Greater London, United Kingdom
(Mobile) 07981 527230
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW:
An experienced NetBackup Architect/Administrator with a proven track record of success within international market sectors. Providing high-level IT support, analysis & administrative control to contribute to building consistently improved business performance. Looking to utilise extensive experience and expertise in a progressive administration position
Experienced in NetBackup administration, modern methodologies, trouble shooting, project management, design specifications, supplier management, data migration, system backup.
Key client relationships include: Marathon Oil, Apache Oil, Pennzoil, AT&T, Pacific Bell, Cable & Wireless, Amazon, E-bay, Boeing, NFU, Colt, ONS, Walt Disney, Control Data, London Clearing House, NASA, Lockheed, Northrop, Commerzbank, Bank of America, Dell Computers, SUN, HP, Motorola, Jobsite UK, Miramax, 20th Century Fox, American Express, Merck, GAP, University of Bedfordshire, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ENBD, Lloyds Banking Group.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Designed, planned and implemented the merging of two diverse master server domains into one.
Planned and implemented the addition of 46 SAN media servers, 240 VTL tape drives and 18TB of Celerra storage at a major financial institute in the Middle East.
Planed and merged two master severs at a major bank in the Middle East using self-developed Perl scripts.
Improved programs using Perl and Ksh negating need for use of 3rd parties at Commerzbank saving €1m Euros. Later converted the Ksh scripts to Perl for use on Windows systems as well.
Improved Colt IT systems utilising ITIL to improve backup success from 68% to 99%
Overcame on-going system problems utilising innovative administrative solutions at Northrop
Analysed problems caused by incorrect implementation reducing backup time from 2 days to 15 minutes
Provided solutions for unsupported operating system modifying script to enable completion
Installed 3 tier web server troubleshooting networking problems using DNS & routing tables
Ran NetBackup for over 2 months without a call out at LCH, reducing need for staff to work overtime
EXPERIENCE:
NetBackup Architecting and Administration
Wrote many Perl scripts to generate automated reports for management.
Manages all aspects of the company’s’ server applications including backups and maintenance
Providing support to the core business including remote user and access support
Reviewing new server solutions and software upgrades to improve overall IT functionality
Undertaking on-going annual software audits part of corporate upgrades and development
Appointed to deliver multi-site IT infrastructure to support day-to-day operations
Formulated technical strategies to meet aggressive corporate objectives
Monitored team productivity and achievements against pre-defined objectives
Established and maintained IT standards and routine maintenance procedures
Evaluated technology and reviewed benefits for deployment into the business
Specified IT infrastructure requirements and managed several complex projects
Handled evaluations, quotations and systems specifications, negotiating with external suppliers
Service Delivery Management
Responsible for implementing and maintaining service delivery structure and standards
Managed and delivered service solutions to ensure services met customer specifications
Managed 3rd party vendors and suppliers to ensure a high standard in services provided
CAREER HISTORY:
2007 to Present – SENIOR CONSULTANT – Providing bespoke consultancy services
Provided consultancy services on Sun Microsystems, Symantec, DSP, PickleTec, Lartius & XOR
Upgraded NetBackup, Solaris & Windows 2003 web applications & database, web servers, designed & implemented NetBackup infrastructures
2009 to 2010 – NetBackup Specialist: Lloyds Banking Group
Day to day operations of NetBackup on two master servers. Equalise the two.
Used several Perl scripts to ascertain the compatibility of the two master servers.
Design, plan and implement the merging of two NetBackup master servers (Windows to Solaris).
Implement OST and SLP using DD880’s.
2009 to 2009 – SENIOR CONSULTANT: Emirates National Bank of Dubai
Wrote Perl and bash scripts to merge three NetBackup 6.5.3 databases into one and making the old master servers media servers.
2009 to 2009 – SENIOR CONSULTANT: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Designed and planned the addition of 46 SAN Media servers
Designed and planned additional 240 VTL tape drives.
Implemented the above
2009 to 2009 – SENIOR CONSULTANT: University of Bedfordshire (Luton)
Added two new media servers to the current NetBackup 6.5.3.1 environment.
Added 76 new clients: Solaris Sparc & x86, SuSE 10 & 11, Windows 2003 & 2008.
Designed and documented the move of the master server and tape library to a remote DR site.
2008 to 2008 – SENIOR CONSULTANT/ TEAM LEADER: Walt Disney Corporation (Contract)
Responsible for coordinating a team of 10 NetBackup Specialists covering the EMEA region
Administered 10 NetBackup 6.51 master servers providing solutions to various problems
Responsible for reducing NetBackup problems and error rates to between 0% to 1%
Wrote Perl Scripts generating backup status reports in HTML pages for NetBackup & Backup.exe
2007 to 2008 – SENIOR CONSULTANT – Providing bespoke consultancy services
Provided consultancy services on Sun Microsystems, Symantec, DSP, PickleTec, Lartius & XOR
Installed IBM 5200 files, SQL Server agents, upgraded NetBackup, Solaris & Windows 2003 web applications & database, web servers, designed & implemented NetBackup infrastructures
2005 to 2007 – SENIOR CONSULTANT: Colt Telecom
Responsible for configuring & testing networks having administrative access to all Unix servers
Coordinated disaster recovery plan configuring NetBackup on Solaris clustered master server
Responsible for backing up over 700 clients running Linux, Solaris, HP-UX and Windows
2004 to 2005 – SENIOR CONSULTANT / TEAM LEADER: London Clearing House (Contract)
Provided solutions for NetBackup problems necessitating late working / overtime by staff
Wrote scripts to monitor performance of backups and network providing system solutions
Responsible for the provision of related performance and configuration information
2004 to 2004 – SENIOR CONSULTANT / TEAM LEADER: Disney Studios (Contract)
Planned and implemented project upgrade of 14 media servers and one master server
Managed the tuning of NetBackup processes and systems using SAN & SSO technology
2004 to Present – SENIOR CONSULTANT / TEAM LEADER: Various companies and industries
Constantly developing sophisticated Perl programs for analysing operations and generate reports.
EARLY CAREER INCLUDES:
- Consultancy
- Systems Administrator
- Technical Support
- Programmer
- Technical Team Leader
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES:
Disaster Recovery
Introduction to Storage Networks
Network attached Storage Networks
Firewall Basics
Linux 101 / 201
Introduction to XML
How to Build a Website
DPTS-002X: VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for Unix English
DPTS-002W: VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for Microsoft Windows
(PRT-047W): VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 for Windows Technical Assessment
(PRT-047X): VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX Technical Assessment
EDUCATION & TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS:
MBA – Technology Management
Bachelor of Sciences – Business Administration
Business Management
Certified NetBackup Support Engineer – Unix
Certified NetBackup Support engineer - Windows
NetBackup 6.5 for Windows Technical Assessment
NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX Technical Assessment
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
BCS – British Computer Society
LOSUG – Open Solaris Users Group
UKUUG – UK Unix Users Group
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