allocations. Authored, documented, maintained and audited support software and systems for employees and customers in Perl, C, csh and sh. Provided routine Unix support for other departments.

  • National Center for Supercomputing Applications
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Undergraduate Assistant, Network Development Group
      • Apr 1997 - May 1998

      Assisted in NCSA network management. Supervised LANs, supporting TCP/IP and Appletalk protocols. User-level support for workstation and server connectivity for multiple Operating Systems. Ethernet media conversion to CAT3/CAT5 USOC and TIA-568A. Developed web-based support applications. Assisted in NCSA network management. Supervised LANs, supporting TCP/IP and Appletalk protocols. User-level support for workstation and server connectivity for multiple Operating Systems. Ethernet media conversion to CAT3/CAT5 USOC and TIA-568A. Developed web-based support applications.

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    BA, Rhetoric
    1995 - 1999
  • Lincoln Park High School
    High School Diploma, International Baccalaurete
    1990 - 1994

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