Brian Weston

Experience

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  Moore Business Communication Services

  Oct 1996 - Feb 1997

  Project Manager / Programmer

  • Managed and organized multiple large data processing projects valued at $480,000.• Worked directly with clients in preparing legal contracts.• Programmed on mainframe using JCL and MACH languages.• Met strict tax deadlines.• Troubleshot programming problems.

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  Williams Energy

  Jun 1997 - Apr 2000

  Systems Analyst

  • Project Management of multiple IT projects including design/technical specs/testing/implementation of gas measurement editing application, Y2K testing on Gas Measurement systems and multiple applications for Measurement department, office relocation for department of 70+ IT staff.• Assisted other team members with troubleshooting issues related to Electronic Flow Measurement radio configurations and transmission protocols.• Organized the process of configuring 1000+ gas wells into the EFM/SCADA system.• System maintenance and technical support of HP server and desktop PCs for department of 40+ users.• Assisted with on-call support schedule and frequently traveled off-site to solve technical issues.• UNIX System Administrator on HP 9000 D370 MIPS server including load monitoring, script writing, ADSM backup, optical backup, tape backup, cron scheduling, OS upgrade from 10.20 to 11.00.• Team member on multiple high-level system development teams doing in-depth business process analysis. Show less

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  Fairchild Semiconductor

  May 2000 - Jul 2000

  Unix Systems Administrator / System Software Engineer

  • UNIX System Administrator on multiple Sun hardware platforms including E3000, 420R, Ultra 10, Ultra 5, Sparcstation 20, Sparcstation 10.• Project Management and technical lead for the upgrade and implementation of a high-availability, redundant server structure consisting of two Sun 420R’s, two A 5000 disk arrays, and Veritas Cluster Software. This fail-over system drives the key processes on a 24-by-7 production floor.

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  TrainSeek / LearnCom

  Jul 2000 - Dec 2000

  Systems Analyst / Engineer

  • Shared system administration responsibilities on a Sun 420R server with an A3000 disk array running Oracle, Apache, WebTrends, JReports Enterprise Reporting Server, and an automated email marketing system.• Implemented, configured, and upgraded WebTrends website traffic analysis system running on Windows NT and Sun 420R. • Composed complex SQL statements and designed reports that are served by JReports on the corporate intranet giving details of website statistics.• Designed and implemented an automated system to filter sales leads from the website to the sales team and into their lead tracking software (ACT2000).• Project Manager of Search Engine Placement initiative to achieve high rankings on all major search engines. Show less

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  Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games

  Dec 2000 - Apr 2002

  Unix Systems Administrator

  • Unix System Administrator on Sun hardware platforms including E220R, E4500, A3500, D1000, D130, and StorEdge L1000.• Implemented and supported a complex system dispersing information to Olympic judges, athletes, commentators, spectators, and press at 11 various sport venues across the Salt Lake area.• Provided 24/7 support of 147 Olympic Games Unix servers (143-E220R and 4-E4500) as a team member with 3 other System Administrators.• Worked closely with multiple service providers in negotiating specific, customized Service Level Agreements for Games-time.• Implemented a complete backup solution using Veritas NetBackup DataCenter and StorEdge L1000 jukeboxes, tuning it to complete in a small backup window using minimum bandwidth. Prior to this a complete implementation of Solstice Backup was completed.• Assisted in the implementation of Big Brother system monitoring used for notification of Games-time server issues.• Installed, upgraded, and problem solved multiple software and hardware upgrades, working closely with developers, system testers and end users.• Project managed multiple simultaneous projects, effectively interfacing with many different groups in various locations around the world. • Extensively documented multiple system configurations for use by future Olympic organizing committees. Show less

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  Ingenix / Optum

  Aug 2002 - May 2003

  Unix Systems Administrator

  • Unix Administrator on Sun hardware.• Implemented and supported a complex system allowing insurance companies to query a dispersed, nation-wide database of individual’s prescription drug histories.• Worked closely with the Database Administrators to optimize performance of multiple FCAL disk arrays.• Assisted with the re-architecture of the hardware layout for the central-tier processing layer, reducing costs by a eliminating ¼ of the required processors while maintaining ample throughput.• Managed the planning and implementation of multiple dispersed, clustered database servers.• Work closely with developers to maximize efficient use of computing resources.• Provide 24/7 support to customer base nationwide. Show less

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  Xactware / Verisk Analytics

  May 2003 - Oct 2011

  Sr. Unix / SAN Administrator

  • Primary SAN Admin managing EMC DMX and Clariion environment.• Implemented SAN environment consisting of 40+ PowerPath enabled AIX, Linux, and Windows server, 5 DMXs, and 4 Clariions connected by 8 fiber switches in redundant fabrics. Configured mirrored devices, BCVs, and R2 devices syncing via SRDF and SRDF/A concurrently to two disaster recovery sites. Performed mapping, zoning, and masking using ECC, switch web interface, and Solutions Enabler symcli.• Instrumental in the planning and implementation of multiple 3-node Oracle 10g RAC environment on AIX running business critical, 24/7 databases. Also implemented multiple 2 to 4 node Oracle 10g RAC environments on RHAS 3, 4, 5 running business critical and test environments. • Implementing and maintaining a Business Continuance / Disaster Recovery site consisting of a complete SAN of EMC DMX, Clariion, and Oracle RAC clusters, with detailed failover procedures and documentation.• Successfully completed multiple Data Center and DR site migrations with maximum uptime and minimal service interruptions.• Primary AIX Admin and secondary Linux Admin managing many business critical servers with OS / firmware upgrades, legacy migrations, performance monitoring, and capacity planning.• Interface with many customers dealing with IBM WebSphere MQ troubleshooting various connectivity and configuration issues. Show less

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  Goldman Sachs

  Oct 2011 - Apr 2016

  Vice President / Sr. Technology Specialist

  Global Storage Operations - SAN / NAS / Backup Administration• NOTE: The VP title is a Financial Services Industry title that signifies a leader, a strong individual contributor, very driven, a culture carrier – not an executive management title.• Primary SAN/NAS Admin managing global storage environment including EMC VMAX, DMC, CX, VNX, Atmos, Centera, NetApp Filers, HDS AMS 2500, Brocade and Cisco switches.• Primary Backups Admin managing global EMC Networker backup environment with 25+ large datazones including NDMP backups.• Team lead role overseeing training, coordinating, quality of work, and customer facing interactions of a team of 9.• Effective with solving high-pressure daily issues including resolution, provisioning, capacity management, performance issues, hardware refresh, data migrations, replication issues, and business continuity plans and testing.• Instrumental in the buildout of the Storage Operations team in SLC, including determining team size, hiring and training, managing team responsibilities, stability, procedures, and other operational efficiencies.• Lead effort to bring Backups Operations function to SLC from NJ. Built local team and successfully integrated with the local and global Storage teams.• Implemented initiatives aimed at increasing global team coordination and communication, including common wiki info repository, common shift handover details, and common meeting agendas, team best practices.• Assigned by senior management to build a team and lead campus recruiting efforts at local university – successfully recruited many skilled/successful technology interns. Show less

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  Dell Technologies

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Senior Principal Engineer

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Sr. Advisor, Service Delivery

    Jun 2017 - now