SUMMARY:

Change control proficiency, defining risk, impact and benefits and establishing / managing processes, policies and procedures. Intensely dedicated with a strong work ethic; tireless in resolving issues and ensuring project objectives and deadlines are met within highly regulated research and healthcare environment. Strong insight to work effectively with physicians, executives, other medical professionals as well as all levels within the organization, from Interns through C - level executives.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms: MS Windows O/S 3.51, NT4, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, Office365, Microsoft Exchange 5.0, 5.5, 2000, 2003 & 2010, HA Clustering through Windows 2012R2 Active Passive fail over Clustering, Ping Federate SSO, ISCSI attached Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN, VMWare 4, 5.5 & 6, Dell servers & Blade centers, idrac, Avocent KVM over IP,, IBM Xserve’s & Blade Centers, Mac OS X Panther, Tiger & Leopard through Yosemite, Integration of Active directory based domains that supports both Mac and Unix Single Sign On multi-site network environment.

Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, WINS, Novell, OSI, IPX/SPX, Samba, Ciffs, NFS, SMS, SQL, ISCSI, Ethernet, VPN, SSH, SSL & PKI.

Software / Tools: Active Directory Directory Services, Exchange, PowerShell, ADFS, Forefront Identity manager, AD Sites and Services, AD Domains and Trusts, Group Policy Management, DNS and DHCP Administration, Cross forest migration, Active Directory process automation, Windows and Active Directory PowerShell scripting, extending schema/Schema Management, Azure Active directory, Expert understanding of permission's delegation. MSSQL through 2014 Proofpoint, Microsoft HA Clustering, ISCSI, Open Directory, LDAP, Netwrix password management, Acronis solutions, MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0, SharePoint Designer, Backup Exec, Dell EqualLogic SAN & Compellent Storage Array Brocade FC Switches, Apple XRAID, Western Scientific Storage, Ping Federate, Checkpoint Firewall, Symantec Ghost, McAfee/Symantec/Sophos Corporate Virus Protection Utilities and Firewall, HP Open View, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook), and MS Project and Office365. Illumina LIMS, Bead Studio, Gene Analyzer, Sequenom Typer 4.0 & GT, Affymetrix Gene Chip Operating System (GCOS), Genespring & Solexa Analysis Servers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential San Francisco, CA

Confidential Corp is a fast growing service firm for IT staffing and consultancy services in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California and wherever a business needs a professional to help with their tech needs.

Sr Active Directory Systems Administrator

Confidential

Worked for various Enterprise Engineering Departments in a 20,000+ person international retailer, with worldwide presence, distribution centers, Hybrid + on premise Active Directory domain controllers, Hybrid O365 with on premise Exchange environment.

Enterprise Engineering -- Systems Engineer

• Validated stability of the existing Windows 2003 domain and 2003 forest consisting of Windows 2003R2 through 2012R2 domain controllers.
• Identified and Addressed Replication issues. Worked with various teams to correct all ACL, ports and other “blockers”
• Collaborated and created DNS, DHCP, HA environments
• Hybrid O365 on - premise exchange and Active Directory hybrid ADFS, dirsync and FIM SSO.
• Setup and implemented SAML2 SSO to enhance users’ productivity and seamless access to business-critical applications.
• Analyzed, troubleshot and corrected ADFS HA Cluster for O365 SSO
• Designed, implemented administered O365 multi-tenet hybrid on premise Active Directory and Exchange
• Built out, replaced and retired physical and virtual Domain controllers from 2003R2. 2008R2 & R2.
• Troubleshot and corrected systemic replication issues by identifying ACL issues. Worked with network teams to identify and open all of the correct ports for successful active directory authentication to .
• Resolved support, incident, and work orders as they pertain to Windows & VMWare environments.
• Analyze the existing OU and GPO infrastructure, provided direction on the streamlining and consolidation of all corporate Group Policies.
• Built out an entirely functional Active Directory QA (ADQA) environment to run POC's against. The ADQA environment was built to mirror the company's current setup to use for POC of any new applications that involve integrating AD to be the single security context for all Operating Systems.

Sr Systems Engineer

• Created Group Policies to manage logon and logoff abilities for physical laptops to prevent Bit Locker from locking users out because they ran out of power.
• Created Group Policies to prevent offshore users from shutting down their VDI's.
• Yammer:
• Removed all stale user data.
• Removed stale groups
• Worked with executive management to scope the rollout.
• Staged the rollout
• Created support documentation.

Systems Engineer

• Wore numerous hats, managing Active Directory administrative file servers, file transfer protocols, Office 365 integration, and federated systems to drive efficiency, productivity, security, and data access.
• Worked closely with IT leadership on departmental planning, defining IT needs and projects, and prioritizing.
• Maximized efficiency by automating numerous repetitious manual daily processes to boost productivity in IT and enterprise-wide, such as employee termination. Also consolidated 150 login scripts into 1 (Visual Basic) based on group membership and completed other automation projects using Powershell script.
• Completed projects independently as well as took the lead and oversaw small teams of internal IT professionals, using MS Project for planning, defining scope, and setting milestones.
• Saved money, implementing various technology solutions during increased demand, avoiding need for more staff.
• Research vendor pricing, test and evaluate software, attend demonstrations, and present to VP of IT to recommend best options.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Network Engineer

• Developed comprehensive network upgrading plan , transitioning from NT4 to active directory. Prepared cost estimate and presented to executive team.
• Upgraded file system, saving $97,000+ by completing in house.
• Implemented Symantec anti-virus software for 200+ clients and Exchange server to protect the system.