SUMMARY:

• Confidential has over 10 years of experience in designing, deploying, and supporting Confidential Active Directory Service and Windows Network Operating System including domain migration from windows legacy to Windows 2012 R2. Mr. Befekadu designed, deployed, and supported software and configuration change management solution utilizing WinInstall, BMC Marimba, and SCCM/SMS technologies.
• He has developed numerous VBScript, WSH, Visual Basic and C# applications pertaining to device, services, networking, Group Policy, and Active Directory management functions.
• Supported provisioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
• That is geared to Identity management system to perform automated provisioning. Resource management such Hard Disk, Mamery and processor increase.

SPECIALTIES:

Operating Systems (OS): Expert in OS internal, debugging, networking, system development and system engineering. Including domain migration from windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012, Windows 2012 R2, Windows 2012 R2, Windows Deployment Tools (MDT), and Windows Deployment Service (WDS). MS Azure and Amazon AWS cloud. Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2016.

Programming Languages: Visual Basic, C#, VBScript, WSH, Python, PowerShell, WQL (SQL for WMI), and WinBatch.

Automation: PowerShell, VBScript, PowerShell, Python, Automation Anywhere and eggplant scripting.

EXPERIENCE:

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Windows Server, SCCM and Active Directory administration.
• Application packaging. Security patches testing and deployment.
• Power shell based package customization, automation and deployment.

Software Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported Active Directory and Servers administration.
• Supported SCCM security patches packaging, testing and deployment
• Power shell based package customization, automation and deployment.
• Supported security vulnerability remediation of workstation and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Experience in the design, test and implementation of SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS AWS and Azure cloud services.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported Active Directory and Servers administration.
• Developed and deployed Active Directory, Group Policy configuration and application integration solutions.
• Supported security patches packaging, testing and deployment
• Power shell based package customization, automation and deployment.
• Power shell based package customization, automation and deployment.
• Supported provisioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
• Supported security vulnerability remediation of workstation and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Supported Check point Endpoint Security client design and deployment.
• Supported Check point Endpoint hard disk encryption.
• Supported print server, printer and driver’s installation, testing and deployment.
• Supported HP Web Jet Administration installation, testing and deployment.
• Supported RightFax Server installation, testing and deployment.
• Supported Ricoh MFP print management system installation, testing and deployment
• Experience in the design, test and implementation of SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS AWS and Azure cloud services

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported End User Computing Platform solution pertaining to enterprise Image, hardware and software.
• Supported Active Directory and Servers administration.
• Supported COTS application packaging, testing and deployment utilizing Wise Package Studio and SCCM including post deployment support of the COTS.
• Power shell based package customization, automation and deployment.
• Supported security patches packaging, testing and deployment
• Supported provisioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
• Supported security vulnerability remediation of workstation and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
• Supported Guardian Edge hard disk encryption solution

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Engineered enterprise automated testing system for validating End User Computing Platform and supported End User Computing Platform solution.
• Power shell based package customization, automation and deployment.
• Supported Active Directory and Servers administration.
• Developed numerous VBScript, and WSH applications pertaining to device, services, networking, Group Policy, and Active Directory management functions.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed and deployed Active Directory, Group Policy configuration and application integration solutions that included scripted solutions.
• Supported the active directory migration on windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and deployed Confidential Identity Integration and ADAM server for automated Windows Active Directory account provisioning and de - provisioning operation.
• Supported Active Directory and Servers administration.

OpenNetworkers, Subcontracting Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed system and hardware classification procedure and documentation.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and deployed automated windows desktop and server 2003 provisioning solution.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented scripted and OEM based bare machine/server provisioning solution.
• Implemented various Active Directory administration and Group Policy solutions.
• Implemented turn-key information equipment configuration and deployment solution pertaining to workstations, servers, handheld scanners, Wireless devices, handheld PC and associated OEM software.
• Migrated, packaged and deployed various Enterprise COTS application utilizing WinInstall, InstallShield, Wise Package Studio, and BMC Marimba and SCCM infrastructure.

System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed and lead the migration of Windows server 2003, Windows XP desktop, GroupWise e-mail to Confidential Exchange and Novell (NDPS) printers to Confidential Windows 2003 Print Server.

System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed network architect, migration plan and project proposal.

System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the design and migration of Novell network to Windows 2000 AD Domain.
• Designed and deployed enterprise desktop images and COTS packages.
• Managed disaster recovery, backup, and restore operations.

System Engineer

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Provided North America wide technical support to Confidential customers and network professional pertaining to Windows 2000 Active Directory domain and network support.
• Conducted research, Lab test and prepared documentation of Confidential Knowledge Base (KB) articles pertaining to hardware, software, network, and domain issues.
• Provided Confidential IT newsgroup support.