Senior Linux Administrator well versed in system design and architecture as well as administration and troubleshooting. Managed a variety of network services, including NIS, DHCP, NFS, CIFS and Bind. Configured and optimized a variety of web technologies including Apache, Lighttpd, FastCGI and Tomcat the backend databases running MySQL and PostgreSQL. Designed and implemented virtualization infrastructure using VMware ESX/ESXi and VMware vCenter. Deployed SAN equipment from EMC and NetApp as well as alternatives such as Openfiler. Strong monitoring experience with Nagios and Cacti.

Operating Systems:

Mac OS X, Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo)

Network Devices:

Cisco routers and switches, Foundry load balancers and SSL off-loaders SonicWALL firewalls and SSL-VPN devices, HP/Dell/Arista switches, EMC/NetApp SAN and NAS appliances

Programming Languages:

Strong - PHP, Perl, SQL, HTML, CSS, Shell Scripting (Bourne Again)

Familiar - DHTML, JavaScript, JQuery

Network Services:

Apache, Lighttpd, Tomcat MySQL, PostgreSQL, SSH, xinetd, IPtables, Firewalls, NAT Routing, Network Bridging, NIS, DHCPD, Bind, NFS, CIFS, autofs

Other Technologies:

VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESX and ESXi technologies

SonicWALL, Inc. October 2006 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
www.sonicwall.com
San Jose, CA

• Architected and deployed several VMWare based datacenters including a mix of VirtualCenter, ESX and ESXi, and Lab Manager. Wrote several scripts to assist in the management of these VMWare servers
• Administered multivendor SAN's (NetApp, Storevault, EMC, Openfiler, FreeNAS) using a variety of presentation protocols (iSCSI, FAS, NFS and CIFS)
• Managed a multi-platform server farm consisting of Windows and Linux servers using Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, stunnel, Apache, IIS, Tomcat and Jrun
• Designed and deployed a high performance Perforce cluster with full redundancy
• Implemented and scaled monitoring services (Cacti, Nagios) to cover over 100 devices and 2000 data points
• Developed various custom tools as scripts for monitoring of nonstandard services in perl, bash, and PHP
• Developed scripts and procedures for the automatic maintenance of a MySQL master - slave installation
• Planned and oversaw several server collocation consolidations

Taos Mountain, Inc. March 2006 - October 2006
Linux Consultant
www.taos.com
Santa Clara, CA

• Migrated seventeen server web farm (including MySQL backend servers and Tomcat frontend servers) from one location to another with zero downtime
• Setup cross-site, three level MySQL replication (Master -> Slave -> Slave)
• Created Red Hat Kickstart CD installation for setup and deployment of servers in Tokyo
• Designed and implemented Nagios installation for monitoring of servers

Fastrack Design, Inc. November 2005 - March 2006
Web Design / Systems Administrator Intern
www.fastrack-design.com
San Jose, CA

• Implemented DMZ section of internal network including setup of NIS master/slave servers, and bind, dhcp, nfs, and ftp services
• Managed internal website including initial setup, configuration and ongoing management of services (Red Hat Enterprise 3, Apache, MySQL, MediaWiki, etc.)
• Designed and developed company website, including dynamically generated content via PHP, CSS, JavaScript and DOM objects

Bhargava MD / Precision Laser Center August 2003 - September 2005
Consultant
www.bhargavamd.com
Lawton, OK

• Designed and implemented parallel serial/Ethernet network
• Configured router/firewall with three different zones
• Advised with installation and configuration of Mysis billing software; Worked with Mysis representatives to ensure continuation of service
• Developed database to track client information, integrating client photos with visit information
• Developed internet market presence of BhargavaMD/Precision Laser Center

Sirius Systems January 1997 - July 1997
Customer Advocate
www.sirinet.net
Lawton, OK

• Assisted customers with e-mail, web accounts, and other general network related problems
• Wrote several web site related programs and a network traffic analysis package
• Learned the basics of Linux usage and system administration

Cameron University School of Business June 2005 - August 2005

• Analyzed scheduling requirements of class offerings
• Redeveloped an existing Access database to better fit requirements
• Designed and implemented User Interface to provide immediate access to information
• Designed output reports based on existing forms so that no additional reformatting would be necessary

Southwest Sales Incorporated August 2004 - December 2004

• Designed inventory database structure using CASE tools.
• Created SQL queries to manipulate data and predict inventory levels based on past sales
• Implemented database using MS Access

Master of Public Health
St. George's University, Grenada

Bachelor of Science
Cameron University, Lawton, OK