Al Brim

UNIX Scripting, Virtualization and Clustering. (303) 816-9936 Office / E-mail: AlBrim@TopProducer.com

Summary of Qualifications Sr. UNIX System Administrator focusing on UNIX Scripting, system/network troubleshooting, virtualization and clustering. Predominately, I've worked with AIX, HP-UX and Linux; however, I have also worked with IRIX, Tru64/OSF1, Solaris and various other flavors of UNIX/Linux - virtualization/clustering. Certified UNIX Scripting Expert - IBM 2011.

Currently, I'm working as a Sr. UNIX System Administrator for HLC, but my previous experience includes IBM and HP. I was responsible for 1,000+ servers at IBM and over 300 at HP. I have also completed extensive training in Virtualization, Clustering, Linux, AIX, HP MC/Service Guard, HACMP, Veritas Netbackup, Perl Programming and HP-UX 10.X/11.X troubleshooting.

Current Responsibilities - Sr. UNIX System Administrator

System Administration on Linux, HP-UX, AIX Power7, AIX Power6 and AIX Power5 servers in Production, DR, QA, Development and Staging environments.

Virtualization AIX Power7 and AIX Power6 using HMC (V7R7.4) that configured portions of their virtual processor and memory resources to provide capacity to other LPARS.

Firmware upgrades and updates for frames.

PROXMOX and Debian Linux Virtualization.

HMC Upgrades and new installs.

Apply fixes and patches to AIX LPARS, Linux and HP-UX servers to current level.

Created and configured logical partitions (LPARS) and added resources using HMC.

Built and upgraded new AIX, Linux and HP-UX Servers.

Created new Volume Groups, Logical Volumes and File Systems.

Ensured high quality of server integrity by participating and following industry best practices.

Extensive UNIX Scripting - ksh, csh, bash, tcl, expect and others.

Software/Operating Systems/Virtualization/Cloud Computing UNIX Scripting Expert, HP-UX, AIX, HACMP, MC Service Guard, SRDF, Red hat Linux, IRIX, Solaris, VM Ware, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, HACMP Clustering, MC/Service Guard, Tru64 Clustering, DCE, HP Open View, Veritas Netbackup, Oracle, Siebel, RISC, C, PERL scripting, AWK, Shell scripting, TCP/IP, Ethernet, SNA, FDDI, RISC, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, Novell, SCO UnixWare, NFS, DNS, NIS, Website Development, Website Hosting and PROXMOX Debian Linux Virtualization. Hardware

HP Superdome 9000, HP V-Class, AIX Power7, AIX Power6, AIX Power5, Tru64 Alpha 1200, Tru64 DS20E / GS320 / ES40, HP K580/K570, HP L2000/L1000, HP K420/K410, HP T600/T500, HP D/E-Class, Sun UE 10000, Sun Ultra 4, Sun E3500/4500, EMC 3700/3200/3100, DEC Alpha, Unisys, StorageTek 9740/9714/9710, HP Disk Raid Towers, MTI Disk Farms, Fiber Channel, SGI, MIPS, X-Terminals, RS6000, AT&T 3B2 Series, Xyplex Multiplexers, AT&T ISN, Cisco/Mage routers, Gateways, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Servers, OS/390, AS400, PBX Phone Systems Fiber Channel and Fiber Optic Connectivity.

Career Accomplishments

April 2013 - Present, Senior UNIX System Administrator, Homes and Lifestyles of Denver Colorado Responsibilities included installing, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux and HP-UX Operating Systems. PROXMOX and Debian Linux Virtualization. UNIX scripting to maintain 200+ Real Estate Web sites. System optimization including - monitoring server usage (CPU, memory, disks and I/O), system performance analysis, benchmarking problem resolution, performance forecasting, and extensive UNIX shell scripting.

January 2011 - April 2013, Sr. UNIX System Administrator, IBM Responsibilities include Clustering, scripting and UNIX support for 1,000+ Production, DR, QA, Development and Staging, AIX and Linux Servers. Installing HACMP Clustering, upgrading patches/OS's, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux/AIX operating systems. I've configured disk arrays, clustered servers in AIX HACMP, Tru64 and HP MC Service Guard. I also implemented backups, scripting (monitoring/backup scripts), system optimization and extensive UNIX Scripting.

March 2008 - January 2011, Senior UNIX System Administrator, Homes and Lifestyles of Denver Colorado Responsibilities included installing, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux and HP-UX Operating Systems. Network troubleshooting and support utilizing TCP/IP, NFS, NIS, capacity planning and domain configuration. I optimized servers, databases and applications. System optimization included monitoring server usage (CPU, memory, disks and I/O), system performance analysis and benchmarking problem resolution.

July 2002 - March 2008 - Sr. UNIX System Admin, Hewlett-Packard Company, Colo Spgs, CO Responsibilities included installing, configuring, troubleshooting, virtualization, cloud computing and optimization of Linux, HP-UX, Tru64/OSF1 and AIX operating systems. I've configured disk arrays, clustered servers in Tru64 Clustering and MC Service Guard, implemented backups, scripting (monitoring/backup scripts), and system optimization. System optimization includes monitoring server usage (CPU, memory, disks and I/O) and system performance analysis.

February 1996 - July 2002, Sr. UNIX Sys Admin, US West Comm., Denver, CO Senior UNIX System Administrator responsible for testing and upgrading a MC/Service Guard Cluster consisting of 6 HP K580's. Instructed 25 staff members in MC/Service guard. Installed and configured a MC/Service Guard Cluster running 10 packages within the cluster. Optimized all of the servers within the cluster for MC/Service Guard and Oracle. Operating system hardware and software upgrades. Installed printers, modems, Disk Arrays (EMC, HP and MTI) and configured software/hardware depots. Educational Achievements

UNIX Scripting Expert Certified, IBM Globally/World Wide, 2011.

AIX HACMP, IBM Globally/World Wide, 2011.

HP-UX Certified, Hewlett-Packard Company, 2008.

HP-UX MC/Service Guard Certified, Hewlett-Packard Company, 2008.

Denver Colorado Real Estate Brokers License (REC-33), CO Real Estate Commission, 2006.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Minor Business Mgmt. Regis University, 1986.

Associate of Applied Science, Computer IT, Pikes Peak College, 1984.

Certificate of Applied Science, Computer IT, Pikes Peak College, 1982.

HP-UX MC/Service Guard / HP-UX 11.0 Overview, Hewlett-Packard Co, 1998.

PERL Programming, Batky Howell, 1996.

HP-UX 10.X - 11.0 Troubleshooting, Hewlett-Packard Company, 1996.

 

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