How would you describe him?
Accomplished IT professional with demonstrated success in implementing strategic initiatives that improve business functionality, reduce IT operations costs and ensures solid data recovery capabilities. Project lead offering 10 years experience operating in regulated environments with security compliance demands. Technician specialized in IBM Power platform and quickly adapting to success in the every growing Microsoft server environment. Open source proponent and avid Linux fan. Self-starter with experience as team lead and juggling multiple projects. Willing to get his hands dirty and hates nothing more than not meeting a deadline.
Work Experience
| Present -2006 |
Senior Systems Administrator - BRAND X - Foothill Ranch, CA Responsibilities Systems Administration High Availability & Support
Security/SOX Reporting Local/Remote PC support Disaster Recovery Planning Project Coordinator & Technical Lead
Server Virtualization
Accomplishments
Disaster Recovery: company wide planning, design, documentation and testing for critical company applications & data across 12 locations. Developed and implemented security controls to ensure SOX compliance. Three years SOX compliant with year over year cost reduction. Implemented ESX and Hyper-V reducing data center footprint, streamlined server administration and reduce support/maintenance costs. Support multiple remote sites: Server, & Desktop for
500+ users. Modernized Microsoft infrastructure to include intelligent use of services to centralize controls & reduce stress on resources. Consolidated multiple AS400 servers onto single Power system i that houses 20 ERP environments & implemented HA solution for IBM i. Implemented internally hosted solutions to minimize security and privacy risks to company's data. |
| 2005 |
ERP Operations Administrator - Gilead Sciences - San Dimas/Foster City, CA Responsibilities System i Administration High Availability of ERP & Support
Security/SOX Reporting Disaster Recovery Planning Technical Lead System i Virtualization
Accomplishments
Designed/Implemented twin Power 5 systems (i & AIX) to replace aged eServers. HMC/LPAR with H.A. replication between Corp Data center and hot-site (800 miles away).
Completed system migrations, Disaster Recovery tests, and moved ERP Operations to new multi-million dollar Data Center in Foster City. SOX compliant in a FDA Regulated environment. |
| 2005-2003 |
IT Operations Manager - MP Biomedicals - Irvine, CA / Solon, Ohio Primary Responsibilities System i administration ERP integration/support Backup and Recovery Local/Remote PC Support Help Desk Operations Accomplishments Core team of 5 IT professionals successfully migrated Biomedicals Division from Valeant Pharmaceuticals to MP Biomedicals. Team successfully implemented IBM hardware & software solutions to gain special recognition from IBM as a featured success story at PartnerWorld 2004 with 5 minute video spot (I still have my copy!) Successfully integrated multiple acquisitions into company infrastructure: Lotus Notes, PRMS (ERP), and e-commerce sites. Consolidated/Centralized North American & European locations and systems. Designed DRP and implemented global backup strategy for critical systems. |
| 2003-1998 |
Senior Systems Administrator - PFF Bank - Claremont, Ca Primary Responsibilities
System i administration OpenVMS system administration
Application administration End user support
Disaster Recovery Planning Document Retention
Documentation & Procedures Regulatory and SOX reporting
Accomplishments
went from green new recruit to senior operator in less than 3 weeks (Trial By Fire). As senior operator I had the pleasure of training new members of the team, worked as project coordinator within our group, and managed the AS400 Helpdesk.
Multiple system i environment that required numerous upgrades, migrations, and performance tuning activities over the course of my tenure. The hands on experience I gained as a first year operator working with IBM field technicians has been critical to my success in this field.
Developed, planned, and participated in multiple Disaster Recovery tests each year to improve the ability of our company to resume business after a disaster. Off-site tests conducted from Rochester, Chicago, and Scottsdale - IBM and Sungard Disaster centers.
Developed and published all AS400 Operations procedures for PFF, including Disaster Recovery Procedures to comply with strict OTS and later SOX audits. |
Education/Technical Training
| 2009 2008 2007 2005 2004 |
Server 2008 Administration & Infrastructure - Saisoft Training (Certification) Hyper-V Planning and Implementation - Saisoft Training (Certification) Linux System Admin I & II - Saisoft Training (Certification) Project Management Skills - Intro (Certification) Information Security - Security + Prep (Certification) Server 2008 and Server 2008 Virtualization - Microsoft V.B. and WSH Scripting Essentials - QuickStart Training (Certification) iTera HA1 5.0 Administration - Vision Solutions (Certification) MIMIX Administration - Lakeview (Certification) AS400 System Administration and Security Administration- IBM (Certification) OpenVMS System Administration - Sungard (Certification) | |||
| 2002 | Chaffey College, CA Associates Degree - General Education | |||
| 1996 | Chaffey High School, CA |
Skills
| Software |
IBM |
H.A. & Virt. Vision S. HA & Mimix VMWare ESX/Svr W2K8 Hyper-V IBM PowerVM |
Microsoft Office Project Sharepoint 3.0 |
ERP J.D. Edwards - Oracle/Peoplesoft PRMS JOBSCOPE LAWSON |
| O.S. / Years Exp |
IBM 10 OS/i V5R4-R1 V4R5-V4R3 V3R2 |
HP/Compaq 2 OpenVMS V5 and V7.1 | Microsoft 4 Server 2003 Server 2008 XP & Vista |
Linux 3 |
| Hardware | IBM 10 Power 5 xSeries (x86) Tape & Optical Printers | HP/Compaq 4 Alphaserver DEC (VMS) Proliant (x86) Various Printers | Dell 3 Poweredge Desktops Laptops | Other 3 Thin Clients (XP & Linux) Handheld Scanners Telco |
References available upon request.
Aaron contributes to the following Technical resources:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers
A short list of moonlighting projects