* A well-rounded "IT Engineer"​ with wide range of experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, Software Development and Data protection methodology and practices. * Subject Matter Expert providing engineering support for Enterprise Backups, Web / Database / Application Servers, High Availability/Clustered Environments for Servers running all flavors of Unix, Linux or Windows operating systems. * Real world experience with "full stack" workstation support; hardware, operating systems, applications layers, as well as production operations support, backup designs, restores and disaster recovery. * Analytic problem-solver; Excel at understanding interdependence of existing systems, providing viable solutions for tuning, or improving the stability of production environments and working within existing teams or structures to implement long term solutions. * Calm under pressure; Able to quickly analyze a situation, find probable root cause and implement the best solution while minimizing downtime or customer impact. * Excellent organizational and time/task management skills; good with juggling competing priorities and my time effectively. * Considerate, Professional Attitude; Can correlate, translate and explain complex details to both technical and non-technical people with ease. * Strategic Thinker, Knowledgeable, Original, Insightful, Decisive and Adaptable.

Enterprise Data Protection Engineer @ * Automating repeatable operational support tasks using Chef & Ruby. * Utilized automation tools for configuration management of all environments. * Engineering and Operational support of existing backup infrastructure. * Performance analysis and tuning of backups for critical business servers. * Reduced operational work load via automation of repeatable tasks. * Sustainment of existing infrastructure, while migrating to newer technology. * 24x7x365 monitoring and support of backups across entire enterprise. From March 2015 to Present (10 months) Greater Seattle AreaSr Systems Engineer / Data Protection @ * Engineering and Operational support of backup environment across entire enterprise. * Provide full-tier support for all NetBackup related issues (Troubleshooting -> Resolution) * Performance analysis and tuning of NetBackup for Windows, Unix, SQL or Oracle clients. * Identify, Document and audit daily tasks to be performed by operations personal. * Automate common tasks, to reduce workload and increase reliability. * Setup and configured analytics software to generate alerts and daily reporting. From April 2013 to February 2015 (1 year 11 months) Greater Seattle AreaSr Systems Engineer @ * respond to any critical incidents by quickly finding root cause and solution(s). * document any changes made to the environment * assist with moving applications from legacy to new consolidated hardware * create, update and author tools to manage daily tasks * translate tasks from older to newer standards * create work orders for change management reviews * review performance data and recommend possible improvements From August 2012 to March 2013 (8 months) Unix Systems Engineer III @ * responsible for over 6000 unix servers and 6+ Pedabytes of data storage. * provide critical troubleshooting and resolution for customer impacting issues relating to engineering servers. * manage and apply operating system patches and firmware updates, to maximize system reliability and performance. * work other engineers at all support levels and vendors to determine the root cause and provide effective solutions for customer issues. * analzye performance of existing servers and recommend changes necessary to meet customers future performance expectations. * participate in 24x7 rotating on-call for all business critical engineering servers From August 2008 to July 2012 (4 years) UNIX Systems Administrator @ * Performed quarterly patch updates on all systems as well as break fix patches. * Designed and implemented disaster recovery documentation for critical systems. * Experience with High Availability clustered and high end servers. * Implemented many SAN storage requests using multiple types of SAN hardware. * Participated in 24x7 on-call rotation for critical computer systems. From June 2004 to July 2008 (4 years 2 months) System Analyst / Administrator @ * System Administration on UNIX systems used for collection of critical billing information. * Developed and implemented many standard operating practices, to facilitate training. * Defined resolution processes and procedures, to allow facilitate outsourcing of much work. * Provided root cause analysis and resolution of critical issues, including 24x7 on-call support. * Deployed application updates to production environments and assisted with troubleshooting. From August 2000 to June 2004 (3 years 11 months) UNIX Systems Administrator @ * Developed and implemented many standard operating practices, to facilitate training. * Designed, implemented and maintained classified UNIX servers for all Armed Forces in Europe. * Defined resolution processes and procedures, to allow facilitate outsourcing. * Developed and implemented disaster recovery plan for critical systems. * Shift lead; supervised junior systems administrators and operations personnel. From September 1996 to August 2000 (4 years) Software Test Specialist @ * Conducted system level testing and analysis of software used in Boeing E3 platforms. * Designed and coded C program to convert test flight data into functional test plans. * Created automated test plans from the functional test data, reducing test times by 90%. From August 1992 to September 1996 (4 years 2 months) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

B.S; B.S, Game Design & Software Development, 3.8 GPA @ Westwood College of Technology From 2008 to 2011 Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) / Transfer Degree, Computer Software Engineering @ Bellevue Community College From 2001 to 2008 A.A.S, Computer Systems Programming @ Community College of the Air Force From 1992 to 2000 Jeff Yaskus is skilled in: Unix, Servers, System Administration, Solaris, Troubleshooting, Disaster Recovery, Operating Systems, Hardware, Linux, Software Development, Storage, System Deployment, SAN, High Availability, HP-UX