JOSEPH GENOVA
Columbia,South Carolina
Summary
Methodical Systems Engineer with 20 years providing valuable critical services. Lends detailed oversight in systems administration to create specialized projects and systems. Skilled in root-cause analysis to mitigate production errors and improve deployments. Proven history of success researching, monitoring, designing and installing necessary technical systems.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Systems Engineer
CompuGroup Medical SC
04.2004 - Current
- Completed migration of 500+ standalone systems to virtualized environment, enhancing overall system performance.
- Designed and implemented EqualLogic iSCSI SAN solution
- Designed and implemented methods for system backup and recovery
- Manage EMC ESXi 3100 Storage Array
- Resolved server configuration issues, strengthened system security, and addressed various Linux-based inquiries.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive system backup and recovery methods, ensuring data integrity and availability.
- Managed data center operations effectively / Asset Management / Incident Management
- Coordinated data center relocation activities
- Led data center reorganization and redesign efforts
Sr. UNIX Systems Consultant
Unisys Corporation
09.2001 - 08.2003
- Revamped backup and disaster recovery process to enhance data protection and ensure business continuity.
- Supported DBAs in maintaining third-party software packages (PeopleSoft, Oracle, DB2, Tivoli Workload Scheduler) to facilitate system reliability and performance.
- Enhanced IBM TotalStorage Fibre Channel SAN for improved performance
Unix Systems Engineer
International ThinkLink Corporation
San Francisco, CA
05.2000 - 05.2001
- Managed and led team of 4 engineers to maintain and troubleshoot high-availability platforms running Solaris 2.7/8, ORACLE, Network Appliance, and Veritas Volume Manag
- Developed application to automate network installs of new versions of Thinklink's VoIP application across QA, test, and production environments.
- Designed and implemented Unix-based solutions to enhance system performance and reliability.
- Managed system configurations and automated processes using shell scripting for operational efficiency.
- Led troubleshooting efforts to identify and resolve complex Unix system issues, minimizing downtime.
Senior Operations Engineer
Tomorrow Factory
11.1999 - 04.2000
- Designed and built IT operations data center to support scalable and reliable service delivery.
- Designed and built IT operations data center
- Built and configured Apache Web Servers for development and production environments to ensure optimal performance and availability.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT06-1996
Skills
- Cloud services
- Process optimization
- Infrastructure management
- Virtualization technologies
- Technical writing
- Root-cause analysis
Timeline
Sr Systems Engineer
CompuGroup Medical SC
04.2004 - Current
Sr. UNIX Systems Consultant
Unisys Corporation
09.2001 - 08.2003
Unix Systems Engineer
International ThinkLink Corporation
05.2000 - 05.2001
Senior Operations Engineer
Tomorrow Factory
11.1999 - 04.2000
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Utah