SKILLS:

Messaging: Microsoft Exchange 2007/2003/2000/5.5/2000 , Powershell, EMC SAN, Microsoft Clustering (CCR and SCR), Blackberry Enterprise Server, Lotus Notes,Groupwise, Lotus cc mail Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Forefront for Exchange, Trend ScanMail, Norton Anti - virus, and Quest/Aelita EMW, Ciphertrust Ironmail, and Ciphertrust IronWebMail, Quest Tools (EMW, QEMM, MessageStats, Spotlight on Exchange), Symantec Enterprise Vault.

Software: Microsoft Data Protection Manager, Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Office Suite (97-2003), Microsoft Operations Manager, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Outlook (97-2003), Microsoft Visio, Symantec Live State Recovery, Backup Exec, ArcServe, EMC Replication Manager, DNS/DDNS/WINS/DHCP

Operating Systems: Active Directory, Windows 2008/2003/2000 Server, Windows XP, Windows Visa/XP/NT 4.0 Workstation, Digital VMS and UNIX

EMPLOYMENT:

Confidential

Present Exchange 2007 Architect

Responsibilities:

• Developed the architecture document, test plan, and migration strategy utilizing CCR clusters in which each node in diverse geo-graphic locations.
• Developed the standards and installation checklists for the hub transport, mailbox (CCR cluster implementation), and client access roles role which allowed the development of scripts that focused on automated installation of role.
• Develop the migration scripts and validation scripts for both mailboxes and resources which allowed the migration of over 80,000 + users and 6,000 users in less than 2 months.
• Consolidated the Asia Pacific locations into the Munich datacenters.
• Installed Quest messagestats and spotlight on Exchange tools.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conduct an assessment of the five independent Exchange 2003 organizations and one Exchange 2007 organization.
• Gather business requirements and make recommendation on three year strategy for the email environment.
• Both internal options as well as hosted email using Microsoft Online, Cisco Postpath and Google Apps were investigated.

Confidential, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Conducted an assessment of their Exchange 2003 environment with four goals.
• Ensure that the Exchange 2003 architecture was appropriate for the environment and make recommendations on changes to the architecture.
• Ensure Exchange 2003 best practices were being followed.
• Ensure that Exchange 2003 performance was adequate. Identify any components of the architecture that would prevent Exchange 2007 from being installed.

Confidential

Managing Consultant/Microsoft Exchange and Windows Architect

Responsibilities:

• Technology manager responsible for managing consulting engagements, preparing and presenting technical sales presentations, managing consultants, identifying new consulting practices and opportunities, and performing architect level consulting duties at Confidential 500 companies.

Confidential, Purchase, NY

Exchange 2003 High-Availability Implementation

Responsibilities:

• Creation of the performance requirements and high-availability architecture for fourteen Exchange 2003 clusters with EMC SAN backend storage.
• Development and testing of the RPO/RTO objectives for recovery of the SAN/Cluster using Microsoft VSS backup technology, EMC Replication Manager and Veritas Live State Technology.
• Development and testing of the consolidation and migration strategy for 106 Exchange sites utilizing Outlook 2003 cached mode while minimizing the impact of off-line address book downloads on the WAN.
• Development of scripts that focused on automated cluster implementation, storage group/database creation, and post migration validation of information within the Exchange 5.5 environment.
• Testing and Implementation of the High Availability Environment.
• Load testing the clustered environment using LoadSim and Jetstress
• Development and delivery of the high-availability training for service and delivery staff.

Confidential

Lead Architect

Responsibilities:

• Development the Exchange 2003 Global Architecture and deployment methodology that focuses on intra-org and inter-site consolidation for an Exchange organization that consists of almost 400 exchange admin groups/sites.
• Development of the routing topology for 400 exchange admin groups/sites.
• Determine the necessary changes required to the Active Directory Connector to facilitate migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003.
• Develop/testing and implementation of the deployment and migration strategy for Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 using Microsoft native tools and Quest/Aelita EMW for inter-org consolidation.
• Developed and trained the International Service and Delivery Staff on the migration process and Exchange 2003.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading the existing Windows 2000 AD domains to Windows 2003 forest functional mode.
• Implementation of the International Domain, OU and Support Structure that will be used for Exchange 2003.
• Development of the Global AD Site and OU structure
• Development of the migration path for the user workstations from NT domain to the Active Directory Domain
• Development of the migration path of the NT accounts to Active Directory Domain.

Confidential

Lead Architect

Responsibilities:

• Migration of 20,000 Exchange 5.5 users to Exchange 2000.
• Migration of the two external Exchange organizations consisting of 9,000 users into the primary Exchange Organization using the Aelita EMW Migration and 10,000 Lotus Notes users into Exchange 2000 environment.
• Designed, tested and Implemented the external SMTP complex that included a multi-layer approach to prevent Viruses and SPAM from effecting the Exchange organization.
• Developed, tested, and implemented the internal and external Outlook Web Access (OWA) front end/back-end strategy using a load-balanced configuration for both Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000.
• Developed, the architecture for Blackberry Enterprise Servers for Exchange using an ISA firewall as a proxy.
• Designed, tested and implemented the Microsoft IIFP solution to synchronize two Active Directory/Exchange 2000 environments for directory synchronization and SMTP message flow.