About
Infrastructure professional with more than 30 years of experience supporting complex enterprise environments and delivering reliable technology solutions.
Experienced in infrastructure operations, systems administration, technical troubleshooting, and long-term platform support.
Recognized for disciplined execution, clear communication, and a strong commitment to operational stability and customer service.
What I'm looking for
Looking for a new opportunity with a great organization who wants to succeed together.
Experience
Senior Systems Administrator
InnerCore Technologies
Mar 2024 – Aug 2026
Part-time Consultant (Mar–Jun 2024); Full-time Employee (Jul 2024–Aug 2026)
• Architected, implemented, managed, and supported BCDR and cloud-to-cloud backup solutions.
• Administered cloud identity, email, collaboration, and productivity environments across multiple clients.
• Managed user provisioning, deprovisioning, MFA, access control, mail flow, and permission-related issues.
• Deployed and managed endpoint monitoring, patching, remote support, and network-monitoring solutions.
• Performed vulnerability remediation, endpoint security review, microsegmentation administration, and content-filtering support.
• Managed enterprise storage, virtualization, Windows Server, desktop, and Linux environments.
• Performed firmware upgrades, system maintenance, capacity expansion, troubleshooting, and more.
BCDRCloud BackupWindows Server
Senior Storage Engineer
Verinext Corporation
Jun 2017 – Dec 2023
• Designed and delivered enterprise storage, SAN, server, backup, and wireless infrastructure solutions.
• Led greenfield deployments, upgrades, migrations, health assessments, and remediation projects.
• Implemented and upgraded enterprise storage arrays, Fibre Channel fabrics, server platforms, and backup environments.
• Performed SAN zoning, firmware upgrades, storage provisioning, performance validation, and migration planning.
• Conducted wireless site surveys, packet captures, RF analysis, and infrastructure assessments.
• Produced implementation plans, configuration reports, Visio diagrams, and knowledge-transfer documentation.
• Served as a trusted technical advisor throughout customer engagements and vendor-led projects.
Enterprise StorageSANFibre Channel
Senior Systems Engineer
Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc.
Dec 2012 – Mar 2017
• Administered enterprise AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Windows, storage, SAN, and backup environments.
• Managed operating system patching, filesystems, user administration, storage provisioning, and system maintenance.
• Implemented SAN connectivity, LUN provisioning, zoning, multipathing, replication, and storage migrations.
• Managed Fibre Channel fabrics, firmware upgrades, performance troubleshooting, and hardware replacement.
• Supported enterprise backup, recovery, failover, and disaster-recovery operations.
• Administered LAN infrastructure, servers, workstations, file shares, endpoint imaging, and remote access.
• Automated recurring administrative tasks through batch scripting and documented procedures.
SANLinuxBatch Scripting
Senior Systems Engineer
BluePoint Data Storage
Mar 2008 – Dec 2012
• Administered Windows, UNIX, LAN, SAN, server, storage, and workstation environments.
• Managed server deployments, operating system installations, user accounts, file shares, and endpoint imaging.
• Supported enterprise backup, recovery, failed-job remediation, restores, and disaster-recovery activities.
• Configured secure remote access and client LAN/SAN connectivity.
• Diagnosed and repaired server, storage, network, and workstation hardware failures.
• Developed batch scripts and implemented infrastructure improvements to increase reliability and efficiency.
WindowsUNIXBatch Scripting
Education
Computer Learning Center
Computer Ops & Mgmt/Programming
Santa Ana High School
High School Diploma · General Studies/College Prep Courses
1988 – 1992
Certifications
ATP-Hybrid IT
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
ASE Storage
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
3Par
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Alletra 5K/6K, Nimble
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Alletra 9K, Primera
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Pure Storage Flash Array Implementation
Pure Storage
Skills
NetworkingVirtualizationStorage SANsAzureMicrosoft Entra ID
Languages
English (Native or bilingual proficiency)Spanish (Native or bilingual proficiency)