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Luke 11:9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.”

Edward Thiers
363 Rochester Street Unit B
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: 949-300-6638
Alt: 949-642-3089
ed@thiers.net

 

OBJECTIVE: Obtain a position where I can utilize my IT skills and professional experience to sucessfully
support company goals.
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 
December 2008 to Present
 
Conexant Systems Newport Beach, CA
Sr. Staff Systems Engineer
 
Implemented Symantec Netbackup 6.5.5 Infrastructure including 2 tape libraries, SAN setup and configuration as well as master and media server installations. Configured backup clients and all backup policies, storage groups, etc. Setup and used Data Domain as backup targets. Wrote script run as cron job Installed and maintained remote connectivity in data center including SUN ilom, alom, rsc, Dell iDRAC, HP iLO3, and IBM IMM. Setup HP c7000 enclosure running Vmware ESXi 4.1 server. Installed and supported various OS on ESXi platform including Windows XP and Fedora 13. Re-cabled engineering network in data center. Responsible for inventorying, degaussing and destroying over 10,000 media. Trouble shoot and install Netapp filers. Maintained EMC Symmetrix DMX SAN and created LUNS using Symmetrix Management console.
 
August 1999 to November 2008
 
Cadence Design Systems Irvine, CA
Sr. Staff Systems Engineer
 
Sole IT support for 3 remote offices including 90 customers and 2 server rooms. Image Windows, Linux and Solaris. Install dual boot Windows/Linux and VMware on laptops and workstations. Setup Domain, DHCP, File and Print, Samba, License and LDAP servers. Administer Active Directory Users and Computers, LDAP, automounts, DNS, DHCP, and some Data Ontap. Heavy trouble shooting and customer (employee) support. Work on teams to design server rooms for remote sites and have been involved in a number of office moves and consolidations. Have experience with Windows Server, XP, Vista, Solaris Unix, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Office, Open Office, VMware Workstation, Remedy Client, Flexlm, Legato, VNC, VPN Clients, IIS and apache.
 
September 1995
to
June 1999
 
Catellus Residential Group Irvine, CA
Director of IT
 
Converted from IBM System 36 to Novell network then migrated to Windows NT network.
Evaluated and purchased all hardware, software and consulting services. Setup all PCs. Part of team that implemented Timberline Accounting Software.
 
January 1978
to
March 1994
 
Previous Work Experience
Accountant Who Transitioned to IT
 
Started career as an accountant and became an Assistant Controller. Began computer career working on an IBM System 34 in 1981. Implemented many accounting and manufacturing applications over the years including the coding of many applications using the RPG programming language. Also worked a number of years in the residential development industry programing and implementing computer systems specific to that industry. Companies worked for include J.M. Peters, Fidelity National Title, Control Components, Moxie Nutrition, Systron Donner and AmericanSunroof.
 
EDUCATION:
Certificates Windows, Unix & Linux
Associate in Arts Accounting
 
PERSONAL:
Enjoy running, spending time with my family and tackling do-it-yourself home