Brian Steelman
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Credentials
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CCNA - Routing and Switching
CiscoApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
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Experience
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Charter Manufacturing
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Mining
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100 - 200 Employee
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Data Center Analyst
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Jan 2022 - Present
Responsible for monitoring and alerting for the organization’s IT and OT Services information systems and networks. Design and implement tools and strategies to monitor and proactively alert on production systems and services. Manage all data center infrastructure (HVAC, UPS, Generator, etc..) along with coordinating the installation/decommission of server and network hardware and cabling.Work closely with IT Infrastructure and Security Engineers.Work hands-on with monitoring tools and systems and actively monitor for anomalies and down conditions.Work with software and systems engineers to proactively identify and mitigate monitoring gaps.Regularly conduct asset management and capacity planning exercises and make recommendations for improvement.Implement and maintain functional policies and procedures, including those for data center architecture and standards.Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of data center design efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.Document the business’s existing data center portfolio.Manage vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to procure and deliver datacenter and network cabling products and services. Lead actions as appropriate.Provide day-to-day maintenance and technical support of datacenter operations.
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Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer
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Jan 2014 - Jan 2022
• Lead or participate in the design and implementation of in-house and/or outsourced network environments for managing and maintaining global communications at a high level of reliability and availability• Lead, coordinate and participate in key process improvement initiatives as they relate to the WAN, LAN and WLAN environments• Coordinate and collaborate with Network Engineers and Analysts to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of corporate networks to meet business demands• Act as a key project participant in the design and review of networks. Manage key projects as appropriate• Regularly conduct asset management and capacity planning exercises, making recommendations for improvement• Recommend and implement policies, procedures, and technologies (including firewalls) to ensure network security• Monitor network performance, capacity and reliability metrics on and ongoing basis making recommendations for improvement as appropriate• Lead network and security audits, failover and recovery tests• Implement and maintain functional policies and procedures, including those for network architecture, standards, resources administration, appropriate use, purchasing, and service provision• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of Network design efforts, and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility• Document the company’s existing Network and Technology portfolio; make recommendations to Network Analysts and Senior Network Analysts for improvements and/or other performance and cost effective options• Assure IT Network Operations service levels are met, conduct root cause analyses on recurring failures and recommend and or implement corrective actions• Work with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to procure and deliver network products and services. Lead actions as appropriate
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Systems Administrator
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Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
Same as below. :)
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Charter Steel
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Mining
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400 - 500 Employee
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Senior LAN Administrator
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Dec 2006 - Mar 2011
Windows 2008, Windows 2003, Linux, VMware; Configuration and troubleshooting of Windows Server 2008, Windows 2003, Linux, and VMware host servers, responsible for approximately 200 physical and virtual servers located in data centers in Saukville, Brookfield,; Designed and implemented a new corporate data center. Responsibilities include server and storage architecture design and implementation (Dell blade servers, Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage, VMware vSphere 4.1, Symantec Netbackup 7.0), evaluate and recommend UPS and HVAC architecture (APC Symmetra UPS and InRoom Direct Expansion HVAC), project planning for migration of systems into this data center from other sites.Responsible for design and implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite 12i infrastructure. Worked with Co-Location facility to supply 4 server cabinets for infrastructure. Design includes Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell/EMC CX3-40 SAN, Oracle Enterprise Linux, VMware ESX 3.0, F5 BigIP load balancers, Dell PowerVault ML6010 tape library and Symantec Netbackup 6.0 Media server. Go-Live occurred April 2009. Going forward, responsible for maintenance and troubleshooting of environment infrastructure, current challenges include performance of virtual environments and available disk space. Also currently working on design and implementation of a Disaster Recovery environment for Oracle utilizing Oracle Dataguard for database replication.Responsible for Windows Server 2003 Active Directory maintenance and future upgrade to Windows Server 2008.Implemented Windows Software Update Service for server and PC critical update management.Implemented BMC Performance Manager for server performance monitoring and alerting.
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Systems Administrator
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Apr 1998 - Dec 2006
Mixed NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 2003; Configuration and troubleshooting of NT/2000/2003 servers and NT/2000/2003 server clusters, responsible for approximately 300 servers located in data centers; Implementation of server systems on a project basis, from building the system to end-user specification, through testing, certification, and final rollout. Examples include RSA ACE/Server (for 2-factor authentication of remote users), Lawson payroll, eFunds associate terminal server farm, customer-accessible Citrix farm and Citrix Secure Gateway/NFuse, Citrix Disaster Recovery environment, 2000/2003 clustering solutions for file and print servers, and "Check 21" digital check acceptance and settlement.Monitoring and auditing of Windows servers, using HP Insight Manager, QuestSoftware BigBrother, Concord eHealth, Bindview, and policy management using Pedestal SecurityExpressionsStandard network admin tasks including file restores, creation of NT/2000 user accounts, NT/2000 print queue creation and maintenance.System architecture and design, configuration services, and second level support for Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition server with Citrix MetaFrame 1.8, Windows 2000 Terminal Services with Citrix MetaFrame XP, and Windows 2003 Terminal Services with Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 server farms.Design, implementation, and configuration of corporate Windows 2003 Active Directory/DNS infrastructure.On-call duties on a rotating schedule, necessary to respond to calls either by working from home if possible or going in to the officeFollow Change Management requirements, which include using change request software, obtaining approvals from relevant parties, and performing work off hours to minimize impact to productive systems.Implement and configure system auditing tools such as Bindview and Altiris SecurityExpressions to provide audit reports to internal and external Auditors.
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Field Engineer
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Apr 1995 - Apr 1998
PC support PC support
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Education
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1990 - 1994
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science degree, Physics, Astronomy
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