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Reading & Solving Puzzles.
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Solomon Akaniru

AUBREY,TX

Summary

Storage Engineer with over 8 years of experience in IT infrastructure services, deployed & managed EMC blocks and file storage systems, NetApp 7mode & cluster mode system, SAN switches (Cisco & Brocade) and pure storage arrays, Configured SAN switches and storage arrays, worked on data center migration, storage-tech refresh projects, performed storage/switch upgrade, designing, implementing and managing storage solutions. Adept Storage Systems Engineer with a proven track record at General Dynamics, enhancing system performance and ensuring data integrity through strategic updates and compliance management. Skilled in SAN/NAS configuration and disaster recovery, coupled with strong analytical abilities and effective communication, I excel in driving operational effectiveness and developing innovative storage solutions.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Storage Systems Engineer

General Dynamics
04.2023 - Current
  • Optimized networked software and operating systems by applying updates and patches.
  • Completed software updates and assessed security patches for optimized computer use.
  • NetApp On Command System Manager, Unified Manager and Performance Manager.
  • Reviews the Unix/Storage performance metrics and reports provided by the Managed Service Providers. Identify issues and recommend remediation plans.
  • Support change management by working with my team to identify and manage risks, gaps, and competing priorities involving the systems managed.
  • Performance Management - Monitor and tune system to achieve optimum performance levels and provide reports to support SLA and other metrics collection.
  • Identify areas to Improve operational effectiveness and work with Engineering Team to develop and deploy new storage solutions.
  • Lead efforts to leverage metrics in the management of storage arrays and complex computing systems to drive automation, improvement and performance
  • Administers NetApp with current version ONTAP (7-mode and Cluster mode) management console; Data Fabric Manager (DFM); Operations Manager

Mainframe Storage Engineer

CVS
09.2021 - 03.2023
  • Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability..
  • Completed quality reviews for designs, codes, test plans and documentation methods.
  • Create SOPs
  • Performs necessary storage infrastructure maintenance in accordance with EMC and customer's change management policies.
  • Managed and maintained storage infrastructure including SAN, NAS, and cloud storage solutions.
  • Performed routine maintenance and upgrades on storage systems to ensure optimal performance.
  • Designed and implemented backup and disaster recovery strategies for business-critical data.
  • Manage and provision storage in compliance with vendors/customer's standards.
  • Assist with the design and management of the physical and logical configuration of all storage and backup systems
  • Provides technical leadership, mentors other team members, and leads projects

Storage Engineer

State Farm Insurance
02.2019 - 08.2021
  • Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability.
  • Completed quality reviews for designs, codes, test plans and documentation methods.
  • Tested software applications and systems to identify enhancement opportunities.
  • Works within change management process to ensure that outages are scheduled to minimize impact on clients, but still maintain all hardware and software at optimal levels.
  • Maintaining storage hardware and associated software at top levels of performance by monitoring version upgrades and maintenance releases to ensure that environment is optimally configured.
  • Performs storage administration functions including storage allocation/de-allocation, utilization reporting, performance monitoring/tuning, trending and capacity planning.
  • Maintain backup hardware and associated software at top levels of performance by monitoring version upgrades and maintenance releases to ensure that environment is optimally configured.
  • Works with storage area network, (EMC/Brocade), network attached storage (NetApp), SAN/NAS management and monitoring tools.
  • Prepare system engineering management plan, work breakdown structures, master schedules, and key performance parameter.

Junior Storage Engineer

Fort Worth, TX.
11.2016 - 01.2019
  • Managed storage arrays, SAN, and NAS systems
  • Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability.
  • Completed quality reviews for designs, codes, test plans and documentation methods.
  • Manage and maintain storage hardware and software
  • Ensure data integrity and security within the storage systems
  • Monitor and troubleshoot storage performance issues
  • Plan for capacity and scalability of storage infrastructure
  • Collaborate with other IT teams to integrate storage with other systems
  • Troubleshooted storage issues and provided support to end users
  • Collaborated with multi-functional roles to communicate and align development efforts.

Education

Master of Arts - Peace & Conflict Resolution.

University Or Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
05-2014

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy of Religion

University of Ibadan.
Ibadan, Nigeria
06-2010

Skills

  • Storage Management, Data Migration, SAN/NAS Configuration, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization Administration, Backup and Restore, Storage Monitoring, Capacity Planning, Storage Troubleshooting, Data Compression etc
  • Strong communication skills, analytical ability, decisiveness, judgment, and the ability to work effectively with clients, IT management, staff and vendors
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret applicable technical documentation, system reports, software licenses and contracts
  • Strong technical knowledge in technology troubleshooting methodologies, design, and implementation
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of troubleshooting, testing, and performance tuning in SAN platforms
  • Basic knowledge of SAN best practices for current VMware, Windows and Linux operation systems, Files systems, SQL, MySQL, Oracle, and Exchange
  • Strong working knowledge of Fibre Channel SAN concepts and technologies
  • Knowledge with EMC management tools (EMC Navisphere, SMC, Control Center, Solutions Enabler, etc

Reading & Solving Puzzles.

Solving puzzles keeps me busy and loves to read.

Timeline

Storage Systems Engineer

General Dynamics
04.2023 - Current

Mainframe Storage Engineer

CVS
09.2021 - 03.2023

Storage Engineer

State Farm Insurance
02.2019 - 08.2021

Junior Storage Engineer

Fort Worth, TX.
11.2016 - 01.2019

Master of Arts - Peace & Conflict Resolution.

University Or Ibadan

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy of Religion

University of Ibadan.

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