TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software:

Microsoft: Server Operating Systems through 2016, Group Policy Management, Print Management, ADSS, DNS, PowerShell Scripting, MS Clustering Failover, SQL Server 2005 - 2014, Terminal Services/RDS Hosts, DFS, System Center Configuration Manager, SharePoint, Desktop Operating Systems through Windows 10

VMware: vCenter Server 6.5 and below, ESXi to v.6.5, Update Manager, VSAN, Horizon View 4-7 with Persona Management and Composer Desktops, P2V Converter, ThinApp, VMware Data Protection, vSphere Replication, PowerCLI, Workstation

Cloud: AWS VPC Provisioning, CloudFormation Templates, S3 Scalable Storage, Alert Logic, CloudTrail

Citrix: XenApp 5.0 and 6.5 Farms, AppSense Application Manager for server hardening and profile management, EdgeSight

Monitoring: HP SiteScope, Dell OpenManage Essentials, HP System Insight Manager, Foglight for Virtualization, SolarWinds NPM, Zabbix

Other: Symantec Endpoint Protection, Veritas NetBackup, Absolute Manage, FreeNAS Open Source Storage, Rubrik

Hardware:

Dell: PowerEdge Servers Rx10, Rx20, Rx30, R900, T7x0, M620 Blades, M1000e Blade Enclosures, M8024-k 10G switches, MD1220 Direct Attached Storage, iDRAC

HP: ProLiant DL360, DL380, DL580 G5-G9 Servers, iLO

Storage: VMware VSAN, EMC Isilon Scale-Out NAS Storage, EMC VNX with Brocade SAN, Hitachi Unified Storage, Tintri T500 & T800 series VMStores

Networking: Cisco Routers, Switches, Firewalls, VPN and Load Balancer devices, BIG-IP F5 Load Balancers

Other: Vulnerability Scanners, Avocent DSView with KVM over IP and Cyclades serial devices

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Oversee a global Active Directory Infrastructure of 1200+ servers including ADUC, ADSS, DNS, Group Policy, File/Print Management and System Patching for a geographically diverse environment
• Support high traffic mission critical environment for 70 00+ users and maintain level of service and communication with customers and business units for IT related support functionalities
• Engineered and implemented a complete VDI solution for offshore and onshore technology and finance staff with VMware Horizon leveraging non - persistent desktops pools with roaming profiles
• Lea d deployment, upgrade and patching of enterprise vSphere environments
• Install and configure Dell Blade Enclosures to consolidate server footprint and optimize density in datacenters
• Manage and support of Citrix XenApp farms utilizing application and session virtualization technology for on-demand application delivery
• Deployed infrastructure as code to AWS Cloud using CloudFormation scripting to ensure provisioning and updates are managed in an orderly and predictable fashion
• Provide leadership and mentoring for new hires and off-shore staff
• Led training courses for support personnel across departments in order to hand-off day-to-day operations of server monitoring and virtual desktops
• Secured server and network environments in order to maintain PCI and SOX compliance
• Planned and executed multiple data center relocation projects including the corporate headquarters with minimal downtime and user impact
• Remote and small office server deployments and refreshes
• Provide 24x7 on-call support and monitoring of global environment

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Senior Network & Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Led project teams for implementing server and network upgrades and maintenance assessing user impact and resource requirements
• Lead engineer for company’s first server virtualization project leveraging VMware Infrastructure reducing server footprint in the data center by 80%
• Configuration and coordination of Site-to-Site IPsec VPN tunnels between business partners and offshore remote offices
• Implement weekly changes to Cisco firewalls, switches, load balancers and routers
• Scheduled with lines of business to deploy monthly Microsoft security patches
• Automation of server OS deployments and vendor updates

Network & Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• C ompleted three separate data center moves, including the move of our corporate office
• Designed and built a new networking scheme in which each server segment was behind its own firewall interface resulting in a secure server environment (PCI) in which architects and developers could clearly determine connectivity requirements between application, database and web layers
• Streamlined Microsoft monthly patching detail from a two week long process down to a three day turnaround, patching over 125 servers in 4 locations
• Responsible for Data Center layout and planning for future growth, as well as power and cooling considerations
• Provided training and mentoring to new hires

Desktop Support Technician

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead Technician assigned to company’s top executives and other high profile users
• Built a customized and secure corporate image for all Windows desktop and laptops
• Planned and rolled out LANDesk Management Suite company wide to Windows and Mac PC s (350+) enabling central management for remote desktop connections, software deployment, inventorying and licensing compliance
• Provided detailed documentation for OS builds, software installs and troubleshooting steps