Vince Tylke

• Perform installation, maintenance & support of servers' software.
• Assisted modeling team with creating and rolling out timely solutions.
• Provide Model Support feedback to the Fleet for Mission Package Support Facility (MPSF) modeling effort for accuracy and timeliness.
• Tested and troubleshot application and documented issue resolutions for development team.
• Build, deploy, manage, and administer infrastructure designed to deliver complex software products in the MFOM environment.
• Mentored and trained peers, end-users, to improve processes.
• Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.
• Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.
• Performed troubleshooting of post-release software faults to support live service and installed software patch design.
• Coordinated installation of software systems and collaborated with user experience team and modelers on the design and implementation.
• Wrote documentation on file loads, file processing, and application usage for the end-user.
• Provide support to the Fleet for Not-In-Model (NIM)/Wrong-In-Model (WIM) items generated from Automated Work Notification (AWN), Afloat Toolbox for Maintenance (ATM) and MFOM. Maintained the integrity of model data continuously thru transition
• Provided operational support and storage environment administration for servers.
• Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.

In a team setting, where responsibilities included the assessing of, crafting of, deploying of cloud based solutions in a brokered AWS Gov-Cloud environment. A member of the team responsible for the deployment of IL5 - FIPS 140-2 cloud architectures supporting uNNPI and NNPI use-cases.

• Implements cloud technology and maintains service availability
• Assesses customer needs and goals through communication and system evaluations for customization of existing databases.
• Defines technical integration strategy and develops integration plans.
• Use AWS to build, deploy, manage, and administer cloud infrastructure designed to deliver complex software products
• Use cloud broker software applications where appropriate to facilitate the distribution of work between different cloud service providers.
• Develop and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments.
• Install, test, and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Support transition of multiple environments located in a data center to Navy Cloud Broker AWS environments.

In a hybrid role, functioning as a DevOps engineer and Linux and Windows administrator, deployed architectures in a cloud-based environment ensuring redundancy and availability.

• Developed solutions to improve productivity and incorporate technology.
• Participated in projects that updated software versions with patches or upgrades, including closing security loopholes and protect the client
• Remained current on latest IT developments and advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Developed, designed, and installed cloud infrastructure
• Use cloud broker software applications where appropriate to facilitate the distribution of work between different cloud service providers.
• Develop and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments.

Project managed the deployment Microsoft product suites, and Vmware builds. Authored and maintained status reports, project plans, and detailed activities.

• Project managed the deployment and integration of Office 365 to 500 nodes saving the company $40,000 annually
• Create status reports, project plans, and attend team meetings to coordinate activities
• Collaborate across business units to ensure commonality of infrastructure standards, processes, and deliverables
• System deployments including VMware, Windows, RHEL/Centos Linux
• Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual
• Reviewed installation and rollout of engineering software for proper functionality and managed user authentication and authorization of data access.

In a STAR methodology, project managed the deployment Office 365 to 1200 nodes. The task needed completion from 6 months of inception. Utilizing both internal and eternal resources managed the upgrade of production VDI clones and Vmware virtual machines which resulted in the saving of a $70,000 licensing penalty.

• Managed submittals and processing of Requests for Information between general contractor, owner and owner's consultants.
• Project managed the deployment 0f Vmware VMs
• Developed specific business solutions, share-points, equipment consolidation including server, storage, networking, and cloud-based solutions
• Ensured the quality of service by developing detailed processes based on the specific needs of the client using knowledge of technical architectures
• Maintained project schedules by managing deadlines and adjusting workflow
• Improved utilization of managed services, transition to remote management of IT systems.

As a technical project manager, devised work plans, assessed resources and determined timelines for projects. Documented procedures conducted end-user validation, and pre-prod testing in the migration of legacy IBM AIX to Vmware.

• Maintained close connection with project personnel to quickly identify and resolve problems
• Outlined work plans, assessed resources and determined timelines for projects
• Worked with end users, technical professionals, administrators and testers to review requirements, conduct tests and implement solutions
• Managed key aspects of implementing Oracle RPAS in for user acceptance testing.
• Participating in daily scrums, evaluated projects for issues.

Collected and reviewed stakeholder requirements, business requirements and objectives. Scheduled remote engineers and staff. Managed up to 12 smaller projects continually.

• The technical project lead in the building, administration, deployment, and troubleshooting of AIX, HP-UX, Red Hat, Centos, Windows, and Windows 2012 server.
• I was responsible for leading project teams and managing all activities in budgetary project planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects.
• Teamed in the design and implementation of “push button” processes to automatically deploy new and updated services for zero downtime.
• Evaluated performance trends to determine areas in need of improvement.
• Collected and reviewed project stakeholder requirements with help of meetings, walkthrough and interviews, produced business requirements documentation and mock-ups.
• Updated project plans based on changing objectives, specifications and staff availability.

Legacy systems engineer supporting, maintaining and troubleshooting IBM, HP, Storage Tech, Unisys, and NCR systems. Advised clients of upgrade paths, and technical refresh options. Authored client administration documents.

• Maintain, support, troubleshoot, configure, install, and deploy upgrades on Linux and Windows servers
• Write, develop, and utilize shell scripts to accomplish redundant tasks
• Maintained legacy IBM, HP, Storage Tech, Unisys, NCR systems
• Install and configure software, application, and hardware
• Managing all types of installation and upgrade on Linux, UNIX, and Windows servers

Responsible for only a single client, Coca-Cola.

• Responsible for server capacity planning, server utilization projections, and real problem identification
• Made recommendations for resource additions, deletions, and resolution applicable to system efficiencies
• Report generation including performance analysis of client systems
• Develop, document, and revise storage utilization behind the SAN Volume Controller
• Led projects to improve utilization, real-time system monitoring, test procedures, and quality standards
• Interview or survey user teams to observing end-user system performance information gathering.
• Recommended new equipment or software packages.

Technical Sales representative where duties include requirements gathering, presentation of options, and managing the installation of systems.

• As a member of Hunter Sales, responded to RFI/RFP including presentation, cloud system automation, and business-critical servers
• Responsible for gathering technical information, and designing data center solutions, server consolidation, storage including BUR/DR.
• Performed, lift and shifts, migrations, and server virtualization and consolidation for client systems
• Recommended, demonstrated, installed, and configured products requiring extensive technical expertise.
• De-escalated irate customers with communication skills and sincerity.