OBJECTIVE:

Information Technology position allowing for personal growth, customer service, communication, and project management skills proven by 11 years of successful, enterprise level systems administration employment.

SUMMARY:

• Motivated, personable business professional with a successful 13 - year track record of enterprise level systems administration.
• Talent for quickly mastering technology on multiple platforms.
• Diplomatic and tactful with professionals and non-professionals at all levels.
• Accustomed to handling sensitive, confidential records.
• Demonstrated history of accurately troubleshooting and solving OS, software, and networking issues in a timely fashion.
• Flexible and versatile - able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure.
• Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences.
• Thrive in deadline-driven environments.
• Excellent team-building skills.

EMPLOYMENT:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure design and oversight of upgrades and new builds at Confidential .
• Diagraming and topology design and documentation for existing and new environments
• Integration with Project Managers, systems build teams, networking, storage and application teams
• Broad knowledge of all aspects of a large enterprise environment.
• Extensive use of Microsoft Visio and Project for tracing of all projects and infrastructure builds.

Confidential, Columbia, SC

Server Engineer

Responsibilities:

• SQL version and update administration across multiple versions of SQL.
• Administer 235 Windows servers both Virtual and Physical for proper configuration.
• Correct security findings on servers to comply with DOD and government contracts.
• Trouble shoot and fix any connectivity issues with various Agent reporting interfaces.
• Validate and fix Back Up environment to ensure recovery process.
• Disaster Recovery administrator for Windows environment from restore to application interface.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Active Directory integration for servers and appliances to allow access from clients.
• Confidential, OU infrastructure, GPO administration and scripting technologies.
• Extensive knowledge of Active Directory installation, configuration, and infrastructure.
• Microsoft Server OS 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2 installation and configuration for Enterprise deployment.
• Installation and support of various forms of Linux for servers and appliances. (OEL, Red Hat, Fedora)

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• VMWare server installation, configuration, and migration. Both clean builds for current server migration and Physical to virtual and virtual to virtual to allow seamless migration.
• Use of Microsoft SCCM and SCOM server for Server, Storage and appliance out of scope events and patching.
• Use of Big Fix patching server to apply server OS and application patches on a monthly Basis.
• EMC Data Domain disk back up appliance installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Oracle Exadata database appliance configuration, OS/firmware updates, and support for a Database Administrators.
• Symantec/VERITAS installation on server platforms.
• McAfee EPO and Antivirus installation on server platforms.
• Cisco Nexus 1000v switch for VMWare and Unified Computing Switch 6120(fiber and copper) configuration.
• Installation and support of various forms of Linux for servers and appliances. (OEL, Red Hat, Fedora)

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

Sr. LAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Active Directory installation support and configuration for access, creation of user accounts, GPO’s and permissions for the domain. Domain authoritative roles included Enterprise Admin, Schema Admin, Domain Admin, Exchange Admin, Backup Admin, etc.
• Extensive experience in package deployment via MSI and EXE packages. Via GPO or scripting.
• Experience in WinLE package configuration for deployment to over 3000 users.
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and 2003 installation and configuration for 3200 users. AD integration with mail system.
• Creation of mail groups and access rights
• Microsoft Server OS 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2 installation and configuration for Enterprise deployment.
• Microsoft ISA/Forefront firewall application installation and configuration. Integrated to Active Directory on a dual homed server as a backend firewall. Instated a DMZ dual homed firewall for the edge. Created access and deny permissions based on users, servers, and URL’s.
• Brocade SAN switch installation and configuration.
• Confidential SAN storage installation and storage allocation for Exchange, Symantec/VERITAS Backup exec and various other applications
• Confidential Blade Center HS21 installation and configuration.
• EMC RSA Secure ID server application for remote access. Installation of Token seeds for key fob Tokens. Creation of node secrets for server and web access to resources. Creation of groups for access to resources.
• IPSwitch What’s Up Gold server for server and network availability. Creation of monitoring groups for servers, switches, and routers to monitor availability and bandwidth.
• Trend Micro ISS server for content filtering, antivirus, and web monitoring for 3500 users. Also used for web reports for administration and management.
• Symantec/Norton Ghost cast server installation and configuration for reimaging of client PC’s.
• Image creation and deployment for completely automated installation.
• Citrix XenApp server administration to support remote access users.
• McAfee EPO server administration and support along with McAfee Enterprise 8.0 antivirus. Installation of EPO agent and upgrades to client PC’s. Antivirus configuration.
• Microsoft WSUS installation and configuration for patch management to servers and desktop clients. Group creation for deployment of MS patches.
• Secondary Support for VERITAS and Symantec backup servers, and SMS/SCCM.
• Postini internet email antivirus and antispam administration.
• Continual Help Desk level 2 and level 3 support for end users and application development staff.

Confidential, Mechanicsburg, PA

Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Taught Confidential course for Microsoft Server, Exchange, and ISA. Also instructed the A+ and NET+ CompTIA curriculum.