PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Belle Vernon, PA

Sr Systems/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain VMWare hardware and performance monitoring
• Manage and maintain CISCO UCS phone system
• Manage and maintain all network infrastructure mainly CISCO routers, switches and firewalls
• Lead project to migrate existing and new servers to hosted environment
• Lead project to install and upgrade new and existing data circuits
• Maintain licenses, warranty and support contracts
• Maintain and enhance relationships with various vendors
• Monitor and maintain backups and replication schedules and procedures
• Develop detailed documentation of network and systems infrastructure and processes
• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
• Develop and maintain installation, operational and configuration procedures
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks
• Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes.
• Provide Tier III/other support per request. Investigate and troubleshoot issues
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted groups
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions
• Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment
• Perform Disaster Recovery testing.

Confidential, Clarksburg, WV

IT Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Lead installation and configuration of PoC network
• Lead installation and configuration of Windows servers
• Lead creation and installation of VMware environment
• Lead VMware server software installation, configuration and management
• ESXi host installation, configuration and vulnerability remediation
• Lead VMware SRM installation, configuration and management
• Lead VMware license installation and management
• Created and configured 2008 R2 domain controllers
• Active Directory installation and configuration
• Create, edit and managed Group Policies
• Lead creation and installation of Citrix environment
• Lead Citrix XenApp application installation, publication and management
• Lead creation of NetApp environment, updated software, installed cabling and configured networking
• Created NetApp aggregates, volumes, and LUN creation
• Created NetApp Snapmirror replication
• Optimized Snapmirror performance
• Lead Blade Center hardware installation, configuration and management
• Configured Blade Center cabling, switching, and routing
• HBSS installation and configuration
• Remediation of system vulnerabilities
• Configured Cisco switches, interfaces, and routing
• Updated Cisco switch IOS
• Lead Cisco GSS installation, configuration and management
• Update Cisco GSS firmware installation
• Update IOS on Cisco ASA appliances
• Installation and configuration of various software for the purpose of DR replication
• Installation, configuration and management of Confidential security software

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Windows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Windows server Administration and configuration
• Installed, configured and manage System Center Configuration Manager
• Configure and maintain Active Directory
• Assisted with Windows 2003 Active Directory upgrade to Windows 2008 by building new domain controller
• Configure and maintain Group Policies
• Implementation, configuration and administration of System Center Configuration 2007
• Assisted in the installation of EMC VNXe SAN
• Assisted in the installation and configuration of Dell Blade Center
• Maintain and support multiple VMWare servers along with numerous guest OS within this environment
• Confidential Endpoint Encryption installation, configuration and support
• Symantec Endpoint server and client installation, configuration and support
• Coordinate user equipment and telecom relocations
• Install, configure and support SQL 2005 and 2008 servers
• Remediation of system vulnerabilities
• Maintain hardware and software inventory
• Server as facility expert for the installation, configuration and support for SAP Business Intelligence application and accessory applications
• Install, configure, support client Oracle Hyperion BI and Essbase environments
• Install, configure, and support client Oracle Business Intelligence software which integrates with Confidential developed KnowledgeShare software
• Maintain Cisco VPN tokens
• Configure and support Networker backup server
• Maintain and support 2X server and clients
• Create, maintain and support Ghostcast server and images
• Configure and manage all DNS records and servers
• Configure and maintain DHCP server
• Configure and support IAS as a RADIUS server
• Resolve all end - user support issues

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Lead Disaster Recovery site creation project
• Lead on Disaster Recovery site move to new facility and to VMWare
• Created Disaster Recovery documentation for creation, and testing
• Configure Active Directory accounts, specific Group Polices, and necessary scripts
• Configure and manage all DNS records and servers
• Configure and maintain DFS for entire infrastructure
• Exchange configuration, setup, maintenance and monitoring
• Barracuda Spam filter configuration, administration and maintenance
• Configure exchange TLS encryption
• Lead administrative and support for Citrix environment
• Perform maintenance and support to 2003 servers and applications
• Configured and supported Big IP load balanced terminal server environment cluster
• IIS maintenance and configuration for all client marketing sites
• Assisted in SQL upgrade to SQL 2005 from SQL 2000
• Install and configure any new servers and network equipment
• Served as Temporary Implementation Team Supervisor
• Make any necessary changes to Nagios monitoring application on FreeBSD
• Coordinate any software, hardware or network changes
• Created documentation for new and existing process for entire environment
• Maintain Citrix and Microsoft licensing
• GATORS application and support applications configuration and support
• Configure all customer specific automated functions
• Enhanced GATORS and support application upgrades with scripts which reduced time by 25%
• Lead GatorNet and Jaguar application setup and configuration
• Provide administrative training for employees
• Resolve client support issues with software or hardware

Confidential, Wheeling, WV

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in planning and building of onsite data center
• Communicated with various vendors and contractors to order products and services for data center
• Upgraded facility from 1 server to a network with more than 30 servers, with multiple internet connections
• Moved all internet connectivity from corporate office in Santa Ana, CA to Wheeling, WV
• Assisted in the implementation of corporate wide Microsoft Axapta ERP
• Assisted in the move of the Microsoft Axapta ERP from Santa Ana to Wheeling
• Supported and trained end-users on Microsoft Axapta
• Created any new customer reports requested from Axapta
• Integrated UPS Worldship software directly into Axapta
• Assisted with EDI integration with Axapta
• Assisted in the consolidation of the ACH services division from the Nashville facility to Wheeling
• Configured Load Balanced Cluster of webservers so that ACH services had uptime of 99%
• Moved company website and online store to Wheeling from Santa Ana
• Assisted in implementing a Full Mesh between Santa Ana, Wheeling, Vancouver, Nashville and Germany offices
• Enhanced network by adding new Cisco routers, SonicWalls and HP Managed Switches
• Built, configured, supported new SQL 2000 servers
• Installed and support HP Smart Array NAS
• Installed and supported Citrix cluster running MetaFrame XP, which I upgraded to Presentation Server 4
• Installed and configured WSUS server
• Upgraded the network from one Active Directory server to multiple servers including Exchange 2000, Smartconnect call routing, and voicemail
• Upgraded Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003
• Handled all PBX configurations, changes and programming on a NEC phone switch
• Assisted in installation configuration and support of VOIP
• Ran and punched down all network and phone lines
• Installed and configured Wireless Access using Linksys, Netgear, DLink, Proxim and Confidential access points
• Conducted phone and in office interviews for prospective IT employees
• Installed, configured and supported a backup server using Backup Exec with agents for Exchange, SQL and remote agents
• Installed and configured Barracuda Spam Filter
• Installed, configured and supported Symantec Anti-Virus server and workstation
• Handled all end-user, server or the manufacturing hardware and software issues
• Researched and purchased all new hardware and software using various vendors

Confidential, Canonsburg, PA

Network Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in implementation and training of users with SAP
• Assisted upgrade of SAP database from DB2 to SQL 2000
• Configured VPN connections to the US office so that the sister office in Pune, India could connect to SAP
• Configured and maintained SAP security requirements
• Researched, recommended and purchased all new hardware, software and services
• Assisted in the installation and training end-user with new Toshiba PBX and voicemail with calls on hold
• Assisted President, CFO and Director with creation of yearly IT budget
• Created and maintain IT documentation to be in accordance with ISO
• Researched, purchase and configured all equipment for newly acquired office in Milwaukee
• Purchased, wired, configured all equipment for remote office to connect to main office
• Maintained and configured all upgrades and changes to Cisco routers and HP switches
• Negotiated and maintained all vendor support and licensing contracts
• Purchased, supported and upgraded all AutoCAD software to 2002
• Implemented, supported and upgraded Veritas Backup Exec for net backup and Exchange
• Upgraded all user workstation from Windows 98, NT to Windows 2000
• Maintained all support and licensing for all software and hardware
• Ran and punched down all network and phone lines
• Installed Symantec Anti-virus server and clients
• Maintained hardware and software inventory