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Harry McColl
Network and System Administrato
Fort Garland,CO
Overview
25
years of professional experience
Work History
NOAA Physical Sciences DivisionBoulder, CO
Senior Network and Systems Administrator
01.2003 - 06.2017
Job overview
- Managed and administered data network and systems demands for a large-scale heterogeneous client environment (Windows, Linux, and Mac), taking full advantage of each variant of OS environment to optimize performance, reliability and security
- Point person for what the forefront technology is, for both hardware and software
- Developed in house software and hardware tools for customers technical issues
- Specialized in administration of SAN from a variety of vendors
- Built and maintained storage pools, created, shared and migrated storage across multiple networks with varying access requirements
- Work well under pressure with creative solutions when no obvious solutions exist
- Dedicated to supporting scientific research in any way possible
- Facilitated tier 1 support by implementing a help desk database for most common issues using Wonderdesk
- Created and maintained Wiki for user documentation and tribal knowledge
- Mentored junior System Administrators in performing their day-to-day tasks
- Configuration, maintenance, and monitoring of the network and systems, performance tuning of machines, hardware troubleshooting, and systems software development
- Installation and maintenance experience with a variety of third party software for Linux administration and development
- Developed and implemented custom system solutions using enterprise Red Hat Linux and Mac OS X
- Performed routine OS patches, upgrades, backups and restorations, including bare metal restoration
- Assembled an HPC cluster, from chassis up, running Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SGE batch queuing system
- Optimized Enterprise level storage systems including, EMC and Dell Compellent solutions as well as Tier 2 storage using FreeNAS
- Supported the Audio, Video and IT needs for conferences, presentations and scientific collaboration, including remote teleconferencing
- Created and maintained the 'Science on a Square' 3x3 video wall
- Supported customers in their software writing, debugging, as well as automating their tasks with scripts
- (csh, bash, Perl, Python)
- Installed, supported and upgraded proprietary and custom NOAA administrative software and hardware for our administrative staff
- Represented the IT group in the Computer User Advisory Committee, helping the customers to define future requirements and create a roadmap for management, in an effort to prepare the systems and network for upcoming scientific efforts
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics ResearchBoulder, CO
Network and Systems Administrator
01.1998 - 06.2002
Job overview
- Analyzed computing resources and present equipment then determined modifications needed for current as well as immediate future needs
- Procured over $350,000 of computer equipment necessary then installed and/or re-configured a multi-medium class-5 subnet
- Routine operations included: OS, SW/HW installation, configuration and maintenance
University of Colorado Boulder
Advisor, Computing and Network Services
01.1993 - 01.1998
Job overview
- Identify, Troubleshoot, and Debug problems that Students, Faculty, and Staff have pertaining to problems associated with operations on VAX/VMS, UNIX, Macintosh, and DOS machines
NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadena, California
System Analyst
06.1992 - 09.1992
Job overview
- Analyzed computing resources and present equipment then determined modifications needed for current as well as immediate future needs
- Installed and configured a 50 station Novell Ethernet Network
Timeline
Senior Network and Systems Administrator
NOAA Physical Sciences Division
01.2003 - 06.2017
Network and Systems Administrator
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
01.1998 - 06.2002
Advisor, Computing and Network Services
University of Colorado Boulder
01.1993 - 01.1998
System Analyst
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
06.1992 - 09.1992
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