Date: 12/11/23
System Administrator
Accomplished and results-driven System Administrator with extensive experience in managing and optimizing complex IT infrastructures. Track record in network administration, server configuration, and security implementation. Adept at troubleshooting and resolving diverse technical issues with a focus on ensuring system stability and performance. Proficient in administering a variety of operating systems, virtualization technologies, and storage solutions. Experienced in scripting and automation to streamline routine tasks and enhance operational efficiency. Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical information for non-technical stakeholders. Proven expertise in server building, patching, migration, decommissioning, clustering, tuning, hardening, and support to improve system performance.
Areas of Expertise
• Process Improvement
• Database Management
• System Administration
• Change Management
• Storage Management
• System Security
• Asset Management
• Incident Management
• Disaster Recovery Planning
Career Experience
Red Hat Authorized Training/Authorized Training Centers/Los Rios Community College District 12/2015 – 11/2023
Completed a range of training to enhance skills and expertise, ensuring alignment with current industry standards and emerging trends.
Blue Shield of California – El Dorado Hills, CA 06/2015 - 12/2015
UNIX/Linux System Administrator
Administered system management and operations support for migrating and decommissioning systems, including conducting audits and retiring applications. Conducted quality assurance on servers, addressing technical issues, and supported the UNIX/Linux environment, physically and virtually. Maintained up-to-date databases of server inventory using CMDB, RHN Satellite, RackTables, DNS, and IdM/IPA.
• Developed shell scripts to automate various processes.
• Led multiple projects involving large-scale migrations of web, application, and database servers from current data centers to new colo data centers.
• Oversaw the decommissioning of retiring servers and applications, as well as the transition of applications to new platforms in the new data centers.
McKesson Corporation – Rancho Cordova, CA 07/2013 - 11/2013
UNIX/Linux System Administrator
Delivered exceptional services to install and integrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server systems and virtual machines. Ensured adherence to enterprise and security standards, as well as auditing policies.
• Deployed Linux systems, physical and virtual, for a variety of projects, covering SAP, DNS, FTP, Clarity, web servers, and databases.
Blue Shield of California – El Dorado Hills, CA 07/2012 - 05/2013
UNIX/Linux System Engineer
Performed as a key member of the build engineering team to deploy and integrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers and VMware virtual machines while ensuring adherence to CIS hardening standards during installation and integration process.
• Deployed RHEL templates and VMs for a variety of projects, including data processing, monitoring, inventory management, secure file transfer, and infrastructure improvement
• Utilized various systems and applications such as CMS Edge, Symantec O3 IDLink, FileNet Uplift / Auto Auth, Sterling / SFTP, NetFlow, SCRM, Splunk, RackTables, and ILMT in order to complete project tasks with excellence
Additional Experience
Enterprise UNIX/Linux System Administrator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Sacramento, CA
• Executed various projects involving the implementation of new UNIX/Linux servers and creation of virtual machines.
• Performed installation and upgrading of various backup software.
Field Applications Engineer, Data Direct Networks – Chatsworth, CA
• Managed various operations, including installing, configuring, and maintaining high-density storage solutions, with a strong focus on providing support for servers and applications.
UNIX/Linux System Administrator, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems – El Segundo, CA
• Executed installation and maintenance tasks for UNIX/Linux servers, storage systems, and backup solutions in various DoD programs.
• Maintained a DoD...
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