Lijo Joy

• Design/Implement/Manage Linux High Performance Computing Systems in Kuwait Oil Company for Reservoir Simulation Applications
• Installed and Configured 5 HPC clusters at Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
• 66 Node HPC - Dell PE 6420 servers for computing, 4 Dell PE R640 servers for Omni-path routing to Panasas Activestor InfiniBand Network, Dell Omni-path computing network. \[RHEL 7x8, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPC 10.2.0.10\],
• 68 Node HPC - Dell PE 6220 II servers for computing, Panasas IB Routers, Panasas Activestor 400TB HPC Storage, InifiniBand QDR computing network. \[RHEL 6.5, IBM Platform HPC\]
• 32 Node HPC - Dell PE R720 servers for computing, Lustre File System on Dell PE T710, Platform LSF 8.0.1, RHEL 5.5
• 67 Node HPC - Sun Fire X4100M2 servers, RHEL 4, Silverstorm IB switches, Sun Cluster HA Filesystems etc.
• 189 Node HPC - Sun Fire X4100, RHEL 3, Silverstorm IB switches, Sun Cluster HA Filesystems etc.
• Competently positioned LSF, PBS Batch Systems on HPC and integrated with Reservoir Simulation Applications
• Install, Configure and Maintain 320+ High End E&P Linux Workstations for Kuwait Oil Company for Oil and Gas Applications
• Participated in Halliburton Landmark Earth, Dell EMC VxRail Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance for E&P applications POC. Isilon X210 Storage Cluster as part of the LEA .
• Standardized job tasks and trained junior team members on industry best practices and standards.
• Made recommendations regarding information technology infrastructure overhauls.
• Enhanced availability of infrastructure through enterprise-wide planning, thorough testing, efficient implementation and comprehensive support.
• Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
• Led server infrastructure development, quality assurance, staging and production systems.
• Worked as 3D Administrator for Kuwait Oil Company 3D Visualization Center
• Optimized system security and performance with proactive changes recommended by ISA securing servers, services etc.
• Dell EMC Isilon Storage over OPA Fabric for Dell PE 6420 HPC with IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPC.
• E&P Applications Installation, Configuration and Entry Level Support on system level configuration and upgrades
• E&P applications implementation over a cross-platform environment

• Developed four (4) exams for the Oracle OCA and OCP projects for Oracle Enterprise Linux
• Done testing and validations for Oracle Linux classroom setup
• Conducted the first Oracle Enterprise Linux course in India at Bangalore for Oracle employees
• Oracle Enterprise Linux Administrator Certified Associate (OCA) and Oracle Enterprise Linux Certified Implementation Specialist
• 1) Enterprise Linux Fundamentals \[ 1Z0-402 \]
• 2) Enterprise Linux System Administration \[ 1Z0-403 \]
• Oracle Enterprise Linux Administrator Certified Professional (OCP)
• 1) Enterprise Linux Networking \[ 1Z0-404 \]
• 2) Enterprise Linux Security Administration \[ 1Z0-405 \]
• Developed Oracle Applications R12 Fundamentals Examination in 15 days timeframe
• Troubleshooting Oracle and Red Hat Linux Systems
• Identified areas of personnel deficiency and took necessary action for correction
• Designed, planned, organized and directed orientation and training programs for employees or customers
• Obtained, organized and developed training procedure manuals, guides and course materials

• Trainer on Red Hat Certifications RHCE, RHCT and Red Hat Security
• Linux Support for various Clients
• Developed Linux practices exam evaluation kit for training purpose
• Developed Linux troubleshooting kit for training purpose
• Conducted Red Hat Linux training for various University Engineering Colleges
• Trained more than 2500 IT Professionals on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Attained maximum 100% RHCE result and 800+ RHCE Certified students
• Conducted Red Hat Training for Central Government, India firms for Red Hat India Private Limited
• Conducted training sessions on behalf of Red Hat India Private Limited
• Conducted Red Hat Enterprise Linux Classes and OS level trouble-shooting sessions for the DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory), Ministry of Defense, Govt. Of India for the project DARPAN

• Impeccably installed and perfectly configured all parameters of Linux Servers & workstations for corporate Clients
• Perfectly managed the Linux Servers at Office premise of the company
• Training RHCE and CCNA
• Operational efficiency increased by providing basic and advanced level training as RHCE trainer for IT professionals
• Led server infrastructure development, quality assurance, staging and production systems
• Installed and upgraded internal and third party software