Address

Auf dem Anger 18 33165 Lichtenau-Husen Telefon: +49 5292 930601 Fax: +49 5292 930321 Mobile: +49 170 8023145 eMail: rf@ccf-consulting.de URL: http://www.ccf-consulting.de

Date of birth

July 18, 1954

Nationality

German

Foreign languages

English

Education

Studies at the Universität Gesamthochschule (University) of Paderborn, Germany Specialist area General mechanical engineering Subject area Construction mechanics Degree Engineering diploma

EDP experience since

1978

System management

Configuration, installation + administration Operation Systems, cluster/partitioning, HA concepts Disaster recovery, hot standby, failover, etc. WEB hosting, security

Operating systems

UNIX: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris LINUX: SUSE, RedHat, Knoppix, Ubuntu, Debian WINDOWS: Windows 2012 R2, WIN 7, WINXP, WIN2000, WIN98, WIN95, NT4 NT-Multiuser: WINCENTER, Metaframe, Citrix

Programming languages

Shell Script (bash, ksh, csh, sh, awk, sed … ) Perl PHP, Jython, Jacl, Java, (X)HTML C, FORTRAN, Pascal, Basic Interpreters of various applications

Databases

ORACLE, MySQL, DB2

Standard software:

HDPS/CommVault InfoPrint® Manager WebSphere, IBM Rational Application Developer, Eclipse Netscape + iPlanet (Web-/Mail-/Ldap Server, Client) Apache, Tomcat, Geronimo Samba Connect Direct+Secure+, Connect Enterprise ssh,ssl, sftp, scp, ftp, ftps, ... and other rpc programs Encryption: PGP, GPG and others IBM Tivoli (Workload Scheduler (TWS) + Storage Manager [TSM] + Framework [Monitoring]) ClearCase, RCS, CVS, Subversion RSA Keon DHCP, DNS, squid, LDAP, NIS+, NFS, Samba, Etherchannel Ignite UX, ServiceGuard, DRBD, OCFS2, Heartbeat, Xen CAD (Designer Drafting [ME10/ME30] / Designer Modeling [Solid Designer]) CAD (ELCAD) CAM (GNC) DNC (RWT) MS-Office, StarOffice, Koffice

Other knowledge

Network configuration/ network administration

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09.2015 –

Freelance work as consultant METRO SYSTEMS GmbH Location: Düsseldorf Escalation Management + Consulting HDPS/CommVault + IBM/VTL ProtecTIER

10.2010 – 08.2015

Freelance work as consultant IBM Deutschland GmbH Location: Ehningen 3rd level support for HP-UX / AIX (VIO + HACMP) / TWS by IBM Deutschland GmbH customers

01.2010 – 31.07.2010

Freelance work as consultant SAP AG Location: St. Leon Rot Implementing procedures for standardization automation of UNIX infrastructure Test and operation of UX-Backup and Recovery by means of IgniteUX for the OS installation and release strategy in a heterogeneous network environment

07.2009 – 12.2009

Freelance work as consultant T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH Location: Munich Project: MANDare (takeover MAN IT Services GmbH) Implementing procedures for standardization and automation of the UNIX infrastructure Evaluation, introduction and operation of new HP-UX / AIX versions Automation of the installation of HP-UX and AIX operating systems Maintenance and extension of centralized deployment procedures for systems configuration and maintenance Extension and maintenance of system monitoring and operation of monitoring infrastructure Implementation and operation of high availability solutions with HP ServiceGuard and IBM HACMP Implementation of virtualization solutions based on IBM System p LPAR with VIO Test and operation of UX-Backup and Recovery by means of Ignite i.e. NIM Operation support and troubleshooting Collaboration with neighboring technical teams: WebSphere, databases, storage, network and backup

10.2008 – 06.2009

Freelance work as consultant MAN IT Services GmbH Location: Karlsfeld / Munich Implementing procedures for standardization and automation of the UNIX infrastructure Evaluation, introduction and operation of new HP-UX / AIX versions Automation of the installation of HP-UX and AIX operating systems Maintenance and extension of centralized deployment procedures for systems configuration and maintenance Extension and maintenance of system monitoring and operation of monitoring infrastructure Implementation and operation of high availability solutions with HP ServiceGuard and IBM HACMP Implementation of virtualization solutions based on IBM System p LPAR with VIO Test and operation of UX-Backup and Recovery by means of Ignite i.e. NIM Operation support and troubleshooting Collaboration with neighboring technical teams: WebSphere, databases, storage, network and backup

05.2005 – 09.2008

Freelance work as consultant (project language: English) Citicorp Operation Consulting GmbH, Meerbusch EDC - European Data Center (UNIX System Engineering) As of 2007 additional support of the JFP (Java Financial Platform) WebSphere 6.02 project for Germany, UK, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Installation, configuration and topology setup of WebSphere Application Server 6.02.x on AIX servers (P570, P590). Capacity planning and server dimensioning for new, additional WebSphere Projects security re-design of WebSphere and WEB server Collaboration in the definition and implementation of a WebSphere + WEB Hosting Application standard on all AIX servers installed in the EDC. From 2006 to 2008 responsible WebSphere expert of the EBS (Enhanced Banking System) project of the Citibank for Italy, Spain, Belgium, UK, Germany (IBM P520 – P570). Installation and configuration of WebSphere Application Server (ND) Security setup Implementation of database interfaces Implementation of different data interfaces (e.g. Connect:Direct, WebSphere MQ..) for safeguarding the operation flow. Setting up an automated deployment procedure ACL and Python programming for installation and configuration of WebSphere applications Definition of a WebSphere + Web Server installation standard roject and go live support for the development teams. Supporting the proof of concept for ITCAM (IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA) of the WebSphere application analysis. Since the end of 2005 responsible for AIX + WebSphere 5.x support. As of 2005 (on the job) training for WebSphere in connection with the setup of AIX servers. setup of the AIS EBS (Enhanced Banking System) servers for Italy, Spain, Belgium, UK, Germany (IBM P520 – P570). HMC configuration Server partitioning Installation and configuration of hardware Istallation and configuration of the operating system Installation and configuration of infrastructure software Keon RSA Client IBM Tivoli Monitoring Client configuration IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Sterling Commerce ConnectDirect ... As of May 2005 installation, performance analysis + support of HP-UX systems Diners Club International Relocation of several HPUX servers of the data center DWH for Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany… on HP Superdome

02.2004 – 06.2005

Freelance work as consultant Vodafone D2 GmbH Standort: Düsseldorf Seestern Within the TIBB File Transfer Team, it was my job to set up and operate file interfaces inside and outside of VFD2 on all operating system platforms as safely and transparently as possible for the respective communication partners. Provision of services like logical connection setup, test and deployment for projects. Mainly used file transfer tool was Connect:Direct + Connect:Enterprise; use of additional protocols like FTP via SSL or sFTP (via SSH) was supported. Transmission both encrypted and compressed (ZIP, PGP, GPG Secure+ (C:D Add On). Provision of interfaces via LAN, WAN and Internet. Contact person for technical problems with file interfaces and operation of physical file transfer. Coordination, implementation, and operation of file transfer between internal servers, different applications (e.g. KIAS2000, SAP, DWH or Provis) and external partners (e.g. service providers, banks or suppliers). The services of coordination and implementation have been mainly provided in the context of projects. This included Coordination: Selection of the suitable telecommunications tools Application for firewall clearance Assignment of routing Encryption Verification of the planned data volume Backup Implementation: Installation/configuration of Connect:Direct (incl. Secure+) installation/configuration of Connect:Enterprise Connection test Setup of transmission jobs Transmission test Assignment of scheduling The operational tasks mainly consisted of: Checking the transfer messages Bug-fixing Repeated file transfer on request Sending of test files

07.2003 – 01.2004

Freelance work porting my solutions on different operating systems. Based on following UNIX/LINUX Systems: SuSE Linux Server/Workstation/Laptop (SLE 7+8, SuSE 7.3 -9.0) HP Workstations/Server HPUX 10.20/11.0/11.11 IBM Server/Workstations (AIX 4.3.3 / 5L with: SSA-disk) SUN Workstation (Solaris 8 + 9) some PC systems with WinME/98 and WINXP. Further education: Solaris 8+9, SUN Volume Manager Veritas Volume Manager PHP, Perl, CGI programming+ Apache + MySQL/Oracle

08.2000 – 06.2003

Freelance work as consultant (Project language: English) Citicorp Operation Consulting GmbH Location: Meerbusch EDC European Data Center (UNIX System Engineering) Support of HP-UX Systems from Diners Club International Worldwide card authorization system HP-UX 10.20/11.i on Stratus + HP K-/L-Class servers Clearing system for cross-border transactions HP-UX 11.0/11.i on HP N-Class Installation, configuration + administration: high availability production (7x24h) and development systems LVM/Advanced Journal file system (EMC SRDF/SYMCLI, FC60 etc.), RSA Keon, Connect Direct, IBM Tivoli (Storage Manager+Framework), OPC, ClearCase, DNS, iPlanet Webserver Ignite UX Server HP-UX 11.i auf HP B-Class Installation, configuration + administration: Ignite UX image-, software depot and documentation server RSA Keon, Connect Direct, IBM Tivoli (Storage Manager+Framework), DNS, Apache, Netscape Directory Server Shell Script, Perl: Complex disk layouts, backup, disaster recovery procedures, hot standby configuration, system administration, MIS etc. Application support on other systems: Sun Solaris + IBM AIX (Webserver, Shell Script, Perl etc.)

09.1999 – 08.2000

Freelance work Hewlett-Packard (CoCreate) GmbH Alpha, beta and client acceptance testing of ME10 Version 9.x, 10.0 operations testing Function test Porting and testing of own data + programs for checking version compatibility. Evaluation and adaptation of the new GUI HP-UX 10.20, LINUX (RedHat 6.0 + SUSE 6.2), WINDOWS NT4 95 ASCAD GmbH Bochum Installation, Service, Support System and application conversion of customer systems (eg: ensuring the year 2000 capability) CAD Installation: ME10, SolidDesigner, Makroprogrammmierung Anbindung von Client-Systemen (PC-NFS bzw. Samba) User-Administration + Datenübernahme UNIX: HP-UX 10.20 (700er, B-, C-, D-Klasse) Windows: NT4 –Server/Client, WIN98, WIN95 unilab GmbH Paderborn Installation and configuration of the systems Hylafax, Routing etc. LINUX: redhat 6.2 + SUSE 6.3

04.1985 – 09.1999

Permanent employment Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH Administration, configuration, and installation UNIX systems Operating systems HP-UX Vers. 5.0 (1987) - 10.20 (1999) on HP series: 300, 400, 700, K-Class Configuration of RAID systems (Soft- und Hardware-Raid) User administration via NIS Intranet (Netscape) server installations for: Internal standardization, Provision of complete drawings (digital and all manually created drawings) https User authentication via Netscape Directory Server (LDAP) for protected WEB areas Development and implementation of backup concepts Cartridge + Cartridge auto-changer DAT, DAT Autoloader + Optical disk jukebox, Backup on DAT and on bootable optical disk incremental backups, on a spatially divided system, on a hard disk and optical disk jukebox of user and application data in the critical databases Development of technical DP programs for construction Involvement in the choice of CAD system Installation and management of the technical DP applications. Administration of databases (incl. revision control) through self-developed programs using an Allbase database, C programming, shell scripts, ME-AI and ME macros. Configuration of the systems and applications for reproducing the company developments, structures and products Maintenance of the DP installations, as much on the hardware side as the software side, in consideration of the matters required in the technical areas such as standardization, DP organization and construction group systems. Analysis and maintenance of networks configured with switches and hubs User training Consulting, planning, configuration, installation and maintenance of hardware and software for subsidiary companies in: Augustdorf (Germany) Motherwell (Scotland) Barcelona (Spain) Planning and configuration of client/server systems Installation and configuration of NT multi-user (WINCENTER, Metaframe) platform comprehensive user and resources administration Integration of external devices (large format/microfilm plotter, microfilm scanner etc.) into the corresponding software applications Development of TIFF viewer software in collaboration with HCL Hewlett-Packard Ltd. India DV technical transfer and provision of manually drawn drawings DP Testing of software applications (in co-operation with Hewlett-Packard)

09.1982 – 03.1985

Constructor for installation planning and scheduling

1980

Universität Paderborn Laboratorium für Werkstoff- und Fügetechnik Programming for experimental testing and evaluation, in the area of impact testing of glued connections, in the laboratory for material and joining technology

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