Michael Curran - DevOps Engineer, N/A

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ConnectSolutions Inc.Systems Architect

Nov. 2010Columbus, Ohio AreaLead Network Architect • Manage Ubuntu Virtual Machines, acting at Load balancers with IPtables • Manage Ubuntu Virtual Machines, acting as SSL accelerators running with stunnel and openssl • Re-design Remote tunnel pairs for secure communications and complete HA redundancy • Completed a full workup of the networking environment as setup in their unix level configurations, to include how keepalived is setup • Wrote documentation on how to properly setup and maintain Loadbalancers for multi-tennants • Work with Apache and Tomcat, and how to properly setup startup files for when the OS boots • Proper configuration of logrotation • Worked with Zenoss and Nagios for system monitoring • Re-designed methods to allow proper disk management for Linux servers with LVM, instead of straight disks • Worked with and tested a new hardware loadbalancer (Zeus/Stingray) on both ubuntu and centos • Improved, by reducing, failure rates for Loadbalancers and SSL accelerators by redesigning how they should be maintained and function • Worked to join the Linux server to Microsoft AD for ldap logins • Built a script so any administrator could log into a system and make it join the ActiveDirectory • Helped setup and maintain a centralized SVN repository for quick configuration deployment of new ubuntu hosts • Worked on SSL certificates, including start certs as well as fqdn specific certs • Setup a Site 2 Site VPN between a Ciso Firewall and a Vyatta firewall. • Currently working on a new ubuntu patching solution using reprepro for a local repository that works with both aptitude and yum. • Build out and implementation of Zenoss monitoring environment. • Replacement of Juniper SG550 with Juniper SG650 • Currently re-designing all LB technology within the company, setting policy on *nix server variations and builds, and POC testing with OpenNebula virtualization software for AWS-like implementations * Replaced the Zenoss monitor with a distributed Icinga environment.

CoSo Cloud, LLCSystem Architect

Nov. 2010 - Jul. 2024Columbus, Ohio, United States- Designed and implemented Kubernetes Cluster backed with zfs and glusterfs for volume support - Created and Maintained puppet workflows - Migrated all puppet workflows to ansible playbooks - Re-architected an AWS application to be split between on-prem and AWS in a FEDRAMP environment - Deployed AWX and integrated it with VMware vCenter Virtual Machines, AWS EC2 inventory, and a manually created Inventory - Created and maintained ansible modules unique to our environment - Written Powershell scripts for monitoring custom applications - Written and maintained multiple Ansible Playbooks and Roles - Worked through creating Ansible Workflows for application installations, upgrades and rollbacks - Responsible for training people on Architecture for multiple applications and their designs - Responsible for all Automation methodologies - Responsible for application troubleshooting and future resolutions of issues via automation - Worked to help ensure everyone has a voice and no idea is disregarded in helping to improve the environment.

JP Morgan ChaseEngineer Lead

Aug. 2007 - Nov. 2010• Left DCO and moved to CAS to work as a Unix Production Engineer. Primary responsibilities were for Corporate Solaris Systems. • Worked through tickets and the peregrine queues, server patching, setting schedules for necessary maintenance • Worked with Veritas Clusters and Veritas filesystems • Worked with EMC san storage and replication across datacenters • Worked with HMC storage • Moved from Chicago to Columbus in Dec 2007, and worked to help acclimate a new team lead. • Helped to train the new engineers from Mumbai, India and establish a good relationship and solid documentation for troubleshooting • Helped migrate all servers from Bear to JP Morgan chase and implement JPMC security standards • Helped migrate a handful of server from Washington Mutual to JPMC security and build standards • Worked on all Server migrations from Solaris 8 to Solaris 10 • Built a set of scripts to allow simple SAN management for Solaris • Was promoted to Engineer Lead and set work priorities, and monitored ticket queues for proper resolutions • Worked to ensure that the Level 3 team properly managed build projects for Solaris, AIX and a Linux • Worked to ensure that the Level 3 team properly managed upgrade paths • Moved to the Implementation team, and started to work with AIX 5.4 and builds for SAP/Peoplesoft, using GPFS • Managed storage and luns for GPFS to make sure we have optimal slices and data R/W capabilities for SAP/Peoplesfot • Worked on building Linux cluster for Weblogic applications • Worked on properly balancing the cpu/memory usage for HMC’s and 8 nodes • Standardized how to perform failovers for servers located in EMEA, and with root disks installed on SAN disks • Managed the migration of responsibilities of all CAS servers from an EMEA team to a US based Level 3 team.

JPMorgan ChaseDCE 2

Jul. 2003 - Aug. 2007• Responsible for installing new servers into the datacenter , includes rack/cable/initial OS build and configuration • Responsible for installing and cabling networking equipment, including Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Bluecoat cabling, and running and maintaining fiber cabling for storage • Helped with the initial build out of the Delaware DCO centers in Wilmington and Bear, prior to any equipment installations. This included monitoring all incoming equipment deliveries, working to create a method for quickly and easily running cables, and training all new DCO engineers from Ohio, Illinois, and Delaware. • Worked as lead for CDC1 for first 6 months it was open, setting work schedules and working with all branches to set server installation priorities.

Devry, IncUnix Systems Engineer

Dec. 2002 - Mar. 2003Oakbrook Terrace, Il• Monitor and maintain a workstation 150, E220’s, 280’s, 450’s, V880’s, a 1000, Hitachi 9960, Sun E4800’s, and E6800 • Installed Jnic’s on SUN hardware platforms • Installed Gbit Ethernet cards on Sun hardware platforms • Rebuilt and pushed to production new Sendmail server v. 8.12.7 patched • Rebuilt and pushed to production new BIND 8.3.4 for sendmail • Built shell script to do zone backups when editing BIND zone files • Built perl script to perform set chroot environment to build Solaris packages • Built shell script for shutdown of oracle boxes • Rebuilt Oracle test box with Solstice DiskSuite 4 • Worked with testing implementation of centralized job management NT box for connectivity with Solaris, NT, and AS400’s. • Repaired DiskSuite Raid 5 disk set on webserver • Worked on script for using PGP 5.x and FTP for files transferred into a repository

OrbitzUnix Administrator

Jan. 2002 - Nov. 2002Chicago, Il• Help monitor and maintain a 700+ server environment with a mix of Solaris 2.7 and RedHat Linux servers in a high volume web environment with over 20,000 page hits per minute. • Monitor all system alarms through Netcool • Run batch jobs against Oracle Database • Install system builds across multiple platforms, including WebLogic and Has, Solaris and Linux • Develop man pages for homebuilt applications • Monitor all network bandwith pipes and report on outages • Open and maintain trouble tickets through Remedy • Some small shell scripting is involved

DigitalWork.comUnix engineer

Mar. 2000 - Aug. 2001Chicago, Illinois• Improved design of development, staging and production environment hardware • Developed a standard install for Solaris 2.6/2.7 • Maintained 12 Sun Enterprise (E220’s, E450’s, E4500’s and E6500) and 6 Ultra 10’s running Oracle 8i databases and BEA Weblogic • Maintained Redhat 6.1 Linux boxes running Apache 1.3.19 and Tomcat • Responsible for maintaining a 24x7 e-commerce website running on multiple platforms • Worked on re-designing the infrastructure of the e-commerce site to eliminate NFS mounted databases and increased productivity of the webservers and their connections to the database. These changes improved our uptime from 95.2% to the expected 99.7% being promised to our customers. • Researched and recommended for purchase and upgrades new equipment purchases against budget constraints • Maintained a network between the local office connection and our offsite via cisco equipment and integrated a BigIron Foundry Gig switch into the infrastructure • Responsible for site security using Checkpoint Firewall-1, NAT based rules on Arrowpoint Load Balancer, running Nmap out of cron on daily basis, using snort to check packets on the network. Only allowed secured connections to any unix based box via, SSH/SCP/SFTP • Managed 6 people to maintain the external e-commerce web site and also the internal NT office network. • Responsible for maintaining uptime of 99.7% and managing all reports from Keynote and Freshwater’s Siteseer package. Also responsible for downtime reports at anytime of the day or night

Aon CorporationIIS Web Administrator

Sep. 1999 - Mar. 2000Chicago Il• Installed Solaris 2.8 on Sparc Ultra 5’s • Reconfigured network card for multiple networks on Sun E450 running Oracle 7.3.4.1 and Solaris 2.7 • Installed and configured Dell PowerEdge 2300’s with RAID 5 and Windows NT 4.0 service pack 5 • Acted as Team Lead for the entire NT infrastructure and wrote all paperwork used to train AON permanent hires. Worked in 3 locations on this project. • Reported to management on a weekly basis with a Project98 worksheet to explain progress and delays and the reasons why. • Helped create a timeline for testing new services and perform timing tests to ensure this timeline could be achieved. • Installed and maintained IIS 4.0 websites with Frontpage server extensions • Minor Perl programming on Windows NT platform to take advantage of Windows NT Resource Kit • Monitored with pcAnywhere 8.0 and 9.0 • Installed HP ITO Agent for Windows NT to work with HP Open View Enterprise management • Documentation concerning the installation of HP ITO Agent for Windows NT and for restarting websites • Did network testing with Optimal Application Expert and Adtech Wan Simulator

Sapient SoftwareUnix Systems Administrator

Oct. 1998 - Aug. 1999Chicago Illinois• Maintain a SUN E3000 with 4 processors, 3G RAM, an attached A5000 with ½ Terabyte of data, and a Sun Jukebox for backups. Responsible for OS patches and upgrades as well as Oracle upgrades. • Responsible for setting a backup schedule and maintaining the Solaris 2.6 with patch levels and Y2K updates. The A5000 is running as a RAID array with Veritas as the controlling software. • Lead Unix Administrator • Worked on projects daily and reported results to management in daily meetings • Created a few Oracle databases and maintained data loads. I have also been exposed to using the partitioning option that is available with Oracle 8. • Created tables and indexes and maintained the size of the Oracle tables so that there is always enough room in the tablespaces using SQL commands as well as Oracle Enterprise Manager

NetNitcoUnix Administrator

Feb. 1996 - Oct. 1998Hebron, In• Lead Unix Administrator and also assumed responsibilities of Business Manager for 4 months while he was in hospital, being responsible for all Technical Support, handling irate customers, hiring new employees, creating work schedules, ensuring all projects were completed and reporting directly to the owner of the company. • Recommended new hardware purchases for a rapidly growing ISP • Designed and implemented a failover solution for primary login servers and mail servers. Implemented use of RAID equipment to assist in easing failover issues while using Veritas command line vxvm administration tools. • Designed and implemented external network arrays and dial-in modem banks. • 24x7 work environment with 7 external locations that needed to be monitored and maintained. • Duties include monitoring Digital Unix servers (version 3.2 through 4.0d), SGI Indy IRIX web servers (version 5.3 through 6.5), and Alpha NT servers with ISS. • Responsible for installation and maintenance of internet server functions including BIND(ver. 4.8.3 through 8.1.1), POP3 (Qualcomm qpopper), Sendmail(ver. 5.45 through 8.9.1), IRC, Apache web server, Netscape Commerce web server, secure web licenses, FTP servers, Quake servers, Kali Servers, DEC Raid unit(through RAID level 5). • Installed and maintained a SunNetra for a local High School. Re-installed 3 times without losing the /export/home directory of the students of the school. Also instructed the school on how to secure the box, set-up the routing tables, and setup the Netscape WebServer. • Also capable of troubleshooting the hardware level of DEC servers and SGI Indy boxes. • Installed and can maintain Cisco 7000, 4500, 2500 series routers. • Installed and can maintain USR/3COM Total Control Modem Units.

Computer Sciences CorporationComputer Administrator

Jan. 1990 - Dec. 1995• Hired as an Operator A in a 24x7 IBM 3090 operations center and 3082 test center. Duties included using an MVS system with jes2 capabilities. • Promoted to Senior Operator after 1 year. • Worked on and maintained VM/SD(later changed to VM/ESA) using JCL, and REXX. • Helped install the new CDC release in the Cleveland ARTCC. • Promoted to work with as an assistant to the IBM Lab Manager. Duties included shipping and receiving, scheduling all system test times, managing people hours, and installation of Token Ring, BNC, and some fiber (contracted out), tracked an reported all activities in weekly meetings with IBM senior management. • Finished my last year with the company as Lead Operator for the swing shift. • During time their worked with or experienced the following system languages MVS, JES2, JCL, SQL, VM/SD, PAMRII, CDC, DCC, REXX (some), AIX, and VM/ESA.

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