SUMMARY:

• Over 20 years of Total IT experience and more than 10 years of experience as serving as a Desktop Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining high quality, cost effective approaches for the delivery of desktop applications.
• In - depth experience using either Installshield AdminStudio to create MSI installations for Desktop, Laptops as well as Citrix platforms.
• Repackaged over 3,000 COTS and in-house developed applications into Windows MSI based installations for network and remote deployments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

MSI Repacking Tools: ORCA MSI Editor tool

Scripting Tools: VBScript, WiseScript, Winbatch 2012

Deployment Tools: HP Radia, BMC Marimba

Server Platforms: Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tasked to determine and create applications that will be deployed to Citrix XenApp 6.5 and XenDesktop 5.6 servers for Department of Homeland Security.
• Developed, Planned and Tested applications for deployment using AdminStudio Professional 2012.
• Assessed application readiness and created virtual installs using VMWare ThinApp 5.0
• Worked with both Citrix and AppSense teams to deploy to production environment.

Confidential

Sr Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Served as a level four systems engineer to complete tasks related to a large scale Microsoft enterprise infrastructure with more than 200 servers and 11,000 users.
• Responsible for building, updating, improving and maintaining two Windows 7 images (both 64bit and 32bit OS) involving zero touch deployment via SCCM 2007 infrastructure.
• Develop, Plan, Test and Deploy SCCM packages to production DHS HQ environment.

Confidential

Packager/Deployment Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Supported application packaging migration to Windows 7 for IMF World Bank.
• Created over 150 InstallShield based custom packages.
• Published applications for QA review and UAT deployments via BMC Marimba v8.0
• Evaluated and proposed a time estimation of converting current BMC Marimba environment to SCCM 2012 package conversion.

Confidential

Application Packaging Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported application packaging and Windows 7 deployment efforts for Navy & Marine Corp Command Internet (NMCI), an HP client in San Diego, CA.
• Completed over 100 application packages over 10 months for Windows 7 migration.
• Published applications via HP Radia for deployment.

Confidential

Lead Packaging Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported application migration to Windows 7 deployments for American Water client in Voorhees, NJ.
• Created MSI installs using InstallShield 2011 for Windows 7 64bit environment
• Completed 45 core applications for XP to Windows 7 migration.

Confidential

Windows Applications Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested and deployed installations via SCCM 2007 within lab environment prior to production deployment.
• Perform daily QA on contract team’s completed packages prior to move into UAT.
• Documented packaging workflow and installation process.
• Addressed packaging issues identified by UAT/Pilot testing
• Completed 250 application packages for XP to Windows 7 migration and deployment contract.

Confidential

Packaging Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created MSI applications using Installshield 2010 to deploy Windows 7 and Office 2010
• Performed QA on contract team’s completed packages prior to move into UAT.
• Evaluated and converted legacy Prism based scripted applications into repackaged MSI.
• Completed a 950 application packaging XP to Windows 7 migration contract.

Confidential

Applications Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Windows 7 Desktop Refresh project from a Tier 3 engineering perspective.
• Participated in the design and implementation of an application virtualization environment.
• Tested and deployed SCCM packaged applications to GPO applied and non GPO based test machines to determine production readiness.
• Responsible for developing, maintaining and documenting MSI packaging best practices.
• Completed initial 45 standard application packaging XP to Windows 7 migration contract.

Confidential

Wise Packaging /Altiris Deployment Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Completed a 650 application packaging XP to Windows 7 migration contractusing Wise Package Studio 7.
• Performed deployment testing using Altiris Management Suite, specifically Altiris Notification Server 6.0
• Worked with management and team to provide technical solutions for the project, ie - creating custom batch scripts, custom vb scripts, troubleshooting group policy issues, etc.
• Completed 125 VDI based application packages for selected business units to migrate to Windows 7.

Confidential

Lead Associate, Systems Development

Responsibilities:

• Created/Repackaged, quality checked and Tested MSI applications for deployment via SCCM 2003, Marimba 4.6 and Citrix Presentation Server 4.5
• Configured Altiris Wise Package Studio server as team packaging server.
• Established Wise Conflict Manager via Altiris Software Manager to isolate and correct application conflict before production delivery.

Confidential

MSI Integration Engineer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with American Airline internal departments to repackage, test and deploy MSI applications using a scripted process via SMS 2003 and Active Directory.
• Prepared workflow charts and detailed spreadsheet specifying business unit application profile for deployment.
• Delivered over 100 applications on time to four large business units for American Airlines clients which included special tasks with newer Palm hand held devices for mail synchronization and specialty Map software - MapInfo and AvMap.
• Created MSI installations deployed via Windows XP Group Policy Object Editor GPO
• Delivered 30 engineering applicatons on time within three months.

Confidential

Certified Applications Packager/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created MSI installations via InstallShield Admin Studio 5.5 free from ICE errors.
• Evaluated and converted legacy SMS 2.0 script based applications into repackaged MSI
• Created automated installations via Wininstall 7.5 including CD updates to remote users.
• Packaged major deployment installations such as: InfoConnect 2001, PhotoShop, Sybase, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Borland JBuilder version 8 and 9, and Roxio Easy CD Creator.
• Supported HelpDesk as third level contact via Remedy ticket call system within GSA Fleet Services Information Systems group serving over 3,000 users.

Confidential

Engineer and Support Deployment Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Automated application installs via Microsoft System Manager Server 2.0
• Created Windows 2000 Image creation using Sysprep and GHOST methodology.
• Repackaged software installation and provided 3rd-level tech-support to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff.