SUMMARY:

• IT professional with over 25 years of experience in Information Technology - Infrastructure Services Management, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Planning and Architecting, IT Process Management.
• IT Infrastructure architecture designs, systems evaluations and cost analysis. Infrastructure assessments.
• Design, deploy, maintain and lead the implementation of Cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure and underlying technologies.
• Management and migration of traditional infrastructure to a cloud-based automated infrastructure.
• Demonstrates ability to translate business requirements into a technical solutions.
• Results driven, proactive, creative with great initiative to solve problems and to improve services.
• Provides leadership, mentoring and guidance to others.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
• Team player that can work with people at all levels.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

IT Infrastructure Azure Cloud/Data Center Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect, deploy, maintain and lead the implementation of Cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure and underlying technologies.
• Deliver Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Azure Cloud Design and Implementations of Resources such as Resource Groups, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Scripted Automation via Power Shell, Availability and Performance Monitoring, Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups, Infrastructure Security, App Services, SQL Database, Traffic Manager, Load Balancing, VM Availability Sets, Costs Analysis and recommendations, VM Backup and Restore.
• Designed and implemented BCDR (Business Continuity Disaster Recover) utilizing Azure’s ASR (Azure Site Recovery) across Regions.
• Manage and deploy Virtual Machines using Azure Resource Manager Templates and scripted automation.
• Implement hybrid connectivity between Azure and on-premise environment using VPN.
• Strong and in-depth knowledge of IT Infrastructure Systems and Business, Complex Applications
• Manage and deliver infrastructure services SLAs and Costs.
• Drive conceptual and logical architecture design for new initiatives
• Ensure initiatives adhere to strategic architecture principles
• Identify technical solutions to business problems and drive to resolution
• Create and drive the implementation of enterprise-level technology strategies
• Work with business partners to translate functional requirements into technical requirements
• Architect, Implement and Manage complex infrastructure monitoring systems for Availability and Performance of Networks, VMs, Business Applications and other critical infrastructure resources.
• Experience in Agile software development and methodology

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

IT Infrastructure Services Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, deploy, maintain and lead the implementation of Cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure and underlying technologies.
• Delivering Azure SaaS, IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Azure Cloud Design and Implementations of Resources such as Resource Groups, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Automation via Power Shell, Availability and Performance Monitoring, Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups, App Services, SQL Database, Traffic Manager, Load Balancing, VM Availability Groups, Costs Analysis and recommendations, VM Backup and Restore.
• Experience with an Azure Active Directory, ADFS and Azure DNS
• Experience with ASR (Azure Site Recovery)
• Solid understanding of Compute options available in Azure.
• Experience in creating and managing Virtual Machines using Azure Resource Manager Templates.
• Experience in evaluating and implementing appropriate storage
• Assisted in implementing hybrid connectivity between Azure and on-premise environment using VPN and Express Route.
• Strong and in-depth knowledge of IT Infrastructure systems and web applications
• Management and migration of traditional infrastructure to a cloud-based infrastructure.
• Architecture design, system evaluation, system analysis, and infrastructure assessment.
• Lead on Global and Regional Implementation of OMS (Operations Management Suite) cloud based system used for monitoring and other Infrastructure related resources or services such as security, Infrastructure data and performance collection, log analysis, etc.
• Manage and deliver infrastructure services OLAs, SLAs, Costs.
• Drive conceptual and logical architecture design for new initiatives
• Ensure initiatives adhere to strategic architecture principles
• Identify technical solutions to business problems and drive to resolution
• Create and drive the implementation of enterprise-level technology strategies
• Work with business partners to translate functional requirements into technical requirements
• Manage infrastructure monitoring for Availability and Performance within Americas Region.
• Manage production infrastructure services between Americas and Europe.
• Infrastructure support within Americas Region.
• Leading and managing a Global Project to deploy “HP uCMDB/DDM Discovery and Dependency Mapping” in 80 global locations.
• Planned and integrated HP uCMDB / DDM (Discovery and Dependency Mapping) v7.x/8.x/9.x in the global environment.
• HP uCMDB / DDM, advanced configuration and troubleshooting.
• Designed uCMDB / DDM Views/Mappings, TQLs, Reports, Correlations,
• Configured uCMDB / DDM to be able to authenticate across multiple Global MS Domains based on LDAP.
• Creating, configuring, and implementing a custom uCMDB integration adapters.
• Integration to populate uCMDB with an external data source.
• Developed and customized uCMDB packages and DDM discovery jobs.
• Work with a wide range of network systems, protocols, and applications.
• Setup/Configuration/Administration SCOM 2007/12 (System Center Operations Manager)
• Setup/Configuration/Administration System Center Orchestrator 2012
• Managed DMZ infrastructure in Princeton.
• Expertise with Windows Servers, Active Directory/Directory Services/LDAP, configuration management, DNS, TCP/IP, Network Technologies, Security, Exchange/SMTP, Microsoft IIS web services, Microsoft SQL Servers, Oracle, application packaging, and database connectivity.
• Setup infrastructure components (VMWare Servers,ESX and GSX Hosts,
• Design, implement, administer, troubleshoot, and ensure proper integration of all Development and Production Web Hosting hardware, peripherals, and equipment necessary to ensure a functional server and workstation environment.
• LAN/WAN Administration and troubleshooting.
• Architected, and deployed new web hosting infrastructure based on MS SQL Clustering and Load Balancing using Windows Servers
• Custom Web Applications integrations/deployments.
• Troubleshoot system software, web applications, computer problems and resolve hardware and/or software issues.
• Communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
• Troubleshoot of intranet and internet connectivity and security issues.
• Troubleshoot complex .NET and ASP applications configurations based on SQL and Oracle database connectivity.
• Providing quality technical consulting to projects in the areas of Web and Application Server configuration, DNS, TCP/IP, Active Directory, Application Design and Packaging, Database design and configuration, and networking design and configuration.
• Responsible for the Deployment Documentation, formal knowledge sharing, and turnover meetings with the appropriate support and service management staff to understand the solution.

Confidential, Cedar Knolls, NJ

Manager of IT Infrastructure

Responsibilities:

• LAN/WAN Infrastructure Management.
• Identify technical solutions to business problems and drive to resolution
• Work with business partners to translate functional requirements into technical requirements
• Architected, built and deployed new web hosting infrastructure based on Windows server Clustering and Load Balancing for the following websites:
• Designed and implemented new storage servers with 7.5 Tera Bytes capacity.
• Designed and implemented new encoding servers with 24 CD-ROMS.
• Support on 44 network servers plus network devices (switches, hubs, routers, firewalls)
• Setup load balanced firewalls.
• Network security monitoring
• Managed Network Backups
• Setup and configured email infrastructure based on MS Exchange 2003 Server and MS Outlook 2000/2003.
• Active Directory management and disaster recovery.
• DNS/DHCP configuration and management.
• Cisco Routers configuration
• Internet security configuration
• Management of Checkpoint and Watchguard firewalls.

Confidential, Bernardsville, NJ

Network Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administration of LAN and WAN
• Designed and built LAN/WAN topology for the company
• Setup and configuration of Active Directory Domain Controllers with RAID 1 and 5 technology.
• Setup, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, DHCP and DOMAINS.
• Setup, configuration and administration of Windows Servers
• Administration of Windows 2000 Active Directory.
• Setup and administration of MS Exchange Server
• Setup and configuration Workstations and Laptops.
• Setup and configuration of VPN
• Setup and configuration of Routers, Hubs and Print Servers.
• Administrating Domain User Accounts.
• Monitoring and optimizing Network environment.
• Backing up and Restoring of Infrastructure.
• Automated installations over the Network using SMS.

Confidential, Edison, NJ

IT Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Microsoft Exchange 5.5 migration from Lotus CCMAIL.
• Supporting Microsoft Windows on over 1500 desktop and laptop computers.
• Installation and configuration of RAS (Remote Access Service) and Dial-Up Networking.
• Installing and configuring Hard Drives.
• Troubleshooting and configuring applications.
• Imaging PC’s with Ghost 5.1
• IT Consulting
• Custom built computer systems
• Installation, and configuration of Windows OS workstations and servers.
• Installation and configuration of small networks environments
• Troubleshooting and configuring applications.
• Servicing hardware equipment such