SUMMARY:

• A solution - oriented and highly analytical systems engineer wif 17+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure. An expert in design, deployment and migration of Windows Active Directory and other
• Microsoft services including Exchange, ADFS and O365. Strong focus on optimization, security, redundancy, disaster recovery and documentation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

s: MCSA O365; VMWare VCP 5.0; MCSE NT4/2000

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT 4.0, Linux Red Hat

Virtualization Technologies: VMWare 3.1-6.5. Hyper-V

Software/Hardware: Forefront Identity Manager, ADFS, Azure AD Sync Tool, Bitlocker/MBAM, UCS Baldes, Left Hand Storage, NexSAN, EMC Celerra, X-Roads Routers, Cisco Router/Switch, NetScaler, Nortel D-term Switch, Netapp, SCCM, NetScreen, Watchguard, Tipping Point, IMS 4000, DNS, Load-Balancing, Clustering, IIS, LDS, DHCP, SNMP, FTP, TCP/IP, VPN, SQL 7-2008, Terminal Servers, Lync, SharePoint 2007, Citrix Zen Desktop/APP, DFS, BES, Proxy 2.0, ISA 2000, PGP Gateway, Z-Com Phone, Symantec e-Vault Email/File Archiving, BrightMail Gateway, Iron Port, Solarwinds, EMC Retrospect, Avamar, Patch-Link, Open-Audit, EVault i365 Backup, Veritas Backup Exec, ArcServe, Acronis, Sniffer IP-Sentry, Double-Take, NeverFail, Open Manage, Websense, MacAfee, Mail-Shield, Email Surveillance (SEC), Track-IT, WSUS, Manage Engine AD manager, RAS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Calabasas, CA

MESSAGING & IDENTITY ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Assist wif MFA and Intune implementation.
• Implement Active Directory Lightweight Services.
• Migrate Archived Emails from Enterprise Vault to Exchange Online wif Archive360.
• Resolved Hybrid and issues related to Azure AD Sync, Exchange online and Skype for business.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Team lead for redesign and consolidation of multiple Active Directory Forests wif multiple Root Domains into a single Forest architecture.
• Designed and implemented ADFS redundancy using Front-End & Proxy servers for multiple Forests.
• Team lead for Inter-forest and Intra-forest Active Directory migration of all Users, Mailboxes, Groups, Computers, Service Accounts and other AD objects.
• Deployed AD Azure Sync Tool (DirSync, AAD Connect) wif alternate ID and deployed custom rule sets wif quick recovery.
• Migrated On-Prem Lync Server to Skype For Business Online.
• Implemented and supported Exchange Online Hybrid configuration.
• Migrated users and resources from On-Prem Exchange 2010/2013 environment to Exchange Online.
• Supported different applications and resources offered by Office 365 and Azure.
• Implemented custom automation tasks and processes to simplify onboarding, offboarding, and collaboration in a single domain by multiple business units across teh organization.
• Managed and maintained a secure AD environment implementing RBAC and least-privilege delegation.
• Implemented Azure Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) portal and Azure Single Sign-On.
• Resolved Identity and Federation issues wif Azure AD, Exchange Online GAL, Object sync, Skype for Business Online and SharePoint Online.

Confidential, Westlake Village, CA

SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned OUs and GPOs for migration from Windows XP to Windows 8.1.
• Designed, installed and migrated from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013.
• Assisted wif a new Disaster Recovery Site implementation using UCS, NetApp & VMware.
• Improved Change Control process between Infrastructure and Development due to high demand of changes for custom built public faced application.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

SYSTEM ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Managed Active Directory for 5 Forests consisting of 65 Domain Controllers, 11 domains and over 40 sites.
• Redesigned company sites and servers to provide AD/DNS & DHCP redundancy across branch offices.
• Planned and executed AD Forest/Domain Function Level from Windows 2003R2 to 2008R2.
• Upgraded Microsoft Lync Enterprise in 2013.
• Supported Forefront Identity Manager 2010 to share contacts across all Forests.
• Built lab to evaluate Hyper-V 2012, Windows 2012, Exchange 2013 and advanced Windows-based network services.
• Simplified and standardized OU structure, GPO and naming convention.
• Supported Exchange 2010 environment across multiple Forest wif CAS array and DAG redundancy.
• Managed multiple Cisco IronPort Mail Gateways to provide email security.

Confidential, Santa Monica, CA

SYSTEM ENGINEER (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Migrated vSphere to vCloud.
• Upgraded twelve ESX hosts from 4.1 to 5.0.
• Assisted System Architects in migrating Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 while maintaining co-existence
• Created and scheduled power shell scripts to automate operational tasks.
• Implemented Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects wif Cisco Blade Servers for AD Autantication, Alerting, and Fail-over.
• Installed and configured MBAM Server to fully encrypt company laptops.

Confidential, Sherman Oaks, CA

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Supported for 200+ servers, 450 internal users and 2000+ external users in 6 AD domains and 9 AD sites wif 24/7 on-call support.
• Designed and maintained enterprise Active Directory services including AD components, AD replication, Group Policy, AD sites and FSMO roles.
• Optimized AD infrastructure by consolidation of child domains into single parent domains for all US-based offices to centralize management and reduce network complexity.
• Performed Exchange migrations, administration and design.
• Implemented multi-tier spam and virus filters including using Microsoft’s Forefront Hosted Services.
• Managed VMware VSphere environment wif 15 ESX hosts clustered wif HA and DRS on SAN based storage for vMotion. P2V physical servers to virtual machines.
• Managed XenApp 5 Citrix Farm including Publish Applications, Publish Desktops and Roaming Profiles.
• Managed EMC Celerra NS20, Left Hand Storage and NexSAN Storage.
• Migrated File Servers from a SAN to Windows 2008 DFS.
• Setup and configured clustered BlackBerry HA Servers covering Primary and DR sites.
• Implemented Active-Sync and mobile administration.
• Migrated and deployed a 4 member clustered PGP Mail Encryption Gateway environment and supported 350 PGP clients on PGP Satellite and PGP Web Messenger.
• Configured and managed i365 Evault Backup topology using two satellite servers replicating to one base server at different locations to provide 100% data protection in case of a major disaster to teh physical site.
• Provided a complete archiving solution wif Symantec Enterprise Vault 8.0.X - 9.0.X in a multiple server environment to provide Email Archiving, Journaling and Network File Server Archiving.
• Configured SIM Server monitoring and setup iLO and Drac on various servers.

Confidential, Chatsworth, CA

me.S. MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Managed Active Directory, DHCP, DNS and WINS.
• Managed multiple Exchange Servers and configured RPC over HTTPS; Active Sync and customized OWA login page.
• Setup and managed VMware ESXI 3.5 virtualization. P2V multiple servers.
• Migrated and hosted company’s Web Servers wif a live booking engine on a new IBM Blade Server running Microsoft Hyper-V, IIS 7.0, .NET, wif SQL backend.
• Configured X-Roads Router for redundancy and load balancing of Internet connection.
• Use Websense to monitor internet security.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

SENIOR CONSULTANT / ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Advanced Support Engineer responsible for maintaining larger clients wif high demands.
• Assisted wif technical sales and provided technical support.
• Installed and maintained Active Directory, Exchange Server, Email Virus and SPAM protection, BES, File and Print Servers, Network Storage, Web Servers, SBS, Access Points & Firewalls

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Supported Windows Domain, Exchange, Network Connectivity, Firewall/Security and Help Desk.
• Administered 3 AD Domain Forests and provided LAN/WAN support for 800 users across 13 locations.
• Migrated Windows NT4.0 Domain to Windows 2000 (Active Directory).
• Led an Exchange 5.5 to Dell Clustered Exchange 2000 Servers migration.
• Performed basic Cisco Switch Administration.
• Administered SQL 7.0/2000 Servers.
• Worked wif DBAs and successfully upgraded 23 SQL Servers from SQL 7.0 to SQL 2000.
• Administered Windows ISA and Proxy Servers.
• Used Red Hat Linux Servers for public facing servers for use as External DNS Servers, Apache Web Servers, Linux Email Proxy and FTP Servers.
• Deployed and administered third party Email Monitoring System “SAMS” to comply wif S.E.C. requirements for Journaling wifout allowing data alteration and providing data integrity.