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Grand Circle CorporationManager, Infrastructure Systems
May. 2023 - Jun. 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States• Transformed IT operations by leading a high-performing team to deliver seamless storage management, backups, system updates, and escalated engineering support; driving a significant boost in efficiency through automation of user computer installations and routine backup/archive workflows.
• Achieved flawless reliability, maintaining zero data loss and 100% uptime across critical infrastructure servers, appliances, and backup systems, all in support of critical business applications and services as well as customer facing environment—setting a gold standard for operational excellence.
• Pioneered a next-generation VMware upgrade, transitioning from ESXi 6.5 to ESXi 8.01. Delivered substantial gains in application performance and server security, while minimizing downtime and maximizing stakeholder satisfaction.
Grand Circle CorporationInfrastructure Systems Leader
Mar. 2022 - Apr. 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States• Managed and optimized a hybrid Microsoft Windows Server infrastructure (virtual and physical), supporting a range of versions (2008 R2, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022). Ensured efficient operation and seamless integration of diverse server environments.
• Directed Linux server operations, overseeing RHEL deployments (6.0+ and 8.1+), CentOS, and Oracle Linux environments. Delivered scalable and secure solutions aligned with organizational requirements.
• Architected and maintained VMware infrastructure, managing multi-cluster environments with VMware ESXi (5.0, 6.5, and 8.1-2) and leveraging vCenter with dual VCSA servers in linked mode to enhance system scalability, fault tolerance, and operational performance.
Northeastern UniversitySenior HPC Storage Engineer
Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2021Boston, MA, United States• Elevated to a leadership role in the university’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment, spearheading technical innovation and building infrastructure to empower 30+ research centers and eight university-wide institutes to advance groundbreaking research.
• Engineered and optimized a multi-tier storage architecture, seamlessly integrating on-premises and cloud solutions to support the HPC platform. Successfully scaled the infrastructure to accommodate a 300% surge in data volume, expanding storage capacity from 3 PB to 12 PB with future-ready scalability.
Northeastern UniversitySenior Systems & Senior Storage Administrator
Mar. 2012 - Sep. 2019Boston, MA• Provided a SAN/NAS/backup/replicated data environment for faculty and staff.
• Delivered scale-out NAS platform for business unstructured and department data and a fault- tolerant configuration.
• Experienced zero loss in data and zero data inaccessibility throughout tenure.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanySenior Systems Architect
Oct. 2011 - Mar. 2012Greater Boston Area• Oversaw transition of storage operations to allow datacenter transition to virtualized environments and evaluated end-to-end performance of storage infrastructure to serve application layer.
• Architected, implemented, and administered enterprise-wide 900 TB of company data across ten EMC Clariion storage arrays in seven different locations
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanySenior System Engineer
Jan. 2005 - Sep. 2011Boston, Massachusetts, United States• Provided SAN services and storage capacity to a datacenter environment comprised of Windows and Solaris Operating Systems.
• Performed end-to-end trouble resolution, updated documentation of processes, SAN zoning, performance analysis, and recommended necessary resource requirements.
• Managed and facilitated storage resources using EMC Navisphere
• Engineered and administered enterprise server infrastructure with 200+ mid-range Sun Solaris systems, 200+ MS Windows, Centos/RHEL Linux environment, and fully distributed Mac environment.
• Designed and originated company’s fully automated install process.
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