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Services

• DevOps Strategy: Advising on adopting and optimizing DevOps practices.
• Cloud Optimization: Providing strategies for cloud adoption and cost efficiency.
• Monitoring: Developing strategies for system observability and performance management.
• Startup Support: Offering end-to-end DevOps solutions tailored to the needs of startups, from initial infrastructure setup to scalable growth management.
• Automation services: Automate your infrastructure deployment and release management.

Skills

DevOps, Site Reliability Engineer, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Git, Github, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Gitlab, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Automation, Ansible, Terraform, Perl, Python, PHP, Rust, Bash, YAML, HCL, Code Security Management, Linux, Ubuntu, Redhat, Rocky Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, EKS, Vmware, Proxmox, Docker, Nginx, Continuous Deployment/CD, Continous Delivery/CI, Monitoring, Observability, AIOps, Performance Monitoring, IBM Tivoli Software, Dynatrace, Zabbix, Appdynamics, Newrelic, Instana, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus , Grafana, MySQL, SQL Server, Magento, Postgres, Redis, Varnish, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Workers, Confluence.

Publications

Technical Blog of my solutions:

https://www.solutioning.eu

End-to-End e-business Transaction Management Made Easy

Redbook, published 18-december-2003

PDA Management with IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager

Redbook, published 06-may-2003

All about IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager 4.2

Redbook, published 11-december-2002

Tivoli Software Distribution 4.1: NetView DM Migration

Redbook, published 2-may-2001

Tivoli Software Distribution 4.1: New Features and Scenarios
Redbook, published 2-may-2001

Experience

2022 July. – Present Satoshipay/Pendulum – 100% remote work

DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer

• Create architecture for blockchain node infrastructure for pendulum chain.
• Manage cloud infrastructure costs in our multi-cloud environment ( GCP, AWS, Contabo ).
• Manage security aspects of the server infrastructure.
• Provision node infrastructure on AWS using Terraform in various regions and Availability zones.
  • Internal/external networking.
  • IAM policies, roles, etc.
  • Security Groups.
  • Access Control Lists.
  • S3 buckets.
  • EC2 instances.
  • CloudFront Distributions.
  • Route53 and Automated SSL certificates and domain validations.
  • Application and network node balancers.
  • EKS Clusters.
  • Lambda Functions with API Gateway.
• Deploy nodes using Gitlab CI/CD pipelines.
• Deploy code using github actions.
• Manage company Gitlab.
• Manage multiple Gitlab runners.
• Develop automation in Python and Bash ( shell ).
• Develop javascript snippets to interact with blockchain nodes.
• Create fully automated deployment without a single manual step.
• Create rust compilation pipeline to automatically compile code once the master Github branch changes.
  • Automatically create docker images from compiled code and publish it to docker hub as part of the pipeline.
  • Automatically create Debian based installation packages for the complied software as part of the pipeline.
  • Test created packages and docker images on various platforms as part of the pipeline.
  • Upload created binary and Debian installation files to our download site as part of the pipeline.
  • Create github releases from the above automatically.
• Run collator, validator, archive, and RPC nodes for Polkadot based blockchain project.
• Run Stellar validator nodes including archive nodes.
• Provision/Manage Postgres and Mysql databases.
• Provision/Manage GCP environment.
• Migrate Kubernetes cluster from Digital Ocean to EKS.
• Migrate Gitlab from private repository to cloud based Gitlab.
• Deploy Stellar nodes on Contabo and AWS using terraform, cloud-init and Gitlab pipelines.
• Deploy Prometheus and Grafana automatically using Gitlab CI/CD pipelines and automate Grafana provisioning with terraform.
• Develop multiple, custom Prometheus exporters using Python.
• Deploy Federated, multi-location, secure Prometheus servers.
• Deploy applications on Kubernetes EKS cluster.
• Create terraform automation for Kubernetes deployment packages using helm, docker, etc.
• Dockerize legacy applications and deploy them into Kubernetes using Terraform and Gitlab CI/CD automatically.
• Dockerize nodejs and Python based services and deploy them into Kubernetes using Terraform and Gitlab CI/CD automatically.
• Manage and Administer Kubernetes.
• Manage Application Performance Monitoring.
• Manage multiple BSC Blockchain Nodes.
• Provision and manage Nginx based load balancer to spread traffic across RPC nodes.
• Set up DNS failover on Route 53 to enable resilience for multiple Nginx load balancers in multiple locations.
• Manage Cloudflare workers, DNS and R2 using terraform.
• Automatically Provision ELK/Elasticsearch to ingest logs from various servers.
• Develop Automatic Gitlab repository documentation
• Implement DevSecOps Practices
  • Implement code security scans (SAST / DAST SCA) for Terraform and Rust.
  • Implement vulnerability scans (Nessus).
  • Implement local security scans (Chkrootkit).
  • Implement Security Monitoring using a custom Prometheus exporter that collects information from the above mentioned security scans and sets up visualization and Alerting on Grafana.

2021 September. – 2022 – July IBM Germany – 100% remote work

DevOps Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer

• Set up DEV/TST/STG/PRD environments on Gitlab.
• Set up Terraform with Gitlab and Jenkins.
• Automate software deployment using Gitlab CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop additional automation and logic in Bash and Python to supplement Gitlab deployment.
• Create Gitlab deployment architecture.
• Automate AWS deployment of EC2, RDS, Redis, IAM, etc using Terraform and userdata scripts.
• Maintain Redis in memory database.
• Use/Maintain Artifactory for software repository.
• Deploy Elasticsearch
• Set up Elasticsearch clustering and backups.
• Develop integrations and automation in Python and exposure to java.
• Deploy Kubernetes/docker based applications using Terraform.
• Exposure to IBM Cloud.
• Manage Application Performance Monitoring.
• Manage Windows Servers, automate software deployment and monitor entities.
• Manage Security aspects of the Managed Applications.

2021 March. – 2021 Aug. (part time) Luminor Bank, Baltics ( Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia ) – 100% remote work

DevOps Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer

• Supporting Luminor bank’s Open Banking development team.
• Creating modifying terraform plans.
• Managing AWS.
• Deploying and troubleshooting Jenkins CI/CD Pipelines.
• Managing gitlab repos.
• Setting up pipelines.
• Managing/troubleshooting Multiple EKS clusters

2020 Sept. – 2021 March (part time) Luminor Bank, Baltics ( Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia ) – 100% remote work

Python Developer and Monitoring Specialist / SRE

• Implement application monitoring according to specifications.
• Manage Windows Servers, automate software deployment and monitor entities.
• Liaise with various groups inside the bank, take requirements and translate them into monitoring.
• Create hybrid visualization using Grafana by combining data from various monitoring and other sources.
• Configure Zabbix to Opsgenie integration.
• Use Terraform to make configuration changes
• Develop Monitoring Automation Toolset in python3 to achieve the following:
• Extract data from various sources and transform it into meaningful datasets.
• Automated Maintenance Window Management
• Automated CMDB vs Monitoring verifications
• Automatic host group creation and assignment
• Automatic Monitoring Inventory
• Reporting development to create custom monthly availability report data and create reports in Power BI
• Automatic security reporting according to specifications
• Create universal python library to be used across all automation scripts.

2021 Sept – 2023 May. (on-demand) WESTPOLE Vilvoorde, Belgium 100% remote work.

Monitoring & Automation Consultant (DevOps/SRE)

• Installation and configuration StackState.
• Installation and configuration of OpenShift.
• Deploy Vmware Infrastructure using Gitlab pipelines and Terraform.
• Provision VMs on Proxmox using Gitlab pipelines and Terraform.
• Automatically provision of Openshift Clusters on Vmware using Gitlab pipelines and Terraform.
• Creating docker images, containerizing python scripts.
• Extensive automation and testing with python scripting.
• Installation and configuration Morpheus cloud software.
• Script integrations using python for stackstate.
• Installing and deploying Instana.
• Creating custom Prometheus exporters using Python.
• Feed monitoring metrics to Dynatrace API using Python.
• Test Turbonomic.
• Provision Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Gitlab CI/CI pipleines.
• Set up Azure Devops environment using Terraform.
• Provision Azure infrastructure using Azure Devops Pipelines.
• Manage multiple MS SQL Servers
• Automate Software Deployment for Windows Server.

2013 Mar. – 2021 Sept. Iris ICT/Canon Vivoorde, Belgium + Budapest, Hungary – 100% remote work

Monitoring, Deployment, Automation and Observability Consultant (DevOps/SRE)

• Installation and configuration of ELK Stack ( Elasticsrearch, logstash, kibana ).
• Write integrations between various monitoring systems and Elasticsearch in python.
• Write SDK based integrations between ITM, PRTG, Zabbix(metrics),Uniflow and Stackstate in Python.
• Installing and configuring TBSM 6.2 and JazzSM.
• Installation and configuration of Zabbix
• Custom Zabbix development to monitor internal applications
• Installation and configuration of Grafana to server as a unified console of multiple monitoring systems
• Installation and configuration of ICABI / IBM Cloud Application Business Insights
• Experience with working with AWS and Docker, Azure Environments
• Setting up and configuring virtual servers on AWS and Azure
• Monitoring cloud based environments, AWS, Docker, Azure
• Installation and customization of Netcool Omnibus 7.4, 8.1
• Installation and customization of Dynatrace across various platforms
• Installation and customization of Splunk
• Installation and customization of AppDynamics across various platforms
• Integrate Appdynamics with Netcool Omnibus Alerting Server and enable autoticketing.
• Extensive automation development using python 2.7, 3.x, selenium, php, perl across various platforms and environments.
• Integration of multiple monitoring systems to achieve best of breed solutions for multiple customers.
• Installation and customization of IBM Monitoring 8.1.4 and previous versions.
• Automation of ITM agent rollouts and installations
• Planning and executing IBM suite upgrades such as ITM, Omnibus, Impact fixpacks,.
• ITM 6.3.0.2,3,4,5,7 and Omnibus integration using the EIF Probe
• Netcool/Impact 6.1.1, 7.1 installation and configuration
• Developing Impact Policies using IPL to achieve event and ticket consolidation.
• Developing Netcool Omnibus Triggers
• Developing ticketing gateway for TopDesk in IPL
• Installation and configuration of TADDM 7.2.1.4
• Installation and configuration of Omnibus SCOM probe ( 2007, 2012)
• Development of a ticketing gateway for TOPDESK using Impact
• Integrating PRTG monitoring tool into Netcool Omnibus
• Installation of TADDM windows gateways and anchors
• Installing Jazz for Service Management 1.0.3
• Creating Jazz pages and dashboards for ITM and ITCAM products
• Installing ITM 6.3 and 6.3.0.1, 6.3.0.2, 6.3.0.3, 6.3.0.4, 6.3.0.5, 6.3.0.7
• Installing Smart Cloud Control Desk 7.5.1
• Installing IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Gateway for TSRM
• Setting up autoticketing
• Configuring TADDM, ITM, Omnibus and Control Desk with Jazz and OSLC
• Integrating TADDM, ITM, Omnibus into Control Desk to achieve a console view and auto-ticketing.
• Using MySQL as a data repository for Impact policies to determine hosts location, event summary translation to human readable format and logging of events to have properly stored historical data.
• Developing customer portal using Joomla, PHP, javascript and MySQL
• Auto generating customer portal content from ITM and Omnibus ( eg agent status, latest events, etc )
• Auto generating Tivoli Common Reporting reports for our customer portal
• Extensive Monitoring toolset integration and consolidation management level visualization on Grafana.
• Integrating SCOM 2012, 2007 with Netcool Omnibus using the SCOM probe.
• Custom ITM Agent development for multiple in house applications such as:
• Uniflow Server
• Uniflow RPS
• Palette
• Therefore
• PrismaDirect

2018 Nov. – 2019 Feb   Boca Capital LLC San Antonio, TX + Budapest, Hungary – 100% Remote work

Data Transformation Specialist – Python Developer

• Acquiring data from various county property appraisal sites.
• Acquiring data from various county property tax sites.
• Integrating tax and appraisal data to one list.
• Design and Develop web data scrapers using Selenium and Python.
• Develop data aggregator to create datasets.
• Design and create MySQL database housing more than 1.000.000 property records.
• Compile tax delinquency & Absentee owner lists based on various data sources and requirements.
• Install and manage hosting and server based on Ubuntu and Linode

2018 September – Present Osorno International Bt.  Budapest, Hungary – 100% remote work

• DevOps/SRE Engineer with Python
• Design and develop python automation to trade using binance exchange’s API.
  • Build server farm to scan markets and execute trades real time.
  • Develop trading strategy based on Technical Analysis.
  • Develop my own trading indicator based on volume changes.
  • Develop automation to sell portfolio based on various indicators.
  • Develop stop-loss strategy to minimize possible loss.
  • All above items were developed on Ubuntu platform using python and MySQL.
  • Create front end in PHP and Grafana to be able to real time follow portfolio.
  • Create historical portfolio reports and dashboards using Grafana to further analyze trades.
• Design and implement zds.ztacs.com which provides decision support for crypto trading by collecting news, events and tweets and displaying everything on the same dashboard.

2011 Sept. – 2013 Jan.  IBM Australia / Westpac        Sydney, Australia

• Monitoring and Automation Specialist/SRE
• Rolling out ITM 6.2, 6.2.3 across multiple platforms.
• Installing, configuring ITM.
• Installing configuring ITCAM for SOA.
• Installing configuring ITCAM for Application Diagnostics.
• Exposure to Netcool Omnibus.
• Doing 100% tivoli project work for a large financial client.
• Installation, Configuration of Tivoli Common Reporting 2.1.1.
• Tivoli Integrated Portal installation, configuration.
• IBM ITCAM Extended Agent for Oracle Database 6.3.1 installation and configuration.
• Automated installation package creation for ITCAM for Application Diagnostics 7.1.0.3 ( WAS and HTTP agents ).
• Customer supported: Westpac 5000+ servers.

2011 Feb – 2011 Aug.   IBM Ireland / Bank of Ireland     Dublin, Ireland

Monitoring, Deployment and Automation Specialist

• Migrating HP Openview into ITM
• Writing custom converter in perl and PHP to convert hunderds of custom HP monitors into ITM situations XML format, including disk, process ( win, unix ), Windows Services and custom logfile monitoring using Windows eventlog.
• Installing ITM servers, agents, etc
• Whole ITM monitoring suite deployment including:
• ITM J2EE agent
• ITM WebSphere agent
• ITM MQ agent
• ITM OS agents ( ux, nt, lz, a4 )
• ITM Citrix Agent
• ITM Oracle Agent
• ITM DB2 Agent
• ITM Sap Agent
• ITM Domino Agent
• ITM Sybase Agent
• ITM IIS Agent
• ITM Apache Agent
• Installation and maintenance of Netcool Omnibus
• Installation and maintenance of Netcool Impact
• Installation and maintenance of Netcool webtop – TIP
• Customer Supported: Bank of Ireland 2000+ servers

2009 dec – 2010 May    IBM Netherlands                      Amsterdam, NL

Monitoring and Automation Specialist

• Maintaining ABN-Amro’s Tivoli Environment
• Planning and executing DM37 to ITM6 migration
• Evaluating new products to include in the current systems management portfolio
• Extensive Scripting in perl and php to automate daily management tasks
• Cross-training staff to use ITM6 instead of DM37
• Customer Supported: ABN-Amro Bank 5000+ servers

2005 oct – 2009 – Nov  IBM Ireland                                       Dublin, IE

Monitoring, Deployment and Automation Specialist

• Architecture design of the Shared Customer Infrastucture
• Exposure to TADDM 7.1, Netcool Ombibus, CCMDB, TBSM 4.1.1
• Configuration of Compuware ServerVantage
• Definition of monitoring layers and high level design of Vantage monitoring
• Linux, AIX, Windows, Solaris administration
• WebSphere, Apache, installation, configuration Administration
• Supporting Tivoli in a multicustomer environment
• Design and implementation of ITM 6.1/6.2/6.2.1
• Design and implementation of ITCAM for Webresources 6.2.0.4
• Design and implementation of ITCAM for WebSphere 6.1.0.4
• Design and implementation of ITCAM for Applications 6.2.2
• Design and implementation of IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Microsoft Applications 6.2
• Integrating Citrix Edgesight with Tivoli Enterprise Console
• Architecture, design and implementation of TLCM 2.3 in a multi-customer environment
• Design and implementation of IBM Tivoli Omegamon XE for Messaging 7.9
• IBM Tivoli Monitoring for databases 6.1, 6.2 ( DB2/Oracle )
• IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Messaging and Collaboration 6.1, 6.2 ( Lotus Domino )
• Design and implementation of Tivoli Data Warehouse 2.1
• IBM Tivoli Service Level Advisor 2.1.1 Implementation
• Administration of ITM 5.1.2
• Administration of TEC 3.9
• Administration of FWK 4.1.1
• Implementation, design of Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.3
• TWS migration from 8.2 to 8.4.1
• Monitoring various devices using Netview and SNMP
• Experience with IBM Director and Tivoli integration
• Extensive experience managing Tivoli Framework and ITM 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1 across firewalls
• Experience with AS400 endpoints and Qsysopr adapters
• IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager 5.1 evaluation
• Mapping ITIL processes against Tivoli Products
• Customers supported: Quinn Insurance, Department of Justice, Health Services Authority, RSA Insurance, Irish Rail. Approx. 500 Servers in total
• Administration/Implementation of the following ITM modules:
• ITM for mySAP
• ITM for Oracle
• ITM for Messaging and Collaboration
• ITM for Virtual Servers
• ITM for Web Infrastructure
• ITM for Applications

2004 Nov – 2005 Oct.  Schiphol Amsterdam Airport     Amsterdam, NL

 Observability Specialist Technical Leader

• Technical Management of the Tivoli team of Schiphol Group
• Troubleshoot the Tivoli environment
• Stabilize the Tivoli environment
• Redesign Profile Manager/Policy Region structure
• Implementation of ITM 5.1.2
• Impementation of TEC 3.8/3.9
• Impementation of TEDW 1.2
• Design monitoring solutions
• Extensive experience with Resource Models
• Extensive experience with Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, Linux, and windows platforms
• Extensive perl scripting
• Extensive automation of the environment using tasks/scripts
• Communication towards the management
• Plan/design future Tivoli module implementations
• Implementation of ITCM 4.2.1
• Migration of the Tivoli databases environment from Oracle to DB2
• DB2 installation administration
• Customer Supported: Schiphol Amsterdam Airport: 150 servers

2003 May – 2004 Nov  IBM France                                    Nice, France

Automation and Deployment Specialist

• Implementation of Tivoli Software Distribution 4.1
• Design/Implementation/Administration of Tivoli Remote Control 3.7.1
• Design/Implementation/Administration of Tivoli Remote Control 3.8.1
• Development of additional features for Tivoli Remote Control’s default CGI scripts such as Endpoint health check.
• Implementation of Tivoli Inventory 4.0
• Implementation of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager 4.2
• Architecture ,design and Implementation of Tivoli Enterprise Data Warehouse 1.1
• Administration of Tivoli Enterprise Data warehouse
• Administration of Tivoli Presentation Services
• Implementation of IBM Tivoli Service Level Advisor 1.2.1
• Administration/Support of ~60 TMRs in a multicustomer environment
• Administration of DB2 7.2,8.1
• AIX, Windows 2000 administration
• Extensive Perl scripting
• Extensive experience with ITM 5.1.1 and 5.1.2
• Basic Resource Model development
• Extensive experience with TEC 3.8 and 3.9
• Rule development
• TEC <-> TSM integration
• Installation of Framework 4.1.1 and ITCM 4.2.1
• Planning migration from 3.7.1 framework and SWD 4.1, INV 4.0 to framework 4.1.1 and ITCM 4.2.1
• Evaulation of migration risks
• WebSphere 4.0, 5.0 installation, administration, troubleshooting
• TaskLibrary Development in TLL and perl
• Customers supported: Michelin 1000 Servers

2003 sept  IBM ITSO     Austin, TX, USA

Redbook Author (one month assignment)

• Write an IBM redbook about IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance 5.2*
• High level understanding of the new Tivoli Architectures
• TMTP 5.2 installation/configuration/Administration/design
• WebShere 5.0 installation/Configuration/Admnistration
• DB2 8.1 Installation/Configuration/Administration
• Suse Linux 7.3 installation configuration /mplementation with TMTP 5.2
• AIX 4.3/5.1 configuration/implementation with TMTP 5.2
• Windows 2000 Server installation/configuration/implementation with TMTP 5.2

2003 Febr – March  IBM ITSO                                       Austin, TX, USA

Redbook Lead Author (2 months assignment)

• Write an IBM redbook about ITCM 4.2 and PDA management
• Tivoli Access Manager 3.9/4.1 installation ( AIX/Windows )
• Tivoli Access Manager 3.9/4.1 configuration ( AIX/Windows )
• ITM installation, configuration
• TEC 3.8 installation configuration ( AIX/Windows/linux )
• AIX 5.1,4.3.3, Windows 2000 Advanced Server installation configuration
• WebSphere Advanced Server 4.01 installation, Configuration ( AIX, Windows, Linux )
• DB2 installation, configuration, tuning ( AIX, Windows, Linux )
• Tivoli Web Gateway installation Configuration ( AIX, Windows )
• IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager 4.2 installation, configuration ( AIX, Windows )
• IBM Tivoli Framework 4.1 configuration, tuning, perl scripting

2002 Sept – 2003 jan  IBM Belgium ( Belgian Post Project )  Nossegem, Belgium

Automation and Deployment Specialist

• Software Distribution design/implenetation for interconnected TMR’s
• Customizing and programming the Activity Planner XML sources
• Extensive perl scripting for framework related issues
• Maintain the production Tivoli environment
• AIX Administration , configuration
• DB2 installation, configuration and tuning
• Develop Web User interface to interact with the Activity Planner in perl/CGI
• Develop Pristine installation solution
• Module for SAP R/3 installation/configuration/administration
• Customer supported: Belgian Post Group 5000 workstations and 1000 Servers

2002 June – August  IBM ITSO                                      Austin, TX, USA

Automation and Deployment Specialist

• Write an IBM redbook about the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager 4.2
• First hand experience with the Framework 4.1
• First hand experience with the Inventory 4.1
• First hand experience with the Software Distribution 4.2
• Websphere Advanced Server installation/Configuration
• Tivoli Access Manager Configuration
• DB2 for Windows/AIX installation Configuration and tuning
• First hand experience with the Web Gateway Server solution
• Java scripting
• Extensive Perl scripting
• Extensive experience with Interconnected TMRs
• First hand experience with the Enterprise Directory Query facility ( Active Directory integration with Software Distribution)
• Activty Planner/CCM XML analysis

2001 april – 2002 jun  IBM Belgium ( Belgian Post Project )  Nossegem, Belgium

Automation and Deployment Specialist

• Plan, design and implement the Tivoli SWD 4.1, 4.0 architecture for 15.000 Endpoints and 600 servers
• Software Distribution design/implenetation for interconnected TMR’s
• Plan, design and implement the pristine ( automated operating system installation and additional software setup ) solution
• Customizing and programming the Activity Planner XML sources
• Login Policy development select_gateway, allow_install, after_install policies in perl to exdent the capabilities of the SWD 4.1.
• Extensive perl scripting for framework related issues
• Implement FWK 3.7,3.7.1, TE/C 3.7, DM,3.6.2 Manager for NT 3.6.2, Remote Control 3.7,3.71, Inventory 4.0
• Maintain the production Tivoli environment
• Windows 2000, administration basic knowledge of Active Directory
• AIX Administration , configuration
• DB2 installation, configuration and tuning
• Develop Web User interface to interact with the Activity Planner in perl
• Customer supported: Belgian Post Group 5000 workstations and 1000 Servers

2001 April                     Logica ( Astrom Project )        Brussels, Belgium

Automation and Monitoring Specialist

• Plan the TEC and DM Architecture
• Define the system monitoring sources and events which will be recieved
• Plan the interface between the ILOG modules and Tivoli.
• Define the additional needed Tivoli Modules ( Manager for Sybase , Netview 6.0 )
• Customer supported: Alstom

2001 Jan – March          IBM ITSO                                Austin, TX, USA

Tivoli Specialist/Developer(2 months assignment)

• Write an IBM redbook about Tivoli Software Distribution 1
• Write an IBM redbook about the NVDM – Tivoli SWD 4.1 migration
• First hand experience with the SWD version 4.1 and with the Framework 7.1
• Activity Planner
• Pristine Tool
• Mobile Solution
• Migration Control Center for the NVDM <-> SWD4.1 migration
• Orcale for NT installation configuration for the SWD4.1

2000 Jun – 2001 jan      IBM (Web Content Hosting) Ehningen, Germany

Automation and Observability Specialist

• Develop the Tivoli User Administration 3.6,3.6.2 Architecture
• Implement and test the Tivoli User Administration 3.6
• Document and develop the user interface for the User Administration
• Implement the 3 tiered architecture of the Framework 3.6,3.6.2,3.6.3,7
• Implement Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.6, 3.6.2
• Implement Tivoli Inventory 3.6. 3.6.2
• Implement DB2 for TEC and Inventory, connect the RIM interface to them
• Implement DM and forward its events to the TEC
• Implement Tivoli Software Distribution 3.6, 0
• TroubleShoot the Tivoli Environment
• NT Administration
• AIX Administration
• Perl Scripting
• EAI ( Enterprise Application Integration )

1999 oct – 2000 Jun.     IBM (AAB Retail B. Project) Budapest, Hungary

Deployment and Automation Specialist

• Administering, configuring, installing AIX
• Maintenancing RS6000 hardware
• Planning, implementing 3 tiered architecture
• Installing, administering, configuring planning Tivoli Framework, Inventory, Remote Control, Software Distribution ( 3.6 )
• Replacing NVDM ( TME10 ) Software Distribution with Tivoli Software Distribution 3.6.1
• Managing and rolling out 1000 clients and 40 servers
• Planning the optimal hardware configuration
• ADSM client configuration ( NT, AIX )
• Perl, Object Rexx scripting for the Deployment and writing tools for Response File generating, version control, etc

1999 mar – oct.             IBM (AAB Retail B. Project) Budapest, Hungary

 Deployment Team Leader ( Tivoli spec. )

• Planning and scheduling the weekend software updates
• Leading the Software updates
• Leading all System Management procedures
• Leading system migration to a new environment

1998 oct – 1999 mar.      IBM (AAB Retail B. Project) Budapest, Hungary

Automation and Deployment Specialist

• Supporting 900 workstations and 40 servers
• Version control
• Creating Automated install packages
• Integrating new systems to the current production system
• Writing scripts on AIX and PC to automate the installation processes ( Rexx, Object Rexx )
• Using Tivoli products ( especially NVDM/6000 – TME10 application ) detecting and correcting errors in the product. Maintaining and supporting it. Creating the Change control files developing the packages and the Plans in AIX environment
• Planning and developing the Client configuration ( Windows NT )
• Windows NT automated setup creating and automate all needed software installations
• Windows NT/95 Registry Programming
• Tivoli Remote Control configuration, installation
• Installing, configuring NVDM / AIX /NT
• Administering AIX
• Developing small helpful applications for helping the distribution ( version check .. and so on ) in Object Rexx and Visual Basic
• Using Installshield to create automated install packages
• Working with the InstallShiled script language
• Tivoli Framework, Software Distribution, Remote Control, Inventory, SIS, planning, installation, configuration

1997–1998 oct.             IBM (AAB Retail B. Project) Budapest, Hungary

Technical Support, System Administration

• Supporting and Administering the ABN-AMRO Bank’s Windows NT network ( 400 PC-s, 900 users )
• Supporting Microsoft Office, Printers, virus infections, and banking applications
• Administering ADSM backup, Lotus notes, IP-Range, Windows NT,95,98
• Installing and configuring new machines
• Hardware maintenance
• Writing useful tools in Object Rexx for making the work easier in Windows NT
• Network administration
• Lotus Notes administration
• MS Proxy Server installation, configuration, administration
• Some web page development ( HTML, Java )
• Dial up Networking ( RAS ) , FTP, TCP/IP
• Netscape Communicator / Internet Explorer configuration
• Configuration of the most common Email clients Outlook, Pegasus, Netscape messenger

1995–1997                    Town Hall                        Nyíregyháza, Hungary

Systems Administrator

• Supporting and administering the local Novell Network
• Supporting and installing PC-s, applications
• Fixing and changing defected hardware
• Supporting and writing the Tax office local applications ( FoxPro, Clipper, Pascal ) and supporting the databases