Focused and results driven seeking management position in large scale internet technology based environment that promotes the use of emerging technologies.
Specialties: ITIL V3 Foundation Certified
Sr. Systems Engineer @ - Architected scalable web hosting platform based on Apache, PHP, and PostgreSQL.
- Provided support for Netapp NAS and Sun FC attached storage. From August 2004 to November 2006 (2 years 4 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaDirector Engineering Technology @ - Migrated a Intel Linux web hosting environment to a Sun Sparc platform.
- Developed, implemented, and supported Sun Sparc Solaris clustered Internet services.
- Administration and management of a Windows clustered backend for global voice over ip network.
- Manage staff of 4 system administrators responsible for back office applications and systems.
- Configuration, deployment, and maintenance of SQL servers with EMC based disk subsystems.
- Deployed HP Openview and Sitescope for network monitoring.
- Specified power, HVAC, and rack layout design for new datacenters. From September 1999 to November 2004 (5 years 3 months) Simi Vallley , CaliforniaSr. Systems Administrator @ - Developed and supported Unix and Windows NT based web-hosting solutions.
- Unix and Windows web server security and system administration for 90 Internet Servers.
- Internal LAN administration and design.
- Developed and implemented departmental Unix based firewall.
- Administered departmental Windows servers and provided support for 40 employees.
- Provided customer support for all Microsoft FrontPage UNIX and NT problems. From January 1997 to September 1999 (2 years 9 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaComputer Systems Administrator / Computer Technician - Petroleum Engineering Department @ - Managed a staff of 3 computer technicians.
- Coordinate network planning and development.
- Provided technical and software support for the department staff and students.
- Administered Solaris and AIX workstations and departmental Novell and NT servers.
- Maintained undergraduate and graduate research computer labs.
- Migrated a Novell file and printer server environment to Windows NT. From March 1994 to January 1997 (2 years 11 months) Bryan/College Station, Texas Area
Mechanical Engineering @ Texas A&M University From 1991 to 1996 Channone Arif is skilled in: Digital Media, New Media, Management, Broadcast, Agile Methodologies, Digital Strategy, Content Strategy, Linux, Mobile Applications, Vendor Management, Strategic Partnerships, VOD, Product Management, Project Management, Web Development, Cloud Computing, Mobile Devices, User Experience, IT Management, Data Center, SEO, Television, System Administration, Ruby, E-commerce, Private Cloud, OpenStack, Amazon Web Services..., ITIL v3 Foundations..., LAMP, CentOS, ServiceNow, Jenkins, Puppet, Splunk, Operations Management, Xen