Chicago, IL

(847) 250-7094
Sean Dickerson
sdickerson1@gmail.com Storage Engineer

Ca re e r S um ma r y
Senior Storage Engineer with a focus on performance tuning for various application workloads.
Implement storage based automated data migration for performance and ROI of storage
infrastructure. Ability to learn and quickly utilize new storage technologies based on 9 years of
SAN experience. Functional knowledge of change management and compliance. Independently
focused, driving projects to completion with little supervision. Communicate technical concepts
in layman terms to internal and external stakeholders. Skills include; remote administration, CLI,
Virtualization, Architecture, Host/SAN Integration, Switch Configuration, SAN/NAS,
Backup/Restore, SAN Based Replication, and EMC SYMCLI

P la tf o rms/ T o ols
 Storage Arrays: Dell Compellent SC Series, HDS (VSP, USPV, HUS VM, G1000), EMC (Clariion,
VMAX, VNX, Isilon, DataDomain), IBM DS8100, HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200
 Switches: Brocade 5300-5100, Cisco 9513 Director Class, Brocade DCX Director Class
 Software: Compellent Enterprise Mgr, HP 3PAR Management Console, Hitachi Hi-Command,
HDS Storage Navigator, TrueCopy, Universal Replicator, EMC (OneFS, InsightIQ, Networker,
DD Boost, Navisphere, Unisphere, Control Center, Solutions Center, SRDF, PowerPath) IBM
SVC, IBM TSM, Veeam, Cisco (Fabric Manager, Device Manager, DCNM), Brocade Network
Advisor
 Operating Systems: VMware, Windows 2008, 2012R2, RHEL
 Protocols: SMB/CIFS, Samba, NFS, FC, FCoE, iSCSI

Ex pe ri e n ce Apex Systems Washington, DC

NIH (National Institute Of Health) Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
Consultant
 Infrastructure support for HP 3PAR including planning, installation, and troubleshooting
 Resolve escalated ticket issues and provide Tier-2/3 assistance following incident management
best practices (ITIL)
 Solved 3PAR licensing issue providing Adaptive Optimization and utilization of all tiers of
disks

Superlanet Bolingbrook, Elk Grove, IL

Consultant
Presence Health Oct 2017 – Dec 2017

 Consultant managing EMR (Epic and MediTech) storage environment across 7 sites
 Configure, provision, and maintain multiple VMAX storage arrays totaling 60TB of data
 Provision and manage Isilon OneFS Windows Shares including permission configuration
and performance monitoring utilizing InsightIQ
 Troubleshoot and monitor SQL, Exchange, EMR Applications, ESXi Hosts, and Windows
Server Networker backups including Datadomain DD Boost deduplication

Senior Storage Transunion Chicago, IL

Engineer Oct 2014 – May 2016

 Maintain daily backups of internal applications consisting of 300TB utilizing IBM TSM
  Monitor Change Requests queue and won eRave award for accuracy and restore response time
 Provision storage on 3PAR, HDS VSP, USPV, HUS VM, G1000, Isilon, VMAX
 Manage replication using EMC SAN Copy, SRDF, TrueCopy, Universal Replicator
 Ensure SOX Compliance during governmental audits
 Implement zones on redundant fabrics utilizing Cisco DCNM
 OnCall support during off hours for global SAN and Backup infrastructure

Remote Technical Apex Systems Chicago, IL

Architect Dell | CoreLogic Jun 2013 – Aug 2014

 Migrated 1000s of VMs utilizing storage vMotion, Remote Instant Replay, and Live Volume from
West Coast to Midwest Data Center
 Remote Storage Engineer for Dell managing 3PB of data during datacenter migration project
 Centrally managed and administered 20+ Compellent Storage Arrays
 Implement new arrays, configure virtual FC Ports, firmware upgrades, replication configuration
 Resolve Brocade switch issues via SSH utilizing CLI commands for Persistent Port ID, Port
Enablement, and Bulk Zoning

Storage Engineer Accenture Chicago, IL

July 2011 – Feb 2013

 Executed performance tuning tests to determine optimum HBA Queue depth levels for vSphere
4.1 and 5.0 hosts connected to EMC Clariion CX4, and VNX storage
 Utilize Navisphere to provision storage on Clariion arrays
 Developed a script to automate installation and configuration of EMC Networker Clients
including the creation of Client Definitions on the EMC Networker Server

Storage Engineer Storage IT Solutions Cary, IL

Aug 2009 – Feb 2011

 Installed, configured, and deployed HDS AMS 2100 and 2300

 Migrated Wisconsin County of Sheboygan’s SAN environment from EMC to HDS AMS 2300

Data Center Peak Systems Chicago, IL

Technician Mar 2007 – May
2011

 Dell Data Center RMA Technician skilled at diagnosing and repairing hardware for proprietary
Tier 1 Dell servers for Microsoft Bing infrastructure
 Repaired and replaced server components including RAM, CPUs, Motherboards, and HDDs

Edu ca t i on
 United States Military Academy Preparatory School (West Point Prep) Graduated (1999-
2000)
Ft. Monmouth, NJ Upon Graduation awarded appointment to West Point
 William Fremd High School High School Diploma (1999)

Ce rti fi ca t i ons
 CompTIA (powered by SNIA) Storage+ Certification 2012
 Hitachi Data Systems Certified Professional – Modular 2010
 CompTIA A+ Certification 2009