SUMMARY:

• Talented and accomplished Senior IT/ Systems Architect leader with over 25 years of experience and a proven ability to successfully direct information technology in the Tech, healthcare, and manufacturing industries.
• Expertise in overseeing technology improvement initiatives and aligning technology services with business goals; experience with leading enterprise - wide implementations.
• Proven ability to effectively mentor, motivate and coordinate technical management and staff; talent for translating business requirements into systems functional specifications and system design specifications.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• IT Operations
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process Automation
• Solution Development
• Application Development Support
• Process Improvement
• Customer Engagement
• System Development
• Data Analysis
• Budget Administration
• Data Models & Flows
• IT Security

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: VBscript PowerShell

Desktop & Network Operating Systems: Windows all versions Windows Desktop & Server AD DHCP DNS WINS Cisco Fabric (SAN fabric) Management EMC SANs (VNX and Clariions) Data Domain Disk Systems HP C7000 Blade Chassis BL460 Blades VMware ESXi 4.x thru 6.x

Databases: MS SQL DB Mirroring DB servers

Databases & Tools: SQL Management Studio Query analyzer

Debugging Tools: Windows Tools

Office Automation Suites: Microsoft Office Professional MS Project MS Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Systems Architect and Lead

Responsibilities:

• Retained to use expertise with business owner consultation on IT strategy and implementation of requested services; lead projects that involved integrating legacy enterprise platforms with new technology. Daily support of EMC VNX and VNXe SANs (storage), Cisco Fabric (5596 switches), HP c7000 Blade Chassis (HP Virtual connects for networking), 14 blades (in each Data Center) with approximately 200TB of storage in a VMware ESXi 5.5 virtual server farm
• Successfully designed and implemented Data Center consolidation consisting of EMC VNX SANs (storage), Cisco Fabric (5596 switches), HP c7000 Blade Chassis (HP Virtual connects for networking), capable of consolidation over 200 physical servers into 14 blades (in each Data Center) with approximately 120TB of storage in a VMware ESXi 5.5 virtual server farm; saved $1M over 3 years. Growth has pushed these numbers to over 500 VMs and 400TB storage.
• Designed single domain and MS Exchange infrastructure combining 3 domains into a single Microsoft Windows 2012R2 and Microsoft Exchange 2013 organization.
• Effectively manage IT portfolio for corporate IT and standardization for plant IT infrastructure.
• Facilitated Infrastructure standards and direction including Disaster Recovery, High Availability, System Recovery, Functional and Technical Design documents, and Project Management.

Confidential, Eastern Wi

Chief Technology Officer and Architect

Responsibilities:

• Brought on board to design and implement Data Center consolidation consisting of EMC Clariions SANs (storage), Cisco Fabric (9222i and 9124e switches), HP c7000 Blade Chassis (HP Virtual connects for networking): daily support of EMC Clariions SANs (storage), Cisco Fabric (9222i and 9124e switches), HP c7000 Blade Chassis (HP Virtual connects for networking), 32 blades (in each Data Center) with approximately 120TB of storage in a VMware ESXi 4.1 virtual server farm. Consult with business owners on IT strategy and implementation of requested services and managed GPO and GPP for multiple special servers within AD.
• Consolidated over 500 physical servers into 30 blades with 120TB of storage in a VMware ESXi 4.1 virtual server farm; saved $3M over 3 years.
• Designed single domain and MS Exchange infrastructure combining 7 domains into a single Microsoft Windows 2008R2 and Microsoft Exchange 2010 organization allowing diverse entities to share data, calendars, and resource scheduling.

Confidential

Senior Systems Administrator and Systems Manager

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for supervising over 30 contractors to open Weston Regional Medical Center while installing multiple applications and maintaining AD security for all users; managed all aspects of IT administration and management across the medical campus. Successfully manage the lifecycle of IT equipment, including purchasing, installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting/repairing, and disposal of Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Active Directory 2008 administration, desktop/laptop computers, phones, printers/copiers, and networking devices.
• Effectively managed Windows 2003 and Active Directory for 3 entities (1000 nodes) including GPOs to standardize workstations and user environments, including a 2003 Hyper-V installation (2 physical servers).
• Established GPOs to replace login scripts and install software packages.
• Managed and monitored Veritas Backup Exec on an ADIC tape library with less than 1% lost file incidents.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Used expertise to build complete rack solutions consisting of Compaq & HP ProLiant hardware, Windows Server 2000 and 2003, and Active Directory; Provided Level 1, 2 and 3 Help Desk support utilizing Goldmine Heat.
• Created effective scripts to automate Windows configuration and software installation. Implemented network wide group policies and profiles cutting help calls by 38%.
• Successfully installed, configured, and secured Windows 2000 and 2003 Server and Advanced Server as web servers, application servers, and file and print servers.