Garrett Fox, 11075 Downbrook Dr, Frisco, Texas 75033

(972) 800-3969, Garrett@GarrettFox.net

 

 

TECHNICAL PROFILE

 

Storage Engineer, BI & Data Warehouse Development, Cloud Storage QA and Support

Systems Engineer with broad technical background, as well as, business development and business intelligence experience. I offer my experience in business intelligence, database and server storage. I am looking for an option to offer my profound versatility and unique technical skills experience of more than 20 years in IT; apart from my business owner experience in sales-marketing, contract negotiation and business development. I am seeking an option with for career-growth in big data architecture as well as in the business development and management by offering my IT solution & business owner experiences.  Possess high level of attention to detail, ingenuity, & troubleshooting for today’s cutting edge technologies & continuing education.  Hands on experience with:

 

Oracle PL/SQL                            Windows, Linux, Ubuntu                            SAN | NAS | Cloud

SSIS / SSRSCommVault & SymantecStorage API development

BI reportingOpenStack / HorizonTest Automation / SoapUI

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

AT&T, ITO Enterprise Services, Dallas, Texas                    02/14 - Present

Cloud Storage, Test Engineer for AT&T, ITO enterprise services, AIC integrated cloud platform with Openstack as a Consultant with Accenture Consulting via BCFoward.com Consulting.

●        OpenStack Integrated Cloud, REST API Call scripting for the storage & QoS Lite calls.

●        SoapUI, Tempest automation, block storage, network, API & OpenStack GUI testing.

●        Linux platform -HA nodes on Dell PowerVault, Equallogic, NetApp, EMC, HP, 3Par server storage.

●        Python, Groovy, Bash, Linux shell scripting

●        Agile Scrum Silver, Rally Test Plan creation, execution & defect management.

 

DELL Computers, Austin, Texas                                        09/13–02/14

Systems Engineer, Test Engineer for Dell enterprise storage product group with Iconma Consulting.

●        NAS system product, product & system testing software-defined network storage application.

●        Nexenta software-defined  NAS solution; file, block, network, API & GUI systems test.

●        OpenSolaris platform -clustered nodes on Dell PowerVault, Equallogic server storage.

●        Windows Server 2008, MS SQL Server, CommVault Simpana, Symantec Backup Exec.

●        Agile Scrum style Test Plan creation, revision and execution.

 

Healthways / Hewlett Packard, Franklin, TN                            09/12 – 09/13

Data Extract Solutions Architect, business intelligence developer, for HP enterprise strategic business partner, Healthways Healthcare Corporation, with Insight Global Solutions consulting.

●        Improved Metrics from BI reporting, Informatica and extract documentation & scheduling.

●        Custom Extract Dev for healthcare clients from customer needs & analyst technical specs.

●        Analyzed data loads for DW load process and performance tuning handled daily load issues.

●        Configured Data Extracts, design and implementation of data extracts automation framework.

●        Oracle PL/SQL, Informatica Power Center, Tidal Scheduling, UAT flat files, SSIS / SSRS

 

 

(Continued Professional Experience)  -cont. DELL & HP Computers, Austin and Houston, TX 04/02 – 10/05

 

DELL Computers, Austin, Texas                                       02/12 – 09/12

Systems Engineer, Test Engineer for Dell enterprise storage product group with Iconma Consulting.

●        Dell SAN system product testing migration & backup solution software testing.

●        Dell NAS backup-to-disk solution storage product testing; IDM SAS / SATA storage array.

●        Data & Application migration - Dell PowerVault, Compellent, Equallogic storage products.

●        Windows Server 2008, MS SQL Server, CommVault Simpana, Symantec Backup Exec.

●        Agile Scrum style Test Plan creation, revision and execution.

 

Garrett & Terri LLC, Garrett & Terri Real Estate, Home Selling Team, a Private Label Realty Co.

Outside Sales, Marketing & Business development; Independently owned & operated   10/05 – 2/12

●        Server Storage Administration, Windows database management, CRM networking.

●        IT Tech Committee Project management implementing CRM and online marketing suites.

●        IT consultant & coaching for CRM, Website, Network server, end-user and printing services.

●        Website SEO, lead generation management, Sales & Marketing and Contract-to-Close.

●        Licensed in real estate & insurance. Sales grossing $100+million in volume since 2005.

 

Hewlett Packard computers, Houston, Texas  10/04 – 10/05

Systems Engineer, HP Windows Server Platform team, with Artech Consulting.

●        SAN administration, storage provisioning. HP Windows Server initiatives.

●        Storage Software suite audit of 2500 servers: 3rd level support for HP internal network team.

●        QA Server builds & configured software for high velocity server-build tiger teams.

●        Configured remote, virtual HP, EMC server cluster & VMware server instances.

 

DELL & HP Computers, Austin and Houston, Texas                           04/02 – 10/04

Systems Engineer, software and systems testing for enterprise storage products group, with Ajilon Consulting.

Dell Inc., Round Rock                                                                             10/03 – 10/04

●        SAN & NAS web-based software application, hardware & firmware product testing.

●        RAID storage testing PowerEdge, PowerVault & EMC storage products.

●        SATA drive, direct attached storage and diagnostics product testing.

●        Server systems testing –MS server, RedHat Linux, SunSolaris, Oracle OS products.

●        Dell, EMC, Legato, Brocade, Cisco, HP, Windows & Linux server.

Hewlett Packard, Houston                                                                        06/03 – 10/03

●        Network Attached Storage OS Image – framework and features testing –white box testing.

●        NAS Cluster – fail-over, LUN and snapshot testing –black box testing.

●        NAS Client Web UI – features, applications and remote testing.

Dell Computer Corporation, Round Rock                                              04/02 – 06/03

●        Same storage testing project listed above from 10/03 – 10/04.

 

Andrews & Kurth, L. L. P., Houston, Texas           11/01 – 04/02

Systems Analyst, PC image testing, migration and rollout with Entelligence Consulting.

●        HEAT call-ticketing to manage and ensure QA for end-user support.

●        Created hard drive images for desktop and notebook rollouts.

●        Blackberry handheld testing, deployment and training.

●        Desktop hardware, software application and printer support.

 

 

 

 

(Continued Professional Experience)

Global Intermodal Systems, Houston, Texas       08/01 – 11/01

Systems Administrator, PC support, desktop rollout, and Windows2000 testing.

●        Server storage backup, PC rollout, computer hardware maintenance.

 

Entelligence Solutions, Houston, Texas    06/01 – 08/01

Systems Engineer, 256-node Dell cluster server “Turn-key” setup and deployment for client WesternGeco-Baker Hughes/Schlumberger.

 

Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, Texas     10/97 – 06/01

Systems Engineer –storage firmware auditing, storage product testing, training and administration for Compaq's enterprise storage business unit. International travel to support the Enterprise Network Storage Architecture events.

Enterprise Storage Architecture Events Group

●        Instructed ASE hands-on workshops at storage network product announcement events.

●        Configured SAN, NAS, EBS, and Smart Array demonstrations for the Enterprise Network Storage Architecture teams.

●        International event conferences conducting product awareness and business development.

RAID Performance Analysis Group

●        Tested enterprise platforms for competitive and performance marketing analysis.

●        Tested enterprise options of smart array controllers and SCSI storage arrays.

Storage Firmware Audit Group

●        Tested ROM softpaqs for all Fibre-Channel & SCSI Array controllers, HDD & DAT drives.

●        Administered automated test utilities amongst RAID configurations.

●        Conducted SCSI & Fibre Channel trace analysis; worked with engineers to resolve issues.

 

Fisk Electric Company, Houston, Texas _07/97 – 10/97

-LAN Infrastructure Technician -install cabling, patch panels, terminators for law client network.

Houston Distributing Company, Houston, Texas _06/96 – 07/97

-Merchandising and Marketing.

U.S. Navy, Intelligence Systems Specialist, USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)08/93 - 06/96

-Honorable discharge, 3rd class Petty Officer, Naval Intelligence, Top Secret SCI clearance.

 

 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

Hardware: Servers, RAID Controllers, SAN Switches, FC Hubs, Fibre Channel | iSCSI architecture, Tape Libraries | DAT drives, NAS Appliances, SCSI-to-Fibre Bridges & PC rollouts.

Platforms: Windows 2008, 2012; Red Hat, Ubuntu Linux, Open Solaris, OpenStack Grizzly, Havana, Icehouse, Juno with Trinity, netapp, emc, vmware esxi

Applications:Informatica Power Center (Designer, Repository Manager, Workflow Monitor, Workflow Manager), TOAD, Symantec Backup Exec, Dell/PowerVault, HP/StorageWorks, Norton Ghost, EMC VisualSAN, Tidal scheduling, Segue SilkTest (Automation), PC Doctor DiagTester, DELL  Compellent. OracleDB, NetApp, Legato, Cisco webui –Storage Product Test & QA; and DW / Informatica development.

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

 

Python 2.7 - COURSERA.org (2014-2015)

University of Michigan - Programming for Everybody (Python)

Rice University - An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)

Rice University - An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2)

 

University of Houston, Tomball College (1997-2002)

Business Management & Marketing, Computer Information Systems

 

CompTIA A+ & Network+ Systems Technician Certified (1997)

US Navy - Intelligence Specialist Certified (1994)

 

Web Development Training Courses Completed (2000 – 2014)

ASP, HTML, DHTML, XML, VB, Java, Angular JS, Informatica, MS_SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, REST API, QoS Lite

 

Microsoft Windows MCSE Training Courses Completed (1997 – 2005)

 

Accredited Systems Engineering Training Courses Completed (1997 – 2005)

iSCSI, FC, ISA, IDE, EISA, PCI, PCI-X, AGP, FCoE

 

Champions School of Real Estate & Continuing Education (2005 – 2015)

Real Estate License – September 2005; Property & Casualty Insurance License – June 2009