Sr System Administrator Resume
High Point, NC
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Server Management: DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, Group Policy, IIS, DFS, Monitoring, WSUS, WDS
Software: ESXi vSphere - All, Hyper-V, Confidential XIV Storage, NetApp Storage, Exchange 2010 thru 2016, SQL Server, EMC Networker, RightFax, SCCM 2012, Lync 2013-2016, Veeam backups, NetBackup, CheckPoint AV, Symantec AV, Altiris, PowerShell, ServiceNow, Citrix, and AirWatch, Office 365 Migration. Wi-Fi management. Very detail oriented and able to multitask. Extremely hard worker and works well under pressure, Excellent written and oral communications
EMPLOYMENT:
Confidential, High Point, NC
Sr System Administrator
Responsibilities:
- VMware 6.5 Administration, moved existing servers to 6.5 environment and decommissioned the old environment.
- Designed WDS imaging server for desktop deployments and WSUS for updates
- Deployed CheckPoint antivirus throughout organization
- Migrating servers and workstations to new domain from recent acquisition
- Manage Print server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, IIS, Certificates
- Nugenesis Administrator, Empower support
- Quest tools for Active Directory migration to new domain
Confidential, Winston Salem, NC
Team Lead WINTEL/Virtualization Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Execute VMware ESX-related projects by design platform solution, providing guidance and expertise based on multiple years' experience leading technical facets of datacenter-sized VMware ESX and Wintel projects
- Documented design specifications, requirement traceability matrix, Visio diagram, test and acceptance plans, and step-by-step implementation specifications
- Software deployment and support
Confidential, Oak Ridge, TN
Network Operations Lead
Responsibilities:
- Oversaw all server and network operations to ensure departments were meeting goals
- Devised and established IT policies to support the implementation of strategies set by executive management
- Analyzed business requirements of all departments to purchase efficient and cost-effective technological equipment and software to reduce IT costs
- Inspected the use of technological equipment and software to ensure functionality and efficiency to coordinate system upgrades
- Designed & managed VMware environment & VDI Horizon View for customers across the country (performed hardware upgrade on HP Blades & chassis and ESX hosts) Built out a DR site for vCenter and VDI, Managed Netapp storage
- Assisted with building relationships with vendors and creating cost-efficient contracts
- Managed Exchange 2013 and upgraded to 2016.
- Altiris desktop deployments, monitoring, license tracking, remote management of assets
- Office 365 migration with Microsoft Azure
Confidential, Winston-Salem, NC
Sr Systems Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Enterprise administration for over 270 servers, VMware 4.1 & 5.0, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Upgraded VMware to 5.0; migrated to all new blades
- Managed Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, windows updates, antivirus, SQL Server, Exchange 2010
- Managed/Certified on Nautilus OnBase core application for document storage
- Responsible for daily backups and OS patches on a monthly schedule
- Supported call center
- Server migration project for Server 2003 to Server 2008 R2
- Stood up SCCM environment.
- Managed Citrix environment for over 300 users
Confidential, NC
Sr Systems Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Citrix administration
- VMware Admin
- Data Center Migration/DR build out
- Desktop refresh
- SCCM Admin
- Supported MAC OS laptop deployment for students at A&T University
Confidential, Massillon, OH
Sr. Systems Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Confidential terminal iSeries support
- Setup new Windows 2003 Domain, configured patch management with WSUS
- Implemented new system applications and maintained software revisions
- Configured DNS, DHCP, IIS, hosted intranet applications
- Replaced Novell applications with Windows platform versions
- Managed network routing and switching and replaced old equipment
- Supervised and mentored help desk technicians
