Projects
Implementation of Hardening Measures for the central Infrastructure
For ca 140 central server systems of a Frankfurt banking house, the implementation of hardening measures was planned and managed.
The systems were hardened against unauthorized use and any kind of unwanted access. The highest security level possible was implemented on the systems.
To provide for coordination and cooperation between principal and agent, interacting processes on either side needed analysis and adequate coordination. For this purpose, we developed a tool to depict the complete workflow (ca 20.000 unique actions) and allow both for detailed planning and informative reporting.
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Tasks:
- technical project development
- analysis of the workflow processes related to the project
- definition of OLA for workflow assistance
- design of the required procedures and tools, based on a website with mysql database, apache, php (XAMP systems)
- task management
- resource management
Customer:
EDS Operations Services GmbH
Bankhaus Sal. Oppenheim
Hardware:
Sun (diverse)
IBM (diverse)
Operating Systems:
Solaris 10, Solaris 9, Solaris 8
AIX 5.3, AIX 5.2
Software:
ePCM (CA Computer Associates)
Opsware SAS, Opsware ATE, Netscan, Retina Scan
Tools:
Lamp, Xamp, Apache, mySQL, php
Operating System Updates on Central UNIX Servers
05/2007 - 03/2008
Ca 120 servers of the central infrastructure of a Frankfurt banking house needed to be updated to the latest OS standards.
The implementation needed to be executed without interfering with the production.
Thus, the extensive development of failproof fall-back scenarios and desaster-recovery procedures was a core task of this project.
Tasks:
- project management
- project planning and coordination
- design of the necessary tools and procedures
- release management
- configuration management
Customer:
EDS Operations Services GmbH
Bankhaus Sal. Oppenheim
Hardware:
Sun (diverse)
IBM (diverse)
Operating Systems:
Solaris 10, Solaris 9, Solaris 8
Software:
Sun TLP Cluster, Solaris Live Upgrade, eigene Methoden
Trend Following System for Trading Applications
2006 - today
Project management of the design and implementation of a
trend following / trading system for stock market trading.
Design and deployment of an automated regression backtesting
methodology using historical stock market data
Tasks:
- project management
- solution architect
- application design
- link-up to online stock fees
- implementation of various indicator algorythms
Customer:
International Group of Investors
Hardware:
Linux and Solaris LAMP / XAMP Server
Software:
Apache, PHP, Perl, gnuplot, awk, others
SAN Extension of a Banking Data Center
2005 - 2006
Planning and execution of a reconfiguration process of a Storage Area Network consisting out of two data centers of two allied Banks. Implementation of additional cluster systems. Documentation and visualization of the reconfigured SAN network.
Tasks:
- technical management and coordination
- configuration analysis
- documentation
Customer:
Sun Microsystems
Hardware:
Sun Solaris Server Clusters,
Sun Storage Units 6130, QLogic 5200
Software:
Solaris, Networker and more
Central Systems of the Telecommunication Industry
2004 - 2005
Implementation of OS updates and software upgrades (RSU - Rolling Software Upgrades) on large-scale infrastructure servers of the telecommunication industry. Special focus on central cluster systems for mobile phone infrastructure.
Special tasks: OS and software upgrades on running systems without service interruptions.
Tasks:
- configuration analysis
- development of procedures and scripts for the execution
- verification of procedures on test systems
- execution on production systems
Customer:
SIEMENS Intelligent Networks
MTS Moscow, SBF Yemen, BSNL Hyderabad,Trichy,Lucknow,Delhi
MLP Pakistan, SPC India, CLM Colombia, TCC Taiwan, JBV Norway
Tele2 Sveden, Tele2 Riga, Maxis Malaysia, DTM, JBV Oslo u.v.a.m
Hardware:
FUJITSU SIEMENS FSC PrimeCluster
Sun Microsystems Cluster, FSC SS80
Software:
Solaris, Oracle RAC , Veritas, Networker and more
Development of a NAS Storage System
2003
Development of prototype control software for a mass storage
system for a hardware manufacturer.
Development and execution of regression tests and benchmarks.
Tasks:
- designing a monitoring software
- developing fail-over procedures
- developing appropriate performance tests
Customer:
SwiftData Ltd., United Kingdom
Hardware:
diverse Prototypen, Sun-Server, IBM u.a.
Software:
Software: Linux (SuSE,Redhat u.a.), Solaris, AIX
Lamp / Xamp, PHP, Perl u.a.
SAN Relocation and Extension
2002
Design and implementation of concepts for an
outsourcing project of an international bank.
Migration and consolidation of a server farm including the setup
of a co-location data center.
Responsible for the SAN servers and components and
the re-implementation of the backup concepts.
Tasks:
- technical management of all SAN reconstruction measures
- planning and execution of the SAN extensions
- implementation and configuration of data security
Customer:
IBM Deutschland GmbH
Hardware:
diverse SUN, HP, IBM, and more.
MTI Vivant, Storagetek Tape Roboter, more.
Software:
Veritas, Legato, TSM (ADSM), Tivoli, Oracle, much more
Lamp / Xamp, PHP, Perl, more
SAN Projects with EMC . 2000-2001
2000 - 2001
Initial operation, configuration and support for various SAN
istallations and cluster systems with EMC mass storage.
Development of concepts and programs to control and diagnose
operating procedures in connection to EMC systems.
Development of operatioal procedures for BCV technology in SAP environments.
Tasks:
- planning and configuration of various SAN installations
- development of fail-over procedures
- development of a controller hot swap procedure on HP/UX
Customer:
EMC Deutschland GmbH
Vodafone Deutschland GmbH
T-Systems, UBS Frankfurt, others.
Hardware:
Sun E10K Cluster, HP Superdome Cluster, more.
EMC Symmetrix, EMC Connectrix, EMC Clariion
Software:
VERITAS Cluster, EMC TimeFinder, EMC SRDF
PowerPath, GeoSpan, more
Setup of a SAN Server Cluster
1998 - 2000
Launch and configuration of a highly available server system
for a network of ca 450 client systems.
Conceptual design and realization of concepts and tools
for failsafe operation.
Tasks:
- technical management
- planning and installation of the SAN
- development and implementation of cluster functionality
- design and configuration of data backup and restore functionality
Customer:
VEBA Oil & Gas GmbH, Essen
Hardware:
Sun Server, Sun Workstation, Silicon Graphics, others
MTI Raid-Systeme, Breece Hill Tape Library, more
Software:
Solaris, Legato Networker, Oracle, more
various internet projects
1995 - today
Conceptual design and launch of various internet data centers,
focus on firewalls, intranet, extranet.
Development of a method to transmit multimedia streams -
audio and video - via the internet using EUTELSAT satellites
with transmission rates of then 8 Mbit/s!
The solution was presented at the IFA 1997 in Berlin
Customer:
diverse
Hardware:
Sun, HP, IBM, x86, Realaudio, Cisco
diverse RAID-Arrays, OEM-JBODs, diverse Router
Software:
Solaris, Linux, TCL/TK, C, Lamp, u.v.a.m
Banking: Mission Critical Server System Projects
1993 - 1997
Projects involving mission critical server systems for the trade of derivatives. Construction of a redundant and - later - highly avaiblable infrastructure for production.
Conceptual design and launch of a computer network for derivative business, execution and administration, especially in back office
Construction of a global network (Frankfurt/ London/ Sidney/ Paris/ New York) supporting international foreign exchange trade (global book).
Tasks:
- planning and configuration
- system administration
- creation of operational Procedures
- implementation of a multitude of customized front-ends
Customer:
Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt / Main
Hardware:
grosse IBM Server, OEM-Komponenten
Sun Server und Workstations, Tektronix Terminals
diverse RAID-Arrays, OEM-JBODs, diverse Routers
Software:
DEVON, SunGuard, TCL/TK, ADSM
MUREX, Solaris, AIX, TeX, much more
Supervision of Strategic Projects and Strategic Products
1986 - 1992
Work as a member of the USSG (Unix System Support Group).
Support for many projects both locally and internationally. By 1992, more than 300 UNIX systems had already and successfully been installed.
Tasks:
- 2nd und 3rd line support for UNIX systems
- presales und postsales support
- hangaring and rollout of customer systems
- CeBIT installations
- porting of various software systems
Customer:
ICL Deutschland GmbH
Hardware:
CCI Power 6/32, Motorola VME-Bus Systeme, diverse ICL.
Software:
UNIX SysV, BSD 4.2, Ingres, Informix
practically all available UNIX systems at that time.
UNIX System Test Division, Bell Labs
1984 - 1985
At this point, Bell Labs were determined to make UNIX System V a market standard. The Summit, NJ test laboratory was responsible for making exhaustive functional tests of the latest version of UNIX System V on all relevant hardware platforms.
Tasks:
- development of system check procedures and programs
- execution of elaborate regression tests
Customer:
AT&T Bell Laboratories UNIX System Test Division,
Summit, New Jersey
Hardware:
AT&T 3Bx, DEC VAX, DEC PDP, Sun, Motorola, etc, etc
Software:
UNIX SysV, BSD 4.x, diverse
Telecommunication Project: Saudi Telex
1983
The central infrastructure of the saudi-arabic Telex network was rebuilt. The system consisted of a central IBM host, several UNIX systems, a few DEC systems and ca 3000 bilingual Telex machines.
Tasks:
- team member, program development, system administration
Customer:
Ministry of Post, Telephone and Telecommunications
Saudi Telex, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hardware:
Hardware: DEC PDP11, IBM /370
Software:
UNIX, RSTS/E, diverse
Apprenticeship and Years of Travel
1978 - 1982
Development of application software for manufacturing companies,
especially for window factories.
Development and implementation of program systems for CAM and
commercial tasks for well-known small and medium-sized businesses
of the industry inbetween 1978 and 1982.
Today, these developments still form the basis of a successful
software package for the industry.
Customer:
diverse
Hardware:
WANG 2200 incl. Plotter und Graphic-Display, AS/400, diverse
Software:
Pascal, Basic, Cobol, Fortran,C, PL/1, RPG3, more