EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

• Key responsibilities include the evaluation of emerging computing technologies and consultation on design and architecture, specifically in the areas of cloud (public and private), storage, virtualization, server hardware, management, monitoring and operating systems, with a primary focus on Confidential technologies.
• Additional responsibilities include engaging with technology and business leaders Confidential all organizational levels, providing expertise to engineering teams, providing complex problem troubleshooting, understanding industry trends, and creating technical and architectural standards.

Confidential

Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include design and implementation of a cloud based solution using Confidential technologies.
• Private Cloud implementation consisted of over 250 Windows Server 2012R2 Hyper - V servers running in approximately 80 Highly Available Windows Clusters and over 500 VMs deployed, geographically dispersed over the US, Europe, and Pacific regions and centrally managed via SCVMM.
• Cluster configurations configured to include advanced technologies Software Defined Networking, HA, Live Migration, template and service deployments and Cloud Security/Management. Additional tasks included the automation of cluster deployment, VM deployment, and automated patch deployment.
• Additionally, performed best practice validations and documentation of daily management practices.
• Further responsibilities included the extension of the private cloud to include public cloud services using Azure.
• Responsibilities necessitated the knowledge of Azure architecture including VNETs, Site-to-Site connectivity, Network Security Groups, Routing, Role Based Administration, Azure Resource Groups, Load Balancing and VM Architecture and deployment via the Azure Portal, PowerShell and templates.
• Additional requirements included advising the customer as to best uses for Azure cloud technologies around the areas of rapid deployment, elasticity, disaster recovery and backup to the cloud.

Confidential

Senior Confidential Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities performing consultation, design, implementation, documentation, and knowledge transfer for billable engagements including Confidential System Center 2012 products, specifically Hyper-V, SCVMM, SCCM, SCOM, and cloud solutions Azure and Office 365.
• Requires extensive knowledge of Confidential virtualization, cloud, and enterprise management best practices.
• As well as extensive experience designing, installing, configuring and supporting Windows Servers (2003 to 2012), MS SQL Server, IIS, AD, Windows Clustering and other associated Confidential technologies.

Confidential

Senior Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include design, architecting, configuration and maintenance of public cloud offerings based on Confidential and VMware virtualization technologies, including Hyper-V 2012, Hyper-V 2008 and VMWare 5.1/5.5.
• As a senior cloud engineer, responsibility is to manage the public cloud environments hosting over 2000 VMs and an additional 2000 dedicated servers.
• Additional responsibilities include the testing and design of new virtualization technologies to determine value of implementation to Confidential ’s public cloud offerings.
• Also participated in the management and maintenance of all current hypervisor host machines (200+), Active directories, SCOM, SCCM, WSUS, Symantec Endpoint Protection Veeam and DPM servers related to the management of the cloud platform.
• Additional requirements included knowledge of Load Balancing, Windows NLB and DR.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include design, architecting, configuration and support of U-Verse/Mediaroom IPTV labs.
• As the sole engineer, responsibility is to manage the 300 Windows Servers. 180 servers are virtual, hosted on Windows Hyper-V clusters, remaining 120 servers are physical. Hyper-V clusters are version 6.2 (Windows Server 2012) or version 6.1 (Windows Server 2008).
• Hyper-V clusters are all hosted on HP Blades with shared storage via iSCSI or Fiber attached SAN (HP) providing high availability for all VMs.
• Extensive experience in Physical to Virtual conversions. Additional experience in VMWare to Hyper-V virtual to virtual conversions.
• Other responsibilities include the management of the Windows architecture used in supporting the development efforts and U-Verse, including AD, DNS, DHCP, IIS, and SQL.
• Requires an advanced technical proficiency in SQL Server 2005/2008, Server 2008/2012, Windows 2008/2012 application server components (IIS/Clustering/NLB/Component Services), and backup/restore technologies.
• Additional proficiency in SCCM, SCOM, and SCVMM.
• Additional requirements included knowledge of Load Balancing (F5), Windows NLB and DR.

Confidential

Lead Lab Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include design and architecting an end-end solution for delivering television over DSL.
• Position will consist of performance analysis and tuning. Triaging of bugs, Root causing issues, and contribution of lessons learned to redesign of the solution.
• An advanced technical proficiency in SQL Server 2000/2005, Server 2003/2008, Windows 2003/2008 application server components (IIS/Clustering/NLB/Component Services) backup/restore technologies is required.
• Additional proficiency in SCCM, SCOM and Automated Deployment Services is required.
• Additional requirements included knowledge of Load Balancing (F5), Windows NLB and DR.

Confidential

Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included the architecture and planning of hardware and software infrastructures for large scaled Windows based applications.
• Including the design and implementation of N-tier Windows systems based on Confidential Web and Data technologies.
• Required strong knowledge of Windows 2000/2003, IIS 5/6, SQL 2000, Active Directory, .NET Framework, application servers, and networking (TCP/IP, DHCP, WINS, DNS, etc).
• Additional duties included performance tuning and monitoring, backup (Veritas Netbackup and Backup Exec), disaster recovery, and automated server deployments using Altaris, HP Rapid Deployment Packs, and Confidential Automated Deployment Services.
• Additional responsibilities included documentation of all phases of the development life cycle as it pertains to the hardware, software and network infrastructure, including build process, security requirements, hardware, software and network specifications, application installation and configuration and production deployment processes.
• Other requirements included the support and maintenance of over 800 Windows Servers used in production, QA and development including automated builds via ADS, software and patch deployments via SMS 2003, and systems monitoring via Operations Manager 2005.

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included architecture, planning, maintenance, installation and configuration of applications based on Windows 2000, NT 4.0, IIS 5, SQL 2000, and Exchange 2000. Including application, web, mail and database servers.
• Position required working knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, WINS, DNS, and performance monitoring/tuning, backup and disaster recovery.
• Specific IIS skills included performance monitoring, multi-homing, and security administration, including SSL configuration.
• Specific SQL server skills included, creation and management of databases/devices, user administration, backup and recovery and performance monitoring.
• Other duties included Unicenter administration and configuration to monitor UNIX, Solaris, AIX and NT critical systems.
• Specific Unicenter skills included maintenance and configuration of Unicenter clients and enterprise management, security configurations and workload management.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included administration and support of a Windows NT domain for 125 users. Duties included maintenance of Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Exchange 5.5, IIS, RAS, and Veritas Backup Servers.
• Position required working knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, WINS, DNS, RAS, Domain models, backup and disaster recovery methods and performance tuning.
• Other duties included management of the Nortel telephone switch and Checkpoint Firewall-1.
• Coordinating standard operating procedures for desktop support technicians concerning security, software distribution and other related desktop configurations.
• Assisted in management and training of desktop support technicians including interviews, and performance reviews.
• Accomplishments included coordination of desktop migration to Windows NT 4.0 and related software for Y2K compliance.
• Installation and configuration of Exchange 5.5 with Outlook Web Access, Windows 2000 server migration, Checkpoint Firewall installation and establishment of VPN for telecommuters.

Confidential

Network Services Technician

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include management and administration of Windows NT domain for 400+ users, running Windows NT 4.0, Exchange 5.5 and Arcserve Backup servers.
• Position required working knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, WINS, DNS and RAS and MagicSQL Help Desk Management tools.
• Desktop support for Hewlett Packard, Compaq, AST, and Dell PCs and laptops running Windows 95/98/NT, Outlook/Exchange, Schedule+, MS Office 95/97, and other proprietary applications.
• Knowledge of ODBC driver installation and configuration, including MS SQL Server, and Tandem Non - Stop Servers.
• Configuring Dial up access to Shiva server also required. Other duties included voice and data cabling, training, hardware and software installations, and digital and analog telephone installation and maintenance.
• Assisted in management and training of desktop support technician including interviews, and performance reviews.
• Accomplishments included Exchange 4.0 to Exchange 5.5 upgrade and coordination of Windows 95 to Windows NT 4.0 migration on desktops.