Harry E. Randol
Infrastructure Architect
Fairview,TX
Summary
15+ years of experience in implementation, problem solving, coordinating, and architectural design processes to achieve organizational success. Creating relationships with internal and external partners and customers to design and implement functional and beneficial results to the enterprise. Adept at working with technical and non-technical people to accomplish shared objectives and achieve business success with innovative technical solutions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Infrastructure Solutions Architect
OXFORD GLOBAL RESOURCES/CATALENT PHARMACUTICALS
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Lead Infrastructure Solutions Architect for six pharmaceutical acquisitions in Belgium and Germany. Site locations require compliance with GMP and GLP standards and require IT Hybrid solutions.
- Inventoried, designed, proposed, presented for approval, ordered the physical and virtual server infrastructure, network infrastructure for the MDF/IDF locations , MPLS circuits/Internet circuits and interim vpn connectivity, wireless endpoints, backup, storage, VOIP, Laptops, Tablets, Lab/IoT equipment, ELNs, application software solutions, JDE ERP, LIMS, HVAC, and Printers
- Presented solutions to Technical Architectural Review Board for Bill of Materials purchase. Organized project roadmap, delegated tasks, and complied with strict budgets.
- Documented the process using Catalent standards for Acquisition, Due Diligence and Information Spreadsheets, Project Questionnaires, WBS Task List for each workstream Service Management, Infrastructure, Workstations, Network-Telecom, IT Security, Lab hardware, and Collaboration, Tear Sheets, Capex and Opex cost estimates and resource person-hours
- Acquisitions included over five hundred employees, six multi-floor buildings with multiple MDF and IDF locations
- Worked with Lumens MSP and Horizon services for Operational Support to include network physical/logical segmentation, monitoring, installation, configuration, decommissioning and migration services for physical and virtual infrastructure, Application Suite, OS365, Microsoft AD and Service Management/Service Desk transfer
Infrastructure Engineer/Architect
ACS/JPMC
Lewisville, TX
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Designed, architected, and documented reference architectures for Netapp and Dell Isilon appliances for NFS services
- Delivered Lab and User Acceptance Testing for in-flight encryption for Network Attached Storage for NFSv3, NFSv4 and SMB using Active Directory Kerberos and RH Linux client configurations
- Integrated MFA/SAML solutions for the Secure Critical Infrastructure Access Uplift Program for NetApp and Isilon filer hardware and software products such as OCUM, AIQOM, OCI, Insight IQ and Sync IQ
- Evaluated Cohesity product for NFS and SMB encryption backups into production supplied functional setup, testing, configuration, and performance for peak hours of operation for IOPS, CPU and network throughput
- Certified and documented latest OS upgrade and functionality NetApp 9.8 and upcoming P1 release in February 2021
- Created volume, qtree, shares, export polices, netgroups, snapshots, AQOS/QOS, nsswitch, ldap configurations, encryption in Lab and UAT hosting
- Utilized Postman software to gather configuration and performance data through REST API calls
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands
- Worked with Operational Support to accomplish technical aspects of projects
Infrastructure Architect
TEK SYSTEMS/KPMG
Dallas, TX
11.2018 - 10.2019
- Determined the architecture and design for SAN, Storage, and monitoring software for project delivery
- Executed POC and stood up 6 Pure FlashArrays //X50 as replacements for HP 3Par 7450/8450 direct attached UCS chassis virtual cells
- Replaced all HP 3Par Flash arrays direct attached in virtual cells, physically attached to SQL clusters and HP 3Par 20K SAN attached arrays for upgrade from VMware version 5.5 to 6.5
- Turbonomics used for migration to the new volumes to ensure non-disruption to the application SLA’s
- Documented, turned over, and trained operational staff
- Installed security system requirements for the new storage solution: ACTIVE DIRECTORY, OUTBOUND PURE1 DIAL HOME, SOLAR WINDS, SPLUNK, TURBONOMICS, BLUECOAT PROXY, and MFA
- Documented and followed detailed security requirements and regulatory compliance proof to the Information Security Office
- Established lab for regression testing and next gen solutions with 3 Pure FlashArrays//X20 to move toward 40/50GB ISCSI and test newer versions of VMware prior to deployment
- Removed all M2 and M3 blades in existing virtual cells replaced with M4 and M5 UCS Blades along with San refresh from 4-8GB to 16-32GB SFP’s installing Cisco 9706 Director switches in a hybrid solution with existing 9513 Director Switches with Gen 4 and Supervisor cards
- Transformed virtual hosting environment to new storage platform for improved performance and extended life of Storage Array Network life cycle
- Created POC for SAN performance and monitoring tools and tested Vector Discovery Analysis, Virtual Wisdom and Solar Winds SRM monitoring package to find slow drains, performance issues, naming misconfigurations and zoning issues
- Revised Roadmap planning and Life Cycle management for Infrastructure and Business applications for upgrades included building recipe books for disk performance and controller load maps as limits where exceeded
- Collaborated with operational staff to upgrade Isilon models to the H400 series and configured MFA for ssh
- Worked with different subject matter experts to gather and define requirements, identify constraints and plan scopes
- Wrote detailed architectural design plans, security requirements and specifications
Infrastructure Architect
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP | KELLY SERVICES | TEK SYSTEMS
Addison, TX
11.2013 - 11.2018
- Planned cloud infrastructure move and estimated initial budget for deployment with Azure and HubStor vendors
- Deployed instances, storage objects, OS365, SharePoint and OneDrive solution with E-Discovery into the HubStor/Azure Cloud as Enterprise Administrator reducing onsite repository of over 4PB and moved onsite data into the cloud using Azure Data Boxes
- Slashed yearly cost of long-term backups by moving data into cloud and enhanced local backup repository storage to improve deduplication ratios and reduce yearly operating costs of 2.5% of budget
- Headed project to setup external archiving solution to EMC Atmos for Verizon Terremark private cloud using Netscaler Load Balancers as access point into intranet from extranet
- Worked on IT infrastructure projects, recommended exceptions to the Enterprise Architecture for storage and backup platforms, reviewed and approved architectural designs, communicated the Enterprise strategy and direction to both management and teams
- Interfaced with solutions architecture team transitioning new applications into environment ensured all virtual and physical requirements designed, built, and configured and met project dates
- Proof of Concept with Pure flash four hundred series and EMC XtremeIO arrays installed and configured several Pure FA-420’s into the application datacenter production hosting environment
- Disaster Recovery setup and solutions for virtual environments in Veeam including storage and backup infrastructure replication and snapshots for business continuity
- Reviewed and assisted business in testing and auditing failover capabilities bi-annually and ensuring compliance with internal and external governance
- Liaison to internal Legal department for data retrieval for litigation for legacy e-mail solutions
- Transferred and decommissioned applications and virtual/physical infrastructure from five data centers down to two new facilities
- Administered two ExaGrid Grid configurations with Veeam Replication and Backup 9.5 as Backup Administrator in VSphere 6.5 environment
- Updated ExaGrid Grids with fifty-four appliances across sites adding 2.1 PB each to increase repository and implement Veeam SOBR
- Implemented and configured Veritas Netbackup 8.1 with Netbackup Appliances in each datacenter to backup 200TB of CIFS and NFS file shares to NDMP
- Allowed backup and database team control for scheduling, reporting and data deletions instead of traditional dump and sweep method by configuring six ExaGrid appliances to parallel process Oracle RMAN database backups reviewed Veritas Co-Pilot Solution
- Completed POC pilot for Peer products PeerLink, PeerSync and bi-directional replication
- Collaborated with business and development teams to design architectural solutions using ITIL lifecycle management
- Utilized infrastructure and business templates to document application and database schemas, ETL, hardware and software configurations, flowcharts, and Visio’s to depict production, model and UAT environments
- Spearheaded roadmap planning, streamlined, and improved operational efficiencies to ensure service level agreements met and business acquisitions incorporated into design
- Directed 850TB expansion of two VMAX 40K series for organic growth and new acquisitions
- Led teams to transition +150 applications and +1PB of data for Ocwen Financial separation from Altisource and transition to QTS datacenters completed 3/31/2017
- Championed pilot for Unitrends Backup version 9 determined required sizing per backup stream, number of external ExaGrid storage devices needed to run multiple NDMP jobs and restore capability at a file level
- Developed, installed, and configured two NetApp 8 node Data Ontap clusters utilizing NFS with FAS8088 and FAS8040 arrays with 10GB backbone and current OS level is 9.1p8.
- Worked closely with customers, internal staff and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of system-oriented projects
Senior Storage Engineer
Technisource Inc/Fiserv
Irving, TX
07.2009 - 11.2013
- Improved operational support for 50+ San storage environments including raid setup, zoning, mapping, masking, and cabling along with multiple Celerra and Isilon environments including configuration setup, file system creation, interface creation and NFS exports and CIFS server for shares
- Designed and implemented storage requirements for over 50+ projects and assessed storage needed and requested vendor quotes for growth estimates
- Conducted array data center migrations and tech refreshes. Deployed flare code, firmware upgrades for disk arrays and switches. Administered SRDF/Timefinder adds and problem resolution.
- Examined 50+ arrays for performance issue reports, hotspots and heavy FA traffic made recommendations and implemented plans to fix Symmetrix and Clariion series
- Prepared documentation and analytic reports effectively and efficiently delivering summarized results, analysis of storage capacity and conclusions to stakeholders.
Senior Storage Specialist
EMC Corporation
Dallas, TX
09.2006 - 07.2009
- Three-month remote residency (Apr – Jun 2009) at ACS supporting 4 Brocade MP-7500-B San Extenders for a migration project from La Cross, WS to Blythewood, NC and second phase to Dallas, TX. Changed tunnel speeds between sites as bandwidth was available. Zoned Dallas Symmetrix to two La Cross Symmetrix arrays.
- Environment analysis for Levi Strauss, Dallas, TX collecting logs and reports from Clariion, Celerra, Brocade and McData switches and host environment using CAP2, Celerra Health check, SWAT, and HEAT reporting tools.
- Seven-month residency (Jan – July 2009) at Capital One Auto Finance in Plano, TX completed two migration projects one local SRDF and second remote SRDF. Created R1/R2 pairs, map, mask and zone Windows, VMware (ESX) and various Unix hosts, convert BCV to Raid-5 devices, reconfigure devices to dynamic SRDF and setting of FA ports to host settings issued symmask commands for ESX volumes.
- 5-week assignment (June-July 2008) at I2 in Irving, TX helped provision for a VMware migration and copied data using Open Replicator software. Also spent one week at Aviall Inc. in Dallas, TX configuring and provisioning a Clariion CX-3 and knowledge transfer.
- Two-month residency (May – June 2008) at Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Baton Rouge, LA provided Symmetrix storage provisioning to new Invista/Recover Point installation. Also provided ECC 6.0 support and Storage Scope custom query requests.
- Three months (Jan-Mar 2008) Short Term Disability had foot and ankle surgery.
- Seven-month residency (May – Dec 2007) at ERCOT, Taylor, TX completed Nodal Migration Project all zoning, mapping, and masking for AIX P5 Blades, IBM VIOS servers, Windows and Linux hosts including creating boot volumes using clone commands. Created clones and snaps and performed refreshes for Oracle 10g environment.
- Six-week assignment (Apr – May 2007) State of Delaware, Dover, DE provided support for Replication Manager 5.01 setup and configuration and testing of BCV jobs for Exchange 2007. Setup new Clariion CX-40 installation and configuration and ECC Alert configuration.
- One-month assignment (Mar 2007) First American, Ft Worth support for setup of cloning environment and host connectivity interoperability issues to Symmetrix DMX-3500
- Two-week assignment (Jan – Feb 2007) Lowes, Wilkesboro NC storage provisioning services to multiple Symmetrix San attached hosts using symcli
- Three and half months Residency (Sept – Dec 2006) Texas Lottery Commission all zoning, mapping andmasking setup.
Education
Associate Degree in Progress - Business Administration
Collin College
McKinney, TX 01.2016 - Current
"A" School U.S Military - Data Processing
U.S. Navy Data Processing "A" School
San Diego, CA 09.1984 - 12.1984
Google IT Support Professional Certificate -
Coursa.org
Python For Everybody By University of Michigan -
Coursa.org
Skills
Technical architecture
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Certification
E10-001: EMC Information Storage and Management Version 2
Timeline
Infrastructure Solutions Architect
OXFORD GLOBAL RESOURCES/CATALENT PHARMACUTICALS
06.2021 - 12.2021
Infrastructure Engineer/Architect
ACS/JPMC
02.2020 - 02.2021
Infrastructure Architect
TEK SYSTEMS/KPMG
11.2018 - 10.2019
Amazon Cloud Practical Credential ID: BTT73HECDJFQQYSF
06-2018
E10-001: EMC Information Storage and Management Version 2
06-2016
2V0-620 VMware vSphere 6 Foundation
06-2016
Associate Degree in Progress - Business Administration
Collin College
01.2016 - Current
Infrastructure Architect
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP | KELLY SERVICES | TEK SYSTEMS
11.2013 - 11.2018
Senior Storage Engineer
Technisource Inc/Fiserv
07.2009 - 11.2013
Senior Storage Specialist
EMC Corporation
09.2006 - 07.2009
"A" School U.S Military - Data Processing
U.S. Navy Data Processing "A" School
09.1984 - 12.1984
Google IT Support Professional Certificate -
Coursa.org
Python For Everybody By University of Michigan -
Coursa.org
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