SUMMARY

Over 15 years of experience that includes extensive multi - industry background in various technology disciplines. Quantifiable record of achievements in process and infrastructure improvements.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Excellent technical and problem-solving needs at various business levels. Experienced in project planning and managing the execution of phases to complete projects in a timely and cost effective manner. Well versed in many facets of the Microsoft Operating Systems ranging up to Windows Server 2012R2 and associated server-class applications
• such as CRM
• SQL
• SCCM
• Active Directory; proficient in server hardware/software configuration and installation
• such as HP and Dell
• NetApp
• SAN/NAS
• iSCSI technologies
• maintaining and recovering troubled networks. Experienced with Disaster recovery planning
• implementation and testing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Oak Ridge, NJ

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Management of Citrix Xen App 6.5 Farm and all related policies that are ditriburted to 300+ Wyse terminals and 200+ workstations.
• Management of a VMWare 5.5/6.0 Disaster Recovery environment, preparing and deployment of departmental Wyse terminals to ensure business continuity during any unforeseen interuptions.
• Maintaining a secure computing environment by deploying Microsoft’s server hardening guide’s best practices and utilizing recommended security baseline standards across all servers and printers through customized group policy objects.
• Currently produced an Active Directory restructure project to ensure all best practices are followed for building Active Directory around optimized group policies.

Confidential, Fairfield NJ

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Transformed business processes that were once performed and approved by hand into Dot Net Nuke (DNN) web-based portals with a SQL backend for a more streamline approach and easier management of change management requests, new employee requests for access and password change logs.
• Launched Microsoft’s SharePoint 2010 to optimize and secure the manner in which employee’s shares information across the 45 plus branches and corporate headquarters. Created individual websites for every branch along with corporate departments to provide the managers and their staff a means to secure their information and collaborate more effectively. Utilized data classifications of Public, Confidential and Internal to secure data according to auditing recommendations.Install and configure business applications for Citrix Metaframe XP and 1.8 environments.
• Utilizing LabTech MSP software to remotely manage all tasks needed to support end-users and hardware throughout the corporate network. Managed all PC and server related functions vis Active Directory Group Policy.

Confidential, Carlstadt NJ

system Administrator, Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Working with a multitude of disaster recovery clients to build an environment to emulate their existing production environment; either performing the recovery via their backup media and recovery documentation or working alongside them to perform recovery and provide assistance with issues when needed
• Recovering/troubleshooting various operating systems ranging from Windows Server 2003 to Server 2008, Redhat Linux and Novell and ESX/ESXi 3.5 - 4.1Assisting the clients in determining their network access needs and providing technical solutions to other administrators and Helpdesk technicians.
• Working on the initial roll out and testing of Confidential ’s newest technology service Recover2Cloud, constructing enhanced what is - how to utilize documentation for the new virtualization recovery service to be offered to clients

Confidential, Bayonne, NJ

system administrator, consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reorganization of Active Directory structure and all group policies applied to the corporate network for faster processing and optimizing end-user login times Determined Employee from Contingent users accounts in order to process future network access.
• Development of a disaster recovery plan for IT personnel and scheduled testing. Deployment of SharePoint 2007, application utilized to streamline communication among various departments, development of a SharePoint site ticketing system to manage end-users requests and issues.
• Development of Internal/External facing website to communicate hospital offerings to patients and employees.
• Management of 6 support technicians to ensure timely end user requests completed.
• Work alongside Network Engineer to deploy a new network to support new Citrix and VMWare environment. Build, Deploy and troubleshoot HP/Compaq (DL380 - DL580) Servers, configuration of BIOS, RAID,HBAs, iLO, external media and NAS devices

Confidential, Bridgewater, NJ

Sr. System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administration and maintenance: of Microsoft Active Directory/DNS,Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 Servers, 30+ Dell Poweredge Servers, file system security, Disaster Recovery Environment, ADP payroll server/application.
• Researches, provides and documents confident, accurate solutions in SharePoint knowledge base, Acquires and maintains knowledge of relevant products and support services.
• Installation/maintenance of TrackIT ticket system and rollout of new Remedy/BMC helpdesk application.
• WSUS administration and maintenance for desktop/server security, Deploy security patches and software upgrades manually to servers, Norton Antivirus Corp maintenance and deployment of updates and AV clients