SUMMARY:

Steadfast I.T. professional seeking career development and application of expertise with ten years of systems engineering and data center support. Excellent knowledge of implementing virtual infrastructure technology and capable of managing multiple projects in a fast paced environment.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• VMware
• Amazon Web Services
• Agile
• Project Planning
• Systems Engineering
• Network Administration

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

HARDWARE: Server (Dell, HP), NetApp Storage Systems, Nutanix VI Block, Dell EqualLogic

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows 2008/2012, Windows 7/8/10, Mac OS X, Linux RHEL

VIRTULIZATION: VMware vSphere 5.1/5.5/6.5, View 5.1, vCloud, vShield, Citrix Xen Desktop 7.6

NETWORK: Cisco VPN, Cisco Switches, Routers, Wireless Access points, Cisco firewall, F5, Palo Alto

ANTIVIRUS, BACKUP & RESORATION: Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec Mail Security, Sophos, Veeam

COMMUNICATIONS: Exchange 5.5/2003, 2010, Email Extender/SourceOne

PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS: MS Office 2007/2010,/2016, Mac Office 2011

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: SharePoint 2010, Atlassian Confluence, Project Server 2010

NETWORK MANAGEMNET: Solarwinds NPM, NetFlow Analyzer, Kaseya, Xangati, VMware Ops Manager

IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT: Parature, Gemini, Redmine, ConnectWise, Atlassian Jira, Remedy

DATABASE: SQL 2005, 2008, 2012

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Lead Associate / Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Ensure Monthly metric deliverables are being met to achieve an assessment of Good or above.
• Provide project planning and system design support for migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform, this will reduce overall program cost and provide a better end user experience.
• Provide Tier 3 technical support to engineering and help desk staff as needed, to include network and systems troubleshooting across multiple technologies.
• Provide oversight of NIST 800.53 RMF project for MarineNet 6.0 ATO
• Ensure systems meet government compliance requirements through implementation of DISA STIG, vulnerability scanning, and remediation.

Confidential

Infrastructure Lead

Responsibilities:

• Meet security compliance by utilizing tools such as Nessus Security Center and Stig Viewer
• Provide technical guidance and project planning to meet an Authority To Operate based off of NIST 800.53
• Recommended system design changes to improve Citrix XenDesktop performance, such as adjusting power schedules, migrating VMs to an SSD storage array, and re - configuring thin client terminals.
• Managed the upgrade to VMware vSphere 6.5 from vSphere 5.5 and implemented VMware SRM, this allowed greater DR capabilities between the NOC and Alternate NOC.
• Created systems architecture diagrams using Microsoft Visio
• Migrated from Symantec BackupExec 2010 to BackupExec 2016 and moved some backup capability from legacy tape drives to disk.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Systems Architect

Responsibilities:

• Implemented VMware View across multi sites to provide end users access to enterprise software. This allowed users greater flexibility in how they work and prevented locally hosted VMs from degrading performance on their laptop or desktop.
• Implemented VMware vCloud which created an elastic environment for developers to manipulate their own VMs. This removed Corporate IT from the provisioning process and significantly streamlined software deployments which helped the company’s bottom line.
• Adopted new technologies such as Nutanix converged architecture which eliminates the need for a separate SAN. This removed the cost associated with separate storage and reduced our overall footprint.
• Instituted an enterprise backup solution using Veeam backup and replication software. This provided fully replicated site redundancy and allowed for rapid recovery in the event of an data center or office site failure.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Cloud Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented VMware ESXi Clusters to provide high availability and fault tolerance as well as load balancing
• Re-designed VMware datastore architecture to reduce disk latency and improve VM performance
• Configured secondary NetApp storage system to provide redundancy to the existing storage infrastructure by using NetApp SnapMirror.
• Coordinated internal migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010.
• Expanded Citrix farm to provide better load balancing and increase user experience.
• Coordinated implementation of VLANs for VMware environment which resulted in decreased latency and improved performance. As well as added security.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor which increased system availability and performance
• Monitor and maintain backups which includes creating, implementing, and testing disaster recovery policies
• Optimize systems operation and resource utilization by implementing maintenance policies such as disk defragmentation, SQL database maintenance, improving network pathway, and balancing server loads.
• Manage and maintain Blackberry Enterprise Server which allowed for higher availability to users working abroad
• Administer and configure VMware ESX Cluster and VMware View which created cost savings and increased productivity

Confidential, Brantley, AL

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed and maintained Confidential Inc. IT infrastructure and assist in the planning and implementation of additions, and major modifications to the supporting infrastructure.