SUMMARY:

• As a Senior Systems Administrator with Project Management experience, I seek a position where I may utilize my depth of knowledge and expertise in Information Technology to improving an organization’s operations and bottom - line profitability. Demonstrated skill in organizing workflow from group planning sessions through implementation by capitalizing on my primary competencies.
• Leadership experience in all areas of Information
• IT Planning & Development, Project Management, Network Security, Disaster Recovery Planning, Organizational Structure, Systems Design and Implementation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 2008/2003/2000/ NT Server (Standard and Enterprise), Windows 7, XP, 2000 (32 & 64-bit, Professional/Server/Advanced Server), Novell NetWare (3.12, 4.1 and 5.0), HP-UX 11.23/11.31 , RedHat & Oracle Linux (5.x and 6.x) and DOS platforms .

Hardware: Cisco 7200, 3600 and 2600 routers, Cisco PIX 520 and 515e, Cisco VG200, Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator, Cisco Catalyst 2950 switches, Cisco MDS 9000 and 9216A Fabric switches, Dell PowerEdge servers, HP/Compaq Proliant, Infinity, Integrity and BladeSystem C and P Series Servers, HP StorageWorks 4314, MSA 500 and 1000, EVA 4000, 5000, 6400, HP SDLT 160/320 Robotic tape library, Nortel Accelar and Baystack switches.

Software: CA Unicenter Suite r11 (Service Desk, Service Catalog, DSM and UAPM), Citrix XenApp 5 & 6, MetaFrame 1.8 and XPa, Exchange 5.5, 2000 and 2003, Gerber’s WebPDM, InstallShield AdminStudio, Microsoft Clustering, Microsoft Office Suite 2010, 2003 and XP, MS Project and MS Visio, NetPro’s GPOAdmin, Norton Ghost 5.1d, 7.5 and 8.1 Corporate Edition, pcAnywhere 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0, SAS 9.1, SCCM 2007, SMS 2.0 & 2003, Veritas Backup Exec 8.x and 9.1, VMWare ESXi 3.x, 4.x, Server and Workstation, WhatsUp Professional 2006, Windows 2000/2003/2008 Active Directory, Wise Package Studio and WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administration and troubleshooting daily issues in a multi-domain Active Directory 2003 environment.
• Assigned to support, analyze and provide recommendations on the consolidation of over 60 Windows domain group policies (GPO) resulting in traceable workflows, audit management and quicker domain logins.
• Monitored all SAN connectivity of Cisco 9000's, 9216's using Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Device manager.
• Storage Area Network support, maintenance and troubleshooting of all storage arrays enterprise-wide.
• Assisted with the planning, upgrade and rollout of Active Directory 2003 to 2008.
• Evaluate current SUS configuration and spearheaded project plan for WUS rollout while maintaining current environment for patch management.
• Project planned and executed Microsoft Office 2003 standardization and enterprise-wide rollout across all divisions.
• Global architecture and project management of SCCM Servers enterprise rollouts over multiple domains.
• Research and resolve issues with existing Systems Management Server 2003 infrastructure utilizing WMI extensions so that it can be used effectively.
• Create, evaluate and rollout of customize software packages using Wise Package Studio which saved numerous hours for Desktop Support staff to accomplish other tasks.
• Perform remote administration, support and management of multiple Citrix farms. Responsibilities included the maintenance, troubleshooting issues and resolving these problems in a timely manner, design and architecture recommendations and implementation.
• Citrix Secure Gateway project for in-house application allowing external users to access application server in the DMZ.
• HPUX server consolidation project through HP VSE virtualization resulting in over $100,000 annual savings.
• Tasked with evaluating and certifying Oracle Linux as the future *NIX operating system and reducing our footprint of HPUX and Red Hat servers resulting in substantial savings and maintenance costs.
• Architecture and rollout of CA Unicenter Service Desk ticketing system throughout the company resulting in improved metrics, SLA’s, response times and culminating in the implementation of a 24/7/365 call center.
• Worked within an ITIL change process to ensure consistent methodology across all service groups.

Confidential, Clifton, NJ

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• NT4 to Active Directory 2003 migration leading to more effective management of network environment.
• Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 Active-Active cluster migration provides more robust e-mail features with no downtime resulting in better reliability and availability.
• Systems Management Server 2003 rollout provides quicker support response, software audits and improved management.
• Architecture and project management of Active Directory, Exchange, ColdFusion Clustering and Systems Management Server enterprise rollouts.
• Standard procedures and work flow process analysis with recommendations resulting in change management and quicker response time to issues.
• Created corporate standardization utilizing images with “locked down” desktops which resulted in a 65% reduction in helpdesk issues.
• Modified and implemented group policies and domain scripting for better control and reliability of environment.
• Implemented SUS/WUS for security and patch management leading to more productivity and the reduction of support costs.
• Structured 24/7 on-call response team leveraging WhatsUp Professional 2006 for application and network management led to rapid, time-sensitive response and problem resolutions and tremendously decreased network downtime.
• Project Server 2003 implementation which resulted in greater collaboration and effective time management.
• Mentoring four PC technicians led to decline in outsourcing and training costs and enhanced overall team environment.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Chief architect and implementer of a server consolidation and migration plan leveraging new technologies such as VMWare, Citrix Server farms and IBM x400/445 which increased ROI by more than 60% while lowering TCO on existing infrastructure.
• Designed the Windows 2000 schema for migration to an Active Directory domain resulting in the rollout of Windows 2000 for 1000+ end-users.
• Oversee the upgrade to Cisco PIX 515e firewall and implemented Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator for 400+ remote users with redundancy paths to our Virginia distribution center.
• Savings of $150,000+ with our implementation of the VOFR project between NY and VA utilizing Cisco 3660 routers and VG200 voice gateway.

Confidential, Jamaica, NY

Information Systems Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance/Support of NT/Novell servers.
• Support & Administration of NEC 2400 PBX and Centigram VM system.
• Web Designer/Master of York College career website.
• Devised lesson plans and training on Windows 95 & 98, MS Excel, MS Word and basic Internet functions.