Jose Aguilar

Experienced IT Professional

Canton, GA 30115, United States

#OpenToWork

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

InnerCore Technologies

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 Learning Center

Computer Ops & Mgmt/Programming

Santa Ana High School

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)