OBJECTIVE:

Senior Systems Administrator seeking to apply my 15+ years of in - depth experience in system, network, and cloud administration. Seeking to leverage my ability to work across technical environments, provide exemplary technical services and implement advanced inter-networking system techniques in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

SUMMARY:

Highly analytical, results-driven, and hands-on technical lead, with a broad-based background in software and hardware systems. Translating emerging opportunities into viable strategies and solutions. Skilled at implementing advanced technology tools and restructuring processes to increase efficiency of network operations, as well as directing staff toward superior performance. Known for excellent leadership capabilities and effective communication. Adept at establishing strategic plan and methodologies to maximize human and financial resources. Elevate organizational performance as an internet and Cisco networking administrator. Demonstrate dedication in delivering high-quality system administration services and innovative solutions to enterprise level problems.

Areas Of Expertise:

• Inter-networking Systems
• Great Team Player
• Negotiating Expertise
• Robust Leadership Skills
• Staff Training and Development
• Customer Service Orientation
• Operational Risk Management
• Strong Communication Skills
• Project Management
• Excellent Multi-tasker
• Problem Solving Skills
• Strategic Planning Direction
• Creative Problem Solving
• Technological Proficiency
• Multi-tasking Expertise

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software and hardware Proficiencies: Cloud Services

Programming Language: Office 365, Google Suite for Education, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure C++, Visual Basic, PASCAL, FORTRAN, HTML (2.0-5), JavaScript and JAVA

Operating Systems: DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows desktop versions from 95-10, Windows NT, Window Server, MAC OS, and various Linux flavors. Cisco IOS

Applications: Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 2.0-10, SQL Server 7.0-2016, Exchange 5.5-2016, Visual Studio, Citrix, Office 3.0-2016, Office ProPlus, Slack collaboration

Website Design Packages: NetObjects Fusion, MS FrontPage 95-2003 2D/3D Graphics Design Packages Lightwave Painter, SoftImage, Power Animator, TrueSpace, 3DS MAX. Blender, Autodesk, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Cloud Administrator & Technical Lead

Confidential, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Lead Systems Engineer responsible for architecting, monitoring, and maintaining the Virginia Tech SaaS offerings including the VirginiaTech O365 tenant and the Google Suite for Education (GAFE) environment
• Provide consulting services for university faculty/staff for deploying customized cloud solutions such as via Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
• Administered cloud services for 30,000+ students, 8,000+ faculty/staff and 140,0000+ total user accounts.
• Accomplished projects such as Exchange Migration to Exchange Online, Introduction to Azure Digital Rights Management and Introduction to Resource Accounts conversion project.
• Conducted training sessions on various cloud services offerings.
• Performed implementation of the Office365 migration project.

Exchange Administrator

Confidential, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Led migrations from exchange 2000 to exchange 2003, 2007, 2013.
• Managed the Virginia College of Medicine (CRC-VCOM) Exchange infrastructure support project.
• Spearheaded implementation of Good Mobile Messaging, gaining 8500+ exchange user accounts.
• Performed migration tasks from Exchange, 2007, 2013. VCOM AD and exchange administration.

Senior LAN Analyst

Confidential, Roanoke, Virginia

• Oversaw 15,000 workstations and servers in 2500 stores, three corporate offices, 34 regional offices, and eight distribution centers across 38 states and Puerto Rico.
• Managed 200+ enterprise-level servers in the primary and secondary datacenters running Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Linux operating systems.
• Provided direct supervision of seven LAN team members and indirect supervision of eight Desktop Support team members.
• Led the conversion of 1800 “Legacy” stores from Unix to windows PoS system.
• Spearheaded company-wide migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000.
• Led the implementation of 20 Terabyte SAN for corporate logistics.
• Provided direct reports of 7 system admins and 8 desktop support engineers.

Onsite Support Engineer

Confidential, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Started as Assistant Network Administrator for Confidential ’s Development team, 50+ workstations and 20+ Development-level servers.
• Promoted to Lead Network Administrator for Confidential ’s Production Team, 50+ Production-level and Staging-level servers, multi-domain administration, secondary responsibilities towards 100+ workstations.
• Provided full administration to domain and exchange-level user accounts, backup and disaster recovery planning, production & client-side anti-virus, security planning, data center management, and procedural documentations.
• Assisted with telecommunications and networking backbone duties such as phone systems setup, router configuration and network wiring for Blacksburg office.