SUMMARY:

To gain a Senior Server Engineering/Administration position where I can utilize my experience, especially on the WINTEL platform, and knowledge of new technology and the industry to efficiently and effectively do my job.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

HARDWARE: Servers - Wintel - Dell PowerEdge series; IBM E-Servers; Compaq ProLiant, ProLiant DL and ML series and Sun Enterprise 250 and 450 Servers.

Network Devices: MetaStor 24 TB External SCSI Storage Array; Dell PowerVault 220S External SCSI

Switches: Most Layer II, Layer III, and IP 6 ready.

Server: Windows NT (from 3.50) 2000 (Standard and Advanced); 2003 (Standard, Advanced and Enterprise); 2008, (Standard, Data Center and Enterprise); SUN Solaris 2.51 to 2.8; Linux (Redhat) 3.0 to 6.51

Server Applications: Microsoft - Exchange 5.5 to 2003, SMS/SCCM, MOM/SCOM, System Center 2012, SQLthru 2008, IIS thru 7, Most Symantec Products, McAfee EPO, Citrix Presentation Server 4, XenApps 5XenDesktop 4 & 5, Rackwise, Centrify

Networking: Cisco IOS up to 12.3; Novell & Netware 3.0 thru 4.11; LANtastic 6.0+

Network Health: Cisco Works; HP Open View; HP Lights Out; Dell’s Open Manager; Big Brother, Sailpoint and Quest

Virtualization: VMWare ESX, VCenter, VSphere Hyper-V

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: Familiar with Perl, Visual Basic 2.0+, KixCripting 1.5 + and Powershell 1.0 +.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, King of Prussia, PA

Senior Windows Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Migration of Legacy 2003 Servers to Server 2012 R2.
• This included Application, SQL (2014), and IIS (8.5) Servers.
• Moved websites and worked with Developers to ensure no loss of functionality of websites.
• Worked with AD and ADFS to assure proper Grouping, SSO, GPOs, and to assure easy transition to AWS.
• Completed implementation of Office 365 environment.
• This is a 95% virtual environment using ESX 6.XX host.
• Using PowerShell scripting to automate repetitive tasks.
• And created a Certificate Server to assure security for websites.
• Documentation is important for ITIL and audit compliance.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Senior Windows Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Automate control of HP Integrated Lights Out (ILO) devices through PowerShell and the HP CMDlets package for Windows Servers and Shell scripts via SSH for Linux Servers.
• Identifying, firmware upgrade, NT Authentication, and modifying local users on the ILOs were the major duties.
• Working with Active Directory, QIP (DNS), CyberArk, VMWare and System Center Suite 2012 R2 (mainly SCOM, SCCM, and SCORCH), and design PoC for hybrid migration to AWS were secondary assignments.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Solutions Architect/Senior Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working with the eBusiness Design and Architecture Platform Team, Designed and Build out an Instance of System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and administer a Segment of the Corporate System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM); both are 2012 R2.
• Investigate emerging technologies for integration into current environment.
• Automation (PowerShell Scripting) of server builds and application installation.
• Scripting to test builds for connectivity to predesignated firewall access.
• Working with the Active Directory team to resolve long standing problems.
• Lead migration to MS SQL 2014.
• Create documentation to meet the Company’s ITIL standards. Provide tier one, two and three support for Windows Servers; mainly 2012 R2 (90% of which were virtual Guests on ESX 5.X) and F5 load balancers.

Confidential

Senior Windows Systems Engineer/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Design and implementation of Direct Access and VPN on Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and 2012 R2 Essentials Servers.
• Work on Statement of Work preparation for estimates on work to be done.
• Lead implementation of 3 2008 R2 Data Center Servers (Application, IIS, and SQL) and ‘Train the Trainer’ for Rackwise DCIM X.
• Manage Weekly Status Meetings.
• Documentation leading to best practices.
• Lead on several projects for Active Directory 2008 Restructuring and Consolidation, System Center 2012 (SCCM (4) for Windows 7 deployment; SCOM (2) for network device monitoring; SCORCH and SCVMM), and Symantic Endpoint Protection.
• Lead Projects for Active Directory and ADFS Migration and Consolidation (4), and AWS Migration (2).
• Lead for in house project to develop total data center fingerprinting methodology and application, and maintained company’s AWS services.
• Lead project evaluating Network Accessibility and Reliability where Windows Clustering,
• Citrix Netscaler and VSphere High Availability were in use, along with all router, switches, F5 load Balancers and Firewall/Proxy equipment.

Confidential, New Castle, DE

Senior Windows Systems Engineer/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Review, clean up, tune, and tweak (using PowerShell) SCOM 2007 R2.
• Administer SCOM to monitor the global network (Windows and RedHat Linux servers and network devices) while mentoring existing staff.
• POC project for AWS Migration.
• Review existing Citrix environment (XenApps 5.0) to customize monitoring of Citrix farm and with an eye to upgrading to XenApps 6.0.
• Design and implement the installation of System Center 2012.
• Document existing SCOM environment, and all changes.

Confidential, Middletown, PA

Senior Windows Systems Engineer/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement global installation of SCCM 2007 with High Availability using Windows Clustering. Build desktop images of Windows 7 for deployment across multi - vendor platforms and deployment of Office 2010.
• Here I used VMWare as my lab environment to make sure nothing on the network would “break”, then migrated to the production network.
• I also used VMWare to P2V the workstation, push a fresh load of Windows 7, then draw back the files and packages previously on the workstation.
• I also mentored the permanent staff and compiled ITIL compliant documentation.
• Design and document an installation of SCOM 2007.
• Review existing Citrix environment (XenApps 5.0) to customize monitoring of Citrix farm.
• Walk through and mentor existing staff for implementation.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Senior Windows Systems Engineer/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Provide a health check on backup environment (Symantec NetBackUp and Enterprise Vault 8/9 on Windows and Unix Servers and appliances); investigated and corrected problems to better improve Netbackup system for reliability, performance and flexibility.
• Migrate NetBackUp from 6.5 to 7.0 and working with HP, went to a Data Domain solution.
• Design and implement Symantec EndPoint Protection, with High Availability using Windows Clustering and RRAS for site to site connectivity, for Servers and Workstations.
• Mentoring existing staff in proper execution of backup jobs and policies.
• Created virtual (VMware) systems, using Plate Spin Power Converter (P2V) for testing and as back-out plan.
• Created documentation for ITIL compliance.

Confidential, Coraopolis, PA

Senior Windows Systems Engineer/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participated as lead engineer on a project contract to migrate from HP Openview 7.5 to OpenView Operations Manager 8.1 for the monitoring of the Confidential Ground global network (Windows and Linux servers and network devices), in a total HP hardware environment; investigated and corrected all current setting, alerts, and policies; setting outage schedules, back-out planning, project documentation and staff training.
• Also served on VMWare team as well as the WINTEL security and the change management committees, and deployed and trained existing staff on SCCM 2007/2010 using ACS for report generation to deploy Windows 7, software installation, and patch management.
• Create test Citrix environment (XenApps 5.0) for feasibility study to install of XenDesktop.
• Created documentation for ITIL compliance.

Confidential, Enola, PA

Senior Windows Engineer/Windows Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• SME for VMWare 3.5 (Console 2.5) to facilitate Global migration for Pepsico.
• Reviewed and redesigned and deployed, test lab, test software, and methodology to find the most secure and effective way of carrying out the global migration.
• Use both Acronis Echo Imaging and Plate Spin Power Converter for imaging and conversion to VM servers along with ADMT, and RRAS for site to site connectivity.
• Setup and configure a 600 TB HP EVA SAN to house virtual servers.
• Technical responsibility for 4 team members onshore, and 10 team members offshore with setting work schedules and assignments; providing tier 4 support for VMWare and Windows Servers, mentoring, and workload coordination.
• I handled all problem and special/high impact servers.
• I also served on the Change Committee using OVSD.
• As a secondary function, I worked with the DR team and Symantec’s Net Backup and Enterprise Vault as final back out planning, and move mail boxes.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

Six month project upgrading 700 Wintel servers to Symantec 10.1.5 including bringing up 3 Symantec CE servers, with High Availability using Windows Clustering; and short term Project Manager for Symantec project; setting outage schedules, team schedules, back-out planning; in place and new server upgrades to Windows 2003 including Class B Blade Servers with HBA connection to SAN; Active Directory maintenance; SME to design and implementing VMWare ESX 3.0, 3.02 and 3.5 with Plate Spin Power Converter in a test lab environment. I also lead the implementation of SCCM and SCOM 2007 using ACS for report generation, and served on the Change Committee and performed root analysis for any problems or incidents.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Senior Windows Management Engineer/Global Server Team

Responsibilities:

• Serving as Senior Windows Engineer, the tuning and tweaking of MOM 2005, HIS, Active Directory, and SMS 2003 (using KixCripting and WSH; including WSUS and ITMU), then architecting a pilot program of the Final beta of SCCM AND SCOM using ACS for report generation, with High Availability using Windows Clustering; were the main function of this position.
• Server builds, imaging (both Ghost and Altiris (RDP)), and tier 4 support were secondary functions (all on Wintel platforms).
• Working with Project Managers and often serving as a Project Manager where various Projects were taken from design to production.

Confidential

SMS Administrator for North America/Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Serving as part of Global SMS Team to design and implement ITMU (migrating from WSUS), also reconfiguring Active Directory.
• Designed pilot for MOM.
• Also served on the Global Information Server Team managing Wintel platforms.
• Completely using Windows 2003 Serves (IBM X Series Hardware including Blade Systems), with High Availability using Windows Clustering; and the Global Informational Services Team supporting client requests using Remedy Help Desk Tickets.
• Also served with the Confidential services team.

Confidential, Reading, PA

Lead Migration Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement migration of 1200+ Wintel Servers from NT to Active Directory and Windows 2003 along with SQL Databases and Exchange 5,5 to 2003. Installing and redesigning the use of HP Openview.
• Lead on the HP Blade Systems conversion using Blades connected to SANs using HBAs, to take the place of many of the production Servers.
• Design and Implementation of Citrix Presentation Manager 4. .
• Use HP Rapid Deployment Pack to build, configure, deploy and manage Blade Systems, SME for implementing VMWare ESX with Plate Spin Power Converter in a LAB environment and building of cluster servers for Exchange 2003.
• SMS 2003 (using KixCripting and WSH), and WSUS Administration.
• Worked with the Fair Isaac packages along with policies adhering to SOX.
• Evaluate and implement changes to the Recovery Plan using Veritas NetBackup and Enterprise Messaging Management.
• Provided tier 4 Server Support, workload coordination and mentoring for junior administrators.

Confidential, Monroeville, PA

Senior Management Information Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Project Management to design the implementation of the migration to SMS 2003R3 (using KixCripting and WSH), along with associated SQL Server and databases.
• Active Directory, GPO and WSUS administration on Wintel platforms.
• Rollout of Cisco Security Agent; Confidential, and using VMWare ESX in a Wintel LAB environment. Implementation of File Server disaster recovery plan using Veritas Backup Exec. Along with
• Workstation Configuration (Loadset) Administration and Tier 3 Help Desk Support. Design and implemented Final Beta of MOM pilot program. Participate on Network and Server Teams as needed.

Confidential, Pittsburgh ARS, PA

Network Configuration Manager /Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• The Configuration Manager is responsible for all Wintel computers on the network (MS 2003 Wintel Servers w/Active Directory and GPO, along with XP workstations), specializing in the adherence to Security and Vulnerability methods as dictated by Confidential .
• Design and implement Disaster Recovery Plan using Veritas Backup Exec and KVault Software, SMS 2003 (using KixCripting and WSH), WSUS and Exchange 2000/2003 configuration, implementation and administration.
• This includes the evaluation, testing and integration of new technology, methodologies, capacity planning and technical support in order to ensure optimum system integrity and volume response, ie; evaluation of VMWare’s ESX for use in lab and production environment, with High Availability using Windows Clustering; and served as Head of the Help desk and provided Tier 3 support.
• Instituted the use of Symantec's Ghost to create images to standardize distribution of all workstations for ease of support, and Symantec's Antivirus Corporate Edition Server to provide virus protected for the members, annual reviews, setting work schedules and assignments; mentoring and provide general leadership and direction.
• Secondary responsibilities included the day-to-day management and maintenance of the content delivery networking equipment including proxies, reverse proxies, content switching, SSL termination and other Internet technologies including the management all SSL certificates and External DNS services, which included Cisco LAN/WAN equipment, TCP/IP Management, Internet Access and Firewall products.

Confidential, Plymouth Meeting, PA

Network Manager/Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Directly lead a Department of 5 (with budgetary responsibility as well as the purchase of equipment and services), reporting to the Director of Informational Services (USA).
• Had indirect responsibility for 28 sites in the Eastern US, controlling of approximately 200 NT Wintel servers for Domain Controllers, DHCP, DNS, Cluster, Terminal, SMS, and Exchange (only for legacy purposes), with about 9500 users.
• There were 4 IIS Wintel servers in 3 different Sites are up and running and 10 SQL and Terminal Wintel servers running various things from Citrix Metaframe and PeopleSoft applications to CA Unicenter TNG and SMS.
• Served as Tier 3 support for server and workstation problems.
• Served on the global Systems & Technology Service Management Committee to develop technology and applications strategy.
• The position was eliminated through Corporate consolidation.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Support Services Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Served as Software Alpha testing for company product; Alpha and Beta testing for Microsoft/ Confidential, joint venture, for Windows NT 5.0 (then Cairo, now Windows 2000) Wintel Platform; and Unix System Administrator - Server and workstation - for program development and testing by setting up RAS servers for VPN access (both in the US and Netherlands), primarily SUN Solaris/OS & 5 other flavors.
• Created and managed customer technical support center.
• Windows NT Administrator converting from Netware 3.12 to Windows NT 3.51.
• Participate in design of original company web site (Apache). Use Linux servers for a firewall.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Participated in a team that Beta test Database program written by Price-Waterhouse for fund tracking and the loading of historic information, Installed entire new network (Switches, hubsServers and workstations), trained local HUD staff, and served as help desk.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Partner/Accounting System Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Survey customer needs, Design system including networking, Install system including softwareTrain client personnel, Document system and training.