Network Manager Resume Troy,MI - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Paul is an information systems specialist with 24 years of professional experience in management, networking, user support, system administration, office automation, project management and design, analysis, training and programming. His special expertise in information networking includes the following areas:
Information Systems Management
Data Center Management and Design
Server and Desktop Virtualization
Computer Validation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Troy,MI

Network Manager

Responsibilities:

Moved division from Novell Netware to Microsoft Active Directory
Oversaw building of new data center which included 26 physical servers, EMC and Compellent SANs, AS/400, Cisco backbone, phone and security systems, and redundant power and cooling systems
Upgraded MS - SQL servers from version 2000 to 2008
Designed and installed two high-availability Compellent SANs with replication over WAN
Managed and performed upgrade / conversion of routers, firewalls, switches and VPN to Cisco hardware
Designed and configured load balancing and web-filtering equipment for corporate access
Converted 200 remote laptop users to virtual desktops using thin client and tablet technologies
Developed global corporate policies and procedures for computer use
Project leader for sales force laptop to virtual desktop conversion. Including presentations and cost justifications to senior executives.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

Project lead for computer validation which includes documenting configuration and installation, as well as testing validation to make sure systems work as intended. Project lasted 10 months at a pharmaceutical company. Included validation of a data center (security, environmental conditions and installation requirements), Windows 2000 servers, firewalls, Active Directory, SMS, ISA and workstations
Designed Active Directory network and converted Netware network to Microsoft 2000 AD network
Wrote and executed validation effort for SAP upgrade on HP-UX hardware

Confidential, MI

Communication Networks Manager

Responsibilities:

Managed, designed, implemented and maintained wide area network incorporating twelve locations in the Midwest including: wiring of buildings, routers, hubs and switch designs, server design and configuration, workstation design and configuration, hardware vendor selection and setting corporate standards and computer use policies
Directed conversion of Microsoft NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Active Directory in a 1000 node network covering 15 locations using direct, indirect and contracted employees
Project manager for the implementation of MS Exchange 5.5 system covering nine locations
Project lead for Lotus Notes migration of 850 users and replacement of 400 desktops
Core member of Y2k readiness team and managed the upgrades of 800 workstations and 15 servers for Y2k compliance
Installed and maintained System Management Server 1.2 for remote control, inventory management and software
Installed and configured corporate Intranet web server and developed web pages with Front Page 98 and 2000
Designed help desk to serve multi-division LAN and AS/400 network