Engineer Systems
Resume:
Ric Bradley
Plano, TX
ac4z8a@r.postjobfree.com 972-***-****
SUMMARY
Computer Operating Systems and Hardware:
- 20 Years HP-UX 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.0, 11i v1-v3; T 600,A-Class, K-Class, L=Class, N-Class, RP Series, RX Series i2/i4,
BL760C and BL860C blades in C7000 Chassis with Virtual Connect, Superdome and Superdome2
Chassis with HP Virtual Connect
- 4 years RHEL 5x, 6x, 7.x; DL 380, HP Proliant Blades, HP Moonshot, and HP Apollo
System Administration:
- HP-UX: Install and upgrade OS, LVM,, MirrorDisk-UX, performance monitoring, kernel tuning, system and application troubleshooting, crash recovery, MC/SG HA, Serviceguard Extensions for SAP and Oracle RAC, nPars, vPars, Integrity Virtual Machines, Containers, APA, Ignite-UX and SD; recovering and cloning systems across the network using an Ignite-UX server with system images stored on SAN disk
- Red Hat: Building VMware templates for cloning new systems; load OS via iLO and local datastore; confiugre LUN’s
allocated from NetApp SAN Storage; LVM file system creation, management and tuning; Network configuration;
DNS configuration; kernel tuning; install VMware Tools; application installation and configuration; NIC Bonding
Virtualization: HP Itanium Virtaul Machiness and vPars/nPars; VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter and vSphere
HA: HP Service Guard with extensions for SAP and Oracle RAC; DR environment build, implantation, test and support
Networks: HP-UX Diskless Clusters, TCP/IP, NFS, HA NFS, LAN9000, CIFS/Samba, APA, Teaming, Bonding
SAN: EMC CX380/Navisphere - zoning, build RAID Groups, Bind LUN's, allocate/deallocate LUN's, build Storage Groups, DMX/VMax: Ecc, Open Migrator, Open Replicator, CX/DMX Migration to VMax; build RAID Groups, Mapping/Masking
HP 3PAR: Zoning, Mapping, Masking, 3 Tier Dynamic Optimization, EVA to 3 PAR SAN Migration
HP EVA: Command View, EVA to 3PAR SAN Migration for decommission of EVA Chassis
Backups: HP Data Protector, scheduling, recovery, tape rotation, troubleshotting
Monitoring: Nagios, Big Brother, HP OVO, HP SIM, HP SMH, HPSA, Zabbix
Provisionig/Automation: Foreman, Chef, Blade Logic
Programming/Scripting Languages: SED/AWK, Korn/Bash Shell scripting and PERL
Application Support: SAP, Oracle, Apache, Tomcat, WebLogic, VMware vFabric tc Server
Leadership: Team Lead of teams with members across the US and India; Mentoring and Training
Project Lead from conception to implementation on several major projects
Security: SOX Compliance, PCI Compliance, ArcSight Logger implementation, sudo, PowerBroker
Data Center Migration, SAN Migration, Server Refresh and Consolidation, P2V and V2P
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bank of America/TEK Systems 01/2017 to Present
Senior RHEL/HP_UX Systems Engineer – Platform Security Engineering
Support and maintain 200 HP-UX/RHEL servers across 4 Data Centers in Platform Security Engineering
Both Physical and Virtual (VMware) servers maintained and supported
Troubleshoot and customize Security System Scanning application using various Bank Tools and Oracle SQL+ queries
Extensive use of SSH private/public pairs and fingerprints with passphrases specific to various users on source and destination
Use of Toad with SQL queries to troubleshoot Application problems with data residing in Oracle Databases
Update RHEL servers from version 6.7 to 7.0; Patching RHEL and HP-UX servers
Troubleshoot Linux and HP-UX resource usage (CPU, Memory, I/O, kernel, swap) problems normally caused by the Security Scanning application which is written in Perl using an Oracle Database
Carfax (Contractor) 09/2016 to 01/2017
Linux Systems Engineer
Provision RHEL 6.x and CentOS 7.x on VMware VM’s, DLx80, Moonshot, and Apollo servers using Foreman,
Chef, and BladeLogic
Patching/Rolling Updates of Linux servers and removing/adding to F5 using BladeLogic
Server monitoring and setup maintenance windows through Zabbix
Support various Application and Database servers across 4 Data Centers; ~2000 Linux servers
Server rebuilds and rebuilds via Foreman and Chef and server decommissioning
Monitoring and troubleshooting CPU, Memory,I/O and hardware issues. Engage HP in hardware support issues.
Bank of America/SkillStorm 04/2016 to 09/2016
Sr. HP-UX/Red Hat SA/Engineer
Build HP-UX and Red Hat VM’s and standalone servers. HP-UX 11.0, 11.23, and 11.31 and Red Hat 5.x/6.x
Large server migration from UK to US using new hardware and HP-UX Containers – 100 Servers currently in the UK
Support PowerBroker migration on 100 HP-UX servers
Support Sybase and Informix DBA’s and Applications team
Ssupport of 200 HP-UX servers, both stand alone and Integrity VM’s across local
and remote Data Cebters
Support of over 400 Red Hat Linux VMware VM’s and stand-alone servers
Delphi Automotive/HPE/TEK Systems 07/2015 to 04/2016
Sr. HP-UX/Red Hat Engineer
Build HP-UX, Red Hat VMware VM's, RHEL stand alone servers, and Red Hat Oracle and SAP servers in North America, Europe, and Asia per HP Specifications and Delphi Automotive requirements.
Engineering Project Lead on 40 Red Hat 6.6 VM Builds across 6 ESXi Clusters
RHEL for Oracle Server Builds including NIC Bonding
Install all necessary HP tools on HP-UX servers and Red Hat VM's
Build ESXi clusters on HP ProLiant DL380p Gen 8 Blades in a C7000 chassis; p420i RAID Controllers in RAID 1+0 configuration for internal drives; NetApp Storage
Dex Media/Tata Consultancy Services 05/2014 to 7/2015
Sr. HP-UX Systems Engineer and Team Lead
Responsible for all facets of HP-UX Systems Administration in a large Oracle Environment on HP PA/ IA and Proliant Blades/C7000 Chassis, ItaniumVM's, and Ignite Client/Server Infrastructure build
HP-UX 11.0, 11.11, 11.23, 11.31
Supported the migration of Oracle DB from HP-UX to AIX
Configured and supported HP p420i Smart RAID Array Controllers configured to RAID 1+0
Migrated root disk from local LUN to SAN LUN
Supported Prod/Dev/Test and DR environments in Denver, CO remotely from Grapevine, TX
Installation of new C7000 Blade Chassis, Virtual Connect, and BL860C i2 blades
Used Ignite-UX for cloning new environments onto the new HP-UX Blades
Utilized Update-UX and DRD clones for upgrade of HP-UX 11.23 to 11.31
Project Lead from conception to completion: 10 new environments built entirely on HP Itegrity VM's version 6.1 on HP BL860c Server Blades in C7000 Chassis with Virtual Connect; upgraded iLO, Chassis, and Interconnect Firmware.
This Physical to Virtual Migration saved Dex Media approximately 1 million dollars
HP/VisionIT 11/2013 to 05/2014
Sr. HP-UX/Linux Systems Administrator - Clorox Account & Nike Account
All facets of HP-UX/Linux Systems Administration in a large SAP/Oracle environment on HP IA and
Proliant Blades/C7000 Chassis, rx3600 i2, IA VM's, SG Clusters with SG Extensions for SAP, HA NFS and VMware VM's.
Servers and SAN located in three remote locations across the US
Support Large Data Center and SAN migration for Production, Dev, Test and DR as well as DR POC and testing
JA Majors/Baker & Taylor 04/2012 to 11/2013
Sr. UNIX Systems and SAN Administrator
All facets of HP-UX/RHEL Systems Administration in a large online book & e-book environment on HP IA Blades/C7000 Chassis, IA VM's, SG Clustered Superdome2's with P2000 to IOX plus ProCurve Interconnects, and HP Proliant Blades
Support Web applications programmers and ADABAS/Natural DBA's
Automation and Monitoring scripting: Korn and Bash Shells, Perl
OS patching and Firmware Updates
Ignite-UX specialist - implemented Ignite Server and automated
make_net_recovery to SAN across the HP-UX Enterprise
RHEL 6 on VMware VM's with VCenter and ESXi on HP Proliant Blades
SAN administration on HP 3PAR and migration from HP EVA to 3PAR
HP Data Protector Backup Administration and support
Architect and Implement remote DR solution using nPar's and IA VM's
Veterans Administration (Contractor: TEK Systems/Northrop Grumman) 10/2011 to 04/2012
Sr. HP-UX Systems Administrator/IT Technical Lead
All facets of HP-UX Systems Administration in a large Oracle RAC Environment across a landscape of over
100 OS instances. PA, IA, and HP Blades
Support Weblogic application users and DBA's
Automation and Monitoring scripting: Korn/Bash Shells, Perl, SED/AWK
DR/Ignite-UX specialist
ServiceGuard Extensions for SAP and CFS
Built test environment for Oracle clustered RAC with ASM using raw devices and raw lvols for Oracle CRS and database file storage on HP-UX
Server consolidation and Architect for system refreshes
Lennox International 10/2008 to 10/2011
Sr. HP-UX Systems Administrator/Secondary SAN Admin/IT Technical Lead
All facets of HP-UX Systems Administration in a large SAP/Oracle environment; Single SA of 120 OS instances.
Secondary SAN Admin: EMC CX380, DMX, and VMax
Configure and maintain Integrity Virtual Machines running on HP-UX 11.31
Automation and Monitoring scripting: Korn/Bash Shells, Perl, SED/AWK
Configure and maintain Big Brother system for OS and application monitoring and email/page notifications
CX3-80/DMX to VMax migration using Open Migrator and Open Replicator
Oracle and SAP CI migration and server refresh and consolidation as well as Physical to Virtual migration
Raytheon for CSC 4/2008 to10/2008
Sr. HP-UX Systems Administrator
All facets of HP-UX Systems Administration in a large environment with HA and extensive virtualization with over 150 vPar's running SAP/Oracle
Specializing in ServiceGuard Extensions for SAP HA
Large data refreshes between landscapes using EMC BCV's
Scripting to automate data refreshes and software distribution
Using Ignite to build golden images and perform server cloning. Also building Software Distributor depots for patching and
deploying applications such as sudo
Perot Systems 4/2007 to 4/2008
Sr. HP-UX Systems Administrator/ Team Lead
All facets of HP-UX Systems Administration in a large environment with HA and DR. Design, Implementation, Maintenance, Server and Data Migration, Server Consolidation
Serviceguard implementation including SG Extensions for Oracle RAC
Project Lead: Migrate, buildin, and support a large HP-UX server environment for the Department of Education
Migrated 48 HP-UX servers from Rockville, MD to Plano, TX; 90% of the total effort from me alone
System performance tuning, monitoring, trouble shooting
Using Ignite and building SD-UX depots for patching and software deployment
PepsiCo 6/2005 to 4/2007
Sr. HP-UX Sys Admin, Team Lead Enterprise Systems HP-UX, SAP HA Specialist
All facets of HP-UX Systems Administration in a large SAP environment across several landscapes with HA and DR. Configuration, Implementation, Maintenance, and Support
Specializing in Serviceguard Extensions for SAP and HA NFS
Team Lead of 3 HP-UX Systems Engineers building and supporting a large SAP HA/DR environment consisting of
150+ HP Servers
System performance tuning and monitoring using HP Glance Plus, PerfView, and OVPM
Configure nPars. Moving to vPars, iCOD, PPU, WLM, and Virtualization
Leading Ignite and patching strategies using Ignite and SD servers
Project conception, management and reporting
Bank of America, Richardson Data Center 10/1999 to 6/2005
VP; Systems Engineer, Architecture and Analysis; HP-UX Tech Team Lead
All facets of HP-UX Systems Admin including Oracle DB tuning at OS level, Disk hardware/software, OS and Application Upgrades, Data Base migrations
Team lead and mentor of 4 HP-UX Systems Administrators coast to coast
Build 4 Omniback/Netbackup MC/SG Clusters coast to coast. Clusters also used as Ignite Servers and mail relays
System performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning using HP Glance Plus, Perfview, ISEE, SCM and KCWEB
Configured nPars and vPars on 2 rp8400 servers and implemented MC/SG across nPars. Configured Integrity Superdomes
Upgrades to 11.0, 11i v1-v2, including patching and firmware upgrades
Systems Security support for SOX and PowerBroker. Performed PowerBroker Administration prior to the formation of
the PowerBroker Administration team
System architecting and system upgrades/migrations
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Central New Mexico Community College:
Associate of Applied Science in Electronics Technology Degree - minor in Computer Science
Certificate in Digital Electronics
Advanced ANSI C and Borland C++ Programming
Intel 80X86 Assembly Language Programming with DOS function calls
HP Training Center and HP-UX Online RAIL Classes
Advanced System Administration, MC/SG, Advanced MC/SG, Glance Plus, PerfView, OV NNM, Ignite-UX,
as well as HP World 2001 - 2004
Upgrading to HP-UX 10.x, HP-UX 11.0 and HP-UX 11i v1-v3
Theory of Operation of HP PA-RISC Microprocessor
System Performance and Tuning and System Troubleshooting
HP-UX Partition Management with nPars and vPars
HP-UX Resource Management with PRM and WLM
HP-UX 11i v2 on HP RP (PA-RISC) and RX (Integrity Itanium) servers; HP-UX 11i v3
HP Blades and HP Itanium Virtual Machines
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