Resume of Dana French ===================== Dana French Primary Phone: 615.556.0456 117 B 5th Avenue North Email Address: dfrench@mtxia.com Franklin, TN 37064 URL: http://www.mtxia.com ------- SUMMARY ------- * IT Industry leader focused on Business Continuity and Data Center Automation. * Published dozens of articles on Business Continuity and related topics. * Recognized as an industry expert in several fields related to AIX Administration and Korn Shell Programming. * Seventeen (17) years of AIX administration experience for the worlds largest organizations in data centers all over the world. * Developer and instructor of six (6) different training courses on AIX administration and related topics. * Developer of the Business Continuity Methodology for AIX Administration and Data Center Automation. * Founder and Sponsor of the "AIX Administration Methodology: Global Consolidation Project". ---------- EXPERIENCE ---------- * 07/2007 - Present, Principal 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, Principal 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. * 9/1989 - 9/1993, President, French Consulting Services, Norman, OK Specialized in software development, maintenance, documentation and systems conversions. * 4/1981 - 9/1989, Senior Systems Analyst, Energy Analysts Inc, Norman, OK Responsible for hazards analysis and risk assessment studies. Please see http://www.mtxia.com/Resume for additional information, certifications, publications, books, articles, etc. --------------- ACCOMPLISHMENTS --------------- * PUBLICATIONS * AIX Update Journal 2005 - 2008 Numerous articles on BC, DR, HA * IBM Developer Works 2007 - 2010 Numerous articles on BC, DR, ksh * Wikipedia 2008 Author of article on Business Continuity * Wikipedia 2008 Author of article on Data Center Automation * Wikipedia 2008 Author of article on Shell Curses * 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 * wikiAutoLoad - Automated tools for uploading Wiki Pages * visualSelect - Menuing System Tool for Shell Scripting * 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 * TEACHING AND MENTORING * Disaster Recovery Planning for the Enterprise: Course Instructor * Korn Shell Programming: Course Instructor * IBM AIX Operating System: Course Instructor * IBM HACMP (High Availability): Course Instructor * Introduction to Unix/Linux: Course Instructor * IBM Network Installation Manager (NIM): Course Instructor ---------------- SKILLS INVENTORY ---------------- ------------------- BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Business Continuity | Expert | Current | >10 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Disaster Recovery | Expert | Current | >10 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Data Center Automation| Expert | Current | >10 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Project Management | Expert | Current | >10 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Config Management | Expert | Current | >10 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Audit Compliance | Expert | Current | >10 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Regulatory Compliance | Expert | Current | >10 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SOX / SAS70 / ITIL | Expert | Current | 5 years | +-----------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ ------------------ HARDWARE PLATFORMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | IBM RS/6000 pSeries | Expert | Current | >10 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 | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX HMC | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX LPAR | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX DLPAR | Expert | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX PLM | Expert | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX Micropartition | Expert | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX VIO Server | Expert | Current | 6 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 | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Linux-SuSE | Expert | Current | 5 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 | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Oracle | Intermediate | Current | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | MySQL | Intermediate | Current | 6 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Sybase | Beginner | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | DB2 | Beginner | Current | 3 year | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Postgres | Intermediate | Current | 3 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 | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Perl | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Perl DBI | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | HTML | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Bourne Shell | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SQL | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Javascript | Intermediate | Current | 7 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | C | Intermediate | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Make | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | MS Batch | Expert | Current | >10 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 | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | HDS Tru-Copy | Intermediate | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Serial | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Dial-up | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | UUCP | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | NFS | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SLIP / PPP | Expert | Current | >10 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 | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX TCB | Expert | Current | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX NIM | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | AIX GPFS | Expert | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | SUSe Linux YAST | Expert | Current | 5 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | ECS/CONTROL-M | Expert | Current | 3 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | MQSeries | Intermediate | Current | 3 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 | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Tivoli TSM Server | Expert | Current | 8 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Webmin | Expert | Current | 2 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+ | Method/1 | Expert | Current | >10 years | +---------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+