Hammon Christopher Morrison

Hammon Christopher Morrison 17 The Orchards, 3 Diaz Street Somerset West, 7129- Dear Sir or Madam: Please find enclosed my CV for your consideration. As you can see from my attached CV, I have over 20 years’ experience in the IT industry, and I believe the knowledge and skills built up during this time make me the perfect candidate for the role. In my previous role as Storage Administrator/Architect, I have been responsible for numerous international data migration projects – From understanding the existing customer environment, identifying the target requirements and the actual migrations, while keeping all relevant parties informed - as well as BAU support. Coupled with my enthusiasm and dedication, this has helped the business take on more customer assignments. I can provide support for Mainframe, Unix/Linux as well as Windows servers, including new builds, backup & restore, Compliance, configuration, Active Dir​e​ctory, Security Management and Disaster Recovery. I have Linux certifications (SUSE Linux Certified Administrator, Red Hat Accredited Professional - ​Red Hat Sales Specialist (Various), Red Hat Accredited Professional - Red Hat Sales Engineer Specialist (Various) & Red Hat Accredited Professional - Red Hat Delivery Specialist (Various)), as well as Nutanix certifications - NPSR, NPSS, NSEN, NSES & NPP. I have successfully completed my CISM examination (Certified Information Security Manager), which enables me to better understand the link between business goals and those of the security environment. It also includes setting up strategies, policies and procedures for disaster recovery, risk mitigation, etc. I am currently studying towards my CISSP examination (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) I also have experience in the Cloud environment. For the past few years I have obtained the rating of an exceptional performer. I am hard working and will always try to provide the best support for the customer, while maintaining SLA levels. I can use various tools to automate certain processes. This allows me to perform data and trend analysis within a fraction of the time that I would have otherwise. During the past few years I performed Technical Lead duties, including identifying training requirements for a large support team, assisting colleagues with more complex problems and being the point of contact for UK and Middle-East based commercial customers. I believe that my past experience with Mainframe and Midrange operating system support, as well as cloud and hardware support, will allow me to make a positive contribution to the company. Regards, Chris Morrison Hammon Christopher Morrison Mainframe/Unix/Linux/Windows/Cloud/Security/Compliance Profile ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ A dedicated and results-driven systems engineer with a highly successful background in the achievement of profitable business growth through the successful completion of numerous high-profile, international projects. Experienced in working with various operating systems and platforms in the competitive IT industry, with the primary focus on exceeding expectations for customer service delivery. Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial internal and external relationships. Enjoys being part of, as well as managing, motivating and training, a successful and productive team; and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments. Skills Address 17 The Orchards 3 Diaz Street Somerset West 7129 Email-Phone- Social Media LinkedIn​: ​https://za.linkedin.com/in/ hcmorrison Skype​: hcmorrison1 Availability​: Freelance Nationality​: South African Race​: White Gender​: Male ● ● ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ● ➢ ➢ ➢ ● ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ Training Core Competencies Expert (10+ years)​: CA-Top Secret/RACF CA-View/Deliver/CA-1 DFSMS/RMM/HSM Disaster Recovery FDR/ABR/TDMF/JCL Microsoft Office Replication (Tape & Disk) Report Automation REXX/DSCLI/DITTO Tivoli Tape Optimizer Mainframe support Unix/Linux/Windows Virtualization Global Copy/Metro Mirror Solid (5+ years)​: Active Directory HP Omniback Veritas Backup Exec Others​: CA-Vantage/Oracle Eloqua EDI/AWS/Netbackup HP Data Protector TSM/Nutanix/Veeam Symantec eDiscovery, Enterprise Vault, etc. Veritas Operations Manager, Cluster Server, Resiliency Platform Centrify VMware ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Willing to relocate: Nationally Internationally Certifications ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ SUSE Linux Certified Administrator Red Hat Accredited Professional​: Red Hat Sales Specialist (Various), Red Hat Sales Engineer Specialist (Various), Red Hat Delivery Specialist (Various) Nutanix​: ​NPSR, NPSS, NSEN, NSES, NPP Centrify​: ​Channel Master Sales & Technical Veeam​: ​VMSP, VMTSP Isaca​: CISM exam passed SUSE​: ​Sales Specialist ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Citrix Metaframe XP CA Top Secret ​Introduction + Administration Unix​ Fundamentals + Admin IBM DS8100 Maintenance MVS/HSM/Workload Manager HP Omniback II Intro to Architectural Thinking TSM Architectural Design Introduction to AWS Windows Server Administration Active Directory SUSE Linux Enterprise 12​ Admin, Advanced Admin Oracle Service Cloud Impl. Red Hat Sales​ - Various Red Hat Sales Engineer​ - Various, Incl. Implementation, Ceph & Gluster Storage, etc. Red Hat Delivery Specialist​ Various, Including Satellite, Storage, Virtualization, etc. Nutanix​ - NPSR, NPSS, NSEN, NSES & NPP, Core Competency SUSE Sales Specialist in SLES SUSE Linux Upsell Solutions Symantec Website Security McAfee Salesforce Centrify Channel Master ​Sales & Technical Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Veeam​ Sales Professional (VMSP)/Technical (VMTSP) Oracle Eloqua Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Symantec​ ​Sales Expert Enterprise Vault,Storage & Availability for Virtual & Cloud, etc. Veritas Sales Expert - ​ Resiliency Platform, Backup Exec VSE, Business Continuity/HA/DR, etc. Oracle Procurement R12 Cloud VMware Sales Professional (VSP) VMware Technical Sales Professional (VTSP) Centrify Infrastructure Services Centrify Professional Services Systems Admin and CCSA Exam Education Matric, with exemption (1994) ● Afrikaans HG B+ ● English HG A ● Mathematics HG C+ ● Science HG B+ ● Business Economics HG A ● Computer Science HG C+ Awards Dedication to Client success - 2008 Personal Business Commitments Rating of 1 (Exceptional performer) Numerous years Hardware Supported Disk IBM ESS DS8100 DS8300 DS8700 DS8800 DS8870 Dell/EMC Ramac Virtual Array Blade servers Tape Standalone Tape Drives StorageTek Silo ATL – 3584 TS7720/TS7740 LTO/DLT Soft Skills Understanding the “Big Picture” Communication Problem-solving Analytical Thinking Troubleshooting Trend Analysis Strategic Planning Report Writing Change Management Root Cause Analysis Training & Staff management Data Analysis Project Management Disaster Recovery planning Service Level Agreements Risk Identification Time Management ISO 9001/27001 Compliance Experience 2017–Current ➢ Footprint Africa Business Solutions (6 months) Linux Administrator/Security Consultant Linux support - SUSE Linux Enterprise/Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Security for customers in Africa Selected Accomplishments​. ● Certification​ - SUSE Linux Certified Administrator ● Certification​ - Red Hat Accredited Professional - Red Hat Sales Engineer (Various) ● Certification​ - ​Nutanix (NPSR, NPSS, NSEN, NSES, NPP) ● Certification​ ​- Isaca (CISM Certified Information Security Manager - Exam passed) ● Certification​ - Red Hat Accredited Professional Red Hat Sales (Various) Certification​ ​- Red Hat Accredited Professional Red Hat Delivery Specialist (Various) Certification​ - ​SUSE Sales Specialist Certification​ - ​Centrify Channel Master Technical Certification​ - ​Veeam (VMSP/VMTSP) Certification​ - Centrify Channel Master Sales Guest speaker at CIO Conference on Cloud Security, Rwanda ● ● ● ● ● ● Reason for leaving: ​Exploring new possibilities - ➢ ➢ ➢ IBM (11 years, 7 months) Storage Administrator/Technical Lead/Storage Architect Storage Administration support for European & Middle Eastern customers (System & Software maintenance, Disaster recovery, Batch, Problem resolution, Architectural design, Compliance). Planning and performing migrations, hardware refreshes and system consolidations Part of data gathering teams to 2 new customer sites in the UK & UAE Selected Accomplishments​. ● Preventative maintenance ● Numerous hardware migrations ● Report automation ● Trend analysis ● ● ● ● Batch improvement projects Storage environment improvements DR test preparation Storage installations - Hardware & Software Reason for leaving: ​New opportunity - ➢ ➢ ➢ GijimaAST (10 years, 9 months) Systems Programmer/Unix Administrator/Windows Server Support/2​nd​ Level Support/Operator Mainframe/Unix/Windows Security administration Active Directory Maintenance Selected Accomplishments ● Successfully migrated to new disk environment for a large customer ● Automated processes with scripts ● Managed conversion between tape management systems ➢ ➢ ➢ ● Software installations Batch scheduling/Printer Management Backup & Restore/Disaster Recovery Performed Disaster Recovery tests, including one unaided exercise for Windows/Unix servers and Mainframe LPARs Reason for leaving: ​New opportunity to work in an international environment References Arnold Vermaak Manager – European Service Line-- Naas Rothmann Manager – Storage & Automation--