Experience

Nova Scotia Power

• Canada
• Utilities
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Infrastructure Analyst

  • Oct 2021 - Present



CGI

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

• Senior Consultant

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2021

  2010 – present CGI, Halifax, N.S.Senior ConsultantProviding storage, vmware and backup support to multiple clients. Technical lead on multiple projects including major cutovers for clients.• Led multiple major storage migration . This includes 100’s of hosts and multiple operating systems. Host based as well as San based migrations. Managing team members involved in the migration.• Performing review of backup, storage and vmware environments and providing suggestions for improvement. Some examples would be: Adding tape libraries to San fabric to better utilize resources. Enabling DRS for VMware to better utilize ESX host resources.• Managing infrastructure repairs and replacements.• Managing multiple storage environments. Including IBM, EMC, NetApp and Hitachi storage systems. Manage UCS systems, both blade and rack mount.• Working with clients and vendors to ensure systems are working optimal.• Working with Clients to identify Key Performance Indicators and setup processes around monitoring and reporting on these.• Created replication of data from site to site using vendor software applications.• Perform gap analysis on customer environments to identify areas that need improvement on cutovers to CGI support.• Currently documenting improvements in policy and processes around Storage Environments



Bell Aliant

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Desktop Support Technician. Server Support Specialist. Storage Specialist/ Architect

  • Aug 1998 - Jul 2010

  Primed support for Aliant internal SAN storage and Backup environments. • Backup environment – Using Netbackup with LTO5 and LTO2 tape libraries.• SAN storage was DCX blade switches, v5000 and v7000 Midrange storage subsystems from IBM Storwize, IBM ESS800 Enterprise Storage, EMC DMX 4 storage, Hitachi VSP and AMS Series as well as multiple Brocade fiber switches. • Configured a core edge fabric architecture for Aliant which allowed the client to expand their current SAN fabric to a multiple switch many port configuration without any down time.• Grew Aliant’s storage and backup environments from small standalone environments to multi-vendor centrally managed enterprise environments. Manage well over 800TB of data • Created processes and policies around change management, maintenance windows as well as disaster recovery. Created maintenance windows for environments that matched the work being done. Minor, medium, major categories were implemented. Including standard change windows for standard changes.• Created offsite process and policies for backup environment • Duties include configuring and maintaining fiber optic fabrics for server and storage communication within Data Centre• Blade technologies – configuring systems using NPIV on switch fabric to better utilize switch port usage. Multi hosts system configuration using minimal fibre switch ports.• Cabled fibre and Ethernet when required in the data center.• Set up monitoring of storage and backup systems to alert support group.• Extensive Data center infrastructure experience. Worked at Aliant data center since 2000• Performed multiple roles within Bell Aliant beginning with local employee deskside support and worked up to managing major enterprise systems.



Maritime Tel&Tel

• Desktop Support Technician

  • Jul 1998 - Aug 1999

  Providing computer support via the telephone to all MT&T employees province wide. Initially on Novell Network and then IP network with Microsoft Applications Providing computer support via the telephone to all MT&T employees province wide. Initially on Novell Network and then IP network with Microsoft Applications



Stora Port Hawkesbury Ltd

• Network Analyst

  • 1997 - 1998

  Worked as a consultant for Stora in their computer department. Duties include maintaining and upgrading of the Network. Configuring hubs and switches. Worked on special projects for Stora’s Network (e.g. Installing HP Openview and Microsoft SMS) Worked as a consultant for Stora in their computer department. Duties include maintaining and upgrading of the Network. Configuring hubs and switches. Worked on special projects for Stora’s Network (e.g. Installing HP Openview and Microsoft SMS)