Marlon Rose-Mighty

IBM, SYMC ASC, EMC, HDS, NetApp, SCSA, HP-UX, AIX, MCSE, A.Sc.T

Phone: (416) 894 2011, Email: marlon@mrmcomputerservices.com 

 

Summary

 

An Information Technology professional with excellent: communication, organizational, and leadership skills, recognized for trustworthiness, reliability, and integrity with Secret Security Clearance by the Federal Government.

With proven ability to interact in complex computer environments throughout the continent of North America providing expertise in systems: integration, design, implementation, development and support services.

 

 

WORKING KNOWLEDGE

 

·         Rivermine Infrastructure Design Build Queue Coordination

·         Tivoli Storage Manager - McData to Cisco Fabric Migration for TD Bank

·         Enterprise Vault, Backup Exec, Windows 2008, PowerShell, Server Manager, Storage Explorer, MegaRaid, System x3650 M3

·         10 yrs+  NetBackup, Symantec SFHA, PureDisk, Data Domain, OpsCenter Analytics, EMC Data Protection Advisor, Backup Reporter, VCS, LVM

·         IBM 5k-series - Storage Manager, IBM N series – Data Fabric Manager, HDS AMS - Hitachi Command Suite, HDS 9k series Storage Navigator

·          EMC Replication Manager & Solutions Enabler, MirrorView, SVC, Softek

·         Brocade, HCAP, McData and Cisco MDS 9513

·         10 yrs EMC DMX, SMC, Celerra, Centera, VMAX, VNX, CLARiiON CX series, Symmetrix, PowerPath, Hitachi Data Systems

·         10yrs + IBM DS4000 and 8000 series SAN, HP MSL 6000 series, Oracle/StorageTek VTL 3600, L700, L40, SL3000, HNAS  and NetApp FAS series

·         NetWorker 6.x and 7.x, AlphaStor 3.x, NetWorker Management Console, DBO

·         HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.x, EMC Data Manager 5.x (EDM)

·         NetApp Data ONTAP, Fabric OS v2.x- v4.x, WAFL File System, EMC Celerra

·         10 yrs+ Sun Solaris 2-11.x, Linux Red Hat 6.x – 7.3,  AIX 4.x – 6.x, Sun OS 4.x - 5.x

·         TPC, TSM, FalconStor IPStor, Symantec, EMC, StorEdge, Eurologic, HDS AMS 2K series, EFCM, Fabric Manager, Brocade

·         5 yrs+ Oracle 8-11g, Jdeveloper, SAP, DB2, Sybase, mySQL, sqlplus and MS SQL

·         10 yrs+  HP Enterprise Servers – v7000 Blade systems, 9000 series: N4500, L-Class, N-Class, rp3440, rp3410, rp4440 etc.

·         Storage Foundation for Windows and UNIX, Citrix, VMware Server and ESX

·         LUN Configuration, Masking, WWN & Port Zoning, Disk Zoning, Fabric Analysis

·         SunFire Series (280, 3800, 4810, 6800, v240, v480, v880, v1280)

·         SUN Enterprise E3/4/5/6000 series, E450, E250, Netra’s, Ultra's, Sparc's

·         IBM: Z-series mainframe, H80, H70, F50, S80, B50, x345, x360, p4 - p7series

·         Cluster server products - AIX HACMP, MCSG,  Veritas Cluster Server

·         EMC Unisphere, Navisphere, PowerPath, Volume Logix, Timefinder, SRDF, BCV

·         Symmetrix, VNX, CLARiiON, SUN StorEdge, HDS, DMX, RSM, SSA, ESS Shark

·         Veritas and LVM Logical Volume Manager, Solstice Disk Suite

·         Oracle/SUN StorEdge (3510, A3500, A5000, A1000, D1000, T3, MultiPack)

·         Proxy, DNS, FTP, IIS, Firewall 1 and Internet connectivity tools

·         NetBackup 3-7.x, Data Protector , Backup Exec

·         Eurologic, Intel, Asante, Emulex, Qlogic, JNI, Jaycor, GigE HBA's

·         StorEdge, Spectra Logic, Storagetek, IBM,, SUN, Oracle, EMC Libraries & VTL

·         C, C++, Perl, Flash, Java, Joomla, Jomres. XML scripting, Shell Scripting ( Bash, C, Korn and Borne) VCS, PowerShell, Jboss, EJB, 9iFS, EDI

  

EXPERIENCE

 

IBM Canada                                                                                             

August 2012 – October 2013

contract – storagE data protection consultant

Clients including: TD Bank, TD Securities, MBNA, Ford, Shoppers Drug Mart

  • Rivermine queue build coordination for TD Infrastructure Design Build Team
  • Enterprise Backup strategies via Data Domain, NetApp, EMC Isilon with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager with enhanced reporting via ServerGraph, UNIX scripts and EMC Data Protection Advisor
  • Tivoli Storage Manager Enterprise Backup environment migration from McData to Cisco SAN fabric for TD Bank
  • NAS NDMP backup solution via IBM TSM for EMC Isilon and NetApp Filers for TD
  • SAN Assessment and Storage Capacity Reporting
  • HDS: USP, VSP and AMS 2K series
  • SAN migration strategies via: SRDF, TF, Host based, Dedupe, Backup and Replication
  • Administer IBM P-series, IBM N series, Data Fabric Manager, HDS AMS Hitachi Command Suite, Storage Navigator
  • Assessment of TSM, NetBackup, NetWorker and Data Protector

 

 

MRM Computer Services inc                                                          

February 2012 – present

Clients including: Federal Government, Caribbean Resort, Online college, VAR, Construction

  • EMC SourceOne information governance on Centera and Data Domain
  • Backup Exec 2012 enterprise implementation with Windows 2008, AD, SQL, Exchange 2007 CCR Cluster, System Center 2012 and VMware vCenter integration
  • Deduplication device config via IBM 5100, v7000, HDS AMS 2100, IBM SAS Ctrlr 5015, MegaRAID Storage Manager, Storage Explorer
  • VTL implementation and support for: EMC Data Domain, IBM ProtecTIER, StorageTek, FalconStor
  • Data Domain, PureDisk, ProtecTIER, IBM TS3200, FalconStor, VTL support
  • SAN Volume Controller thin/thick provisioning and replication
  • VMware Site Recovery Manager configuration and IBM DS8800 storage failover validation
  • EMC Vmax FAST virtualization, CX MirrorView replication, Celerra Implementation
  • SAN Volume Controller storage failover validation between DR sites of VM servers for a large federal government project, identifying failover obstacles with recommendations.

 

 

SYmantec (kanatek)                                                                          

march 2008 – January 2012

storage Architect & Authorized symantec consultant     

Clients including: Ministry of Government Services, Rogers, IBM, Desjardins Financial Security, Comcast, Loblaw Companies Limited, CIBC World-Markets, PCF

  • Backup Deduplication strategies via PureDisk and Data Domain with enhanced deduplication and reporting
  • Disaster recovery planning, design and testing
  • Design, configure and maintain Symantec reporting tools and EMC reporting tools
  • Symantec NetBackup, HP Data Protector, SFHA, VCS and EMC NetWorker implementation, design and consultation
  • Root cause analysis and remediation of storage and backup infrastructure issues in a heterogeneous UNIX (HP-UX, Solaris, AIX) and Windows server (2003,2008) environment
  • Compliance/Audit reporting and testing
  • Backup, Recovery, and Functionality of Websphere
  • Storage and backup: remediation, capacity planning & trend analysis
  • VMware backup solutions and Veritas Cluster Server with PureDisk implementation
  • IBM SAN experience includes: Brocade SAN switch remediation for a provincial government DR facility.
  • IBM DS4000 series disk allocation
  • IBM, Brocade and Cisco SAN switch firmware upgrade
  • IBM SAN experience resulted in the Stabilization of the DR SAN infrastructure and the successful failover test of backup and db clusters

 

 

 

 

MRM Computer Services inc          

Storage consultant                                                            

2004-2008

Clients including: DE-Centrica, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Infostream, Mackenzie Financial, CIBC

  • Successfully evaluate, audit, upgrade, recommend and implement enterprise SAN/NAS/BACKUP solutions including EMC NetWorker, EMC ControlCenter, Symantec NetBackup, IBM DS, CommVault and HP Data Protector, while supporting NetApp Filers, Celerra, HP MSL Libraries, EMC DM and existing SAN infrastructure – saving several hundreds of thousands of dollars in support cost and maintenance contracts.
  • Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape backup solution and migration using VNX, CLARiiON CX 700, StorEdge L700, NetWorker, EMC Symmetrix and Connectrix-McData switches - providing hours of additional backup time in a non-existent backup window
  • Migration of EMC Symmetrix 3000 series to 8000 series; and from Symmetrix 8000 series to VMAX & IBM DS8000, NetApp, Celerra and HDS storage. Moving several hundred terabytes of data from IBM AIX and HP-UX Volume Groups, Veritas Disk Groups on SUN Solaris to tiered heterogeneous storage platforms - via SRDF, Solutions Enabler, Volume Logix, TimeFinder, BCV’s, SVC, Softek and LVM
  • Data center migration
  • Brocade and McData HA (High Availability) SAN Implementation with: EFCM, Connectrix Manager, Enterprise Control Center, HP-UX, VMware, SUN Solaris, Data Protector, NetWorker & NetBackup, VCS (Veritas Cluster Server), MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Server) and Windows Server environment.
  • Success within the McData and Brocade HA SAN Implementation projects include: on-the-fly storage provisioning with CX600, EMC DMX, Hitachi HDS 9200, Veritas Cluster service group stabilization, allowing stable failover between nodes of all service groups.
  • Brocade Silkworm 3800 High Availability switch zoning and Hitachi High Availability disk configuration, Solaris server high availability mirroring solutions, documentation, and knowledge transfer to junior team members.
  • Building, managing and designing E-business, web portal solutions, with: Oracle 9i & 10G on Solaris, Linux, HP and Microsoft servers.
  • Consulting with various business clients including: Online College, Resorts, Government, VAR's and Solution Providers developing Web based solutions
  • Web development project include implementing a 3-tier Oracle 9iFS Web Portal SAN solution on Solaris, Windows and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server for a publishing client. This included implementing an application development solution that includes: zero impact backups, storage virtualization and CVS version control system.  Design & Build Bible College online web training portal using: W2K3 server, SQL, SCORM LMS and Flash
  • Storage: capacity planning, trend analysis, support, migrate, design and implement Storage infrastructure utilizing hundreds of Terabytes of data. 
  • Recommend, test and purchase equipment for Storage configuration.
  • HP EVA, HP P9500, XP 24000, VSP and Universal Storage Platform storage provisioning and problem resolution
  • Coordinated efforts with third party vendors including: Oracle, IBM, Symantec and Brocade
  • Admin and budget administration of  online projects for Northern California Bible College, OACETT and FDR Holidays
  • Online replication of production databases via Replication Manager for DR and development
  • Configured SAN/NAS environments with: HP, NetApp, EMC, VNX, CLARiiON, Celerra, IBM, McData, HDS, SUN and Brocade devices.

 

 

CIBC/INTRIA-HP                                                          

contract - Storage consultant

2003 (infostream),2008 (MRM Inc.)

unix & Storage administrator                                                              

FEBRUARY 2000- March 2002

I-HP clients including: Amicus, CIBC, Halliburton, Verisign, Bizsmart, Loblaws, PCF and EFIP

  • Completed CIBC Digital Certificates project which included server builds for SUN Enterprise servers, Middleware Installs iPlanet, Veritas Database Edition, Veritas NetBackup installation and configuration in a clustered environment.
  • Implementation of a heterogeneous Fiber Channel Storage Area Network in a mission critical environment, allowing Terra Bytes of data access to multiple clients with site contingency.
  • Worked with various clients including Amicus Financial, President's Choice Financial, Verisign, Bizsmart, EFIP and CIBC designing, supporting, and implementing mission critical AIX 4.x and SUN Solaris 2.x solutions. 
  • Projects included CRM/PCF/Whitelabel Datawarehouse server builds for E6500, E5500 and E4500 connected to the same SAN environment with access to between 100 to 300 Terabytes of data.  These projects also included EMC implementation, SAN Middleware Installs (ECC, Volume Logix, Solutions Enabler, PowerPath, Veritas Database Edition, Oracle, NetBackup, and Patches), configuration and documentation. 
  • SAN implementation project also included coordinating EMC installs, support and maintenance, converting IBM AIX H-series servers from Differential SCSI to Fibre Channel, HP K-class SAN connection maintenance, connecting NT and various UNIX flavors to the SAN environment. 
  • I also performed setup and support of Ultra High Availability applications and database solutions with AIX HACMP 4.x and Veritas Cluster Server. 
  • I completed operations procedures, presentations, documentation and training. 
  • Resolved complex production issues using native systems performance analysis tools, SMS, BMC Patrol, HP Openview and Netview.
  • Performed and provided performance reports, including analysis with recommendations and action items to various business clients. 
  • Utilized PeopleSoft, Unicenter Service Desk and Remedy change control management applications. 
  • Completed PCF Workflow and Bizsmart banking projects that included builds for AIX servers connected to the SAN environment. 
  • Middleware application installs (Oracle, DB2, VI, CCCMQ, MQ, ITO, MWA, Volume Logix, Solutions Enabler, PowerPath, Timefinder, SRDF, OSTB Netbackup, APAR, PTF, Fixes, Updates) and documentation. 
  • Assisted consultants with AIX HACMP configuration on Business Banking projects connected to the SAN environment.

 

 

 

MOORE NORTH AMERICA                                                                     

FEBRUARY 1997-JANUARY 2000

NETWORK MANAGEMENT ANALYST

  • Projects include, WAN implementation, management and administration for more than 40 business locations across Canada.
  • Supported and assisted in implementing ISDN WAN links, Frame Relay WAN links, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet LANs, Firewall, Proxy, IIS and PPTP server, for more than 100 NT 4.0 and 3.51 Compaq servers, over 1600 Windows 95 and NT 4.0 Workstation clients. 
  • I administered SCO and SUN UNIX servers, Lotus Notes servers, SNA servers and various mainframe gateway activities. 
  • Administration duties included managing Enterprise Administrator software, Enterprise Backups, Systems Management Server, RAS administration, print servers, MS-SQL database, antiviral software and software deployment. 
  • Routine admin duties include network monitoring with Service Center, WhatsUp Gold, Compaq Insight Manager, Backup Exec, SMS, Network Monitor and performance Monitor. 
  • Supported Oracle, MS-Access, and Sybase database administrators and provided additional infrastructure support for Layer 3 switches, Cisco, Motorola, 3com and Bay Networks routers hubs and switches.
  • Duties also included sourcing, recommending and training Network Analyst to fill I.T. positions, as well as supervising the activities of PC-coordinators in remote locations.
  • My major projects include: implementing MS-SMS, Enterprise Backup solution using Veritas, consolidating remote offices and domain structure while evaluating enterprise solutions, for example, NT 2000, OOM, Cytrix and Terminal Server.

 

LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED

contract - SYMANTEC consultant 2010    

system administrator                                                         

AUGUST 1995-FEBRUARY 1997

  • Administration of  HP-UX 9.X and 10.X UNIX systems, Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0 administration, Windows 95, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 3.x, and NetWare 4.x administration. 
  • Duties also included client installs, enterprise backups with Seagate Backup Exec, Legato Networker, and HP-UX SAM. Performed server OS installs and upgrades, TCP/IP configuration, network user support and installing network hardware and software components (for example: Cisco routers, MAUs, Token Ring Hubs, Ethernet stackable Hubs, Layer 3 switch, and SCSI/Server devices). 
  • Routine duties include remote database updates, tape backups and MS-mail administration, installing and configuring computers with various in-house applications, assisting SQL and Oracle database administrators, Microsoft applications support, co-ordination of network cabling, using: STP, UTP, CAT 5, COAX and Dual Coax cabling.

 

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Secret Security Clearance (ID#:95769134) - Recognized for trustworthiness, reliability, and integrity

Authorized Symantec Consultant & EMC Professional

VERITAS Alumni – NetBackup 7, Storage Foundation HA, VM, VxFS, VCS 5, Veritas Cluster Server, Backup Reporter, OpsCenter Analytics, PureDisk, PDDO

EMC NetWorker 7.x Advanced Administration & EMC Enterprise Control Center Management

OACETT – Applied Science Technologist Peel Chapter Director – Computer Engineering

FalconStor - IPStor Installation and Administration

Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris Operating Environment

SUN Alumni - Sun StorEdge Volume Manager Administration, Solaris

IBM Certified Specialist AIX System Administration

AIX HACMP Implementation and Installation

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Electives: Systems Management Server, TCP/IP and MS SQL

SAP R/3 Technical Core Competence Oracle and UNIX, Basis Technology

HP-UX Advanced UNIX System and Network Administration

National Coaching Certification

Lakehead University, Bachelor’s Degree

Mohawk (Ontario, CA) – Computer Engineering Technology