michael brennan

Leadership of Operational and Engineering teams for 24x7 support of IBM z-series, IBMI and HP Nonstop environments within the newly built Core Datacenters in NA

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Directed and supported installation teams during start-up, testing and system commissioning.

Contributed to project planning and scheduling, defining project milestones for timely completion.

Perform initial builds and configurations on IBM z, Cisco MDS, EMC vMAX, Brocade 6520 and 8510 SAN as well as Break/Fix management.

Led the design and implementation of a new database architecture for improved scalability.

Collaborated with teams to troubleshoot complex issues, resulting in improved performance and reliability.

Assisted in installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.

Designed and built Mainframe environment within the newly built Bank One Datacenter acquired via merger

Performed regular maintenance activities such as firmware upgrades on various hardware components like UPS units and PDUs.

Maintained inventory of all the assets deployed in the Data Center environment.

Troubleshot hardware problems with Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers and Storage Arrays .

Provided technical support to users located at remote sites regarding Data Center services.

Managed patching process for all Data Center Servers.

Implemented Disaster Recovery solutions for critical applications hosted in the Data Center Environment.

Participation in multiple installation jobs, preferably including premises and OSP installations

Experience preparing various cable types

Experience with fusion splicing and several termination types

Experience testing with visual inspection, VFL, OLTS, OTDR