SUMMARY:

I am driven professional, with over a decade and a half of solid experience supporting a multitude of systems and users in a diverse corporate environment(s). A team oriented professional, experienced in managing multiple projects simultaneously and able to move quickly among projects. I am capable of leading, collaborating, or working as an individual contributor. Extensive experience managing technical teams engaged in supporting highly complex environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Senior System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working as a senior systems architect to help revamp and build out the entire infrastructure responsible for all facets of the project
• Building out a whole new VMware, Hyper - V, Storage VNX worked and trained with some third party vendors
• Working on 180 servers, virtualized with VMware and Hyper-V about a 70/30 mix
• VMware View for desktop deployments for remote users
• Working with Windows Servers 2000, 2003, 2008r2, and 2012r2
• Exchange, SCCM, SCOM,WSUS, SQL
• Building out a Disaster Recover site as well as implement a Backup structure (Veeam)
• AWS deployment, Testing Azure
• Ran various large and small scale projects and upgrades ongoing

Confidential, Peabody, MA

Senior level engineer

Responsibilities:

• Primary VMWare support, architecture and performance tuning and licensing
• All Windows server based builds and corresponding support needs, including AD, Exchange, SQL, SCCM WSUS SCOM
• Maintain day to day infrastructure support across all sites to include 3 sites in the US, 2 in Canada, 2 in Denmark and 1 in Shanghai
• Technical PM responsible for several infrastructure projects
• Work with team members to help maintain all server based infrastructure all ticketing work done with work with ServiceNow deployed per my recommendation
• Support Exchange 2010
• Support Cloud gateway using VMware and Citrix XenDesktop for several hundred Confidential workstations as well as Confidential to include Apple iPads and Microsoft Surface devices
• Citrix Xen desktop
• AD and DNS management and support
• EMC support, to include several VNX 5700, and Isilon
• Deployed Hyper-V 2008R2 SCCM lab to test functionality, cost vs value based current client investment
• Deployed SCOM, for server management
• EMC SAN support to include
• Deployed SCCM server to deploy several desktop images
• Remote Amin off hours

Confidential, Needham, MA

Senior level engineer

Responsibilities:

• Made primary of HP SIM for all X86 servers
• Technical PM for server upgrade
• Created and supported deployments/packages/updates from SCCM and SCOM
• Installed Sophos antivirus for the enterprise and deployed to all desktop devices, also trained team members in use
• Worked with team to resolve time sync issues
• Citrix XenApp 5.0 Citrix XenServer XenCenter
• Support of Nagios for all Microsoft based systems
• Migrating test and non-production virtual machines out of production environment and into test environment clearing up resources and improving performance

Confidential, Boston, MA

Senior level engineer

Responsibilities:

• General AD/Windows support and trouble shooting, supporting their local ticketing system
• Build of VMware new 5.1 hosts & infrastructure, support and maintenance of the 5. 1 - 4.1 environments P2V builds and server migrations as well as new production systems
• Work with team members to build new VMware 5.1 environment, fix all VMware licensing issues
• Deployed Hyper-V 2008R2 SCCM lab to test functionality, cost vs value based current investment, Deployed ServiceNow for site
• Deployed SCOM
• Worked and trained with 3rd party vendor to deploy new EMC VNX5300
• Technical PM datacenter migration project from onsite location to off site colocation
• Reinstitute support for several pieces of hardware that were no longer under maintenance contract Worked to negotiate favorable terms as well as obtain some additional needed support for less cost than prior contracted support
• Disk space management using Dell EquallLogic SAN and Confidential SAN Backup strategy
• Conducted XP to Windows 7 rollout, specking out all hardware requirements for the entire staff
• Support SQL 2000,2005 and 2008
• Support Barracuda and InfoBlox appliances
• Support several internal applications and platforms a few of which are SQL, SAS and Data Stage

Confidential, Brighton, MA

Senior level engineer

Responsibilities:

• General Windows support and trouble shooting, supporting their local ticketing system
• VMware 4.1 support P2V builds and server migrations
• Migrating 2003 AD to 2008 R2 AD
• Creating High level briefing documentation and project charters
• Working with team members to support a Exchange migration from
• Green Project to remove as many physical servers and convert to VM’s in an effort to save data center space and power
• Recommended NetApp back-up strategies

Confidential, Portsmouth, NH

Senior level engineer

Responsibilities:

• General Windows support and trouble shooting
• Support responsibilities include VMware 4.1/3/5, support MS clusters
• Create virtual machine profiles as required
• Refined the server decommission process
• Build and configure P-V and V-V as defined within the project requirements numbers in the hundreds
• Support for various trouble tickets within ServiceNow
• Found way to reduce the storage need requirements of new VM’s reducing overall cost by several hundred thousand dollars also help to consolidate old orphaned space and aligned VMFS to again save additional space

Confidential, Needham, MA

Senior level engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the build out of the VMware 4.1 and Exchange environments.
• Lead for support ticket management system.
• Some Solaris 8 and 9 support
• Support Citrix XenApp/Citrix Metaframe
• Manage Blackberry Servers
• Monitored server logs for mail routing, connectivity and replication issues.
• Supported a multi-site Microsoft Exchange 2003 organization in order to meet and maintain appropriate service levels. Backed up systems, and restored data for all users and sites.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Assistant Vice President - Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administered Windows and some Solaris for local Boston (3 sites) and remote Philadelphia (1 site) branch to include user account management, data backups and restores, computer and system security, hardware and software installation and configuration, patch installations and upgrades, some scripting, server usage allocation, performance tuning, expansion, troubleshooting, and end user training.
• Designed and implemented and supported the Active directory layout for Confidential, also assisted with the design for Confidential Trading and Fixed Income in our Corporate Confidential
• Planned, implemented, and maintained departmental and corporate Windows based server hardware and software in support of business and networking applications. Performed management tasks to maintain system operation, install new systems, maintained system security and performance, and maintained data integrity.
• Successfully met aggressive timelines by working out of the box and finding unique solutions without expanding the budgets of the implementations.
• Designed all facets of the DSI/OVCM / Radia layout for Confidential Boston and Atlanta sites. Planned, tested and managed the migration from XP to Windows 7 for the branch environment.
• VMware deployment and server virtualization as related to all Confidential branch locations. Worked with Virtual Center, converted several servers and conducted testing and feasibility as related to cost effectiveness, used VMware to test differing versions of the server 2003 and 2008 OSs for testing different builds to forgo the need for hardware.
• Maintained several Finance related end user applications, Bloomberg, Reuters plus Market Access and Reuters 3000 Extra.
• Worked with SMS / Image deployment team to create several packages for deployment across the branch environment.
• Deployed and built out the Altiris servers for testing and deployment tested many types of images configured for use also tested the patching and software deployment functionality, as well as the asset tracking functions Network Appliance Migration for Boston site part of server consolidation / cost savings project.
• Conducted and managed site build outs, moves and several site migrations.

Confidential, Boston

Systems Group Leader

Responsibilities:

• Performed onsite infrastructure assessments and reporting for different departments and management levels.
• Managed a group of five individuals
• Provided input for FY 2003 and FY 2002 departmental budgeting.
• Designed and implemented the HP Compaq SAN (Hitachi) for data warehousing and storage this included all support related infrastructure
• Laid out, conducted testing, and implemented the security lock down procedure for all of Confidential 's windows servers. This also included Active directory and its domain controllers.
• Conducted testing and deployment of Compaq/HP blade servers and the use of rapid deployment software.
• Maintained Server systems maintenance support contract with outside vendor, this included levels of support based on system business needs.
• Configured Microsoft clustering and the use of HP / Compaq's cluster hardware for MS Exchange and differing applications.
• Planned the migrations of most NT4.0 Servers and applications to Windows 2000 in preparation for the implementation of Active Directory.