Heidi R. Sommers
Etters,PA
Summary
Highly accomplished and detail-oriented IT professional with over two decades of experience in system administration, specializing in SAN/Storage management. Seeking to leverage my extensive technical knowledge and continuous learning mindset to obtain a position in a company that not only supports its employees but allows them to grow professionally.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
SAN/Storage Administrator
RITE AID CORPORATION
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Installation, configuration, and maintenance of storage systems as well as SAN fabrics.
- Proactively monitor performance and capacity for thirteen storage systems and twenty fiber switches using various software products.
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting systems for issues while collaborating with vendors to address hardware and software issues.
- Manage volume distribution, as well as connectivity within SAN fabrics.
- Design and configure systems for redundancy and data protection for both physical and virtual servers.
- Create and manage horcm files for replication to offsite storage systems for critical data.
Microsoft Data Protection Manager Administrator
RITE AID CORPORATION
01.2011 - 01.2025
- Manage and support the DPM server that runs backups of 200 exchange databases across eight servers.
System Administrator II
RITE AID CORPORATION
01.2000 - 01.2024
- Manage, monitor, and perform routine maintenance on AIX, HP, and Red Hat Linux systems consisting of installing, configuring, and troubleshooting software.
- Actively participate in design and planning of various projects which include collaboration of several departments and colleagues.
- Provide primary support for 20 AIX systems, 5 HP-UX systems, and 3 Linux systems in 6 distribution centers and the Data Center.
Veeam Backup and Replication Administrator
Rite Aid
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Configured and managed Veeam backup software, executing updates and agent installations.
- Implemented and optimized back-end storage for backup repository efficiency.
- Created backup schedules for virtual and physical servers.
- Developed reports in VeeamOne for management and colleagues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems, Management
York College of PA
01.1995
Skills
- Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
- Hitachi Ops Center
- Hitachi Storage Navigator
- Hitachi Universal Replicator
- PureStorage
- Brocade SANnav
- Manhattan Associates Warehouse Management Software
- IBM License Use Management
- Oracle ASM Administration
- AIX
- HP-UX
- Red Hat Linux
- Shell scripting
Affiliations
- Red Land Girls Basketball Coach
Timeline
SAN/Storage Administrator
RITE AID CORPORATION
01.2022 - 01.2025
Veeam Backup and Replication Administrator
Rite Aid
01.2020 - 01.2022
Microsoft Data Protection Manager Administrator
RITE AID CORPORATION
01.2011 - 01.2025
System Administrator II
RITE AID CORPORATION
01.2000 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems, Management
York College of PA
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