JEFFREY D. JAMES
Bowie,MD
Summary
Over 18 years experience in Unix System Administration. Knowledgeable Systems Engineer experienced with Veritas NetBackup encompassing SAN architecture with all industry standard operating systems including Windows, UNIX and Linux. Adept at system monitoring testing and troubleshooting. Specialize in developing and Implementing cost effective backup strategies. Seasoned Lead Engineer with a resourceful, hardworking and quality-driven mindset. Proactive in tackling equipment and system issues to maintain operational status. Top-notch leader and project manager with an organized and methodical approach.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Unix/Backup and Recovery System Lead Engineer
Aveshka Inc. - US Customs Border & Protection
03.2002 - Current
- Lead System Engineer responsible for Backup/Recovery architectural design, implementation and configuration in a Cluster and Storage Area Network (SAN) environment.
- Responsible for integrating Veritas NetBackup with Oracle, DB2, SAP, VERITAS Cluster Server, VERITAS Bare Metal Restore, VERITAS FlashSnap, VMWare and NDMP on a large scale ( 5000+ servers) environment.
- Configure NetBackup Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) to replicate backup images to a remote NetBackup domain for electronic vaulting and disaster recovery readiness.
- Implement Enterprise deduplication appliances engineered to maximize production system availability with ultra-fast ingest performance and restore speeds.
- Implement Fibre Transport Media Server to stream backups through SAN for high-speed backups and restores.
- Evaluated and conducted technical and functional research and analysis.
- Provide support for Sun, AIX and Linux Systems and VERITAS Products that includes VERITAS Volume Manager and Cluster Server.
- Perform system maintenance, performance tuning and troubleshooting while maintaining an operating environment with minimal downtime.
- Provide training for Operations Center in the proper use of hardware or software for 24/7 monitoring.
- Provide 24/7 support for issues related backup software or system data corruption.
Unix System Engineer
COMMERCEONE
01.1999 - 12.2001
- Unix System Engineer responsible for administration, implementation, configuration and management of mission-critical systems, networking, applications, web servers and databases
- Responsible for Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 installation, hardware installation, RAID configuration utilizing VERITAS and implementation of High Availability with VERITAS Cluster Server
- Responsible for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 installation
- Responsible for installing web and applications software including I-Planet, Apache and IIS Perform system maintenance, performance tuning and troubleshooting with minimum downtime
- Assist Oracle DBA's with database administrative tasks
- Develop and Implement procedures for system backups and data recovery with Legato Backup and VERITAS NetBackup
- Provide clients monthly web traffic analysis using Webtrends Responsible for correlating, processing and proactively respond to errors generated by HP Openview from network devices, systems, databases and applications
- Provide 24/7 technical support to insure quality uptime for clients and to meet service level agreements (SLA)
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines
Engineer I
EG&G Services
03.1996 - 12.1998
- Network Administrator for Windows NT 4.0 client-server network
- Responsible for Solaris 2.6 installation and administration
- Maintain and troubleshoot servers, hubs, bridges and network printers
- Configure and provide end-users with e-mail services
- Maintain daily backups of critical data, accounts and network security
- Provide desktop support for 25-30 users Implement software upgrades and install PC/peripherals
- Assist in electrical and electronics system design, fabrication, installation and testing for military and scientific R&D projects
Education
Bachelors of Science - Electronics Engineering Technology
Capitol College
Laurel, MD04.1996
Associates - Applied Science, Telecommunication Engineering Technology
Capitol College
Laurel, MD05.1994
Skills
- Solaris 26, 27, 28 & 59
- AIX 53, 61, 71,72
- Quantum Dxi 6700, 6900
- Hardware 10 yrs Sun Enterprise netra T1, 220, 250, 420, 450, 4500, 5500, Sun Ultra 5,
- IBM P-Series
- Compaq Servers, HP LPr, LH3, LH4, Dells Servers
- Veritas Appliance 5230, 5330, 5340, 5250
- Veritas Flex Software 20, 202
- Linux Redhat
- Windows NT 40, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008
- Sun Storage Arrays, Hitachi 9900V
- Quantum ATL 4000 & 7000, ADIC i2000, i500 & i6000
- Software 10yrs CheckPoint Firewall-1 v40, Veritas Cluster Server, Veritas Volume, Manager, Veritas File System, Solaris Solstice DiskSuite, Veritas NetBackup, Veritas BareMetal Restore, IIS server,i-Planet Web server, Apache Web Server, Sun StorEdge RAID Manager, HP Openview,TCP/IP routing, DHCP Protocol, FTP Protocol, NFS, DNS, Oracle8i,Legato Backup, Webtrends, BEA Weblogic, BroadVision, Annuncio Live
- Data backup and recovery systems
- System performance and functionality
References
REFERENCES: Available upon request.
Additional Information
- Top Secret Clearance: Active
- Department of Homeland Security Clearance (Full Background Investigation): Active
- DoD Secret Clearance: Last Active January 2000
Timeline
Unix/Backup and Recovery System Lead Engineer
Aveshka Inc. - US Customs Border & Protection
03.2002 - Current
Unix System Engineer
COMMERCEONE
01.1999 - 12.2001
Engineer I
EG&G Services
03.1996 - 12.1998
Bachelors of Science - Electronics Engineering Technology
Capitol College
Associates - Applied Science, Telecommunication Engineering Technology
Capitol College