Kevin Flanagan
Mentor
Summary
Driven Systems Administrator with 18 years of experience in software implementation and maintenance. Proven history of managing complex infrastructures and data center operations. Expert in solutions-oriented business application problem-solving and dedicated to providing best-in-class service. Skilled at troubleshooting, communication and collaboration.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Management Specialist
WorldLink USA (contracted to Citi Group)
01.2022 - 11.2024
- Verified compliance with data retention requirements by managing document catalogues for long-term archival of data associated with contract closeouts.
- Championed the adoption of new technologies within the organization for improved performance in managing large-scale datasets.
- Performed comprehensive analyses of structured and unstructured data sources, leading to actionable recommendations for the business's growth plans.
- Developed custom reports for stakeholders, providing valuable insights for informed decisionmaking.
System Administrator
Robert Half Technoloy (contracted to PPS Analytics
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Maintained and administered a fully cloud environment supporting roughly 100 users leveraging Microsoft Azure and Office 365 solutions including VMWare virtual machines and supporting the corporate Active Directory hierarchy.
- Established network specifications and analyzed workflow, access, information and security requirements.
- Designed proactive preventive maintenance schedules to prevent unnecessary downtime and hardware faults.
- Worked with users to determine areas of technology in need of improved usability.
System Administrator
Peerless Technology (contracted to NASA)
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Established network specifications and analyzed workflow, access, information and security requirements.
- Designed proactive preventive maintenance schedules to prevent unnecessary downtime and hardware faults.
- Provided comprehensive training to internal and off-site users to optimize systems maintenance and resolve recurring issues.
- Served as subject matter expert on proposed technology purchases, helping to raise ROI through prudent acquisitions.
SAS Administrator
Key Bank
12.2012 - 06.2018
- Oversaw and implemented the $3.5 million project to upgrade single server SAS 9.2 environment to a SAS 9.4 Grid environment.
- Maintained and administered SAS connectivity in a distributed data environment of 450 users including DB2, Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, and Hadoop environments.
- Installed, maintained, and administered Base SAS and SAS Grid as well as front end apps including Enterprise Guide and Enterprise Miner across Windows Desktop, Windows Server, RHEL, and Solaris infrastructures.
- Worked with end SAS programmers and company Business Intelligence Competency Center to ensure an efficient infrastructure while meeting needs of the lines of business.
- Worked with other members of the Business Intelligence/Analytics to team to integrate the SAS environment with other technologies including Cognos, SSRS/SSIS, Ab Initio, and IBM BigInsights Hadoop, and assisted with the Big Insights onboarding project to ensure integration with the existing SAS Infrastructure.
Tactical Data Systems Administrator
United States Marine Corps
06.2006 - 08.2012
- Built, maintained, and administered a suite of servers known as the Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS) consisting of Windows Server and Desktop, Solaris Server and workstation, RHEL workstation, and Cisco Networking hardware environments.
- Created UNIX/Linux shell scripts and Windows batch scripts to automate functioning of mission critical processes.
- Maintained and administered SQL Server and Oracle Database technologies consisting of data used by downstream end-users
- Worked with Security and Intelligence units to ensure protection of classified data.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management- Computer Information Systems
Park University
Parkville, MO12.2018
Tactical Data Systems Administrator Certificate -
USMC Tactical Data Systems Administrator Course
29 Palms, CA08.2007
Skills
- User Support
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Controls Recordkeeping
- Performance Monitoring and Optimization
- Disaster Recovery
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Application Configuration
- Infrastructure Planning
- Resource Allocation
- Active Directory
- Virtualization technology
- System monitoring
Timeline
Data Management Specialist
WorldLink USA (contracted to Citi Group)
01.2022 - 11.2024
System Administrator
Robert Half Technoloy (contracted to PPS Analytics
09.2021 - 01.2022
System Administrator
Peerless Technology (contracted to NASA)
03.2019 - 06.2021
SAS Administrator
Key Bank
12.2012 - 06.2018
Tactical Data Systems Administrator
United States Marine Corps
06.2006 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Science - Management- Computer Information Systems
Park University
Tactical Data Systems Administrator Certificate -
USMC Tactical Data Systems Administrator Course
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