Andy Tornquist                                                    

 

5105 10 ST S Arlington Va

(703) 774-8878

andyt@afua.net

 

SUMMARY

 

●   Innovative IT professional with 15+ years    expertise in network security, 24x7 data      center/network ops, and system admin	●       Versatile Engineer, experienced in managing           complex systems and projects, skilled in       multiple technologies and environments
●   Seasoned within a wide range of platforms    across multiple sites; skilled in design and      deployment of technical solutions to    optimize network scalability and availability	●       Energetic and self-motivated team         builder; Proven effectiveness in process      improvement and managing positive change      and shifting priorities

 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

 

·         Certifications: VCP5; GCIH; GCIA; RHCE

·         Bachelor’s, Business Administration/Information Systems; Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

·         Clearance: Top Secret

 

 

SKILLS

 

Tools	Operating Systems	Security & Security Policies	Networking
Bind	Centos Linux	Nessus	Juniper Firewall
Centrify	Red Hat Linux	Cisco IDS	Cisco Routers and Switches
Apache	Windows	Cisco Security Manager	Dell switches
Tcpdump/Wireshark	vSphere 5	Center for Internet Security	Sonic firewall
Nmap	VM View	RSA SecureID
Postfix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Linux Integration Engineer, SEV1Tech, Alexandria, VA                                                                      2012 - Present                  

Engineer for this IT services provider, specializing in complex data centers and related disciplines 

 

·          Manages the integration of Red Hat Linux servers into geospatial client’s mixed operation system environment, as well as virtualization of their enterprise environment.

·          Lead the operations, incident management and maintenance of Linux and virtualization systems.

·          Supervises technical work of engineered to maximize automation and build efficiency, while decreasing incidents.

·          Present Engineering Review Board with Change Controls.

·          Reviewed and provided feedback on server builds based on customer requirements.

·          Built Red Hat 6 and Windows 2008 servers, as well as Harden servers configured to meet DOD Stig requirements.

·          Led project to install and manage five Vsphere environments (2 nodes to 7 nodes), comprised of more than 500 hosts. Configured clustering, DRS and virtual distributed switches.

 

 

 

Systems Infrastructure Manager, TrafficLand, Fairfax, VA                                                                      2011 - 2012                  

Manager responsible for the design, configuration, and maintenance of corporate and customer infrastructure (Linux servers, load balancers, routers/switches, firewalls, and backup automation)

 

·   Managed 50 satellite sites, including network circuits (T1s to 10MB circuit), Cisco routers, Dell switches, Sonic firewalls, and Linux servers

·   Implemented VMware ESXi 4.1 and virtualized 50% of the production environment

·   Lowered bandwidth costs to multiple satellite sites

·   Hired and mentored Help Desk staff, grooming them into Jr. Administrator roles

 

 

Security Specialist, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C.                2009 - 2011                  

Senior Engineer tasked with ensuring components/processes in compliance with policy & standards, assess security vulnerabilities/recommend remediation, & monitor/respond to events

 

Critical Duties:

 

●  Interpreted security event activity; identified security vulnerabilities; initiate incident responses

●  Monitor security events, log and report through management of intrusion prevention/detection systems (IPS/IDS), firewalls, routers, switches, and other network devices, Linux and Windows servers, Windows desktops, Oracle and MS SQL databases, anti-virus, and other systems

●  Conducted infrastructure vulnerability assessments/compliance audits; specify remediation

●  Conducted security certification of infrastructure components

●  Defined and implemented IT security policies, standards, and procedures

●  Maintained/Supported RSA SecureID

 

Key Achievements:

 

●  Implemented and maintained 5 Cisco IDS sensors using Cisco Security Manager; built small security lab to ensure correct signatures implemented

●  Implemented RSA Envision to provide alerting and event correlation from Linux, Windows, and IDS sensors; implemented views to track high priority alerts

●  Implemented server security standards for Red Hat and Windows systems using benchmarks from Center Internet Security; used Nessus security scanner to ensure new servers met standards

●  Implemented Nessus scan policies that limited impact to the network and equipment while determining systems that were vulnerable or mis-configured

●  Implemented patching using Lumension for third-party applications

 

 

Linux Systems Engineer                                                                                                                              2005 – 2009

Systems and Project Engineer for multiple and varied businesses in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, both as client and vendor, including: Tangible Software; American Psychological Association; ATG; Defender Technologies; and PCCW Global, Inc.

 

Critical Duties:

 

●  Maintenance and monitoring of multiple development, test, and production environments for a variety of services. Responded to priority-1 and 2 outage tickets, involving replicating/confirming reported errors or outages, identifying cause - implementing resolution quickly to maintain our SLA, etc.

●  At various times supported 30 Red Hat directory servers, including maintenance and troubleshooting of severity-1 issues; supported 50 Red Hat 4 servers; supported 100 Red Hat Linux 4/5; supported 13 VMWARE ESX servers; performance tuning of servers

●  Wrote best-practice documentation on F5 configuration                             

●  Installed and supported Apache, Fedora directory services

●  Supported 400+ server environment including HP DL and BladeCenter C Class with HP EVA 6000/8000; supported Suse Linux 9-10/RedHat; Supported JBOSS, Tomcat, Apache, SVN

●  Managed a co-location facility of 50+ cabinets

●  Maintained/Configured Citrix NetScaler load balancers; performed upgrades to firmware

●  Maintained/Troubleshot issues w/Linux servers using Win 2003 AD authentication/SMB winbind

●  Directed projects end-to-end, from scheduling/workflow to executive-level reporting

●  Provided 24x7 Sys Admin client support; managed teams of Sys Admins, as many as 5 at a given time

 

Key Achievements:

 

●  Successfully completed a complex sever audit for a Fortune 500 client 

●  Managed the planning, installation, & configuration of a 100-server client

●  Established systematic client audits that removed canceled accounts & better utilized cabinet space; wrote procedures to provide client base with higher level of support; instituted SOPs

●  Migrated a data center from pc-based to NetScreen firewalls and one node of VOIP cluster servers to a remote location with no impact on services to clients

●  Automated server build processes by implementing a Red Hat kick-start server

●  Implemented Linux Cluster solution to ensure high availability of clients' mail and a backup solution to ensure data recovery in the event problems occur

●  Implemented a Jira ticketing system that integrated with an SVN server

●  Supported the upgrade of 4 NetScreen firewalls

●  Implemented F5 load balancers in a development and production environment

●  Implemented/Supported JBOSS 4.3 / Portal in a development environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Administrator, Hostcentric (Interland), Fremont, CA/Weehawken, NJ                            2000 - 2005             

 

●  Administered network of 2,000+ Linux & Windows servers; Managed remote access

●  Managed major client accounts and oversaw customization of mail, database, cluster, web, load balancing, firewall, & DNS servers. Provided 24/7 support- 100+ clients/2,000 servers

●  Directed projects from scheduling/workflow to executive-level reporting and briefings

●  Worked with sales, customer service staff to determine customer needs and developed technical solutions to meet them, including hardware, software, and managed services requirements

●  Managed 3 data center closing/downsizing projects; executed these projects with zero downtime; migrated data, tested hardware, & led project groups of up to 10 staff

●  Supervised, scheduled, trained, and developed 4 Sys Admins; worked closely w/30 clients, explaining options for moving 150 servers; scheduled move, coordinated hardware resources, requested IPs, migrated mail & DNS records, ghosted server file system; Updated DNS, tested sites, monitored operability, briefed managers, & redirected server traffic; Project saved $300K annually

●  Deployed and managed procedures to monitor patch and security announcements for Windows, Linux, and sundry applications; scheduled implementation on several hundred servers within 72 hours; documented all project milestones and server architecture

 

 

System Administrator, On-Line Technologies, East Setauket, NY/Boca Raton, FL                            1994 – 2000