Siva P
About Siva P
Siva P is an IT Storage Specialist with expertise in storage provisioning and management across various platforms. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Anna University and a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
Work at American Electric Power
Currently, Siva P serves as an IT Storage Specialist at American Electric Power, a position he has held since 2018. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he is responsible for managing storage solutions and ensuring optimal performance of storage systems. His role involves utilizing various reporting and performance tools to enhance storage provisioning and management.
Education and Expertise
Siva P holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Anna University, which he completed from 2010 to 2014. He furthered his education with a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, graduating in 2015. His academic background supports his expertise in IT storage solutions, particularly in managing and configuring SAN switches and block storage systems.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining American Electric Power, Siva P accumulated diverse experience in IT storage roles. He worked as a Senior Storage & Virtualization Engineer at UPS from 2017 to 2018 in Mahwah, NJ, and as a Storage Administrator at Inova Health System for six months in 2016-2017 in Sterling, Virginia. He also briefly served as a Storage Trainee Analyst at Suhan Business Solutions in Austin, Texas, in 2016.
Technical Proficiencies
Siva P possesses a strong proficiency in various reporting and performance tools, including Aptare and EMC Vipr SRM. He specializes in storage provisioning across multiple operating systems, including AIX, Linux, ESX, and Windows. His technical skills extend to VMware technologies, specifically VMware vSphere and VMware ESX 7.x, as well as extensive knowledge of block storage systems like EMC PowerMax8000/2000 and XtremIO.
Specialization in Storage Management
Siva P specializes in managing and configuring SAN switches, particularly Brocade core/edge and Cisco MDS. His expertise in storage management encompasses a variety of hosts, allowing him to effectively provision and optimize storage solutions tailored to organizational needs.