Paul Da Silva

Experience

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  Olivetti, IBM Global Process Services, Faritec

  Jan 1990 - Jun 1996

  Techincian and SCO Unix
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  EOH

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2017

  Position: Senior Unix/AIX Systems EngineerPeriod: April 2008 to PresentKey areas of Performance:• Supporting ABSA Bank, Unix Environment (Unix Server Administration Support)• AIX migrations / Upgrades• HMC and System Microcode upgrades• VIO Installations and configurations• Oracle RAC Fail over• Shell Scripting.• System P Implementations• Investigate and Report on Alternative/Future technologies• Incident Management• Problem Management• Change Management• Planning new system environment• Disaster recovery• Installing IBM P Series severs• Knowledge TransferRecent Projects:Disaster Recovery Upgrade and migrate AIX 5.3 to AIX 6.1 and AIX 7.1Plan, Implement install new LPARS via HMC/VIO for Oracle, DB2 and Websphere creating LPARS for , UAT and Production Environments.Installing patches on Unix Environment.Creating LUN’s for Lpars using Oracle / ASM for clustering purposes.Upgrading HMC’s to ver. 7.5 and installing latest Microcode on P770 and P8 Show less

  • AIX Administrator

    Jan 2008 - Jul 2017

  • AIX Consultant

    Jan 2008 - Jul 2017
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  IT Contractor

  Apr 2022 - May 2022

  System Administrator
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  Nedbank

  Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  System engineer III
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  Spectrum Consulting

  Mar 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Systens Engineer

    Mar 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Systems Unix Engineer

    Mar 2023 - Sept 2023
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  SASIT

  Jul 2024 - now

  System Engineer