MICHAEL A.

STASIAK
343 Atlantic Avenue
Seabrook, NH 03874-4912
home: (603) 474-1925
cell: (617) 596-4330
Email: ms4b8ba8@westpost.net
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mstasiak

CURRENT TECHNICAL SKILLS:

* HP EVA (Business Copy, Continuous Access, Replication Solutions Manager); MSA;
LeftHand P4000 iSCSI; VLS/VTL (de-duplication); D2D; MSL; ESL; EML; Integrity a
nd ProLiant
(C-class & P-class blade servers); Virtual Connect; Brocade & Cisco SANs; mult
iprotocol routers (MPR, MPX); meta-SANs (FC routing, FCIP tunneling, iSCSI bridg
ing);
VMware vSphere 4.0; Data Protector (DP); Storage Essentials (SE); System Insig
ht Manager (SIM); Insight Control (ICE); Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP); VMS & Wind
ows (clusters);
data migration (Storage Mirroring, TDMF); some HP XP24000 (Hitachi HDS USPV) a
nd some EMC DMX3000.

EDUCATION
* B.S., University of Massachusetts/Amherst (1986)
Computer & Information Science and Mathematics

CERTIFICATIONS
* HP Master ASE (Master Accredited Systems Engineer) -> StorageWorks [2008]; SAN
Architect (Data Availability Solutions) [2005]; SAN Architect (Backup Solutions
);
ProLiant High Availability and Clustering Solutions.
* HP ASE (Accredited Systems Engineer) -> BladeSystem [2009]; Specialty in HP St
orageWorks Secondary Storage [2008]; Specialty in HP Storage Essentials [2008];
StorageWorks [2008]; Specialty in HP Data Protector Software [2007]; ProLiant
ML/DL Servers [2007]; Specialty in ProLiant C-Class Blade Servers [2006];
ProLiant Servers [2005]; StorageWorks [2005]; StorageWorks Nearline Storage; S
pecialty in ProLiant and StorageWorks Integration.
* HP AIS (Accredited Integration Specialist) -> Specialty in LeftHand Solutions
[2009]; Converged Infrastructure [2009]; BladeSystem [2009]; Integrity BladeSyst
em [2008];
Specialty in HP Data Protector Software [2007]; Specialty in HP StorageWorks P
roLiant Storage Servers (NAS) [2006]; Integrity Server Systems [2006]; ProLiant
Servers [2005];
StorageWorks.
* HP CSE/CSA (Certified Systems Engineer/Administrator) - HP OpenVMS v8.
* HP APC (Accredited Pre-Sales Consultant) - HP Enterprise Storage Solutions.
* Microsoft MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) - Windows 2000.
* Microsoft MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) - Windows 2003; Win
dows 2000
* VMware Certified Professional (VCP) vSphere 4.0 and VI 3.5.
* Brocade Certified Fabric Professional (BCFP) and Brocade Certified Fabric Desi
gner (BCFD).

EXPERIENCE
Strategic Business/Brocade, HP Technology Storage Consultant (08/2008 - 04/2010)
* Contingent worker (staff augmentation) for HP's North America EVA storage de
livery team. Primary role was the deployment of new HP storage and server infra
structures
for HP distributors, channel partners and end user customers. This frequent
travel position included: solution architecture validation and implementation, t
roubleshooting,
escalation handling, knowledge transfer and installation documentation. Addi
tional responsibilities also included: sales team assistance (scoping and identi
fying
new opportunities, lending technical credibility to the sales cycle), mentor
ing peers and keeping current with technology and industry certifications.
Agilysys Professional Services, Principal Consultant (12/2000 - 7/2008)
* Provided technical leadership and subject matter expertise of HP hardware an
d software solutions for Agilysys direct sales opportunities. (Similar duties a
s with
Strategic Business Systems/Brocade, above.) Promoted to Principal Consultan
t in August 2007, with increased responsibilities in professional services busin
ess
development (creating statements of work, requests for proposal, requests fo
r quotation, etc.)
Boston Computer, Director of Engineering (DEC/Compaq Technology) (09/1998 - 12/2
000)
* Managed personnel and engineering aspects of all DEC/Compaq product assembly
, integration and testing for customer orders. Performed field service installa
tion,
on-site troubleshooting and return product service/repair. Provide pre-sale
s and post-sales technical support, including: researching requirements; cost/be
nefit
analysis; competitive product analysis; solution proposals; capacity plannin
g and solution sizing; product specification, demonstration and benchmarking; "p
roof
of concept" testing and evaluation; customer training and telephone support.
Procured engineering lab resources and proactively identify new resource requi
rements.
Supervised administration of LAN and Exchange servers, backup procedures and
all networking, desktop, printer and telephone equipment. Attend technical tra
ining
classes, seminars and trade shows. Reviewed trade journals and other period
icals to stay technically current. Routinely strategized with company president
to fine-tune company vision and "value add" provided to customers.
PerforMax Technology, Independent Contractor (04/1997 - 09/1998)
* Serviced client accounts with DEC AlphaServers, DEC VAX, DEC StorageWorks an
d CMD RAID storage technologies. Duties included: OpenVMS and Windows NT system
 management;
hardware/software requirement analysis; solution proposals; cost/benefit ana
lysis; competitive product analysis; product specification, demonstration and be
nchmarking;
system integration, installation and troubleshooting; customer training and
telephone support. (Similar duties as with Boston Computer Group, above.)
CMD Technology, Senior Technical Support Engineer (03/1995 - 04/1997)
* Responsible for increasing company's RAID and DEC product sales through vari
ous pre-sales and post-sales technical support duties, including: customer requi
rement
analysis; solution proposals; product demonstrations; cost/benefit analysis;
competitive product analysis; pre-sales and post-sales technical support; worki
ng trade
shows. Additional engineering, sales and marketing support duties included:
field service installation and troubleshooting; distributor, VAR, reseller, cust
omer and
internal staff training; telephone support; proofing technical product manua
ls, release notes and application notes; product benchmarking; cross-platform qu
alification
and design assurance.
Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Senior VMS System Manager, Oracle DBA 04/1990 - 02
/1995
* Responsible for VMS cluster and system management; Oracle database administr
ation and management; LAN/WAN networking and data communications; DEC Pathworks
(NOS client/
server) integration, administration and management; hardware and software te
sting, benchmarking, evaluation and cross-platform qualification; system program
ming and
application development; analytical services support and end user support.
TravCorps Corporation, DEC VAX BASIC Programmer/Analyst 12/1988 - 04/1990
* Responsible for various data processing department duties and support includ
ing: end user requirement analysis; application programming; database design and
administration;
DEC PDP-11 to VAX 6000 conversion with application and database migration; b
atch processing/report generation; computer operations/hardware maintenance; end
user support.

ADDITIONAL HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OPERATING SYSTEMS:

Hardware:
* HP EVA, MSA and some XP24000
* all legacy HP/Compaq/DEC storage arrays (Fibre Channel, SCSI, CI, DSSI, FDDI,
etc.)
* HP VLS & D2D (Virtual Library System)
* HP EML, ESL, MSL Tape Libraries
* HP Integrity Servers
* HP ProLiant Servers (DL/ML/Blade)
* HP AlphaServers
* Digital VAX and PDP Servers
* Brocade & Cisco SANs
* some EMC DMX3000
Software:
 * HP Data Protector
* HP Storage Essentials
* HP Business Copy EVA
* HP Continuous Access EVA
* HP Insight Control Edition (ICE)
* HP System Insight Manager (SIM)
* HP Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP)
* HP Storage Mirroring (NSI DoubleTake)
* IBM/SoftTek TDMF
* HP Fabric Manager
* HP/Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
Operating Systems:
* Microsoft Windows 200x and NT 4.0
* HP OpenVMS/Integrity V8.x
* HP OpenVMS/Alpha V8.x, V7.x, V6.x
* HP VAX/VMS V5.x, V4.x
* VMware 4.0 (vSphere) and VI 3.5