CAREER SUMMARY:

• 16+ years’ experience in System, Network and IT administration for commercial and non - commercial IT industries, Health Care, eCommerce, and Banking. My roles have included all aspects of an organization within IT; design, engineer, support, administration, documentation, LAN configuration and implementation. Proficient at designing and administering networking solutions that substantially improve operating stability, efficiency, and profitability.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Networking Experience:: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, LAN, WAN, HTTP, TCP/IP, UNIX firewalls, Microsoft WSUS, SCOM, SCCM, IIS and Cisco Meraki Cloud Management

Server Experience:: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2008 R2, 2003, 2000, Red Hat Enterprise 6.5, Exchange 2010, 2007 and 2003

Technology Experience:: VMWare 4.5 - ESXi 6.0, Microsoft Hyper,V 2012, McAfee Enterprise, Citrix, NetBackup, Tivoli Backup, CommVault Backup, Adobe, PeopleSoft, Fortigate Firewall, Content Filters iBoss and iPrism, MS Windows Terminal Server, Hardware: HP, Dell and IBM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Costa Mesa, CA

Windows Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the deployment of Linux Red Hat 6.7 servers and Microsoft Windows 2008 / 2012 servers on both Hyper,V and VMWare ESXi 6.0
• Troubleshot and resolved server and application related issues for all virtualize Windows systems in VMWare ESXi 5.1 and 6.0
• Configured, patch and entered all new server deployments into tracking system
• Responsible for updating all the VMWare templates for DEV, QA and Production across the enterprise on a monthly basis
• Supported the migration of Microsoft SharePoint and Apache Tomcat
• Managing assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives
• Assisted in migrating in-house web applications on IIS 6 to IIS 8. Enforcing TLS and Cipher standards

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide on-going support for Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 environment
• On-going support of Microsoft Exchange 2007 support
• VMWare Hypervisor 6.0 implementation and support, administration and ongoing maintenance
• Monthly Windows Security server updates and patching
• Synology NAS implementation and support
• Responsible for Microsoft Windows 2008 Terminal Server support
• Completed relocation of all system in the datacenter to a new campus with minimal downtime

North America Epson, Long Beach, CA

Enterprise Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided Microsoft Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012 support
• Provided Red Hat Enterprise 5.3 support as well as various flavors of Linux
• Assisted with ongoing projects - DNS Bind updates, Linux patching, and configuration, File server migration, deployment of new systems
• VMWare ESXi 4.0 and 5.1 support, administration and deployment of new virtual systems
• Deployment of new content to Epson North America’s website
• Provided support with NetBackup, resolution of failed jobs and creating new backup jobs for new physical and virtual servers

Confidential, Culver City, CA

Enterprise Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administration and troubleshooting of Exchange 2003, 2007 and 2010 support and Windows 2003 and 2008 server administration
• VMWare ESXi 5.1 support, administration and infrastructure monitoring via SolarWinds/SCOM
• McAfee Enterprise server DAT updates and patching
• Maintain backup and recovery operations using CommVault
• Responsible for SQL daily jobs
• Completed Datacenter server migration - cabling, rack elevations, relocating servers and setting up PDUs

Confidential, Livermore, CA

Senior Windows Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Completed Confidential . migration with Top Grade Construction; included Hyper-V implementation of Windows 2012 Server
• Completed Microsoft Exchange 2003 migration to Microsoft Exchange 2010
• Provided technical assistance with Microsoft 2012 Terminal Server implementation; application testing and user migration
• Upgraded over 12 small to medium sites from Top Grade Construction to Confidential
• Provided data backup and recovery, quality assurance reviews and accurate risk assessment’s preserved the functionality and security of virtual private networks (VPN)

Confidential, Walnut, Creek, CA

Senior Windows Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Designed the Microsoft Windows Active Directory Services infrastructure with DNS, DHCP, File/Print server, backup tape library, UNIX firewall, Iprism content filter, Apache Web server and Exchange 2003
• Implemented Cisco wireless solution for the school campus; Upgraded DSL to Cable Business modem with Cisco router back end
• Created, design and deployed Group policies, logon scripts and security
• Engineered migration from Windows 98 to Windows XP
• Migrated Windows NT 4 Server to Microsoft Windows 2003
• Upgraded Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007
• Engineered migration of Windows 2003 to Windows 2008
• Implemented a Wyse terminal solution for both the classrooms and computer labs using Microsoft Windows 2003 Terminal Server which was later upgraded to Microsoft Windows 2008 Terminal Server

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Senior Windows Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing a high-level support for Windows 2003/2008 servers in a multi-domain environment
• Primary support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 CCR/SCR cluster and 2003 SMTP servers
• Configured and maintained disaster recovery SCR cluster for San Francisco data Center and Scottsdale Disaster Recovery data center
• Primary support for Active Directory infrastructure including DNS, DHCP, Group Policy
• Technical Lead Red Hat application and infrastructure deployment
• Technical Lead for data center consolidation project and implementing VMWare vSphere 4.1
• Ensure replication between DR sites and various domain controllers throughout the world

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Systems Engineer III

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for technical support of 6 branded ecommerce sites: Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, Williams-Sonoma Home and West Elm. Maintained 99.4% site performance and availability
• Provided high-level application support for deployment of content and application builds for Confidential including the associating development, QA, and preview environments
• Monitored websites performance and availability using WSI dedicated applications: Network RRD Tool graphs, Akamai portal reports, Middleware MRTG graphs, SiteScope Console, CF Schedule Batch Jobs, and DataFeed Server
• Lead engineer for data center hardware infrastructure upgrade project: Built, racked and deployed HP ProLiant Blade servers on Windows and Linux Red Hat platforms for QA, Staging, and Production environments

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Senior Windows Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of 6 members in the migration of 3500+ desktops/laptops from Windows NT to XP across 7 locations in the bay area
• Responsible for the administration of 150 NT4 and Windows 2000 servers in both development and production
• Administered Active Directory and Exchange accounts nationwide for 15,000 Schwab employees
• Built Windows 2000 and 2003 servers for development and production
• Completed NT 4 server migration to Windows 2000 / 2003 server
• Rolled-out CASEwise Modeler in a Terminal Server Citrix environment to 600 users, meeting go-live deadline
• Supported multiple groups - Payroll, HR, Employee Services, Treasury, Benefits, and Wipro Offshore Development on all applications