SENIOR UNIX ADMINISTRATION

   - 10 years as Unix Systems Administrator, primarily Sun Solaris
   - 5 years Web/App Server Administration;

   - 2 years Oracle Database Administration

   - 5 years NT Systems Administration

Summary: More than 10 years of experience in SUN Solaris System Administration. Extensive experience with Veritas products, Oracle 8/9i Database administration, and Web and Application Server. Hands on experience on Cisco routers and Alteon Webswitches. Involved in planning, implementation and maintaining of TCP/IP, IPSEC, SSH, SSL, NFS and NIS on Solaris 8/7. Knowledge of AIX and Linux.

Platforms: UNIX (Solaris, AIX), Microsoft Windows® operating systems from 95 on, Linux (Red Hat, Suse), Sun Enterprise and Fire Servers (E4500, V440, 420R, 280R, 220R, Netra T1), Sun Storage Array (3510 FC, A5200, A1000, D1000), Compaq Servers.
Special Software: Oracle 8/9i Database Server, VERITAS Volume Manager, Veritas Cluster Server and Netbackup, Weblogic and WebSpher Application Server, iPlanet and Apache Web Server, NFS, SUN Explorer, Sun VTS, Check Point 4.0 Firewall.
Networking: TCP/IP, ISO/OSI, Ethernet, SSH, IPSEC, SSL, NFS, Alteon Webswitches, Cisco Routers.
Languages: UNIX Shell Scripting in Korn and Bourne Shell, awk, sed, Perl, C, HTML, XML.

PROJECT DETAILS:

Nov, 2003 - present     AT&T, NJ    -     Sr. Unix Administrator
My duties entailed the following:

o  Unix administration, Hardware installation, and Configuration of SUN Enterprise and Fire Servers   running Solaris Ver 7 and Ver 8. Plan, Schedule and execute upgrades of Solaris 7 to Solaris 8. Updating latest Solaris Patches routinely. Fixing security vulnerabilities. Customizing TCP/IP, FTP, SSH and SSL to enhance security and performance.

o  Install, upgrade and troubleshooting of Veritas Cluster Server, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File System.

o  Database Administration of Oracle 8/9i Database Server, patching, fixing security vulnerabilities, day-to-day DBA responsibilities. Upgraded Oracle 8.1.7 to Oracle 9.2.0.4 in lab and production enviornment.

o  Extensive shell programming using perl, korn shell, awk and sed to automate systems and web application.

o  Deployment of iPlanet 4.1, and SunOne WebServer 6.0. Design, test and configuration of WebLogic Application Server Ver 8.0 and Apache Web server. Upgrade of iPlanet 4.1 Webserver to SunOne Ver 6.05 in development, test, QA and Production environment. Responsible for network modeling, analysis and planing. Adding IP routes to Cisco routers and IP load balancing to Alteon WebSwitches.

o  Creating documentation with all the changes in systems and web applications.

Jan 2002 - Nov, 2003   SIAC, New York, NY - Consultant PC/System Support
My System Administration duties entailed the following:

o  Installation, Configuration, Performance Tuning and Administration of SUN Servers running Solaris Ver 2.6 and Ver 8. Plan, Schedule and execute upgrades of Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 8. Customizing TCP/IP, FTP, SSH and SSL to enhance security and performance of web platform.

o  Extensive shell programming using korn shell, awk and sed to monitor systems and application availability.

o  Installation and upgrade of Veritas Volume Manager Ver3.x, Solstice Disksuit, Raid Manager 6.22.
Deployment of Weblogic Application Server Ver6.0, and IPlanet Web server 4.1.

o  Deployment of WebSphere Application Server 4.0.2/3.5 and Apache (IBM HTTP) Web server. Configuration of DB2 UDB 7.2 database server used with WebSphere for repository. WebSphere configured in a model/clone-clustered environment.

o  Upgrade of WebSphere Application Server SE2.03 to Ver 4.0.2 in QA and Production environment. Migrating Enterprise Application to WAS 4.0.2 and customizing the performance and monitoring scripts to handle the new environment. Deployment and Troubleshooting of Java based web applications.

o  Provide 24x7 support for production web environment. Creating documentation and VISIO of all the changes in systems and web applications. Imparting training to operation staff to support production web environment.

June, 2000 - Jan, 2002    People.Com, Inc San Jose, CA - Consultant
My duties entailed the following:

o  Jumpstarting Sun Servers for test lab, production and QA setup. Installation of latest OS, firmware and application Patches on production servers. Shell scripting using ksh and awk to automate the test procedures.

o  Installation/Upgrade of Enterprise Servers to meet specific test setup requirements. Hardware support for SUN Enterprise Servers 6500/4500/450/420r/Netra T1 Sun Fire 4800/280.

o  Administration and performance tuning of SSL enabled iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP7/6.0, Apache web server, Weblogic and WebSphere App Server.

o  Sunscreen EFS 3.1 Firewall High Availability installation and configuration in stealth and routing mode. Testing of Cryptographic functions of SSL on SUN cryptoswift cards.

o  Installation/Upgrade of Veritas Volume Manager, Solstice Disksuit, Raid Manager 6.22/6.1.1, SUN Explorer. Installation and firmware upgrade of A5200/A3500 /A1000 Disk Storage.

o  Installation and upgrade of Veritas NetBackup. Administration includes creating Classes, defining Class attributes and Schedules, adding new clients.

o  Veritas Cluster Server Administration and installation in production environment.
Troubleshooting Production Server Problems related to web applications, Cluster failover, Sendmail, disk space, File system, DNS and network connectivity.

o  Configuring secure shell (SSH 2.0.13 & 2.2) to increase security. Adding the login and installing the SSH2 keys for user access.

o  Installation of Oracle server and clients.

April, 1998 - June, 2000  Compaq India, New Delhi
Engineer Customer Support
My duties entailed the following:

o  Installation of UNIX, Patches, Bug Fixes. UNIX (Sun Solaris) System Administration and troubleshooting. RAID5, mirroring, stripe implementations using Volume Manager and Disksuit. Applying SUN Solaris Y2K and recommended latest patches. Testing all SUN hardware and software for Y2K readiness.

o  Re-configuration of appropriate Server/Workstation in the event of addition of new hardware, such as external SCSI HDDs, DAT devices etc. Responsible for upgrading system boards and adding memory.

o  Configuration of Windows NT Server and clients. User creation and IP management with respect to DNS server. Fault Detection and Rectification of (Leased) Data Circuits.

o  Creating documentation of all the changes in system applications and networks.

Oct, 1995 - April, 1998 Customer Support Engineer,  Unicorp Overseas Ltd. New Delhi
My Systems Administration duties entailed the following:

o  Installation of Windows NT 4.0 on Compaq Proliant 800 Servers with 50 clients Network connectivity. Configuration of Hardware Fault Tolerant system RAID 5, Mirroring and Duplexing on Compaq Proliant 6000/1500/1000/800.

o  Installation of Compaq Proliant 1000 server with UNIX (SCO Open Server 5.0) with hardware level RAID 5 Implementation. User creation and network connectivity of systems.

o  Administration of TCP/IP Networks, Implementing IP Addressing Techniques, maintaining of the LAN and WAN.

   Installation of Compaq Proliant 2500 server with Novell NetWare 4.1 with SFT-III with 200+ workstation.Creating                       documentation of all the changes in systems and applications.

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