Experience

FNTS

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Systems Engineer(Backup, Recovery, and Storage)

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  • Lead BaaS practice at FNTS along with performing Storage Administration • Implemented and Support Dell EMC IDPA 8400/8900 Solution • Support/Administer Dell EMC XtremIO X1/X2 • Support/Administer Dell EMC VMAX 0450 All Flash • Support/Administer Dell EMC PowerStore • Support/Administer Dell EMC Recover Point/Replication/DR • Support/Administer IBM Storwize Flash Storage 9100/9200 arrays • Support/Administer Brocade SAN Switches • Support/Upgrade Dell EMC Avamar Servers/Grids v19.x • Support/Upgrade Dell EMC Data Domain 9500s • Support/Upgrade Dell EMC DPA and DPC • Support IBM TSM/Spectrum Protect 8.1



Bank of the West

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Storage and Backup Engineer

  • Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Supported NetBackup 8.1.2 • Supported NetBackup 5240, 5330, and 5340 Appliances • Supported NetBackup Cloud Catalyst Appliances • Supported Oracle ZFS Appliances • Supported DellEMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage) Arrays • Supported NetBackup 8.1.2 • Supported NetBackup 5240, 5330, and 5340 Appliances • Supported NetBackup Cloud Catalyst Appliances • Supported Oracle ZFS Appliances • Supported DellEMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage) Arrays



Atos

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Protection Architect/Engineer

  • 2017 - 2019

  • Supported Xerox (XIM), State of Texas, Office Depot, WSP, and internal Atos clients. • Architected/Engineered NetBackup v7.7.3 hardware refresh across XIM/Xerox midrange environment . • Setup and Configuration of new BUR servers in a Veritas clustered environment. • Deployed new NetBackup OpsCenter 7.7.3 server. • Refreshing/migrating Aptare Reporting Portal Server to v10.x. • Worked with backup team to upgrade current NetBackup production system to v7.7.3. • Implemented new Dell EMC Data Domain 9500 and 7200 deduplication backup appliances. • Designed solution and performed setup/configuration of NetBackup Live Update environment. • Designed and configured solutions for Windows System Recovery using NetBackup Instant Recovery and VMWare. • Provided oversight consulting for Avamar/Data Domain solutions and deployments. • Provided backup engineering support for both State of Texas and WSP clients. • Supported internal Atos Backup Refresh project from NetBackup to alternate solution.



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Backup Infrastructure Specialist

  • 2017 - 2017

  • EMC Avamar 6.x/7.x Backup Administration, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance. • EMC Data Domain Administration, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance. • TSM Backup Support • EMC Avamar 6.x/7.x Backup Administration, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance. • EMC Data Domain Administration, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance. • TSM Backup Support



Dell EMC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Backup Resident

  • 2017 - 2017

  • Performed daily health checks of Netbackup servers. • Performed daily health checks of DPA environment. • Reviewed and modified Data Domain Configuration documentation for the customer. • Reviewed and modified Data Domain Boost configuration documentation for the customer. • Reviewed and modified DPA configuration documentation for the customer. • Assisted with SQL Direct backup via DD Boost project and documentation. • Performed daily health checks of Netbackup servers. • Performed daily health checks of DPA environment. • Reviewed and modified Data Domain Configuration documentation for the customer. • Reviewed and modified Data Domain Boost configuration documentation for the customer. • Reviewed and modified DPA configuration documentation for the customer. • Assisted with SQL Direct backup via DD Boost project and documentation.



LightEdge Solutions

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Storage and Backup Administrator

  • 2016 - 2017

  • EMC VNX Storage Administration • Cisco DCNM SAN Zoning and Administration • EMC Avamar Backup Administration • EMC Data Domain Administration and Configuration • Veeam Backup Administration • Storage Capacity Reporting w/Science Logic • EMC VNX Storage Administration • Cisco DCNM SAN Zoning and Administration • EMC Avamar Backup Administration • EMC Data Domain Administration and Configuration • Veeam Backup Administration • Storage Capacity Reporting w/Science Logic



DXC Technology

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Backup Engineer

  • 2014 - 2016

  • NetBackup master/media server upgrades, patching and tuning. • Troubleshoot/resolve NetBackup failures • NetBackup policy/client adds/removes/restores • Troubleshoot/resolve IBM LTO Tape Drive/Library issues • NetBackup OpsCenter Administration • EMC Avamar Backup administration - backup adds/removes/restores • Troubleshoot/resolve EMC Avamar backup failures • EMC DPA agent installation • Utilize Remedy tool for Incidents and Service Requests • NetBackup master/media server upgrades, patching and tuning. • Troubleshoot/resolve NetBackup failures • NetBackup policy/client adds/removes/restores • Troubleshoot/resolve IBM LTO Tape Drive/Library issues • NetBackup OpsCenter Administration • EMC Avamar Backup administration - backup adds/removes/restores • Troubleshoot/resolve EMC Avamar backup failures • EMC DPA agent installation • Utilize Remedy tool for Incidents and Service Requests



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Backup Engineer

  • 2010 - 2015

  • Participated in design, layout and architecture for NetBackup solutions including VADP (VMWare backups), Oracle RMAN and Exchange Backups. • Implemented mutiple NetBackup Appliance models 50xx and 52xx. • Implemented NetBackup appliance upgrades, patches, EEBs and firmware revisions.• Participated in multiple/simultaneous backup related projects and deployments. • Planned and assisted with backup policy/client migrations across domains• Provided 2nd/3rd level support and on-call escalation support for our Global Operations Backup team.• Provided Team Lead with backup capacity related reports.• Utilized Remedy Management tool for all Change Control and Incident Manager

• Sr. Backup Engineer

  • 2008 - 2010

  • Managed and maintained multiple NetBackup domains • NetBackup upgrades and configuration• Managed and maintained IBM Tape Libraries and EMC CDLs• Provided 24/7 On-call support• Performed DR Test of NetBackup system clients • Remedy Incident Management



ACI Worldwide

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Storage Administrator

  • 2010 - 2010

  • Provided support for multiple SAN infrastructures across AOD • Managed and maintained the Netbackup systems across AOD, including tape infrastructure • Allocated and provisioned storage on Hitachi NSC55 arrays and EMC NS480 Celerra/Clariion • Provided 24/7 On-call support • Led initial phases of Data Domain project deployment in concert w/EMC-Data Domain • Participated in SAN Migration effort from an HP EVA-Brocade SAN to an EMC NS480 Celerra-Brocade SAN. Worked in concert with EMC to accomplish these tasks. • Documented change requests via IBM Rational Change Ticketing System



Conagra Brands

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems and Network Administrator

  • 2007 - 2008

  • Managed, maintained and configured NetBackup system • Managed and maintained IBM Tape Libraries and EMC CDLs • Storage administration of EMC Clariion using Navisphere • Storage administration of DMX – Zone, map and mask using SYMCLI • Storage Administration of EMC Celerra NAS • Veritas Volume Manager administration of SAN attached hosts • SAN Administration of Brocade, McData and Cisco Directors • Provided 24/7 on-call support • Remedy Incident Management • Managed, maintained and configured NetBackup system • Managed and maintained IBM Tape Libraries and EMC CDLs • Storage administration of EMC Clariion using Navisphere • Storage administration of DMX – Zone, map and mask using SYMCLI • Storage Administration of EMC Celerra NAS • Veritas Volume Manager administration of SAN attached hosts • SAN Administration of Brocade, McData and Cisco Directors • Provided 24/7 on-call support • Remedy Incident Management



Union Pacific Railroad

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Project Engineer

  • 2002 - 2007

  • Netbackup administration of 500-750TB/month environment• Netbackup upgrades, troubleshooting and auditing• SAN Administration of Backup storage environment on McData Fabrics• Setup and configuration of Diligent Virtual Tape Library• Storage administration and setup of SUN FLX280 Disk arrays• Provided 24/7 on-call support for Backup environment• Provided Netbackup team lead with daily and weekly status reports

• Sr. Project Engineer

  • 2000 - 2002



A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Help Desk Administrator

  • Apr 2000 - Oct 2000



Meramec Instrument Transformer Co.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electrical Testing Technician

  • Oct 1996 - Mar 2000



Sinclair and Rush

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Maintenance Mechanic

  • Aug 1995 - Aug 1996



Oullette Machinery Systems

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Electronic Assembler

  • Nov 1994 - Aug 1995



Target

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Floor Team

  • 1989 - 1994