PHIL STEWART
Olathe,KS
Summary
An aggressive, self-motivated Storage Architect / Senior Storage Engineer/ Backup and Recovery Engineer with the ability to meet deadlines and work well with vendors and coworkers on all levels. Ability to resolve highly complex and diverse issues. Can explain complex procedures in writing and with presentations to a multilevel audience. Has led several technology projects ranging from a few days to over a year. Serves as a technical escalation point for team members. Makes sound decisions based upon a mix of analysis, experience, and judgment.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Storage Engineer
Peraton
09.2018 - 10.2023
- Supported USMC customers world-wide to enable warfighter operations by providing critical backup, storage, archive and disaster recovery solutions for USMC enterprise application hosting environment
- Responsible for all storage, Hitachi, Dell Unity, EMC, NetApp, Brocade, Cisco
- Backup, archive and capacity activities across classified, unclassified, environments on-prem and in hybrid-cloud environments including Azure, AWS and VMWare Cloud on AWS
- Cohesity and NetBackup where used for backup software
- Built both environments from ground up on clustered servers with dedicated storage attached, in addition to all administration, patching, and troubleshooting
- Backed up over 500 VM’s of Windows and LINUX, along with Databases of both SQL and Oracle
- Worked with VM and DBA, Windows and LINUX teams to set up new servers and do data restores as needed
- Verified all data was protected to meet SLA’s for both onsite and offsite data
- Also wrote and tested Disaster Recovery plans
- Streamlined data backup and recovery processes, ensuring business continuity in case of disasters.
- Also did SAN design for both Block and File storage.
- Storage administration including both storage arrays and SAN switches, backup and recovery administration, maintaining hardware, and creating documentation supporting the environment
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering a collaborative work environment that promoted continuous learning and professional growth.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop tailored storage solutions for diverse business needs.
- Additionally, opening trouble tickets with vendors to address problems in the environment, and using internal ticketing software to track all changes and incidents
- As well as upgrading both Hardware and Software as needed to include patching for hotfixes and vulnerabilities.
- Conducted root cause analysis for complex storage problems, implementing effective solutions for long-term stability.
- Optimized storage infrastructure by implementing advanced data management strategies.
- Reduced downtime with proactive monitoring and quick resolution of storage-related issues.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Insight Global
11.2016 - 09.2018
- Dedicated to Cobham
- I was responsible for Cobham's North America Infrastructure located in 2 separate Data centers
- Administration of multiple Cisco UCS Chassis filled with M200 blades, Hypervisor running VMware 6,
- EMC VNX 5800 Storage which runs Recoverpoint for Block replication.
- Veritas NetBackup 6, 7, and 8.1.1 including NetBackup appliance,NetBackup Operations Manager, NetBackup OpsCenter and physical tape library, used both for offsite Tape storage and remote site Disaster Recovery.
- I am also responsible for all patching and upgrades, including capacity planning, and troubleshooting issues when necessary.
- Implemented disaster recovery strategies, minimizing data loss and ensuring business continuity during unexpected events.
- Managed and monitored installed systems for highest level of availability.
- Streamlined data center operations by consolidating servers and optimizing storage solutions.
- Reduced downtime and increased system reliability through proactive monitoring and maintenance of critical infrastructure components.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy scalable IT infrastructure solutions.
- Managed vendor relationships to ensure timely delivery of services and products necessary for infrastructure projects.
Storage Architect
NIC
05.2012 - 09.2016
- Daily storage roles included adding and removing LUNs/volumes across EMC, NetApp, and various Dell arrays
- Troubleshooting storage issues across FC, iSCSI and NAS devices
- Monitoring storage arrays for performance and capacity issues
- Tracking growth trends for future growth planning
- Keeping accurate documentation on all storage arrays
- Managing SAN FC switches as needed
- Designing future storage environments for technology refresh
- Working with vendors to resolve hardware or software issues
- Working and collaborating with other teams to understand their current and future capacity/IO needs and then design with those needs
- Setting up and monitoring data replication for business Continuity
- Kept management team informed on all issues
- Offering solutions that keep issues from becoming major problems
- In addition to storage I also worked on VMware environment where I performed Vmotion activates
- Host upgrades, monitored environment for performance events
- Created, extended, and removed Datastores
- Built 100’s of guest VM’s (Windows and LINUX)
- Assisted with troubleshooting.
Storage Administrator
USDA
03.2010 - 05.2012
Storage Consultant
JMA Charted
08.2008 - 03.2010
Senior Systems Engineer
YRC Worldwide
01.2006 - 01.2008
Infrastructure Management Analyst
Affiliated Computer Services
01.2005 - 01.2006
System Administrator IV
Sprint
01.2000 - 01.2005
Network Administrator
Solutions Point
01.2000 - 01.2000
Systems Engineer
Commerce Bank
01.1999 - 01.2000
Network Administrator
Alltell
01.1998 - 01.1999
Education
High School Diploma -
Tonganoxie High School
Tonganoxie, KS05.1989
Some College (No Degree) - Information Technology
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KSSkills
- Operating System
- Windows
- Linux
- VMware
- SAN Engineering
- EMC Storage
- Storage virtualization
- Dell Unity Storage
- Hitachi Storage\HPE 3par
- NetApp Storage NAS, FAS &AFF
- SAN Switches
- Veritas NetBackup
- Disaster Recovery
- NetBackup Operations Manager
- Backup and recovery
- NetBackup OpsCenter
- Storage Risk Assessment
- Cohesity Backup
- UNIX & Windows
- VBLOCK
- Hitachi
- EMC
- Nimble
- Pure
- Brocade
- Cisco MDS
- Cisco UCS
- Data Domain
- NetApp
- Clustered ONTAP
- Cabling
- Creation and management of SVMs for NFS, CIFS and FC
- Storage Monitoring
- Upgrades
- Fibre Channel Technology
- Configuring new switches
- Data Deduplication
- Cabling and port configuration
- Storage Tiering
- Zoning
- Storage Performance Tuning
- Server and Fabric Interconnect Upgrades
- Storage Training
- FI Port configuration
- Storage Migration
- Using/Configuring Port Channel
- Storage Strategy Development
- Blade/Server Maintenance
- Storage Security
- Creation of NFS and VMFS datastores
- Flash Storage Technologies
- Attaching and configuring datastores in vCenter
- Cloud Storage Solutions
- Storage DRS
- Storage Troubleshooting
- VMotion
- Storage System Documentation
- ITIL
- Storage System Design
- Storage Area Network
- Storage Management Tools
- Storage Budgeting
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Active Listening
- Excellent Communication
- Written Communication
- Team building
Affiliations
Azure Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity Backup, Vmware, Brocade, Cisco MDS, NetApp, EXIX, Remedy.
Additional Information
- DOD Security Clearance: SECRET
Timeline
Senior Storage Engineer
Peraton
09.2018 - 10.2023
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Insight Global
11.2016 - 09.2018
Storage Architect
NIC
05.2012 - 09.2016
Storage Administrator
USDA
03.2010 - 05.2012
Storage Consultant
JMA Charted
08.2008 - 03.2010
Senior Systems Engineer
YRC Worldwide
01.2006 - 01.2008
Infrastructure Management Analyst
Affiliated Computer Services
01.2005 - 01.2006
System Administrator IV
Sprint
01.2000 - 01.2005
Network Administrator
Solutions Point
01.2000 - 01.2000
Systems Engineer
Commerce Bank
01.1999 - 01.2000
Network Administrator
Alltell
01.1998 - 01.1999
High School Diploma -
Tonganoxie High School
Some College (No Degree) - Information Technology
Johnson County Community College
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