SUMMARY:

• Consultant and System administrator, now seeking an eventual permanent position. I would also consider a managerial position at this point in my career.
• I have experience as a work leader and acting manager for over 7 years.
• System Administrator, Mostly Windows 2000 - 2008 R2, 2012 R2
• Server Support: Good server Build and Fix skills, Steady State support.
• Large Datacenter Experience.
• VMware/ESXi setup, Install and Server Builds. Also Xen server.
• Linux, including Red Hat, not a full Linux Admin but know enough to work with.
• Exchange, built and configured Symantec Enterprise Vault that uses MS Exchange.
• (Have taken some upgrade courses such as Active Directory, Exchange 2003 and Linux (taken early 2008).
• System Administrator and Server support specialist with experience including older Mainframes, PCs, and Server networked systems including WINDOWS 2000 - 2008 operating Systems. Served as MIS/IT Lead and trained many employees including people with handicaps.
• Latest experience as Windows System Admin: Confidential for 7+ years in a multi-Team Environment, (Team Player).
• I have proven self starter and leadership skills throughout my career.
• I also have experience working for the government as a computer systems work leader and acting manager.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Windows Administrator and Support Specialist including Microsoft Windows Active Directory, groups and GPO. Support for OSs include: Windows versions (2008/2003/2000/ Novell 4/5 NDS in a large Datacenter). Also Windows (8/7/XP) on the Desk side. Vmware 4.x and 5.x and Xenserver. I am an expert in DOS, (Good Batch Scripting skills). Have knowledge of Confidential TSM client side, support OS upgrades, Server and Desk Side builds, all hardware, (HP, DELL, Confidential, etc.). Also, work with Ethernet, Fiber, TCP/IP, and Confidential /AMD multi-core processors. Have done installation/configuration of RAID and system configuration of all the above. Applications and Services: IIS, TSM Client, DHCP, WINS, DNS, TCP/IP, FTP, and Telnet.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Windows Cyber Security Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Citrix Support, for published apps and RDP remote access. Updating Citrix provisioning disks as necessary and support Citrix application delivery through DC, (delivery controllers), to users on a daily basis including HR/SAP access. Also several virtual Desktop access types. Support is integrated with VMware as most Citrix Servers are Virtual.
• Maintain, Update and configure all current Quest Managing, Restoring, Monitoring, and Reporting tools for Active Directory and Exchange including: Intrust, Change Auditor, Recovery Manager for AD, Active Roles Server, Message Stats, Password Manager and Archive manager.
• This role includes coordination and knowledge of other teams and disciplines such as VMware, SQL, Exchange, some scripting, (PowerShell, VBScript, and Batch), and Backup Software, (Commvault). In addition to working with Confidential teams, significant time was spent working will DELL software engineers to get the quest tools in working order.
• Other work includes Sophos antivirus monitoring, reporting, and correction over various physical locations within Confidential, (Albany, Niagara, White Plains, etc.), again working with various site Administrators. Daily Sophos Support for antivirus and policy, tweaking, both for Windows and Mac.
• Various work with Confidential Qradar monitoring of security alerts and possible intergration with Quest intrust.

Confidential

System Admin/Subject Matter Expert

Responsibilities:

• Hired to install tools remotely as part of a team effort for Confidential Financial, now called “ Confidential ”.
• Install Confidential proprietary tools that monitor systems such as Tivoli, SRM, and Fusion health checking automation during pre-determined change windows.
• This included remote pre-checks for open ports for tool connection and pre-copying scripted installation files proprietary to Confidential as they were taking over the account from HP.
• Most servers were Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 OS.

Confidential

Windows System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Hired to Build, install, and configure Symantec Enterprise Vault V8 for Exchange.
• Although I am not an exchange admin, I built a VMware 2003R2 Server and constructed the Vault from scratch.
• This involved “taking control” of the task at hand and installing, while getting to work properly, the numerous pre-requisites involved for the Vault. (SQL, Powershell Scripting, MSMQ, IIS), among others.
• This job required intensive research. I then had to manually migrate all users from Enterprise Vault V7 to V8.

Confidential

Windows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• On site System Administrator, Confidential team, in a large Datacenter for Confidential Account in Secaucus NJ. Supported 300+ Confidential Servers, various models from 230 - 440 (system x), and 3550/3650 series. Windows 2000/2003/2008 , in a Multi-Domain Active Directory environment.
• Maintained all hardware/OS and did server builds including two 64 bit systems. In addition, maintained 100+ VMware Servers on two VMware farms with periodic Virtual machine builds.
• All builds required Confidential Global Services software to be installed (TSM, TREND, SRM, and Tivoli Monitoring/backup).
• Maintenance for physical systems include Server hardware, cabling, KVMs, etc.
• Worked with many support teams to keep systems upgraded with software to run IIS, Tivoli, Websphere, Citrix, Oracle, and PNA specific applications.
• Configure RAID and Disk arrays for server systems as necessary.
• Worked with MS Cluster server and several Confidential HS-20 Blade Centers.
• A large focus was on security; both in health checking and correcting security “holes” on all systems in and out of the DMZ.
• Security settings were made to match Confidential /PNA agreed upon settings per GSD=331 documentation.
• Active Directory GPOs were changed or put in place depending on the Domain or Organizational Unit.
• Security health checking was done via the Confidential VSA health checking tool (now called Fusion), and manually when needed as in the DMZ. Attack detection reports were gathered monthly using VSA also.
• Maintained ACTIVE DIRECTORY (Users, Groups, OUs), as necessary with several domains (America, SCCLS0D1, and USIMSG). This contract included being “On Call” one week per month for New Jersey and remote support of several sites in Virginia, Illinois, and Washington.
• Served as a mentor due to my previous technical lead experience for “new comers” on the contract. Prepared some technical documentation for procedures and change management ( Confidential Maximo).

Confidential

Windows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• On site System Administrator and support for the 300mm IC wafer project. Supported 200+ Confidential Servers, models 230 - 440 (e-Servers) in a large Datacenter Environment.
• Migrated necessary NT4 systems to Windows 2000/2003, installed IIS, FTP, Citrix Metaframe 1.8, TSM, (worked With TSM team in resolving backup issues and maintained TSM client and .opt files on all servers; client side).
• Also installed all Confidential Global Services software. Maintenance: Server hardware, Cabling, KVMs, etc. -in conjunction with Server operations (NOC).
• Worked with many support teams to keep systems upgraded with software to run (wafer robots stationed in a “clean Room”).
• Configure -RAID and Disk arrays for server systems as necessary.
• Built and managed four Microsoft Cluster servers. We had one pair for the application and one pair for the Oracle DB. Wrote batch scripts to implement disaster recovery procedures; (moved registry and monitoring software to a centralized area using scripts to be “picked up” by an FTP Server).
• Maintained ACTIVE DIRECTORY (Users, Groups, OUs, OM), with two domain controllers for each Domain, both in the production area and the test area including DNS. Set up DNS with Reverse Lookup. Also, this job included a lot of technical documentation of procedures and change management.

Confidential

LAN Consultant

Responsibilities:

• General Windows Support and LAN side Network Administration and Desktop Support on a Windows NT4 Platform. (The length of Job was due to world - trade incident).

Confidential

LAN Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Systems Network Administrator and general systems support on a NT4 and Windows 2000 integrated Network.
• System Administration, implement NT network (including NT4 - 2000 upgrade) with over 40 servers, company wide, including migration over the past year from Novell to W2K.
• Create/modify network logon scripts as well images for 2000 workstations.
• Set Up NEW LANS in ALASKA and DENVER (Image Rollouts).
• Analyzed and resolved some security issues on NT network).
• CITRIX: administered two Citrix Metaframe 1.8 Servers. Due to airline industry, I have worked with AutoCAD and Visio drawings, installation, and fonts.

Confidential

LAN Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Windows Support Analyst: Maintain all User Account Databases, implement Y2k software, setup NT4 SERVER, Manage Exchange accounts, Install TCP/IP Printers and Queues in Netware, Configure NT TERMINAL SERVER, Wrote/Built Intranet Website, Implemented scripts into Novell Login Script to push and repair client software, Set up offsite LANs, General Lan/Wan and desktop Support.

Confidential

Systems Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Setup NT/DELL servers for use with DHCP, WINS, and TCP/IP. User accounts.
• Set up E-mail server Microsoft post office and IIS. The job included general NT4 administration and desktop support.

Confidential

Systems Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Support WINDOWS NT including various duties such as jury rigging together configuration and driver support for optical storage devices, adding printers to the network, rewriting batch files for terminal emulation software for connection to the 98/NT network.

Confidential

Computer Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Setup and configuration of student PCs, attached to university Network.
• Setup -special connections for a proprietary Email System. The job included fixing Student PC Drivers, software, and hardware problems.
• Modified: Systems as necessary to connect to the university network, (Ethernet, TCP/IP).