1. Ronald Carlos Stewart
11450 Melody Drive, Apt F306, Northglenn, CO 80234
Cell: (770) 656-2873 | rstew2436@yahoo.com
Senior System Administrator | System Engineer | UNIX Engineer
CAREER SUMMARY
Seniorlevel systemadministratorandengineer withfocus ondirectingefforts towardmanagingclient-
serverdesignanddeployment, disasterrecovery, testingsystems, upgrades,troubleshootingand
maintenance of systems. Tenyearsexperience onSolaris10operatingsystem. He iscertified inOracle
Solaris10 systemadministration,Solaris 8and9, networkandsystemadministration,andHP-UXsystem
administration. Twentythree yearsplus of experienceprovidingUNIXsystemadministration inthe
informationandcommunicationtechnology industry.
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
I am an accomplishedITprofessional asanOracle SolarisUNIXSystemadministrationandengineering
withinterestinapositiontoworkingprimarywithSolaris10 and11. Lookingforan opportunitytogain
more experience withSolaris11,Red Hat Linux 6 and 7 and SPARCT4, T5 serversandexposure to
VMWARE on Solarisplatforms andcloud .
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CDI Corporation
IBM Global Services,Boulder,CO December03, 12 – May 13, 16
SeniorSolaris SystemAdministrator
 As a consultant,memberof OpenSystems –IBM ResiliencyServices(IRS)insupportof disaster
recoveryservices. Participatedinlocal andremote DRexercisesinsupportof stagedeventsfor
IBM Global customers/partners. Waschargedwithresponsibilityanda focal pointforpre-test,
setup,validation,execution,breakdown,andpost-testeventsbasedonplatform deliverable
and compliance stamps. Servedasarecoveryprogramexecution(RPE) specialistforeventtest
to execute recoveryprocedurestorestore customerservers.
o Contributedasteammemberincollaborative effortsandworkedthroughmany
challengeswhichleadtoseveral areasof improvementthathave beenidentified,
addressedandresolvedwithcustomerstostrengthenthe DRprograms.
o Receivedcertificate of excellence fromCDICorporationforoutstandingperformance
and lastingcontributioninsupportingIBMandnumerousclientsonDecember10,2014.
o Servedastechnical leadforprojectmanagers’andadvisedonconfiguration
specificationsandrequirementsforserverbuilds.

2. o Responsible forbuilds andexecution of jumpstartservers,SPARCandx86,to perform
initial installations andZFSflasharchives of Solaris10,U1-U11, insupportfor
organizational stagedevents. Addressed two(2) bugissuesforrecommendedpatch
bundlessizesandflasharchivesthatprovidedsolutionsregionalandnationwide
disasterrecoverysites.
o Participatedin36 hour eventtestsforsystemrecoveryandwascreditedwithitssuccess
for the firsttime. Was contractedto rebuildcustomerserversandbasedoncustomer
documentationsuchaslinkaggregationandMPXIOconfigurations. Made critical
recommendationonevent testsforjumpstart,flasharchives,ZFSpool andzone
creationandkernel architecture requirementsthatresultedinmanagements’decisions
to planfor majorupgradesintheirenvironment.
o TaskedwithinstallingandconfiguringASLS8.3software,NetBackup 6.5masterand
clientsoftware asa RPE. PerformedTivoliStorage ManagerTSM restoresforremote
disasterrecoveryengagements.
o Setupgroups,fordevicesandportson CISCO2920 connected toCISCO9710 fabric
managerVSAN. A testedporton device manageranddeterminedWWN’stoperform
zoningonattachedexternal SAN storage (IBMXIV,SVC,andHitachi),QuantumScalar
I500 and IBM 3584 tape units.
o Managed Solarisplatformequipmentinstallationandmaintenance. InstalledLCdual
port HBA’s,memory,quadinterface cards,10 Gig fiberNICcards,SCSI adapterand to
include upgradesof serverfirmware andEmulex drivers.
o Determinedcore estimatesforprojectservers(T4-2, T4-1, T5240, T5220, T5140, T2000,
X4600, X4200, E15K), forfuture growthof equipment.
o Openedrequestsformaintenance supportandperformedinafieldengineers’roleand
performedmaintenance on30 plusserversina fourmonthperiodtorepairand replace
CPU chipsets,fan sinks,system boardsandDIMM’s, batteries,powersuppliesand
systemfans.
IT Resource Solutions(ITRS)
SUN,ORCL Consultantonsite at VerizonWireless,Southlake,TX April 7th 08 – August 31st 12
SeniorSolaris SystemAdministrator
 As a consultantwithITRS,performedprofessionalconsultingservicesasanOracle consultant
onsite atVerizonWireless. AssignedtoCommunicationDataSystems(CDS) andperformed
rolesinSolarissystemadministratorandengineer. Responsibleforthe managementand
administrationof 1000 plus local and remote production,testanddevelopment servers. Duties
focusedin areasof system,network,storage andNetBackup administration, andsystem
engineering. Servesasa liaisontoapplication,webserversandOracle RAC11g database teams.
o Performedengineeringof hardware platforms(SPARCandX86) from design
documentationandcustomerspecificationsundercritical time restraints. Metand

3. exceededkeyprojectcompletiondatesanddeadlinesfordecommissioning,technical
refresh,andmigrationof projectserversovera4 ½ yearperiod.
o Configuredhardware RAID0and 1 solutions,andsoftware SVM. SetupSMGT,NMGT
and upgradedOBPand LSI firmware andinstalledOSwithspecifiedlayoutof file
systems. Executedthe standard.shscriptandperformedclustersoftware patchingfrom
EIS installationDVD.
o Engagedinswitchport migrationprojects,coordinatedwithnetworkandsystems
groups,and plannedoveratimelinethe installationof networkandfiberNICcardsfor
productionserversresultinginthe migrationof networkVLAN’s.
o Spearheadedcompletionof twoone yearandmajor migrationprojects,migrate
NetBackup clientserversandswitchVLANs. Installed NetBackup7.0on Solaris10
SPARCand X86 platformsto upgrade one masterandsix mediaservers. Created
NetBackup policiesforRMAN and OS,performedclientinstallations.
o Ledtwo weektimelineprojects toestablishduplex fromsimplex byaddingasecond
controllertoSTK 6180, upgraded(CAM),registeredthe arrayandimplementingMPXIO.
o Successfullyengineeredthe installationof several CommonArrayManager(CAM)
projects. Rack mountedkitsandstorage array componentsandinstalledtransceiversto
controllersA andB channels andconnectednetworkcablestostorage fromservers’
HBA networkports. AttachedDIN cablesfromlaptopandconfiguredIP,networkand
gatewayinformation. SetuparrayhosthostsfilesandinstalledCAMonserver.
ConfiguredMPXIO,registeredthe array,upgradedthe array firmware,andloggedinto
CAMGUI addingarray node information.
o Engagedinengineeringprojectstoinstall memoryDIMM’s, fiber,singleanddual port
HBA cards withLC and SC connectors,networkandfiberNICcard,and diskdrivesfor
newprojectbuilds.
o Providedthirdlevel supportforSunServerplatforms,includingSunFire X4540, X4450,
X4200, X4140, X4170, X4270; SunFire V245, V440, V445, V880, V890, E6900, E2900; Sun
Fire blade T6230, X6250;Enterprise T2000, T5120, T5220, T5240, T5440; SPARCT-3
(SPARCandX86), and Hitachi 9980 SAN storage diskarray, StorageTEK6140, 6180,
3320, 2530,2540, and 2501 expansionattached storage,NAS7110; StorageTEKSL500
Streamline tape libraryunit,QuantumDXi 7500, 8500, QuantumScalar i500 library,Sun
Virtual Tape LibraryVTL diskstorage,andIBM blade centerH,and new EMC Data
Domainstorage.
o ProvidedsupportforVERITASFile SystemVFS,5.0,5.1, VERITASVolume ManagerVVM
5.0, 5.1, VERITASClusterServerVCS5.0, SunCluster3.1, VERITASNetBackup6.5, and
7.0.
o Engineeredthe rackingandmountingof rail kitsandfor1U, 2U, and 4U componentsto
include othervendorhardware;F5BigIP loadbalancer.
o ConfiguredIPCresource controls,systemparametersandnetworkfiles;default
gateways,routesandpersistentroutes,andimplementedIPMP,active stand-bye,and
jumboframes.

4. o Implementedcheckliststosecure the technologyenvironmenttocomplywithISOand
SOXauditrequirements.
o PerformedSUDOpackage installationsandconfigurationanduseraccount
administration.SetupSSH,DNS,SENDMAIL,NTPand NFSto customerspecifications.
o Administered NetBackup environmentsonthe IBMBlade serversutilizingRedHatLINUX
version 5.
o MonitoredserversviaCAMand SYSEDGE, SNMP monitoringtools anddiagnosed
networklinkandspeedconnectivity.
o Troubleshootserverproblems,gatheredlogsfromILOM/ALOM,uploadedexplorerand
supportdatum, fromserverand storage arrays,to backline supporttodetermine root
cause analysis.
o Submittedchange controlsviaREMEDY ticketingsystem, wrote andperformed
approvedimplementationplans,andconductedmaintenance during1- 5 am
maintenance windows,forbreak/fix,emergency,routineactivities.
o Participatedinteam24 X 7 on-call rotationsforlocal andremote locations.
o ServedasSME, a facilitatortocustomers’engineersandadministratorsandprovided
technical solutionstosoftware andhardware productissues. Researchedtechnical
documentationandadvisedcustomerof productspecifications.
o Utilizedsupporttools;NortelVPN client,RSA Secure ID,Putty,Secure CRT,andVNC.
Howard SystemsInternational
CDI Corp, IBM consultant, Delta Airlines,DeltaTechnology June 4th 07 – Feb25th 08
SystemAdministrator, SystemEngineer
 PerformedHSIconsultingservicesforIBMGlobal Servicesonsite atDeltaAirlines. Participated
inIBM – DeltaAirlinesApplicationServerRefreshProjectof the applicationserverinfrastructure
of testdevelopmentandproductionservers. Conductedandcoordinatedoneffortswithsystem
ownerstoensure workactivitieswere integratedwithall groupsandthe establishedtimelines,
withotherprojects,wouldnothave impactingserverreplacements.
o Conductedarefreshof the application,web,anddatabase serverinthe infrastructure
basedon implementationdesignandrefreshstrategyforstandardbuildsfordelta.com,
DeltaInfrastructure,InternetDefense.
o Engagedinsystemadministrationandengineeringonvariousprojectsfortest,
developmentandproductionserversforSolarisiterations8– 10. InstalledOS,SVMand
performedrecommendedpatchupdates,andconfiguredsystem, networkfiles,and
servicesforNIS,NFS,DNS,SENDMAIL,SMTP, NTP,and SNMP.
o InstalledandconfiguredVERITAS,VFS,andVVM. SupportedVERITASClusterserver
VCS,HighAvailabilityHA,VERITAS NetBackup5.1,andEMC SAN environmentand
providingsupporttoEMC engineers.

5. o Administeredandsupportedenterpriseservers;SunV125, V210, V215, V240, V245,
V440, V445, V880, V890, Enterprise T5140, T5220, E15K, E6900.
o Met withDeltainfrastructure andIBMteamsto conductall coordinationwiththe
systemownerstoensure all workactivityisfullyintegratedwithall groups.
o Team engagedinmeetingswithinfrastructure teamstodetermine if any
interdependenciesexist,if serverconsolidationisachievable,andcapacityrequirements
for CPU,memory,network,network,backup,anddisks.
o WorkedwithDeltarepresentativestovalidate anaccurate serverlistof serverswithin
the scope of the refresheffortforsoftware andhardware updates.
o Responsible forworkingwithapplicationvendorstoreconcile anyapplicationissue,
applicationinstallation,documentationandsupport.
o EscalatedissuestoIBMand DeltaProjectManagers,as theyoccur, to workout details
withsystemownerIDand activitiesthatwouldhave aneffectonthe projecttimelines
that may impactwithprojectserverreplacements.
o Servedasleadengineeronpatchprogramfor deploymentof patchbundlesforSun
Solarisservers forFY 2007.
o Coordinatedwith NetBackup teamforbackup,recoveryandmigrationsof client
applicationanddatabases.
o Submittedfacilitiesrequestforserverinstallations,includingdatacenterfloorspace,
power,andnetwork,console,EMCSAN storage and load balancinginitiatives.
Thompson Technologies,NOVA,Atlanta,GA Nov 13th, 06 - Jan 27th 07
SeniorSystem Administrator
 ProvidedThompsonTechnologiesconsultingservicesonsite atNOVA and performedsystem
administrationinamultiplexedUNIXenvironment,SunSolaris8 - 10 and IBMAIX5L.
Responsible forthe administrationof serversanddrivingprojectdeliveryasdirectedfrom
projectgroups.
o Providedsystem’slevel supportforapplications,Apache HTTPserver,Oracle database
9i, Websphere,andTIBCOEMS.
o Supportshardware andsoftware andmediatedwithteamsforSunservers,SunFire
V120, V240, V490, V890, 6800, T2000; IBM p570, p650, and EMC Symmetrix andClarion
SAN storage.
o PerformedOSinstallations,systemandnetworkconfiguration,layoutof file systems,
recommendedpatchupdates,package updatesandtuningtooptimize system
performance. Setupand supportedone zone orcontainerunderSolaris10.
o SupportedEMC Clariionstorage),powerpath4.5,VERITASFS,and VVM.
o AnalyzedandtroubleshotOSsystemandhardware failurestodeterminerootcause and
presentedresolutionefforts.

6. o AdministeredVERITAS NetBackup 6.1masterserver,installedclientsoftware,and
scheduledbackupand recoveryjobsforclients.
o MonitoredserversusingCA UnicenterTNGsystemmanagementsoftware and
respondedtocritical alarmsandalerts.
Network Data Systems
CingularWireless, Atlanta,GA Jun 20, 06 – Oct 27, 06
SystemAdministrator, NetworkEngineer
 ServedasNSD consultantassignedtoNational Service DeliveryDataImplementationTeam
(NSDDI). Assigned2projectsand implementedthe buildof Solaris9OS platformserversbased
on designandengineeringdocumentation.
o Coordinatedrack,stackand poweractivities6serversand2 Cisco CSM7609 router
frame loadbalancerswithvendorsandensuredDCpowerupof new equipment.
o Usedjumpstartprocessto install OS,patchingandfirmware upgradeson6 SunNetra
440’s, configuredSVM,tuning,anddual NICinterfaces. Managedtrafficby
implementingIPMPandSunTrunkingfor SunOne Webandapplication,QFSservers,and
Oracle database servers.
o EffectivelycollaboratedwithSUN andEMC backline engineerstoachieve end-to-end
service quality. InstalledPowerpath4.5,EMC grab andEMC 5.2 for EMC sharedstorage
area networkSAN.
o InstalledandconfiguredSysedge4.2for alarmingandconferredwithRegional Network
OperationCenter(RNOC) activitiestoturnupand testSNMP agentcollectionfor
NetCool andSysedge monitoringsoftware.
o TaskedwithinstallingSUNWsan,SunStorage SAN 4.4.10, VERITASFoundationSuite 4.1
MP1, NetBackup client6.0,SunOne WebServer6.1, SunCluster3.1 and supported
VERITASClusterServerVCS4.0,VERITASDatabase EditionforOracle 4.1, and SunQFS
4.4 File sharingsoftware installations.
EDS, Bell South,Atlanta, GA Oct 8, 01 – May 31, 06
SystemAdministrator, Infrastructure Analyst
 EDS consultantassignedtoMidrange Software ServicesGrouptoprovidedsystem
administration,database,andplatformsupportforthe BellSouthaccount. Managedsystem
projectsof Sun Enterprise andHP-UXserverswithiterationsSolaris2.5-8 and HP-UX10.20 and
11.00 maintainedinthe production,developmentandtestenvironments.

7. o Providedthirdlevel supportforenterpriseSunservers,includingE150, E220, E250,
E450, E3000, E3500, E4000, E4500, E5000, E5500, E10K, Ultra II,60, HP9000/E45, K250,
K360, D30, D210, D310, D350, D380, T500, 755, H70, 130 and EMC Symmetrix 2335,
DMX 2000 SAN storage.
o Providedoverallmanagementandadministrationof SunEnterprise E10Kplatformand
supportedEMC Symmetrix 2335 storage, powerpath and SunCluster3.0. Tookon
projectsandsuccessfullyperformedupgradesof EMCSymmetrix 2335, PowerPath
3.06, JNIcards, and installationof Qlogiccardsinsupportof EMC relocationworkwith
diskstorage.
o Recognizedwithacertificate of achievementforteamparticipationinEMC TechRefresh
projectto deployEMCSymmetrix storage frames/arrayswithEMCsnew DMX 2000
technology. The migrationincludedSAN switches;TBstorage/data. Activitiesincluded
microcode upgradesof storage framesandConnectrix switches, PowerPath,HBA cards,
and drivercode upgradesonhosts.
o Selectedforandparticipatedinthree majorBellSouthDisasterRecoveryDrills:Jackson
DR Drill,BAPCOandVerisignrecoverytestforLong Distance,andBSC-Tax Drill.Restored
designatedSolarisserversOSandapplicationsundertime constraintmeasures,which
contributedtoEDS achievingan89% overall platformperformance score thatexceeded
platformobjectives.
Technology Snapshot
Systems
SolarisOS (2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 8 -10 and 11), HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, 11.23, 11.31 LINUX5, 2.6.9.-55.elsmp,AIX5L
Hardware
Sun Enterprise T2000, T5120, T5140, T5220, T5240, T5440, E10K, E15K; SPARCM4000, M5000, T4-2, T3;
SunFire V120, V125, V210, V215, V240, V245, V440, V480, V490, V445, V880, V890, E150, E220R, E450,
E3000, E3500, E4000, E4500, E5000, E5500, E6800, E6900, E2900, 4800, SunFire X4600, X4540, X4450,
X4200, X4140, X4170, X4270; SunBlade 6000 chassis,T6230, T6230; Sun NetraT2000, NetraT5220,
NetraX4200, Ultra II,60, IBMblade centerH, IBMp570, p650, ; Hitachi 9980 SAN storage diskarray,
StorageTEK6140, 6180, 3320, 2530, 2540, 2501 expansion,NAS7110, StorEdge 3510, StorEdge A1000,
D1000 ; StorageTEKSL500 Streamline tape libraryunit,QuantumDXi 7500, 8500, QuantumScalar i500
library,SunVirtual Tape LibraryVTL diskstorage,EMC Data Domain,EMC Symmetrix 2335, EMC Clarion;
HP9000 seriesE45, K250, K360, D30, D210, D310, D350, D380, T500, 755, H70, 130, BMC Patrol,F5 Big
IP loadbalancers
Software

8. Sun Storage STK CommonArrayManager (CAM),SunStorage SAN 4.4.10, VERITASFile SystemVFS,5.0,
5.1, 4.1 VERITASVolume ManagerVVM5.0, 5.1, 4.1, 3.02, VERITASClusterServerVCS5.0,4.0, Sun
Cluster2.2, 3.1, 3.0, VERITAS NetBackup6.5, 7.0.1, 6.1, 6.0, 5.0, 5.1, 4.5, 4.0; EMC Powerpath 4.5, 3.0.6,
EMC DMX 2000,
Applicationsliaised
Oracle RAC 11g, Oracle 9i, Oracle 9, Apache HTTP server,Websphere,iplanet/SunOne,Webserver6.1,
BEA Weblogic8,Siebel,Avaya,Connect Direct,TIBCOEMS, BMC Patrol,CAM, NetCool,Sysedge,CA
UnicenterTNG
LanguagesPractical experience withsh,ksh,csh,bashshell scripting
Tools
Secure CRT, Putty,Nortel VPN client,RSA Secure ID,VNC,andRemedy.
Education & Credentials
 BS - ComputerInformationSystems,SaintLeoUniversity,SaintLeo,FL June,2001
 BA - BusinessAdministrationSpecializinginAccounting,SaintLeoCollege,SaintLeo,FL January,
1998
Technical Certifications
 A + Certification –CompTIA
 N+ Certification –CompTIA
 HP CertifiedITProfessional –HPUX SystemAdministration –HelwettPackard
 SunCertifiedSystemAdministratorforSolaris8
 SunCertifiedNetworkAdministratorforSolaris8
 SunCertifiedSystemAdministratorforSolaris9
 SunCertifiedNetwork AdministratorforSolaris9
 Oracle SolarisSystemAdministratorforSolaris10
Technical training
 Shell ProgrammingforSystemAdministrators
 SA239 IntermediateSystemAdministrationSolaris
 SA299 Advance SystemAdministrationSolaris
 ES-310 Sun StorEdge [tm] Volume ManagerAdministration
 ST-350 SunSystemsFaultAnalysis
 ES-420 Sun Fire [tm] Workgroup/EnterpriseServerAdministration
 Solaris8.0 SystemAdministrationI/II,CD-ROM

9.  U.S. AirForce Global CommandandControl Systems(GCCS) BasicUNIX,BasicAdministratorand
SystemAdministratorcourses.
 US Army AdvancedLeadershipcourse
 US Army Master FitnessTrainercourse
 US Army Recruitercourse
 US Army InformationSystemOperatorAnalyst(74B) convertedtoInformationTechnology
Specialist(25B) MOS,RetiredSFC,E-7,Signal Branch – November30, 1997
 The SevenHabbitsof HighlyEffective People