SUMMARY:

• Accomplished System Administrator with 9 years of experience implementing technology to improve business operations. Comfortable with working across departments to actively address emerging needs. Hands on experience with a variety of technologies and a strong desire to continue education.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Information Security
• Wireless Networks
• VoIP
• Networking
• Windows Operating Systems
• Linux Operating Systems
• Domain Management
• Budgeting
• Reporting
• Helpdesk
• Physical Security
• LAN/WAN/NOC Administration
• Project Management
• Virtualization
• Storage and Servers
• Backup/Replication and Recovery
• Strong Documentation
• License Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Network Administrator

Confidential, Canton, MI

• Provide technology solutions to improve business processes and support new ventures.
• Administer storage, server, wireless, VoIP, and all other IT systems. Provide all tiers of support to company employees, vendors, and clients.
• Make budgeting and purchasing decisions.
• Implemented datacenter virtualization. Installation and configuration of vCenter, vSphere, NetApp SAN
• Upgrade of vCenter/vSphere hosts from ESXi 5.1/5.5 to ESXi 6
• Optimized Active Directory and GPO’s Structure
• Migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010
• Migrated email security solutions
• Implemented central management of endpoints (Microsoft updates, third party updates, custom application deployment)
• Replaced all networking equipment and reconfigure the network to meet business goals
• Deployed Unified Communications feature of the ShoreTel VoIP system
• Managed internal and external DNS records to support changes in our telco service and additional business units (new domains, MX records, etc.)
• Migrated from Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2008r2 Domain Controllers.
• Implemented Remote Desktop Services to address security and latency concerns
• Centralized management and deployment of Microsoft and 3rd Party applications
• Changed architecture of applications from all services on a single host to dedicated bastion hosts for dedicated services (database, application, batch operations, etc)

Systems Analyst

Confidential, MI

• Administer storage, server, wireless, VoIP, and all other IT systems. Provide tier 2 support to company employees, vendors, and clients.
• Manage SSL certificates for both internal and external systems.
• Lead the transition from a legacy tape - based backup solution to a modern disk backup solution.
• Worked with a team to transition from MPLS branch connectivity to a SD-WAN solution.
• Worked with a team to transition from a SAN/Server infrastructure to a hyperconverged infrastructure.
• Worked with a team to transition from a traditional firewall to a full functional UTM.
• Personally, performed a Microsoft Exchange migration from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013.
• Worked with a team to migrate to a .bank domain including all implementing all requirements of a .bank top-level domain (dmarc, spf, etc.)
• Implemented advanced network monitoring to bring awareness to service issues and provide proactive action.
• Automate routine tasks with various technologies (PowerShell, SFTP, Ansible, Cron, OPSI)
• Maintain system images for mass deployment.
• Implemented advanced email threat prevention system to auto pull malicious emails and block malicious URL’s.