Colin Hughes
About Colin Hughes
Colin Hughes is a Senior Storage Administrator at Oanda, where he has worked since 2013. He has extensive experience in storage solutions and systems administration, with a background that includes roles at Blackberry, Telus, and Texas Health and Human Services.
Work at OANDA
Colin Hughes has served as a Senior Storage Administrator at OANDA since 2013. With over 11 years of experience in this role, he is based in New York, United States. His responsibilities include implementing and managing storage solutions, specifically within Brocade fabric environments and EMC VNX series storage systems.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to joining OANDA, Colin Hughes worked at Blackberry as an Enterprise Storage Administrator from 2008 to 2013 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He also held a position as a Technology Specialist at Telus for five months in 2013 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Systems Administrator at Texas Health and Human Services from 1997 to 2001 in Austin, Texas, and at The State from 2001 to 2004 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Education and Expertise
Colin Hughes earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from McMaster University. He possesses extensive knowledge in the administration of VMware vSphere and vCenter, along with proficiency in OnCommand products and NetApp integration. His specialization includes NetApp Clustered ONTAP design and administration, with a focus on NFS for VMware and KVM environments.
Technical Skills
Colin Hughes is experienced in managing Brocade fabric environments and EMC VNX series storage solutions. His technical skills extend to the administration of VMware vSphere and vCenter, as well as NetApp integration. He specializes in NetApp Clustered ONTAP, particularly in designing and administering NFS for virtualized environments.
Career Timeline
Colin Hughes has a diverse career spanning multiple roles and locations. He began as a Systems Administrator at AECL in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, from 1993 to 1994. He then worked as a Systems Administrator at The State from 2001 to 2004, followed by a position at Texas Health and Human Services from 1997 to 2001. After a contract role as a Unix Analyst at Opelin from 2006 to 2008, he joined Blackberry in 2008 and transitioned to Telus in 2013 before starting at OANDA.