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David Olivier

Farmington Hills

Summary

Motivated Systems and Cloud Platform Engineer with extensive experience in hybrid cloud infrastructures, automation, and DevOps practices. Committed to building resilient systems and leveraging cloud technologies to drive innovation and scalability for customers more efficiently and effectively. Strong ability to work both independently, and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Systems Engineer

General Motors Co
07.2021 - Current
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions for business needs.
  • Led successful system upgrades by creating detailed implementation plans and coordinating resources effectively.
  • Collaborated with clients to determine need and devise appropriate software and hardware solutions.
  • Delivered high-quality documentation to support project requirements, enabling smooth hand-off to stakeholders.
  • Support, deliver, and solution for both the Pivotal and Kubernetes platforms.
  • Continuous integration, testing, monitoring, and developing using tools and software such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Cloud Foundry, and Kubernetes.
  • In support of DevOps for multiple platforms; I participate in an On call rotation.
  • Perform Pivotal and Kubernetes upgrades across EDC and Manufacturing plants.
  • Work with Application teams by participating in Staging Deployments Ensuring application teams have a smooth transition going to production.
  • Responsible for creating and implementing best practices and processes. As a result, I am part of a team that keeps Production Availability at 100% for a couple of years.
  • Work with innovative, operations, and architecture teams to best decide what platform such as OSS, Azure, and Kubernetes is best for their Application and General Motors.
  • Facilitate BC switchovers to keep Production running and allow for necessary maintenance of nonpassive platforms.
  • Created several dashboards utilizing Grafana to assist with managing technical resources such as memory and cpu. In addition to quickly troubleshoot between platform and application issues.
  • Manage and maintain security certs so that Cloud environment maintains their security star.

Lead Solutions Engineer

General Motors Co
08.2015 - 07.2021
  • Collaborated closely with product management teams to identify essential features for product development roadmaps.
  • Continuously expanded technical knowledge base through ongoing professional development opportunities and active participation within industry forums or events.
  • Designed and prepared technical presentations and recommended solutions for client issues.
  • Work with innovation Architects to determine overall application and infrastructure design. Owning end to end solutioning.
  • Enforce GM Standards and Processes.
  • Worked on Cruise Automation in its P.O.C. phase.
  • Filled in as a lead whenever manager took time of
  • Developed and created working documents as a training tool for others looking to increase their skills and broaden their horizons by crossing platforms. Primarily from Windows to Linux. This allowed us to be more efficient for the company and have more success as a Company as we deliver more projects.
  • One of the first Solution’s Engineers to deploy the first GM application active-active environments across the data centers.
  • Acted as Lead SE and go to Person for several CIOs most importantly Global Infrastructure. I was responsible for organizing multiple technical calls, to get networking, tools, infrastructure, and security all on the same page and functional for multiple big projects such as, Big Data, GMD, Layer 7 and SGM just to name a few.
  • Built, deployed, supported a high number of servers across the environment.
  • Worked with Core Engineering and help develop and implement new technologies such as Ubuntu, Chef, and CentOS.
  • Was team lead and go to person for several CIOs.. mostly under the Global Infrastructure umbrella.

Senior Linux System Administrator

General Motors Co
12.2012 - 08.2015
  • Facilitated successful migrations from legacy systems to modern Linux-based platforms, minimizing disruption to business operations.
  • Collaborated with developers to troubleshoot application issues that stemmed from underlying system problems.
  • Improved overall system stability with thorough testing of software patches before deployment on production environments.
  • Enhanced server performance by optimizing Linux system configurations and conducting regular maintenance.
  • Played intracule part in migrating 1000s of servers and applications from multiple legacy data centers into our stated of the arch facilities in both Warren and Milford.
  • Installed, Patched, troubleshooted, and supported all Unix/Linux based operating systems.
  • Managed multiple projects daily. Creating, supporting, and advising for both Virtual and Physical setups. Developing positive customer relationships.
  • Developed processes and procedures in place to obtain consistency and Enforce GM standards. In addition to server as a training guide for new Employees and those wanting to learn Unix technology.
  • Collaborated and helped develop a Project tracking system for coordinating resources and providing daily metrics.
  • Served as a team lead to other members to ensure Projects and tasks met SLAs.

Senior Unix Administrator

Netlink
01.2011 - 12.2012
  • Administer and support 300+ UNIX, Windows, and VM servers for multiple accounts including Ford, MSX, and DISH. Support and run an e-mail system for 30,000 Ford Dealer users, managed DNS, mail filters, documented existing systems; manage day-to-day operations at data center. Manage backup systems utilizing netbackup and perform Disaster Recovery. Perform various hardware maintenance for Dell, Compaq, Sun, and HP hardware. Perform various Windows functions.
  • Built Linux Server with CentOS where its primary use is Snort network intrusion prevention system.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for successful integration of applications, resulting in seamless end-user experiences.
  • Reduced downtime for critical applications through proactive maintenance and prompt resolution of issues.
  • Provided Tier III support for escalated issues, troubleshooting complex problems quickly to minimize disruptions to business operations.

Unix System Administrator

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
07.2003 - 11.2010
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new applications into existing infrastructure.
  • Provided Tier-2 support for escalated issues, troubleshooting complex problems in a timely manner to minimize disruption to users'' productivity.
  • Established proactive monitoring tools, enabling early detection of potential issues and allowing for timely remediation efforts.
  • Streamlined software deployment with the implementation of automated tools and scripts.
  • Administered and supported large-scale UNIX network for 500+ HP, Sun, Linux, and AIX servers. Performed server installations, task automation, troubleshooting, monitoring setup for system metrics, and performed hardware/software upgrades for General Motors, Ford, Critical Path, and Rockwell Collins. Developed and maintained procedures, and documentation of the systems and environment
  • Selected to work on 3 Phase storage refresh project that consisted of planning, building, and migration of over 77 terabytes of data using Rsync migration utility to EMC storage. This resulted in increased efficiency and better performance.
  • Built two mirrored license servers for Ford engineering team limiting down time to a 1% chance.
  • Planned, scheduled and implemented OS patches on both Solaris and HP-UX systems at Rockwell Collins preventing security vulnerabilities.
  • Performed root-cause analysis of recurring metric issues, system backup, and security setup ensuring SLA’s were met on time.
  • Worked with 3rd party vendors, and provided 24x7 on call support to resolve complex hardware and software issues minimizing engineer’s outage time.

Technology Analyst

Trinity Health
06.2002 - 07.2003
  • Team Leader of Quest online print solution project transitioning hospitals from paper use solutions to an active directory online solution. Performed administrative duties on AIX as a means of front line technical support and training for customers and team members.
  • Led team and technical meetings to ensure goals were met and the customer was satisfied.
  • Traveled to 10 different hospitals across the state of Michigan to deliver presentations and provide documentation of product functionality to hospital executives, administrators, and staff.
  • Built basic administrative and automated tools (mainly using shell scripts) on AIX platform to provide tools to support the customer and administer the servers more efficiently and effectively.
  • Created documentation, policies, and procedures which resulted in work being done efficiently and consistently across the environment.

System Administrator

Collegis Education
12.1999 - 06.2002
  • Responsible for monitoring and system tuning making sure the environment remained at optimum level performance. Primary UNIX administrator of Digital Tru64, AIX and Linux boxes. Managed NT and Novell exchange servers. Performed backup and restores using Veritas, IBM and Compaq tape and backup utilities. Supported both internal and external DNS on both UNIX and NT platforms.
  • Recommended and implemented an affordable yet effective monitoring solution (Big Brother) to monitor network traffic, system performance, system availability and backup Utilizing Shell, Perl, and Visual Basic created several tools to help different support team’s better assist faculty and students in a timelier manner.
  • Built and maintained Iplanet web server on Digital Tru64 platform. Set up web based email and FTP server for students and professors as part of online learning.
  • Worked as a PC Technician to build, configure, and troubleshoot PC’s workstations to ensure that students and faculty could operate at a high level with minimal interruptions to their tasks.

Computer Operator

Electronic Data Systems, EDS
07.1997 - 12.1999

Computer Operator

Kmart, Sears Holding
05.1996 - 07.1997

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Kaplan University
Davenport, IA
05-2008

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms and Tools: Kubernetes (Platform Management and Upgrades), Azure, OSS, Hybrid Cloud Architectures, Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), Openshift
  • Infrastructure and Systems Management: Linux/UNIX Administration (Red Hat, CentOS, SuSe Ubuntu, AIX), Windows Server Administration
  • Virtualization: (VMware, Hyper-V), RedHat Openshift, Active-Active Data Center Deployments, Server Build and Deployment (Physical and Virtual Servers)
  • DevOps and Automation: CI/CD Pipelines, Ansible, Configuration Management (Chef), Scripting Languages (Bash, Shell, & Visual Basic), Automation Tools (Custom Scripts for System Administration)
  • Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Performance Tuning: Monitoring Tools (Grafana, Dynatrace), Metrics Tracking and Visualization (Custom Grafana Dashboards)
  • Root Cause Analysis (Application and Platform Issues), Resource Optimization (CPU, Memory)
  • Security: SSL/TLS Certificate Management, Security Compliance and Best Practices, Disaster Recovery Planning and Execution,
  • Team Leadership and Collaboration: Leading Teams (Mentoring, Training, Acting as Go-To Person for CIOs),Project Management (Tracking Systems, Organizing Technical Calls),Cross-Functional Collaboration (Application Teams, Architecture Teams, Networking Teams)
  • Documentation and Process Development: Creating Training Materials,Developing and Standardizing Best Practices, Writing Policies and Procedures for System Administration

Timeline

Senior Systems Engineer

General Motors Co
07.2021 - Current

Lead Solutions Engineer

General Motors Co
08.2015 - 07.2021

Senior Linux System Administrator

General Motors Co
12.2012 - 08.2015

Senior Unix Administrator

Netlink
01.2011 - 12.2012

Unix System Administrator

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
07.2003 - 11.2010

Technology Analyst

Trinity Health
06.2002 - 07.2003

System Administrator

Collegis Education
12.1999 - 06.2002

Computer Operator

Electronic Data Systems, EDS
07.1997 - 12.1999

Computer Operator

Kmart, Sears Holding
05.1996 - 07.1997

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Kaplan University

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