WORK EXPERIENCE:

System Engineer, VMware/Backup Exec Specialist

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded VMware hosts from 4.x to 6.0
• Upgraded Backup Exec servers from 15 to 20
• Filed FDA compliance forms for upgrade protocols
• Ran daily backup monitoring reports.
• Expanded VM’s virtual disks as needed
• Configured Vaisala manufacturing environment monitoring specific interest screens etc.

System Engineer, AD Specialist

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Responsibilities:

• Migrated remaining functions of Legacy Domains (users, Groups, Apps)
• Remediated Domain replication and retired old Domains W2K3
• Created numerous DNS entries and DHCP scopes to centralize infrastructure functions
• Document Processes including WSUS Server Cleanup, Antivirus updates etc.
• Was part of Exchange user database cleanup and storage distribution project
• Wrote/ modified numerous PowerShell scripts to enable Storage server retirement
• Worked closely with Field Service, Help Desk, VMware team, etc.

Citrix Engineer

Confidential, Cerritos, CA

Responsibilities:

• Citrix XenApp 6.5 and XenDesktop 7.5, Windows AD, Tricerat Printing, NetScaler 10.5
• Document Processes including Disaster Recovery, Server/Farm Monitoring, etc.
• Created numerous Catalogues on XenDesktop 7.5 with VMware hosted on Nutanix
• Wrote/ modified numerous PowerShell scripts to enable Outsourcing conjoinment
• Managed multiple Group Policies in both Citrix and MS AD contexts.
• Worked closely with Field Service, Help Desk, VMware team. etc

Citrix Engineer

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Outsourcing Citrix L3 services at Confidential Bank
• Document Processes including Disaster Recovery, Server/Farm Monitoring, and Server Cloning.
• Provide support for incidents and changes in XenApp 4.5, 5.0, and 6.0 and XenDesktop 5.0 on Windows servers 2003 and 2008
• Pushed numerous Patch Levels over various server farms
• Worked closely with New Locations Managers on provisioning permissions group memberships and enabling group - specific Citrix Policies

Citrix Engineer

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Responsibilities:

• Build Citrix XenApp 6.0 Wintel servers on Confidential blade hardware with Windows Server 2008.
• Upgraded firmware on several hundred thin clients.

AppsenseConsultant

Confidential, Pasadena, CA

Responsibilities:

• Build AppSense servers for Citrix clients.
• Collect requirements for implementation from users/requestor and built policies and actions.

Citrix Engineer

Confidential, Bristol, CT

Responsibilities:

• Build Wintel based Citrix servers using Altiris 6.5 on both VMware hosts and Compaq hardware.
• Collect requirements for installation from users/requestor and from software process to handover to packagers.
• Perform Quality assurance certification on completed packages.
• Assemble packages into builds for servers.

Independent Technology Consultant

Confidential, Orange County, Ca

Responsibilities:

• Provide infrastructure consulting services to small and medium sized businesses within southern California
• Ensure continuous improvement of technical skills by attending training courses in virtualization technologies with a focus in VMWare and Citrix.

Senior Citrix Hosting Engineer

Confidential, Corona, CA

Responsibilities:

• Worked within the Citrix implementation and Citrix Command Center.
• Senior consultant part of a team responsible for Fast Incident Response on one of the largest Citrix servers deployments in the world supporting an environment of over 3500 Citrix servers in over 40 Citrix farms servicing 70,000+ concurrent users daily.
• Deploying software across a national enterprise hosted in distributed multiple data centers.
• Remediating daily issues over entire Citrix architecture: XP, 3.0, Xenapp4.5 versions on Windows 2000, 2003, and 2008 in Production, Preproduction and Training environments.

Citrix Engineer, Contractor

Confidential, Cypress, CA

Responsibilities:

• Approximately 100 users
• Evaluated Citrix farm and presented to IT leadership a list of recommendations for improved performance, user satisfaction and fault tolerance
• Implemented some of the more urgent recommendations.

System Engineer, Contractor

Confidential, Cypress, CA

Responsibilities:

• Approximately 300 users
• Built and implemented File and Print servers in a Server Equipment refresh project
• Made recommendations for site readiness based on site survey findings.

Citrix System Engineer

Confidential, Lake Forest, Ca

Responsibilities:

• Approximately 300 users
• Upgraded application versions: Lotus Notes 6.0 and Java Engine.
• Built current Image versions for Rapid Deployment of servers
• Built several AD Hoc monitoring tools for performance aspects of server farm.

System Engineer

Confidential, Cypress, Ca

Responsibilities:

• Approximately 300 users
• Built and implemented File and Print servers in a Server Equipment refresh project
• Racked and shipped new servers after bringing to production level with new image and patches etc.
• Determined possible install issues on Site-survey visits.
• Made recommendations for site readiness based on site survey findings.

Citrix System Engineer

Confidential, Orange, Ca

Responsibilities:

• Approximately 300 users
• Installed over 300 new servers with W2K and Citrix Presentation 3 and 4
• Planned, built and implemented Citrix Secure Gateway
• Loaded Windows 2000 using Compaq Quickstart with Insight Manager agents.
• Physically built several Office Automation farms including: Clustered MS SQL Servers, IIS and Lotus Notes Servers with 4x processors, fault tolerant memory, and disk arrays and fiber-connected NetApp and Compaq/HP SANs