1. Experience andqualifications:
Alf NormannKlausenisLeadInfrastructure EngineeratSteriaandworkswithconsulting,system
designandsolutionsimplementationwithfocusonUnix andLinux infrastructure.He hasa total of
sixteenyearsexperience withUnix andhasheldkeyrolesinmajorprojectsforseveral prominent
companiessuchas Hafslund,Telenor,NorskTippingandHydroIS Partner.
Alf hasworkedwithapplicationoperationsandserveroperationswithemphasisonAIX,Linux,
Solaris,andHP-UX.He has experience withmanyof the mostwidelyusedclustertechnologiessuch
as VeritasClusterServer,MCService GuardandHACMP / PowerHA.Alf hasexperienceasan Oracle
DBA.
From 2008 to 2011, Alf was the Technical TeamManager forthe Unix Teamin ErgoGroups
operationsorganization.AsTeammanagerhe wasresponsibleforthe creationof the Unix specialist
groupsaction plans,proactivityandautomation.Alfensuredthatthe documentationwasaccording
to processesandworkingmethods.He representedthe professional teaminthe discipline leader
meetingsandheldweeklymeetingstofollow uponindividual tasksandgroupgoalswithinthe unit.
As Technical ManagerAlf hadresponsibilityforthe group'sserverpark,bothon the hardware and
software level.Thisinvolvedfollowingupof supplierstoachieve large savingswithinlicensing.
Alf hasheldkeyrolesinmajorprojects.Forexample,he wasin2011 and 2012 deeplyinvolvedina
projectfora majorNorwegianfinancialinstitution. Alf tookresponsibilityfordesignand
implementationof redundantVIOserversandAIXLPARforSwiftAlliance Access,SwiftAlliance
Gatewayand Oracle Databasesforthe customersreal-time grosssettlement(RTGS) systemwithAIX
6.1 and 7.1. This alsoinvolvedsettingupNIMand HACMP clusters.In2014, Alf upgradedthe backup
solutionforAIXplatformbasedonEMC NetWorkerfor“NorwegianCustoms”.The modernization
projectincludedmigrationandconversionof all backupsfromtape storage toEMC Data Domain.
Alf workedwithimprovementandriskredevelopmentof twoparticularlycritical bankingcard
transactionand online bankingsystemsonHP-UXinEvry.He wasalsoinvolvedineffortsto renew
these systems.AnotherprojectwhereAlf wasdeeplyinvolvedwasserverdecommissioningdue to
cost reduction,age andend-of-life of datacenters.
Alf hasa broadexpertise whichmakeshimaveryversatile consultantwhohasbeenable to
undertake awide range of tasks anddeliveringqualityateverystage.He hassolidexperience in
infrastructure projectsandisoutgoing,enterprisingandfondof takingresponsibility.He possesses
excellentcommunicationskillsandagood understandingof customerneedsandchallenges.