ED PEERAN
Union City, CA 
CELL: (909) 816-6708
EMAIL: [Send email using form at bottom]

SUMMARY
An experienced Systems Engineer with hands-on and managerial skills in Unix,
Windows, Networking, Programming, Databases, Software, and Hardware.
      
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:
•	B.S in M.I.S San Francisco State University (SFSU), 1990
•	SYBASE Certified Database Administrator
•	SUN Certification in SPARC Storage Array 
•	SOLARIS Systems Administration
•	VERITAS Cluster Server & Volume Manager 
•	HP-UX Systems Administration
•	ORACLE Performance & Tuning 
•	MICROSOFT Certificate in Win NT 4.0
•	CHECK-POINT Fire-Wall & VPN
•	VMWARE - Administration
 	
COMPUTER SKILLS

HARDWARE
SERVERS:  IBM(RISC/mainframe), SUN(Sparc/Enterprise),  HP(A-RP8400, Superdome),
SGI, Dell
TAPE LIBRARIES: Exabyte, SUN 8/400, HP DLT 7000 8/1, IBM LTO 3584, Quantum 4400
SAN STORAGE: Sun SSA, HP EVA 5K, HP XP1024, NettApp, EMC, StorageTek , MSA 1K,
MTI, XIOTECH, Hitachi
NETWORK: Cat Switch 4500+, Router 2600+, Intel Switch, Brocade

SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows, SCO-Unix, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, Red Hat Linux,
Vmware
JUMPSTART: Linux Kickstart, Solaris Jumpstart, AIX NIMS, HP Ignite
APPLICATIONS: PGP, Samba, BEA,  MQ, TWS, Autosys, SAS, Clearcase, Clarify,
Remedy, NDM, Powerbroker
MONITORING: Tivoli,Big Brother,Patrol,OpenView, Opt Mgr,SSL
Explorer,Nagios,Tripwire, Splunk, Netcool, Keynotes
STORAGE: Veritas LVM, HP Logical Volume Mgr., AIX LVM, Veritas SRVM, Solstice
CLUSTERING: Veritas VCS, HP MC ServiceGuard, Linux LVS, VMware, Microsoft
BACKUP: Legato, NetBackup, Omniback, TSM, Solstice, Data Protector
ROUTERS & SWITCHES:  Cisco, Intel, Brocade
LANGUAGES: SQL, Unix Shell, Perl, C, Tcl/Tk, Expect, Visual Basic, HTML,Cobol,
Winbatch
DATABASES: Sybase, ORACLE, SQLServer, DB2, Access, MySql
WEB SERVERS:  Apache, Stronghold, JRun, WebLogic, IIS, WebSphere, I-Planet,
Vignette, Tomcat
EMAIL:  Exchange, Sendmail, Lotus Notes
FIREWALLS:  Sun, Ipchains, Cisco, Check-Point-VPN, PIX, Netscreen
LOAD BALANCERS: F5 Big-IP, Foundry
DIRECTORY: Ventila, ldap, Kerberos, Win Active Directory






EXPERIENCE

SAVI TECHNOLOGY., Mt. View CA, February  2006 – Present/Sr. Systems Engineer
•	Primary job to design a Hosting Site in United States for Savi Networks
•	Duties included customer support 24x7x365 of Production systems
•	Responsible for software builds and hardware upgrades
•	Configured F5, Cisco 6509 switch, Cisco 3825 routers network equipments
•	Installed platforms SOLARIS 10 sparc/x86, Vmware Virtual Center, Windows,
Linux
•	Monitoring Tools with Nagios, Netcool, Splunk, Opt Manager, Keynotes
•	Installed  Sendmail Relay and Central Syslog infrastructure
•	Installed Production Solaris 10 LDOM, Zones, Flash network for Savitrak
•	Installed  Dell Blades and Avocent Consoles
•	Supported Web services such as Apache, Tomcat, iPlanet, Weblogic, and renewing
SSL certs
•	Installed Production databases Oracle on Solaris and Mysql and Sqlserver on
Windows
•	Supported HP/UX 11i VCS Cluster servers Jupiter 1 & 2 for CCAD 
•	Installed Omniback Data Protector Backup software for CCAD HP-UX servers
•	Supported Oracle 10g MC Service Guard Cluster running on Linux
•	Installed and managed Microsoft Cluster Windows 2003 R2 for Automation
•	Primary Backup Architect installed, configured, and operated the Veritas
Netbackup Production server and Quantum DLT Tape Library and later on implemented
Netbackup for Development Environment also 
•	Worked on shell, perl scripts for system builds, monitoring, support,
operations, SOX audits
•	Managed NAS, HP EVA 5K SAN  & Brocade switch for production data storage 

WELLS FARGO BANK., San Francisco CA,  2007 –2008/Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
•	Part of the Unix software patching team UPQC at Wells Fargo
•	Duties included software patching, kernel upgrades, o/s installs, and
troubleshooting of problems after patching is completed
•	Diverse multiple o/s platforms used such as Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, Linux,
Vmware
•	Worked on SOX compliance audit of servers and applications
•	Worked with sas, autosys, clearcase, ndm applications
•	Worked on SHELL and PERL scripting for custom software patching
•	Supported identity & user management using Win Active Directory, LDAP, VAS,
and Powerbroker
•	Supported Cluster servers running Veritas VCS and MC Service Guard and IBM
Websphere MQ Series, TWS maestro, Oracle and DB2 databases

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK., Pleasanton CA, February  2005 – Feb 2006/Sr. Unix
Systems Engineer
•	Part of the CSC Unix team supporting the Washington Mutual’s Card Services
network and infrastructure
•	Duties included Server Migration, SOX Audit Compliance, Hardware and Software
Support
•	Additional duties included on-Call 24x7x365 for hardware and software support
of Solaris 10, Linux, AIX servers
•	Migrated Banking Channels running on IBM MQ Series to IDC overseas
•	Application support of sas, autosys, ndm, TWS, clearcase
•	Built Veritas Cluster Server VCS on Production servers for fail-over BR
•	Built Web Content Infrastructure utilizing I-Planet, WebLogic, and Vignette
web servers
•	Worked as the only Unix Developer on the team modifying Production programs
and scripts using PERL, C, and Korn Shell
•	Supported hardware NAS and Hitachi SAN and software Volume Manager for disk
space allocation
•	Supported Vmware ESX environment running Linux and WAMU development network
•	Primary person to implement Veritas Netbackup solution on SUN Enterprise
servers as backup and media servers responsible for supporting Netbackup for the
unix group

PARAMOUNT PICTURES., Hollywood CA, September  2003 – Feb 2005/Sr. Unix Systems
Engineer
•	Performing duties as a Sr. Systems Engineer supporting Production, Technical
Services, and Global Database Administrators 
•	Managing mixed environment of HP-UX, IBM-AIX, Red Hat Linux, and Win 2K PDC
servers running on Novell Netware Clients
•	Performed daily Systems administration tasks such as upgrades, installs, and
hardware upgrades
•	Managed IBM TSM Backup running on AIX using IBM Jukeboxes
•	Finished successfully Production SAN to SAN migration from MTI and XIOTECH
SANs to EMC Clarion
•	Supported Motion Pictures Project on Production environment 24X7 (HP-UX & Sun
servers, ORACLE database, and Vmware servers)
•	Added all NFS mount points into service guard HP Cluster package and make it
those file systems fail-safe.
•	Managed Veritas Netbackup 4.5 running on Solaris using Sun SureStore &
StorageTek Jukeboxes
•	Installed ISEE SPOP server Upgraded existing “L and N class servers” to new
rp8400 servers.
•	Managed various RAID Storages including LUN management of storages EMC
Symmetrics, XP1024, VA7410, FC60, XP512, EVA 5000, and StorageTek D280 & SAN HP
Brocade 2400.
•	Installed Oracle 9iRAC Clusters utilizing Etagon software Converted existing
NIS servers and clients to Trusted systems and make it those servers SOX
compliant.
•	Wrote PERL and Shell scripts for automating routine activities.

HEWLETT PACKARD., Roseville CA, Oct 2002- Sept 2003/Sr. UNIX Sys Admin
•	Working in WFM the largest project in HP with a network established around the
entire world with multiple platforms including HP/UX, Compaq, Linux (Red Hat),
Sun, SGI (Irix) servers.
•	Supporting the business, technical, testing, development, performance,
regional teams using the international NLS WFM application with all partners and
third party legacy systems
•	Software Testing of WFM releases for life cycle of testing  PERL, SHELL,
WINBATCH, Tcl/Tk, Expect scripting 
•	Acted as test leader for WFM unit projects
•	Worked with Clarify, Sybase, Sql, HP-UX, SAS, third party apps
•	Involved with SYBASE 12.5 ASE transition to ORACLE 12
•	Worked with HP MSA1000 SAN, HP EVA3K/44K/5000 as part of support to OpenView 
•	Worked on VMware ESX  Tealeaf Simulation environment for Customer Service
	
	KAISER PERMANENTE., Oakland CA, May 2000- Oct 2002/ Sr. Systems
Programmer/Engineer
•	Provided hardware & software support for Kaiser’s IBM Clinical Information
System (CIS) running on IBM mainframes as main layer and middle tier  combination
AIX RISC Winter Hawks, H50, H70, Sun Ultra 10, HP K server minicomputers
interacting with the CIS Client PCs running Win 2K PDCs
•	Installed and supported one-by-one web servers for Data Migration Utilities
starting with JayRun, WebLogic, Apache, WebSphere running on Red Hat Linux
Cluster servers
•	Worked with test & production databases of Mysql, Oracle, and DB2, (IBM
mainframe), MS-SQLSERVER on Vmware as part of the process cycle
•	Installed & designed various web sites for Clinical Content using Apache,
HTML, and MS Front Page
•	Data migrated mainly as custom formularies, baselets, and flow sheets in terms
of family practice, pediatrics, Obgyn, General surgery, and internal Medicine
using Perl DBI, WinBatch, Expect, Tcl/Tk
•	Another role of a a senior level IT consultant and part of highly specialized
project teams of CMTUU designed to migrate critical medical data for doctors at
Kaiser Permanente and test production data
•	Worked with ActivePerl, PERL 5, UNIX shell scripts, C source code, API stored
procedures, SQL, and various front end utilities PLUS utilized Oracle &
MSA-Access as part of the Utilities process cycle
•	Designed a GUI interface for CMTUU on AIX (UNIX) middle tier for end users
using TCL/TK, Perl/Tk
•	Supported SAP team of Kaiser corporate using TogetherSoft Suite and other
applications
•	Worked on Type 1 web based utilities using Java engines and Jay Run web
servers connecting to IBM mainframe various DB2 database machines using DB2
CONNECT from AIX middle tiers
•	Implemented an Expect based auto-ftp program to insert Medical drawings in CIS

	
	CYPRESS., San Jose CA, Feb 1998- May 2000/ IT Manager Hands On
•	Helped Lara Networks to SPLIT Up with it’s sister company Empowertel Networks
in terms of splitting up the IT entirely between both Companies
•	Also, helped Empowertel Network’s IT personnel to solve their IT problems
•	After the split helped the Lara Networks to move it’s ENTIRE NETWORK Data
Center to another location
	      Performed the following tasks: 
•	Building NT RAS server, managing NIS Master, NFS Automount, DHCP, NetApps
Filer.  Installing & configuring numerous Sun & NT machines running SUN Solaris
2.5.1, 2.6, 7 & NT Workstation 4.0., Red Hat VALinux workstations
	      Managed CISCO Routers, Check Point Fire-Wall, ISP connectivity, Intel
Switches, Nortel pbx  
	      UNIX to NT   
	      networking, SAMBA servers, Netscape Servers, Re-built Sendmail E-mail
server for  
	      the company, Configured Apache Web Server & the intra-net company
servers,  
	       installed Disk Share Servers for NT to UNIX  connectivity & File
Sharing, implemented network     
	       printers
•	Implemented Legato Backup server on SUN E4500 & ETL1800 Tape Library
•	Installed & supported Ms-Sqlserver on PCs and Oracle 8i on Solaris acted as
company DBA
•	Implemented Veritas VCS cluster and SRVM volume management for high
availability systems
•	Finally helped Lara Networks in a second MOVE to another location to a
different city.  Managed installation of NT PDC/BDC/WINS/DHCP, Netapp F840 filer,
various SUN servers namely Ent. 450, 4500, 220R, 420R upgrading & installation,
Tape Units, setup CISCO switch Catalyst 6500, Cisco Router 2600 to new ISP T1
connection,  DNS, re-setup UNIX/NT Customized  Environment for users
•	Involved in Fire-Wall Check-Point & I-Planet, LDAP server setups
•	Supported client softwares such as BEA-Tuxedo protocol and WebLogic web
server, Webmethods Integration Server, and Clarify Solutions 
•	Helped Integration of network for Lara Buy-out by Cypress
•	After buyout acted as primary backup architect of the company installed and
configured hardware and Netbackup software and Tape Library for data backup of
all client servers
	
	PANOPTICON INC., Palo Alto CA, Jan 1998- Feb 1998/ Sr. Sys Admin
•	Working in this start-up company as a PRIMARY IT person to support the entire
company  
•	Responsibilities include Installing Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows NT
Workstation 4.0, VA Linux Red Hat 6.1.3 On PCs
•	  Implemented Kick-Start VA Linux Installations
•	 Managed DHCP, PDC, Exchage Mail servers
•	Implemented Secure Shell, Sudo, and Samba environments.  Installed &
configured Star Office and other third party software on cross platform UNIX
systems
•	 Built & installed Linux Router using LRP and Coyote Linux Routing Software
for internal 10.0 masquerading IP network
•	Installed & configured WEBLOGIC WEB Servers on UNIX.  Also, implemented an
integrated UNIX/NT environment using CoUser Software

ALL TELL., Oakland CA, May 97 – Jan 1998/ Sr. Unix Admin
•	Employed in a start-up company as a team member of the Systems Engineering
Group
•	 Responsibilities include writing of custom PERL scripts to support Real Time
Processing Environments
•	Also, being used as a Backup On-Site Oracle DBA.  Involved in the Oracle OFA
Compliant Database Project
•	Oracle daily responsibilities included creation of test QA databases, Oracle 8
installs, database EXPORTS/IMPORTS, trouble-shooting SQL*NET V2 & NET8 at the
Middle JAVA/WEB Layer.  Worked on System Security of all SUN Solaris 2.6-2.7, Red
Hat Linux 5.2, and NT Server 4.0 systems using SECURE SHELL protocol Clients used
with Front-End SecureCrt 3.0 to access SSH Servers and Secure Network Cisco
Routers. In addition, part of specialized team of personnel responsible for
Software PUSH from QA and Staging Environments to the Production Environment
involving Custom SHELL & PERL scripts to do the job
•	 Provided support to the development group for issues dealing with APACHE &
STRONGHOLD WEB servers
•	 Installed & implemented VERITAS NetBackup Version 3.2 on numerous Master
Servers & Slave Clients and played the role of the company’s Netbackup backup
administrator
•	Part of a team that implemented a Fail-Over Environment using Solaris
Jumpstart Servers, Veritas SRVM 2.0, Veritas VCS 1.1.
•	Configuring SMTP between Exchange & UNIX Mail Hosts.  Performing Hardware
Maintenance installing SCSI Drives, Tapes, NICs etc.
•	Configuring LAN & setting up TCP/IP connections to dedicated Servers on
LongView Boxes.  Also, setting up NIS, DNS, NFS Automounter, DHCP on all
machines
•	Installation & support of in-house Custom Application Software.  Managing
FlexLm License Servers.  
•	Helped Integration of network for Xpede Buy-out by All Tell
	
	PG&E, San Francisco CA, May 1993-1997/Sr. Systems Engineer & Architect 
•	System & Database Administration of SUN Solaris Servers 690MP, 20, E3500 used
primarily for EMI & GMI Power-Builder Applications
•	 Programming with PL/SQL, PERL, C, Pro-C, Tcl/Tk, Expect, Visual Basic on the
Server’s Back/Front Ends.  Implementation of 3270 Data Transfers between HP, PDP,
& SUN Boxes
•	 Also, WAN/LAN Support given to Clients.  Migration to a New Server
Environment. Project Management of PG&E ‘s GASTRACC duties include Sys Admin,
DBA, Network/ATM Support, Server Back-End System Programming C, PRO-C, PERL,
PL/SQL, H/W Installs and Configuration, SUN SSA & Veritas Volume Manager 2.3+,
SUN SSTL 8/400, Livingstone Port Masters of 50 Machines mainly SUN SPARC 2, 20,
690, and Enterprise 2000, 3000, 5000, 6000+ running Solaris 2.5+ O/S, ORACLE 7+
•	 Management of EMAIL & primary and secondary DNS services between Unix,
Banyan, NT Boxes, Legato & Solstice Backup servers.  Also, Win NT Cubix Box,
REPORT and FAX Servers.  In addition, HP9000 K Series HP/UX 10.10 Repositary Test
Servers. Plus equal support to SH&C’s 5 Win NT and IBM RS-6000/AIX 3.x, 4.x
Servers
•	Duties included management of the DNS/NIS, Sendmail mailhost,
Internet/Gateway/Firewall/Proxy, Web, SNA4, Legato Backup, and Exchange servers
•	 In addition, installation local & NIMS, Y2K of AIX RS-6000 servers AIX 3.x &
4.x.  Also, setup and configuration of NCD xterminals running Z-Mail Client S/W
•	Installation of Solaris 2.7 running on Intel PCs.  Installation of ORACLE
7.3.3 Servers on AIX platforms.  Worked with Samba, DHCP, and MS-Outlook. 
Programming with Shell, Perl, and Tcl/Tk 
•	Managed PG&E Test Lab utilizing hardware & software system management of
different platforms such as Mac, Sun systems running Veritas Volume Manager 2.3+,
Windows and NT, AIX, HP-UX, OS/2 etc.
•	Also, Database Server administration mainly ORACLE, Sybase, MS-SQLServer
•	 Managed the Primary One Win NT Network and NIS Domains  for Test LAN
•	Took part in redirection of EMAIL between PC MS-Mail server, PC SMTP gateway,
and SUN Sendmail servers to the test lab
	
	SYSCO, Fremont CA, 1988-May 1993/Systems Programmer (Unix/Windows/Mainframe)
•	System management of UNIX MACH-6 for order entry between mainframe, unix, and
desktops
•	Modified C source code  and SHELL scripts on Corporate written programs on
SCO-UNIX and kermit
•	Worked on Novell 3.x, Lantastic, and TCP/IP networks. Installed UNIX network
SNA for 3270 and RJE communications to the IBM 4381 mainframe
•	Provided technical support to customers and company's sales personnel using
laptops and Windows
•	Programmed  VOICE MEMO II and AT&T systems using C language
•	 Involved in a fiber-optic/WAN CSU/DSU network project
•	And installation of SWMS on a RS 6000/AIX system for the Warehouse and RF
network
•	Helped the company to MOVE Data Center from one location to another.

PAST EXPERIENCE
1981-1988