2/9/13 Pete Shima
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About
About me
Hello, my name is Pete and I think like a computer. From a young age I was always fascinated with electronics. It has led me on a journey from windows to linux, from Seattle to London, and from helpdesk to operations.
A few things I have written:
Sensu - As A Collectd Alternative Response to "Chef in 2012" Riding the Unicorn
A few things that keep me moving:
Operations at a large scale, big data. Chef, Rails, Load Balancing New takes on monitoring - <3 Sensu, <3 New Relic Innovation at scale. Github REST APIs Games, gaming and online connectivity.
Resume
11 years in the tech/entertainment industry doing architecture, engineering, support, management, Profile development, and recruiting. A great problem solver using a wealth of experience going above and beyond the needs of fast paced environments.
Skills Management Technology Collaboration
Global infrastructure and project A long list of expertise across Focused on driving collaboration management focused on business multiple platforms and software and communication across global needs. architectures. IT.
Active Directory 2000/2003 Dev Kits (xbox 360, ps3, etc) PHP Technical Altiris 6.x, 7.x DHCP Postfix Apache 1.x, 2.x Distributed File System (DFS) Python Arcsight/Syslogd/Splunk DNS Request Tracker Aspera Exchange 2000,2003 SAN, NAS (Netapp, EMC) Auto Scaling Flash Media Server Security Systems Bash/Zsh IIS 5.x,6.x,7.x Ruby on Rails BES 3.x,4.x,5.x Linux (Debian, Red Hat) Redis Cisco Firewalls, Switches Mac OS 9, 10 Sharepoint 2005/2007 Citrix Branch Repeater Mcafee EPO 3.x, 4.x Spamassassin/Surf Control Citrix Xenapp 5.0 MySQL SQL Server 2000, 2005
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Client and Site to Site VPN Nagios Symantec Arcserve 12 Capistrano Office Suites Trac Chef Office Communicator VBS Cloud Services (AWS, Blue Perforce/Git Backup Exec 11,12,2010 Box) Perl VMWare ESXi 3.5, 4.0
Amazon S3 Systems Engineer, Operations, Seattle
May 2012-Present
"Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives any developer access to the same highly scalable, reliable, secure, fast, inexpensive infrastructure that Amazon uses to run its own global network of web sites. The service aims to maximize benefits of scale and to pass those benefits on to developers." - http://aws.amazon.com/s3/
As a member of the S3 Ops team, we keep S3 running.
Ref
Wikipedia: http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2012/06/amazon-s3-the-first-trillion-objects.html S3 holds over 1 trillion objects: http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2012/06/amazon-s3-the-first-trillion-objects.html
King of the Web Operations Engineer, Seattle
July 2011-May 2012
My role at King of the Web is to ensure our architecture is online, secure, and scaled to our needs. Being a viral video site and showing multi million real-time vote counts present interesting challenges. We use Ruby on Rails and we don't mess around.
Major Goals:
Migration off of Engine Yard PAAS on to private hybrid cloud. Migration completed 5 months after start date. Use Chef as a configuration management tool to setup end to end infrastructure, ongoing documentation and management. Auto scale production web site to meet viral video traffic spikes which typically increase site traffic by 500%+ in minutes. Provide a stable environment that can be handled by a single staff member and limited on-call. High focus on visibility and KISS (keep it simple stupid). Develop and see from start to finish projects that span multiple departments. Be an enabler, not a barrier, for development and business ops. Build tools and write maintainable code to automate whatever possible and keep dev happy. Release management and zero downtime deploys to production. Integration with multiple APIs and development of tools that create solutions to business challenges.
Rockstar Games Consultant, Seattle
April 2011-July 2011
As a remote employee in Seattle, Washington my focus is to provide expert advice and resource across the Rockstar Games development process. Using my diverse skillset and newly available technology I help to keep Rockstar on the bleeding edge of modern day development tools.
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Major Goals:
Work with technology directors and executive staff to keep development needs at the forefront of IT focus. Review existing workflows for data movement and provide recommendations along with end to end completion of agreed solutions. Investigate business development ideas and provide advice on 3rd party software including business case scenarios and potential return on investments. Provide documented architecture design complete with proof of concept or alpha implementations of desired feature sets or tools.
Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Infrastructure Manager (Label Technology), London
2010-2011
In our centrally located London office I was responsible for designing and implementing solutions with a goal to improve speed of the game development process through technology. Being the sole member of this department I utilized my in-depth experience within the company to identify and implement solutions to help developers.
Major Accomplishments:
Designed and implemented a cross studio global file transfer platform with Aspera technology across 20 different studios and many game titles. Designed, developed and implemented a custom web portal to securely manage deployment of game builds and common development and publishing functions including SDK upgrades. Developed back end systems for a global video sharing solution integrated into an existing large scale development toolset. Worked with development staff including producers, programmers, artists, studio heads and more along with internal/external IT teams to define needed tools for the future.
Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Infrastructure Manager (Corporate), London
2008-2010
At the European headquarters for Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) I was responsible for managing end to end infrastructure across London, Windsor, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy, Geneva, Singapore, and Australia. I also worked closely with other sites in the European time zone and interfaced with global IT leaders to develop strategy and provide leadership for IT staff.
Major Accomplishments:
Over 12 months integrated all European and Pacific Rim sites into global Active Directory and Exchange Forest. Implemented hardware, software and configuration standards across a disparate infrastructure. Hired and developed new European IT team consisting of support staff and engineers. Transitioned European headquarters from Geneva, Switzerland to Windsor, UK including staff and datacenter. Consolidated core services such as email, blackberry and backups into European headquarters. Implemented the largest internal company sharepoint system and provided maintenance and support. Renegotiated and consolidated vendor contracts providing cost savings along with realigning budgets. Developed and implemented a global level 2/3 service desk for "follow the sun" support.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Senior Systems Engineer, NYC
2007-2008
The focus of Senior Systems Engineer was to take a global approach to architecture and engineering across the company. I was responsible for level 2/3 support, architecture and implementation across all sites in the global Active Directory forest. In addition to that I played a big part in the
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Major Accomplishments:
Continued integration of international sites into global Active Directory and Exchange Forest from a wide range of independently run studios. Implemented hardware, software and configuration standards across disparate infrastructure. Developed a global centralized event logging system monitoring logs across servers, network gear, and more. Provided level 2/3 support and training to local IT staff in various locations. Worked with developers to update and improve web servers and databases for public facing websites. Resolved difficult technical issues with sensitive time frames.
Rockstar Games Systems Engineer, NYC
2006-2007
In my position as systems engineer I was responsible not only for the administration and maintenance of the server infrastructure but to provide leadership for global IT architecture. I was also providing level 1-3 support for local staff.
Major Accomplishments:
Discovery, design and launch of a global Active Directory and Exchange Forest. Architected and setup a new centralized spam filtering solution which blocks over 5 million spam messages a month. Designed and implemented a global DFS structure allowing all staff globally to map 1 single network drive. Developed global technology standards still in use today.
Rockstar Games Systems Administrator, NYC
2004-2006
As systems administrator it was my responsibility to administer and maintain the server side infrastructure, provide support to local staff and implement solutions based off rapid business need.
Major Accomplishments:
Setup and administered various servers in an Active Directory and Exchange environment. End to end deployment of Altiris Deployment Solution now used across the global organization. Reconfigured Mcafee EPO servers including Rogue System Sensor to provide better security and alerting. Provided outstanding customer service to a wide range of creative staff.
Puget Sound Center Web Developer, Seattle
2001-2004
My role at the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (PSCTLT) was to develop web applications to help educators integrate technology into their curriculum. Direction came from well known names in the teaching and technology areas of the puget sound and the program was later identified by Microsoft as the leading program in the nation. The program now runs in 20 different countries.
Major Accomplishments:
Developed over 50 educational web applications. Created a web application allowing teachers to create web sites with no HTML knowledge.
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Design to implementation in 24 hours or less. Setup and managed offsite Windows 2000 webserver.
Game Credits
LA Noire (2011), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Red Dead Redemption (2010), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2010), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2010), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2010), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Beaterator (2009), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Bully: Scholarship Edition (2008), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Manhunt 2 (2007), Rockstar Games, Inc.
The Warriors (2007), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Bully (2006), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix (2006), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (2006), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (2005), Rockstar Games, Inc.
Contact
Hello, how are you? Pete Shima
Please don't spam me Fair and abiding citizen
But I'd love to hear from you.
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Seattle, WA 98199 Social: P: 206-450-1021
Twitter: petey5k Email LinkedIn: Pete Shima [email protected]
GitHub: Petey5k'ing
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