Gregory K. Ward

162 Rory Ln • Midvale, UT 84047

801-641-6014

gregorykward@gmail.com • www.linkedin.com/in/gregkward

Storage and UNIX Administrator

Highly skilled Storage/UNIX Administrator with multiple certifications and extensive experience managing server and storage infrastructures in enterprise and DR data centers. Dedicated work ethic, well organized with excellent problem solving, automation and scripting skills.

Key Technical Skills

Operating Systems:Solaris • AIX • Linux • VIOS • FOS • Data ONTAP

Hardware:SAN • IBM P-Series • SUN • NetApps/NAS • Hitachi • Brocade

Software:SVC • Global Mirror • VCS • HDS Suite • BNA

Programming:Perl • Shell • CGI • HTML • Visual Basic • Python

Professional Experience

Zions Bancorporation • Salt Lake City, Utah

Systems Engineer - Storage • December 2014 – Current

Provide production operational support for Hitachi VSP, USPV, and NetApp cluster SAN environment located in two states.

·               Provide critical automation and reporting scripting

·               Manage SAN using Brocade director class SAN switches

Goldman Sachs • Salt Lake City, Utah

Vice President • Technology June 2014 – November 2014

UNIX administration for global operations. Managed more than 40,000 Linux/Sun/VMware ESX servers globally as part of a 7/24 shift. Performed problem resolution, provisioning and subscription related tasks.

·               Automated DC migration game plan generation

·               Automated backup tape recall and ticket updates

The Regence Group/Cambia Health Solutions • Salt Lake City, Utah

Senior Storage Administrator • Oct 2010 – June 2014

Promoted to provide outstanding organizational, technical and scripting skills administering a 4PB SAN, utilizing San Volume Controller and Hitachi VSP, USPV and AMS storage arrays located in three western states and DR facility in Philadelphia.

·               Automated and maintain intricate DR Global Mirror replication environment

·               Manage 2000 port SAN using Brocade director class SAN switches

·               Administer a virtual storage environment using IBM San Volume Controller (SVC) with more than 400 hosts using approximately 3PB of virtualized storage on redundant SVC clusters

·               Nominated for 2012 IT Innovation Award • DR Replication Tools and Exception Reporting

·               Nominated for 2012 IT Innovation Award • Developing method for initial DR synchronization without impacting production environments

Senior UNIX Administrator • Jul 2006 – Oct 2010

·               Managed more than 350 AIX/Solaris servers located in data centers across four western states

·               Planned and transitioned to server virtualization environment using IBM VIO servers and DLPAR

·               Maintained multiple NIM servers utilized for MKSYSB backups, upgrades and server migrations

·               Created an extensive library of monitoring and automation tools written using Shell and Perl

·               Assisted with UNIX HA and reliability engineering along with capacity planning projects

·               Received 2009 IT Innovation Award for implementing Big Brother Health Check and Monitoring environment

University of Utah Hospital • Salt Lake City, Utah

Senior Systems Engineer • Jul 2003 – Jul 2006

Administration, monitoring and backups of large UNIX mission-critical patient-care and billing systems.

·               Configured and maintained HA complexes consisting of clustered Solaris, AIX, and Linux servers utilizing Veritas VCS, HACMP and custom scripts written for Linux clusters

·               Storage Administration for a 400 TB SAN utilizing Hitachi arrays and McData SAN switches

·               Designed and deployed Shadow Image backups tools, drastically reducing database downtime for backups

·               Architected and implemented NetBackup Disk-To-Disk staging, improving overall backup times and performance while releasing tape drives for legacy backups

Flowserve Corporation • Orem, Utah

Senior UNIX Systems Analyst • Jan 2003 – Jul 2003

·               Administered a UNIX and SAN environment consisting of Solaris, AIX utilizing a 5TB EMC array

·               Reduced daily NetBackup times by 4 hours using tuning techniques along with schedule revisions

ADP • Salt Lake City, Utah

Contract Systems Administrator • Aug 2001 – Oct 2002

·               Designed and implemented an expanded computer center, handling a 250% increase in customers

·               Increased productivity and availability with scripts such as DBA task wrappers, DR configuration collectors and an hourly Oracle backup/data storage management system

Advanced Systems Group (ASG) • Salt Lake City, Utah

Professional Services Consulting Engineer • Oct 2000 - Aug 2001

·               Integration, installation, and configuration of high availability hardware and software solutions

·               Provided advanced custom Shell and Perl scripting for customers

PartNET, Inc. • Salt Lake City, Utah

Operations Manager • May 2000 - Oct 2000 -- UNIX Systems Administrator • Dec 1999 - May 2000

·               Designed data center for new corporate office, improving performance, stability and appearance

·               Excerpt 2000 review: “He is very capable and puts in the extra effort whenever needed”

Modus Media • Orem, Utah

Systems Administrator • Oct 1999 – Dec 1999

·               Unix Administration with emphasis on Netscape Web administration

Myriad Genetics, Inc. • Salt Lake City, Utah

Systems Administrator • Feb 1996 - Oct 1999

·               Flexible and scalable strategies, along with enthusiastic energy, proved crucial in managing demands during years of tremendous corporate growth

·               Except, 1997 review: “His proactive technique has eliminated the need for problem report forms”

·               Except, 1998 review: “His dedication and careful planning made the migration smooth and seamless”

Unisys Corporation • Salt Lake City, Utah

Systems Administrator • Nov 1990 - Feb 1996

Critical Accounts Manager • Jul 1989 – Jan 1991

·               Identified and assisted teams of UNIX support engineers created to deal with critical customer problems worldwide - prioritizing resources and providing timely reports to concerned parties

·               Excerpt 1994 review: “He always responds in a timely manner, without sacrificing quality”

IFS Unitax/Dynatax, Inc. • Anaheim, California

Network Consultant • Jan 1989 - Jun 1989

·               Installed turn-key data entry systems at IFS data centers across the nation

Unibase Systems, Inc. • Park City, Utah

Systems Administrator/Technical Support • Feb 1986 - Jan 1989

·              Maintained security, software, communications, and peripherals on all corporate systems

·              Provided customer, pre‑sales and QA technical support for the company’s data entry product

Education & Training

2011, Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations2010, Solaris 10 Logical Domains Administration

2010, System p LPAR and Virtualization2001, Veritas Advanced NetBackup

2001, Veritas Cluster Server (VCS)1992, Kernel Tuning

1990, UNIX Internals1985, Mountain West College – Programming