CHARLES LUCAS (803) 479-0343

lucasunix@yahoo.com

SUMMARY Veteran systems engineer with over twenty year’s experience in fast-paced, multi-platform environments. Technical leader able to transform fragmented technologies into integrated systems linking critical functions enterprise-wide. As a field matter expert in the area of data center migration and consolidation is very strong on all versions of UNIX, Linux and Windows platforms with a very deep expertise in AIX.

AIX TECHINICAL ASSESMENT SCORES BELOW:

EDUCATION

Master’s, Luther Rice University

Certifications: IBM Certified Systems Administrator

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Power5, 6, 7 and Power8 IBM AIX 4.3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3,6.1and 7.1 HMC versions 6, 7 and 8 LPM Automation, Perl, Shell, Bash, Python ESX and vCenter VLAN Tagging Centrify and Samba (Very Strong) SAN Virtual I/O (VIO) (VERY STRONG) UNIX Elevated Access

NIM NPIV HP-UX Kickstart, Ignite VMWare LPAR/ DLPAR RS6000 (all models) RHEL 6.7, 6.8 and 7.2 Cloud Computing, Cloud Stack EMC powerpath, SDD, MPIO, HDLM and NPIV EMC, Shark, DS800-8300 SAN storage

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2005 to present IBM Global Services, National

AIX/UNIX/LINUX ARCHITECT/ SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR TEAM LEAD (Senior Member of IBM’s Datacenter, Migrations, Consolidations and Transformations team)

Primary responsibilities include: System Architecture, OS builds and datacenter migrations. This includes system configure (hardware and OS), design and ongoing support. LINUX (Redhat, CentOS) HACMP, VIO, LPAR, LPM, GPFS (Oracle RAC) technologies also with SRDF and recovery point for SAN

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migrations. Deployment and DevOps support. All of this will a focus in the areas of datacenter migrations and transformations

As a member of IBM Global Services national p-series support team travels to clients around the country installing and supporting AIX. Currently working with MillerCoors Brewing Company

Primary responsibilities include: AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3,6.1 and 7.1 implementation, application support and maintenance

Upgraded, configured and updated over 10,000 LPAR’s and set up over 500 NIM servers and 200 VIO servers including DPLAR configuration and SAN allocation. To include Linux deployments and builds.

Power5 and Power6, 7 and Power8 Virtualization and LINUX using ZEN configuration and administration Managed several datacenter migration projects from beginning to end including DR sites Hardware: All p5’s, RS/6000, power6 (p595’s and p570’s), power7 and power 8 technologies (AMS- Active

Shared Memory) NIM installations: OS installs and updates and all software installs Performance monitoring and system architecture: SRM, Fusion and SEA (Parity) Lead Tools PM for a $142 million dollar account with over 3,000 servers (both WINTEL and UNIX servers

involved) Sample IBM clients Healthcare:

Glaxo Smith Kline, RTP, NC/ Maersk, Inc. - AIX Lead (Datacenter Migrations and Transformations)

Tested and upgraded large oracle and SAP based Power HA Solutions. Continue support of over 5,000 lpars to include routine OS upgrades and software maintenance. AIX Architecture and AIX installation, documentation and implementation with SAN and ssa disks TSM and Netbackup implementation application support and maintenance.

BCBS of South Carolina - UNIX Security Team (AIX 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 and Linux)

• Prepared all AIX, Linux and Solaris systems to pass a large-scale government security audit• Worked extensively with Oracle and EDI• Maintained, troubleshoot Fast-t (1722-600) based disk storage systems (fiber, controller card replacement

and configuration, HBA card replacement)• Maintained all IBM Shark storage DS8300• Performed NIM based installations (5.1.7,5.2.4 OS/ML upgrades, mksysb)• Implemented and Managed large-scale Government Security Projects• Configured/ managed LPAR’s, HMC• Pseries models: p690 Regatta, p670, 630 (cpu, memory, and all hardware replacements)• IBM Direct Talk

Insurance and Financial Industries

First Marblehead Corp., Boston, MA - AIX/LINUX UNIX Team Lead/Architect

Project Lead responsible for designing and implementing a p570/ p595/ AIX-based solution which consisted of 20 lpars, 2 vio servers and 3 NIM servers. This AIX environment was configured with WAS 6.0, Weblogic, MQ, MQ Broker, Control-M running on an Oracle database. Focal-point and subject matter expert for the

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configuration of these applications and the Oracle layout and configuration. This includes Blade Servers running SUSE LINUX.

System performance tuning (presenting performance graphs and reports to the CIO and other Project Managers for review).

Managed Solaris and AIX systems using VCS and Veritas Foundation Suite for LVM on AIX and Solaris. Technical Lead for the AIX team responsible for interviewing and hiring new AIX personnel, training existing

personnel, developing processes, application support and procedures for future AIX Team use. Technical Lead for the WAS/ Application team responsible for the planning and implementation of all WAS

6.0, Weblogic, MQ, MQ Broker installation and configuration for this project. Also responsible for interviewing and hiring additional personnel.

FFIC - Projects/P570/LINUX Builds Team Lead

• Project implementation of all new hardware software solutions for my team• This includes San and Network Installation. Also all virtual network, SAN and SCSI disk configurations.• Unix server audits, patching and maintenance updates• Solaris 9, Linux and AIX were the flavors that I used at IBM.

Time Warner Cable - Projects/P570/LINUX Blade Server Builds Team Lead

(AIX 5.3, Solaris 9 and Linux)• Led a four million dollar p595 implementation, which involved 10 LPAR’d environments to include a VIO

server and a NIM server. This AIX 5.3 LPAR’s ran Oracle and an information application.• Configured Red Hat Linux based IBM Blade servers running Redhat and SUSE on a fiber-based LAN system.• Extensively worked with Oracle, EDI, and ETL• Used VERITAS Foundation suite 4.5 for LVM on Solaris, VCS to manage Solaris clustered environments and

perform and troubleshoot system failovers using VIP’s.

Bank Of America, Louisville, KY - Project Manager/ AIX/UNIX Project Lead/

Senior UNIX Project Manager Managed a multi-million dollar AIX pSeries migration project. I was tasked to migrate an RS6000/AIX 4.3.3

and Solaris 8 and 9 on Oracle 8i solution onto a pSeries LPAR’d/5.2 on Oracle 10g solution. Migrated EMC SAN solution onto a DS8300, 30TB storage solution (with expansion rack).

Sep 2004 Matrix Consultingto Dec 2004 LINUX/SOLARIS/AIX WEB/ DNS ADMINISTRATOR LEAD (Consultant)

Resolve all technical problems. Oracle Database Administration and maintenance of all Linux, Solaris and Fedora based web servers. Responsible for DNS and MX record forwarding. Administration and maintenance of Exchange and Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows

workstations

Dec 2000 Agilera/ Bluestar Solutions (ASP- Application Service Provider)to Sep 2004 UNIX ENGINEER AIX LEAD AND LINUX/SOLARIS ADMINISTRATOR

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Responsible for the administration of multiple IBM RS/6000 and pSeries Install and configure third-party system and application software products.

Supported and worked with multiple applications and databases to include: Oracle, EDI, and DB2 Wrote korn shell scripts to automate various system administration tasks on RS6000 (all models) Managed over 1,000 Solaris servers in 3 different data centers. This includes jumpstart server

administration, VCS and Veritas Foundation Suite. Helpdesk Support on all Windows, Citrix Servers. Manage LINUX SUSE mail and DNS servers. Perform backups/ restores, upgrades, configurations, ML (Maintenance Level upgrades), patches and fixes. Disaster Recovery (mksysb’s, planning) SSA disk configuration (hot sparing, fiber/ SAN storage, remote or NFS mounting of disk space/ filesystems) NIM Installations (OS upgrades, ML updates, patches) Supported state and local governments (South Dakota, NC Department of Transportation, Brooklyn’s Public

Library, Jefferson County, MO) Veritas Volume Manager on Solaris

Jun 1999 Inspire Insurance Solutionsto Jun 2000 SENIOR WINDOWS/ NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

Responsible for providing analysis, planning, installation, configuration, management and support for all Windows 2000 based systems with respect to hardware as well as software.

Support network infrastructure and all Unix support Perform routine backups/ restores User level PC support Responsible for maintaining routers and web server to include firewall maintenance.

Jan 1996 Columbia Collegeto Jun 1999 UNIX ADMINISTRATOR (TEAM LEAD)

Responsible for successfully implementing remote access server and writing UNIX automatic backup scripts for servers.

Performed UNIX upgrades on database using Compaq Digital Tru64 Unix. Responsible for maintaining routers and web server to include firewall maintenance.

Jan 1990 United States Armyto Jun 1994 UNIX/ WINDOWS/ NETWORK ENGINEER MANAGER

Organized and instructed several large-scale classes for UNIX (Solaris and SCO Unix), Windows, and TCP/IP. Activated and administered over 2,000 remote access accounts. Setup and maintained 23 remote access servers. Implemented and supported several UNIX and NT based LAN and WAN Projects. Migrated over 4,000 e-mail accounts from Microsoft Mail to Microsoft Exchange. Responsible for Cisco-based WAN networks, including fiber optics Responsible for training all other technicians to become Network Administrators Managed, and controlled productivity software and over 75 computers and printers Set up approx 60 workstations with Windows 3.1, 3.11 and NT Responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of all workstations

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Established email accounts and internet to the network

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