Resume of Dana French ===================== Dana French Primary Phone: 615.556.0456 113 East Rich Email Address: dfrench@mtxia.com Norman, OK 73069 URL: http://www.mtxia.com ---------- EXPERIENCE ---------- * 07/2007 - Present, President/CEO TriParadigm, LLC - Dallas, TX TriParadigm is a partnership of high tech companies specializing in high availability, disaster recovery, business continuity and virtualization. This company was formed to provide an international platform on which to market an automated build and deployment appliance for high availability and disaster recovery environments. I am the principal engineer in the development of this appliance product called "vLPAR" and it is the culmination of several decades of work and experience with large AIX and Linux (SUSe and Redhat) data center operators. This appliance automatically builds, deploys, configures and provisions entire multi-system, multi-frame, multi-datacenter environments for high availability and disaster recovery. Automation is achieved through the advanced usage of IBM Power5 virtualization (VIO) servers, AIX tools such as NIM, and HMC, and Linux tools such as YAST (SUSe) . These automation capabilities are the resulting implementation of a business continuity methodology developed over many years of experience in a wide variety of industries with very large clients such as IBM, Capgemini, Wal-Mart, Fleming (Nations largest Grocery wholesaler at the time), Liberty Mutual Insurance, HCA Healthcare, USMC, and many others. * 9/2000 - Present, President, Mt Xia, Inc., Nationwide, USA Primary focus is Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, High Availability and integration of new systems into existing infrastructures. I provide enterprise wide management and technical leadership to national and international clients for developing and implementing business continuity strategies, and in developing automated disaster recovery solutions. These services are performed in support of increasing or safeguarding revenue streams, datacenter consolidation, outsourcing, and other projects. To achieve this focus, I create architecture designs for implementation of IBM's Advanced POWER Virtualization providing Logical Partitioning (LPAR), Dynamic LPAR (DLPAR), Automated DLPAR using Partition Load Manager (PLM), Micropartitioning, and Virtual I/O (VIO) enabling on-demand computing and server consolidation. * 4/2002 - 9/2002, Consulting Analyst, Fleming Co's, Oklahoma City, OK Lead the Unix team for the nations largest grocery wholesaler which designed, implemented, supported, and managed over 150 servers on a nationwide network. These servers included 137 AIX RS/6000's, 15 Sun Solaris, and 3 AS/400's. Supported the day-to-day operations of the nationwide enterprise as well as the design, implementation and support of all new systems in support of Fleming's goal of becomming a $35B/year Co. * 4/1993 - 8/2000, Senior Technical Consultant, The Netplex Group, Edmond, OK Responsible for development of E-Business, E-Services, and E-Management strategies. This includes tactical and strategic implementation of architectures and technologies. Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing conversion of clients to an E-Business model philosophy and mindset. * 9/1989 - 9/1993, President, French Consulting Services, Norman, OK Specialized in software development, maintenance, documentation and systems conversions. Duties included project definition and planning, systems design and installation, production systems support, graphics and animation, multimedia programming and development, voice response and speech recognition programming, services and software marketing and sales, technical and course preparation for all courses taught by French Consulting Services. * 4/1981 - 9/1989, Senior Systems Analyst, Energy Analysts Inc, Norman, OK Responsible for hazards analysis and risk assessment studies, engineering and graphics programming design/development, documentation and verification, fault tree analysis studies, systems analysis, data base management, marketing and sales, proposal preparation, instrumentation and data acquisition on large scale testing projects. Also responsible for training and course preparation, products liability studies and law and code requirements. --------------- ACCOMPLISHMENTS --------------- * PUBLICATIONS * AIX Update Journal (http://www.xephon.com/aix) * Feb 2008 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 9 * Jan 2008 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 8 * Nov 2007 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 7 * Sep 2007 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 6 * Aug 2007 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 5 * May 2007 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 4 * Mar 2007 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 3 * Feb 2007 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 2 * Dec 2006 - Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 1 * Aug 2006 - Successful Business Continuity: Part 5 * Jul 2006 - Automated Process Monitoring * May 2006 - Tracking disks and SCSI adapter on VIO Server * Apr 2006 - Generate Secure Random Passwords * Apr 2006 - Successful Business Continuity: Part 4 * Feb 2006 - Setting Path Priorities for Virtual Disks * Feb 2006 - Korn Shell Awk Emulation * Nov 2005 - Successful Business Continuity: Part 3 * May 2005 - Successful Business Continuity: Part 2 * Apr 2005 - Successful Business Continuity: Part 1 * EDUCATION * University of Oklahoma, Norman - B.S. Zoology * University of Oklahoma, Norman - Studies toward M.S. Chemical Engineering *AFFILIATIONS* * 07/2006 - Present www.mtknox.com Principle Engineer/Designer/Architect * 01/2004 - Present www.ridmail.com Principle Engineer/Designer/Architect * 01/2000 - 12/2001 Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering * 01/2000 - 12/2001 Marquis Who's Who in the World * 01/1999 - 12/2000 Marquis Who's Who in the Southwest * COPYRIGHTS * AIX::ODM - AIX ODM Perl module * Shell Curses - Shell implementation of "curses" library * French Menus - menuing system using "shell curses" * kshEvents - Dynamic, Web Based Events Calendar * kshSchedule - Web based reservation/scheduling system * kshLink - Web Based Communications Control System * kshMenus - Web based GUI menuing system * kshNoSpam - SPAM filtering and reflection system * kshContact - Personnel directory and paging system * kshList - Mailing List system * kshBackup - Automated Backup scheduling system * kshSQL - SQL DBMS with Ingres-like interface * kshInstall - Generic Installation utility * eStorLink - Network Communication tool * KshIndex - Web site generator based on Apache fancyIndex * DBIforms - Web based form generator and database interface * Orwell - Automated disaster recovery solution * BigB - System integrity authentication * AutoContent - Automated documentation generator * MenuGen - Automated web site generator * OpenCMDB - Open Configuration Management DataBase * AMMS - Automated Microcode Management System * vLPAR - Data Center Automation Toolset * CERTIFICATIONS * IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert * IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Support * Certificate of Proficiency - AIX Performance and System Tuning * Certificate of Proficiency - AIX Installation, Backup and System Recovery * Certificate of Proficiency - AIX Communications * Emergency Management Institute - Professional Development Series * Linux Administration * Network Security * HTML ---------------- SKILLS INVENTORY ---------------- ------------------- BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Business Continuity | Expert | Current | 11 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Disaster Recovery | Expert | Current | 11 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Data Center Automation| Expert | Current | 11 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Project Management | Expert | Current | 21 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Config Management | Expert | Current | 6 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Audit Compliance | Expert | Current | 6 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Regulatory Compliance | Expert | Current | 6 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ ------------------ HARDWARE PLATFORMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | IBM RS/6000 pSeries | Expert | Current | 13 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Sun | Intermediate | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Hewlett Packard | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 4 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | DG Aviion | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | DG Clariion | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | NCR3400,3500 | Expert | +4 years ago | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | NCR 9400 | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | DEC/VAX | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 9 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Cisco | Expert | Current | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | EMC Symmetrics | Intermediate | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | EMC Celerra | Intermediate | Current | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | EMC Clariion | Intermediate | Current | 1 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | EMC Powerpath | Expert | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Hitachi Data Systems| Intermediate | Current | 4 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | HDS HDLM | Expert | Current | 4 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Hewlett Packard SAN | Intermediate | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ ----------------- OPERATING SYSTEMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX | Expert | Current | 14 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX HMC | Expert | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX LPAR | Expert | Current | 4 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX DLPAR | Expert | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX PLM | Expert | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX Micropartition | Expert | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX VIO Server | Expert | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX GPFS | Expert | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SunOS/Solaris | Expert | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | WinNT, W2K | Expert | Current | 7 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Cisco IOS | Intermediate | Current | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Citrix | Intermediate | Current | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Linux-Redhat | Expert | Current | 7 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Linux-SuSE | Expert | Current | 4 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Linux-Slackware | Expert | 2 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Linux-Caldera | Expert | 2 years ago | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Win Term Server | Intermediate | 2 years ago | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SCO Unix | Expert | +4 years ago | 10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | BSD Unix | Expert | +4 years ago | 10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | NCR SVR4 | Expert | +4 years ago | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | HP:UX | Expert | +4 years ago | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | DG:UX | Expert | +4 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Linux-Yggrasil | Expert | +4 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Sinix | Expert | +4 years ago | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ --------- DATABASES ~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Informix | Intermediate | Current | 12 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Oracle | Intermediate | Current | 7 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | MySQL | Intermediate | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Sybase | Beginner | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | DB2 | Beginner | Current | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Postgres | Intermediate | Current | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Ingres | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 4 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Troll / Use | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Adabase | Beginner | +4 years ago | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ ----------- PROGRAMMING ~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Korn Shell | Expert | Current | 18 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Perl | Expert | Current | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Perl DBI | Expert | Current | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | HTML | Expert | Current | 11 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Bourne Shell | Expert | Current | 24 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SQL | Expert | Current | 16 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Javascript | Intermediate | Current | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | C | Intermediate | Current | 22 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Make | Expert | Current | 22 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | MS Batch | Expert | Current | 19 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Fortran | Expert | +4 years ago | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Visual Basic | Beginner | +4 years ago | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ ---------- NETWORKING ~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | TCP/IP | Expert | Current | 26 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | HDS Tru-Copy | Intermediate | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Serial | Expert | Current | 26 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Dial-up | Expert | Current | 26 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | UUCP | Expert | Current | 17 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | NFS | Expert | Current | 14 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SLIP / PPP | Expert | Current | 9 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Dial-on-demand | Expert | Current | 7 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Frame Relay | Intermediate | Current | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SNA | Beginner | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ ------------ APPLICATIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX HACMP | Expert | Current | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX TCB | Intermediate | Current | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX NIM | Expert | Current | 9 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SUSe Linux YAST | Expert | Current | 4 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | ECS/CONTROL-M | Expert | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | MQSeries | Intermediate | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Mercator | Intermediate | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Samba | Expert | Current | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | NIS/NIS+ | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Kerberos | Beginner | +4 years ago | 1 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | LDAP | Intermediate | +4 years ago | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | TSM Server Admin | Expert | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Webmin | Expert | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Method/1 | Expert | Current | 13 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+